True faith

by   Dr. M. O. Owens                                                                                                                         Vol. XXII, No. 8, September 2009

Mature Christians do not think in terms of^- trying to wring things from God. True faith is trusting God all the way. It begins with the confidence of being loved, and moves on the premise that God knows our needs better than we do. There is no formula for prayer. God cannot be persuaded by our tactics. He wants to answer our prayers, but He will not be maneuvered by us. He tells us through Isaiah, "It will also come to pass that before they call I will answer; and while they are still speaking I will hear" (Isa. 65:24) NASB).

[Excerpted from Dr. M. O. Owens, God! do You Hear Me?, Wheatmark, Tucson, AZ. p. 45.]