Preparation and Dependence (Prov. 21:31)

There are two mindsets to be avoided.

• Preparation without humility.  Preparation doesn't guarantee victory.  Preparation makes victory more likely, but the odds will never be one hundred percent.  After all the planning and preparing comes deependence.  Humbly depend on God for victory.
• Faith without works.  We must believe God will give us victory, but we can't stop there.  Biblical faith is not detached from works.  We must believe in God's declaration and provision of victory, but also understand our scripted role in planning and preparing for it.  To declare victory and have done no preparation is nothing more than lazy presumption.