Lend God your ear and resist the urge to be all things to yourself.

“For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock… For who is God except the LORD? Who but our God is a solid rock? … For who is God except the LORD? or who is a rock except our God?”  Psalm 18:31

“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)

“If the Lord had not cut short those days, no one would …And except the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh would be saved: but for the elect’s sake, whom he has chosen, he has shortened the days.  (Mark 13:20)

“As for me, may I never boast about anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.” (Galatians 6:14)