"God does nothing except in response to believing prayer." -John Wesley
Faith is relational! It is about persons trusting other persons. It is about the doing of things that bless and benefit the other, or the relationship. It is about us obeying God, and trusting Him to do right by us by doing what we ask. No, it does not mean we get Snickers & cokes at breakfast, lunch and dinner. God is a good daddy.
When we were taken to the doctor or dentist as children, they did things that hurt, but they meant for us to be healed. Sometimes we do things that have natural consequences that hurt. Sometimes we hurt because we live in a fallen world and dumb people do dumb things, not even thinking about the ramifications.
But Faith means we believe Him, we believe that He is good, we believe that He knows better, we believe that He is who He says He is, therefore, we do what He says do. Faith always COSTS something. Sometimes it costs us the control of our lives, or certain parts of our lives. God gave the earth to man at the Garden; God made it for us, that we should administrate it (the earth) in all its glory. When man sinned, he lost control and authority over the earth. For God to be able to restore man to that place in creation, it COST God the life of His Son.
True Faith always COSTS somebody some thing.
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