By Dr. Charles Stanley Would you describe yourself as joyful, peaceful, and happy? Or do you constantly pursue good works and accomplishments as a way to feel significant? If so, you may be leading a life filled with striving. People who live that way tend to believe they are unworthy before God or others. They don’t allow themselves the so-called luxury of spending time meditating on the Word, and instead choose to do something “more important.” Many times, this mindset is accompanied by a feeling of tremendous guilt over any time taken to rest. Let me assure you of this: Striving will never result in your salvation. Nor will it produce the inner quality God desires to see in each of us, which is trust in Him. Striving saps joy, peace, and contentment from your life. It will drain your energy and produce a constant feeling of inner exhaustion, depression or discouragement. But God’s Word declares: How blessed is the man who finds wisdom And the man who gains understandin...