 The will of God is like a mighty river. You can't change the flow of that river. You can't change the force of that river. You can't cause it to go up or down, left or right. That river goes where it goes. That river is the sovereign will of God. That river cannot be moved. I mean, who, with enough pleading and persuasion, can cause God to do something that he doesn't want to do? None of us are capable of causing God to do something that he doesn't want to do. None of us are so persuasive as to make God do what we desire. None of us are so convincing or so intelligent as to point out something that God himself missed. God doesn't miss a thing, my friend. So then, that river is the will of God. Prayer doesn't change the direction of the river. Prayer puts you in the river.