We would like God to work apart from us, while He wants to work in us and through us.  He does not intend for us to work in our own strength.  He wants to work things through us that exceed our imagination.  He has come to live in us, bringing the power of the Kingdom of God to bear on our communities and circles of influence.  He is with us to set things right.  We are instruments to bring everything under the dominion and rule of God’s kingdom.

“Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us, to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen.” Ephesians 3:20-21 (NASB)