"We Work Through God"

"Through Thee will we push down our enemies: through Thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us." (Psalms 44:5) Simply put, we must abide in Christ in order to victoriously walk in the will of God; if we do not abide in Him, then all bets are off. As I was thinking about this verse, I thought about what it actually means to abide in Christ, and how God does not make it something that is difficult on us to do, as are some things in this life; in other words, God's ways are always simple, although they might be hard, they are abundantly simple; while this life is full of complex relationships and formulas that are based upon the whims of man, constantly changing, and constantly challenging us to rethink where we are and where we are going. With God, all that He requires is for us to surrender our lives over to Him, the He does the rest in us; while this world requires us to be constantly adapting, solving life's problems, one day at a time. Do you see the difference between the two? If so, then why do we seem to always gravitate towards the worlds way, instead of letting God work His way in us? I truly believe that it goes back to pride and lust; two things that we let get a foothold in our life, both of which can take on a life of their own. There are two very strong elements being expressed here in this verse; one that deals with pushing down the enemy, the other deals with treading under those that rise against; pride needs to be pushed down, while lust need to be buried, both of which are things we in our own strength have no real power over. It is almost comical to look back and see how often we think that we can do something on our own, and then, after having suffered some pretty hard thrashing in the world, we discover that we can't do anything without God. It's kind of like that scene in the "Great and Powerful Oz" where they are all traveling through the air in those bubbles; if we could imagine that we were in a bubble, that bubble would represent Christ; without being in Him, we would fall not float; we would not be going where He leads us, just as the wind seemed to take the bubble's effortlessly around the mountains, and to their destination; and without being in Him, we would not get through to heaven... "Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the Scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes? Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof. And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder." (Matthew 21:42-44)