Sometimes in life we tend to rely on what we can do and not what God is directing us to do, and that is why many people become discouraged and feel as though their work is in vain. Zechariah 4:6 Then he answered and Spake unto me, saying, this is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.