Do you think that the work God gives us to do is never easy? Jesus says that His yoke is easy, His burden is light. People sometimes refuse to do God's work just because it is easy ... But however easy any work may be, it cannot be well done without taking thought about it.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Easy work from God still requires thoughtful engagement to be done well.
- In plain terms
- Do not ignore simple tasks just because they seem easy.
- What can you take from it?
- Apply thought and care even to easy duties.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Do you neglect simple tasks?
- What does good work require?
Another view
Not all easy work requires deep thought.
More from George MacDonald
Diamond, however, had not been out so late before in all his life, and things looked so strange about him! - just as if he had got into Fairyland, of which he …
Permalink to quote #24 Forgiveness is the giving, and so the receiving, of life.
Permalink to quote #26 Certainly work is not always required of man. There is such a thing as a sacred idleness - the cultivation of which is now fearfully neglected.
Permalink to quote #23
Related quotes
Not to the curious or impatient soul That in the start, demands the end be shown, And at each step, stops waiting for a sign; But to the tireless toiler toward…
Ella Wheeler WilcoxElla Wheeler Wilcox quote #17 Details are all that matters: God dwells there, and you never get to see Him if you don't struggle to get them right.
Stephen Jay GouldStephen Jay Gould quote #95 When I Asked God for Wealth He Showed Me How to Work Hard
Swami VivekanandaSwami Vivekananda quote #204