Living by God's Promises and Power instead of Our Plans and Pride

The life of the ungodly is about the promises that he has made to himself and his plans to fulfill them. Prayer, however, is exactly the opposite. It lays hold of God's promises that He has made to us, and of His power and intent to fulfill them. It seeks not its own will, but "Thy will be done," and sees in itself not power but the need to receive every day and its bread as a gift from God.