Fear and trembling

Kind of read this and adjusted it from another blog. Really awesome though.

Php 2:12  Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

That’s a scripture that ,for most people, has been drilled into us for years, but what happens when we read the next verse as well…

Php 2:13  For it is God who works in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.

The Greek word for trembling in Strong's is defined as: "used to describe the anxiety of one who distrusts his ability completely to meet all requirements, but devotedly does his utmost to fulfill his duty."
Philippians 2:12-13 (with trembling substituted for its definition):

"Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with reverence and an anxiety that distrusts your own ability to completely meet all the requirements; for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure."

We most certainly must distrust our own ability to meet ALL requirements, our "duty" is to surrender control and trust the God who is at work in us to will and to do according to His good pleasure. We are indeed His workmanship and "in deed" His workmanship.