He Believes in Us -- We Achieve Through Him

Now, some may contend about grace and God's faith living in us, "If all I have to do is receive, then why not just sit around and do nothing?

The answer:

"For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will." (John 5:21)

and

"It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life." (John 6:63)

The Holy Spirit not only quickens every believer from death into life, but this life, which is Christ Himself (cf John 14:6) then works in us and leads us to do all things as He wills:

Jesus was led by the Holy Spirit into the Wilderness (cf Matthew 4 and Luke 4)

Also, Paul points out that the Holy Spirit acts as our guide, leading us:

"For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God." (Romans 8:14)

and

"But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law." (Galatians 5:18)

We obey God because we allow the Holy Spirit to work in us and lead us. As we live in the righteousness, peace, and joy of the Kingdom of Heaven, we discover that we are obedient without even trying!

Well did David write:

"He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake." (Psalm 23:3)

What then is our job? To believe, which is to affirm in ourselves by His word that God is carrying out His will in us (cf John 6:29).

And remember, He believes in you, both really and literally, for Paul write to the Philippians:

"For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure." (Philippians 2:13).

So as we grow in grace and knowledge of the Lord, we believe in Him more, and He achieves more through us, or we achieve because of Him!