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Message confidence

A praying God and those who help themselves.
"In all that you do, 'said San Ignacio de Loyola, here is the rule of rules to follow: trust in God, acting, however, as if the success of the operation depended entirely on God's voice and nothing but, and using all your efforts for the good result, do not count them, and proceded as if everything was done only for God and nothing for you. "
  (From "The Book of Confidence", Thomas P. Raymond of Saint Laurent)
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We must do everything carefully and putting our utmost to do everything right, as if the success of every thing and every action depended solely on us but be convinced that ultimately everything depends on God, this is what we mean San Ignacio.
So none of quietism nor stand idly by trusting God, but undertake great works and great deeds as if everything is our work, but knowing that if the Lord build the house, in vain do the builders toil.
Remember the words of Jesus in the Gospel, which come in handy for this case: "When you have done all you ought to, say, We are unprofitable servants, we have done what we should do."
This should give us a boost in the apostolate, and supported by confidence in God, great deeds and actions undertaken for the glory of God and the good of souls.
If we do so, then fulfill the mission that God has appointed for each of us, and we were not discouraged by the few fruits obtained or ensoberbeceremos us by great fruit, but will refer all the credit to God, and we consider as mere instruments in his blessed hands and provident.