Quotes about pray
prayer heart men
Sincerity is the same in a corner alone, as it is before the face of the world. It knows not how to wear two vizards, one for an appearance before men, and another for a short snatch in a corner; but it must have God, and be with him in the duty of prayer. It is not lip-labour that it doth regard, for it is the heart that God looks at, and that which sincerity looks at, and that which prayer comes from, if it be that prayer which is accompanied with sincerity. John Bunyan
prayer long soul
Prayer is an ordinance of God, that must continue with a soul so long as it is on this side glory.
prayer thankfulness spirit
A sensible thanksgiving for mercies received is a mighty prayer in the Spirit of God. It prevails with Him unspeakably.
prayer father men
Here is the life of prayer, when in or with the Spirit, a man being made sensible of sin, and how to come to the Lord for mercy; he comes, I say, in the strength of the Spirit, and crieth Father. That one word spoken in faith is better than a thousand prayers, as men call them, written and read, in a formal, cold, lukewarm way.
prayer soul shields
Prayer is a shield to the soul
prayer matter spirit
We know not the matter of the things for which we should pray, neither the object to whom we pray, nor the medium by or through whom we pray; none of these things know we, but by the help and assistance of the Spirit.
prayer heart sacrifice
In prayer, it is better to have heart without words, than words without heart. Prayer will make a man cease from sin, or sin entice a man to cease from prayer. The spirit of prayer is more precious than treasures of gold and silver. Pray often, for prayer is a shield to the soul, a sacrifice to God, and a scourge for Satan.
prayer mean heart
Prayer opens the heart to God, and it is the means by which the soul, though empty, is filled with God.
prayer world sin
There is enough sin in my best prayer to send the whole world to Hell.
prayer gold treasure
The spirit of prayer is more precious than treasures of gold and silver.
prayer temptation lions
Temptations, when we meet them at first, are as the lion that reared upon Samson; but if we overcome them, the next time we see them we shall find a nest of honey within them.
prayer soul pouring
Prayer is a sincere, sensible, affectionate pouring out of the soul to God, through Christ, in the strength and assistance of the Spirit, for such things as God has promised.
prayer best-prayer
The best prayers have often more groans than words.
prayer world had-enough
The best prayer I ever prayed had enough sin to damn the whole world.
prayer heart knees
The truths that I know best I have learned on my knees. I never know a thing well, till it is burned into my heart by prayer.
prayer sacrifice soul
Pray often, for prayer is a shield to the soul, a sacrifice to God, and a scourge for Satan.
prayer heart asking
In prayer it is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart.
prayer sacrifice soul
You can do more than pray after you have prayed, but you cannot do more than pray until you have prayed. Pray often, for prayer is a shield to the soul, a sacrifice to God, and a scourge to Satan.
prayer pain long
I'm healthy as can be - not an ache or a pain. A lot of my prayer is thanking the Lord that I am healthy. I pray for long life and good health. Joel Osteen
prayer moving two
If you’re not seeing God move in your life right now, one of two possibilities must be considered. Either your requests are not God’s best and will probably not be answered the way you’d like or it must not be the right time. If God were to answer that prayer the way you are hoping, it could interfere with his ideal plan for you.
prayer trying numinous
prayer is whenever we consciously try to get in contact with the numinous, the ineffable, the marvelous. Madeleine L'Engle
prayer self way
The prayer of words cannot be eliminated. And I must pray them daily, whether I feel like praying or not. Otherwise, when God as something to say to me, I will not know how to listen. Until I have worked through self, I will not be enabled to get out of the way.
prayer heart needs
If we don't pray according to the needs of the heart, we repress our deepest longings. Our prayers may not be rational, and we may be quite aware of that, but if we repress our needs, then those unsaid prayers will fester.
prayer monologues interiors
Everything we do, our entire interior monologue, is prayer.
prayer home self
A lot of the shadow self is the home of poetry, story, prayer. My deepest understandings are often released from the part of me of which I am least aware most of the time.
prayer moving may
To pray is to listen, to move through my own chattering to God, to that place where I can be silent and listen to what God may have to say.
prayer praying
Saying one's prayers isn't exactly the same thing as praying.... Lucy Maud Montgomery
prayer laughing sometimes
A good laugh is as good as a prayer sometimes.
prayer children father
In the midst of her tears came the thought, "When people are in danger, they ask God to save them;" and, slipping down upon her knees, she said her prayer as she had never said it before, for when human help seems gone we turn to Him as naturally as lost children cry to their father, and feel sure that he will hear and answer them. Louisa May Alcott
prayer self soul
No repentance, obedience, self-denial, prayers, tears, reformation or ordinances, without the new creation, avail any thing to the salvation of thy soul. John Flavel
prayer wind comfort
That which begins not with prayer, seldom winds up with comfort.
prayer eye order
Providence so orders the case, that faith and prayer come between our wants and supplies, and the goodness of God may be the more magnified in our eyes thereby.
prayer meditation unions
Meditation goes in. Prayer goes out. But they both aim for the same place of union between you and the devine. Lisa Jones