True Dutchboy, Even faith is the gift of God, but God does require what he provides...”Without faith it is impossible to please Him for he that comes to God must believe that He is and he is the rewarder of those who seek Him...
I shudda read ahead!
Your phraseology raises an unusual concern. It sounds suspiciously like that which Pelagian used when he said that God would never command what we could not perform. The beginning of seeking God occurs AFTER we are granted faith...not in order to gain faith. Paul is clear, no one, no one, no one seeks God...before He seeks them. Eph. 2, Rom. 3, Rom 9. Are you a synergist or a monergist?