The Difference between Persuasion and Agreement - Inspirational Videos

Faith is sometimes treated like a kind of political skill to be used on God—to convince Him of our position. But while I may be correct in trying to convince another person of my position, I am never correct in trying to convince God. In fact, trying to persuade God to do anything that He doesn't already want to do is a very bad plan indeed.

“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.” (Jeremiah 29:11 KJV)
God is not wringing His hands, wondering what He's going to do with us. He knows exactly what he is thinking (purposing, considering, imagining, conceiving, devising) regarding our future. And none of what He is thinking about us has even a hint of evil, but His thoughts toward us are of peace (prosperity, health, safety).
If this is the attitude of the God who created us, it is difficult to imagine why we would ever try to persuade Him of anything—but we do. (I don't suppose I have ever doubted His good intentions toward me. But I have questioned His responses toward me, as if maybe He didn't know all of the details about my situation.)
But He has more than just good intentions toward us. He has an expected end in mind for us as born‐again believers. And He has all the details to help us get there—the kind of life He expects us to live.
This knowledge should be enough to kill any desire we have to persuade God of our own position. As good as our position might be, God's position is alway