From the following article....
http://www.desiringgod.org/blog/posts/100-000-hours-eight-aims-for-your-career
The bus driver’s route and the surgeon’s precision and the concierge’s counsel are all the Lord’s work when they are done in reliance upon him for strength and wisdom and giftedness. God calls me to serve him in faith. I am to work at all things for Him in faith. In faith I am to work to glorify Him by in faith trusting in Him to provide me with strength, wisdom and giftedness to accomplish the tasks to the greatest degree possible.
How I see this applying to the idea of "work as if it depends on you but then live realizing that it doesn't" is as follows. I work toward a certain result, working my hardest to achieve it. I do this in faith to glorify and worship God, trusting in Him for the strength, wisdom and giftedness needed to complete the task. If I don't achieve it that is okay because God is sovereign and will use all results for His glory and purposes (Romans 8:28). At the same time it is possible that the desired results did not happen because God did not want them to. In those cases I believe that God will still count my faith "as righteousness" (Hebrews 11) because in faith I was working at it for Him - relying on Him in faith to provide me with the strength, wisdom and giftedness to accomplish the task.
Everything not done for Christ will be in vain. Therefore, make sure that everything I do has God at the center and is for His glory alone. Anything not done in this way is an absolute waste of time.
With these thoughts i n mind I believe the following to be true....seek God before pursuing anything. Anything that He leads you to pursue work at it to glorify and worship Him. At the same time pursue in faith, trusting in God to provide the strength, wisdom and giftedness needed to be successful. I believe that this is the deeper meaning behind "work at it as if it depends on you, and then live realizing it doesn't".
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