the Lord helps those who help themselves

the Lord helps those who help themselves

You should not rely solely on prayer to attain the things you want; hard work and effort will be rewarded. You can't just sit around, waiting for the phone to ring, you have to keep auditioning—the Lord helps those who help themselves.
See also: help, lord, themselves, those, who
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • strive for
  • strive for (something)
  • get there
  • strove
  • strive after
  • strive after (something)
  • all things come to those who wait
  • all good things (come) to those who wait
  • make (one's) own luck
  • make your own luck
References in periodicals archive
"THE Lord helps those who help themselves," appears to have been the guiding principle of Vatican bank boss Monsignor Nunzio Scarano.
[euro]20million? That's a lot of resting.
"But I told them the Lord helps those who help themselves - and jumped in their minibus.
BORN-AGAIN SCROUNGERS