The concept of doing hard work is essential to building up what is called of you in the development of yourself. But it is, however, an underlying trait in something broader. That concept is “Sacrifice”.
 

One of the root concepts is the selfless giving of yourself for the good of the group. In many cases, this requires an abandonment of one’s own personal goals for the sake of someone else, whether that be your kids, a spouse, a friend, etc.

 

While hard work is essential in this regard, the reward seen from that perseverance fails to arise unless the person is willing to put aside their immediate needs. The sacrifice is the core of this activity and pushes one forward.

 

Moving forward, we will look at examples where sacrifices were made for the advancement of others. As the song from the Rolling Stones goes, “You can’t always get what you want. But if you try sometimes, you just might find, you get what you need.”

"Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us." -Romans 5:1-5