Have you ever heard the old story of the two spirations? They are essentially for every worthwhile achievement. If either is missing the enterprise is doomed to failure, and if you have not been making your life as successful as you would like, you must go to work and find which of them has been overlooked. I am sure it is hardly necessary to tell you that the two spirations in question are inspiration and perspiration.
First you need inspiration. Sheer hard work, blind plodding, or brutal hammering will not bring success. You must also have regular inspiration.
Second, perspiration. There is no success without persevering hard work in the direction of your goal. Recently I heard one of the greatest living musicians address a class of musical students. He said, “I know of no road to success except hard work. If there is such a road I have not heard of it.”
Contact God daily for inspiration; and then work hard.
Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain (Psalm 127:1).
When we seek inspiration as the source of all our endeavors, we ensure the success of all our perspiration. Even if our labor be in vain, if it is founded on God’s will in our lives, the outcome will be for our best good. Even if the outcome is other than that we desire, it will benefit us greater than achieving our original purpose. Sound foolproof? It is.
Spirating daily,
Z gardener
Good Morning Garden 
I just read this in the book I’m reading which is page 103 of Make your Life Worth While by Emmet Fox…great book Ive already read it through and Im reading it again and plan on keeping on reading God bless
Terri
Thank you for visiting the garden. Emmet is a great source of wisdom and is the inspiration for the Good Morning Garden. Years ago a friend began sending Emmet’s daily thoughts and this writer began forwarding them (along with some of my own in italics) each day to friends who needed the thoughts and prayers of a friend. The blog was started as a way to save all the daily messages.
Writitng the daily messages then became an essential part of the writer’s day providing a morning blessing and a spiritual space in which the writer could begin the day. It is the writer’s prayer that these musings are as much a blessing to the reader as to the writer.
A few folks manage to stumble across the garden, and it always lifts the author’s spirirts to see others sharing in them and sharing that experience with this humble servant.
Peace in your garden,
Z
Your welcome and thank you 🙂 I hope you have a blessed day today, today being Monday 8-9-10 God bless you
Sincerely, Terri