John 15:5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
When getting into ministry it is very easy to think that you must do everything yourself. It is very easy to burn yourself out thinking you, yourself will save the world. Despite the inherit problems with the previous two statements, a third consequence often ensues. As one becomes so involved with the
14 Do all things without complaining and disputing, 15 that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world, Philippians 2:14-15