God comes like the sun in the morning—when it is time. We must assume and attitude of waiting, accepting the fact that we are creatures and not creator. We must do this because it is not our right to do anything else; the initiative is God’s not ours. We are able to initiate nothing; we are able only to accept. If God does not call, no calling takes place. If God does not come, there is not history! History is the come of God to us, and the way in which we reply. Only God created the heavens and the earth; only God can create history. We carry it out through our response, but the inspiration, the design, and the strength to carry it out come from him. In short, he is what creates, and we creatures are in an act of becoming.

—Carlo Carretto, The God Who Comes

In Carretto’s piece above we see faith manifesting itself in humility. Carretto acknowledges that God is creator and he is creature. A whole set of behaviors must perforce ensue. We would not expect to see someone with this mindset acting arrogantly or presumptuously. We would expect to see a robust prayer life because the creature needs to get his marching orders from the Creator. Faith always manifests itself in works.