The Effort Endowment

God endowed us with effort!

1. God gave us gifts that supply our activity! (v.5)
2. God supplied us with an escalator, and expects us to not stand and ride, but rather walk and ride. (v.6)
3. God endowed us so that we never need to earn, yet we cannot skate by; in God's strength, we try hard to live right. (v.7)
   Applying to ourselves: Who is responsible for our growth?
   Since God works, we don't need to, right? Phil 2:12-13
   If we fail, when does God give up on us? Psalm 89:28-37
   How are these traits linked? Romans 5:1-5, Gal 5:22-23