What God does and what I must do

In Deuteronomy 1, we see the balance between what God does and what I must do. As I read through that chapter, I noted all the things God had done for His people. He had set the land before them (vv. 8, 21); He had given the land to them (vv. 20, 25, 36, 39); He went before the people, fought for them, carried them and showed them the way (vv. 30-33). But in order to actually possess the land the people had to do their part. They had to actually enter and take possession of the land (v. 8). But because the people looked around at their circumstances instead of keeping their eyes on God, the got scared and rebelled against what God had command them to do. 

It seems to me that God still operates like that today. He had done everything that is required for us to be able to be saved and live a life of obedience to Him. But we still have to do our part and actually live like that.