“She hath done what she could...this also that she hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her."~ Mk. 14:8-9
When you have done all you can do, then you have done all you should do. After all, as simple as it may sound, all you can do is what you can do. You cannot do more than you can do.
We all have our limitations. We can go so far and no further. But within the confines of what we can do, we can give our best. It is this that Christ commends.
Do what you can do—not less or more. If the devil cannot get us to come short, he will drive us past, the will of God. For those who mean business with God, he uses the latter method to tax their endurance.
In many instances, an overachieving spirit comes from comparing ourselves among ourselves. That is, trying to stay up with the Jones’ (or bettering them). Those who do such are not wise!
Paul did not fall into this trap. His testimony was, “…we stretched not ourselves beyond measure.” The apostle did not want to lose his elasticity and become a sagging saint.
by an Aged Saint
I love this elasticity