Re: --Personal Responsibility--

 If you were able to read Romans or Galations  without your blinders on,  you would see how far "WE" or "I" go.  But in your current frame of mind,  I do not think you could handle that.   

Understanding that everything depends on  God's grace and mercy brings great humiliation to us, and shows us we are nothing, and the flesh doesn't like that.    But to understand this  truth (that everything we are able to BE and DO depends on Christ) sets us free and brings us to rest in the fullness of Christ, which in turn empowers us to be able to do all that he has called us to do.   

So it is not that I beleive we sit around and do nothing, but rather we must realize where our ability to do anything comes from.   All praise and glory go to Christ.    Without him we are nothing, and can do nothing.    He sustains everything and everyone that exists at every moment.   He does not sit back and see if we will sustain ourselves and make all the right choices.     We would not exist if he did that, because we are fully dependent on him.  

  If a person finds himself in a needful state, in trouble in whatever way, if his desperation drives him to call on Christ, then his trouble was indeed a huge blessing.    I beleive one of the reasons we  often have trouble in this world, even as Christians, is because God knows we are prone to stray, and our troubles teach us our constant need for him.  

 Refreshed if your still reading this thread, here is another great song, one of my favorites:

"You're my God"

Looking back I'm in awe of your faithfulness
Undeserving so unworthy still my life you've blessed
You cover me with your righteousness
You've named me as your own

O God it is your unfailing love
That keeps me here when I want to run
O God this earth has nothing for me
So please keep me right here at your feet
You're my God

What could I give
To the one who has set me free
Your so deserving and so worthy of all of me
My heart is more than willing my flesh is still so weak

Chorus

Prone to wonder Lord I feel it
Prone to leave the God I love
Here's my heart Lord take and seal it
Seal it for thy courts above

  If we are connected to Christ, we will indeed be working for the glory of his coming kingdom, but still all praise goes to him.    It is a privelege we have, a blessing, if we are able by his grace to be a servant of him and each other.