Expending effort is wasted effort. You need not TRY to do anything. To do anything, you need merely have the good intention, the desire, and the knowledge that you are connected at all times with an Intelligence far greater than your own. With this knowledge, how could you fail at “doing”?
You may not achieve exactly what you want if your intentions are not aligned with The Greater Good. Ego intentions are often quite different form Spirit intentions. Turn your desires over to the Divine Mind. “Thy will be done” is an excellent phrase for finding freedom.
You need not try or expend worry when you do anything from a place of knowing that all is in perfect order always. Yes, of course you will need to “do”—to take action—but without TRYING. Do you see the difference? When there is no struggle, then you have surrendered ego and are allowing. Allowing is the doorway to freedom.