True faith does not so much attempt to manipulate God to do our will a…

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True faith does not so much attempt to manipulate God to do our will as it does to position us to do his will. ✨ Philip Yancey (2009). Disappointment with God: Three Questions No One Asks Aloud, p.199, Harper Collins
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