Quotes about prayer
prayer praying trouble
Trouble and perplexity drive me to prayer, and prayer drives away perplexity and trouble. Francois Fenelon
prayer faithful regularity
To be faithful in prayer it is indispensable that we arrange all the activities of the day with a regularity that nothing can disturb
prayer blessing opportunity
Prayer is so necessary, and the source of so many blessings, that he who has discovered the treasure cannot be prevented from having recourse to it, whenever he has an opportunity.
prayer two attention
There are two principal points of attention necessary for the preservation of this constant spirit of prayer which unites us with God; we must continually seek to cherish it, and we must avoid everything that tends to make us lose it.
prayer passion listening
God never ceases to speak to us, but the noise of the world without and the tumult of our passions within bewilder us and prevent us from listening to him
prayer praying granted
He who prays without confidence cannot hope that his prayers will be granted.
prayer father heart
True prayer is only another name for the love of God. Its excellence does not consist in the multitude of our words; for our Father knoweth what things we have need of before we ask Him. The true prayer is that of the heart, and the heart prays only for what it desires. To pray, then is to desire -- but to desire what God would have us desire. He who asks what he does not from the bottom of his heart desire, is mistaken in thinking that he prays.
prayer essentials christianity
Of all the duties enjoined by Christianity none is more essential and yet more neglected than prayer.
prayer pain real
Say, ye oppress'd by some fantastic woes, Some jarring nerve that baffles your repose; Who press the downy couch, while slaves advance With timid eye, to read the distant glance; Who with sad prayers the weary doctor tease, To name the nameless ever-new disease; Who with mock patience dire complaints endure, Which real pain and that alone can cure; How would ye bear in real pain to lie, Despised, neglected, left alone to die? How would ye bear to draw your latest breath, Where all that's wretched paves the way for death? George Crabbe
prayer real heaven
In memorizing the prayer, it may be helpful to remind yourself that you are not addressing some extraterrestrial being outside you. The kingdom of heaven is within us, and the Lord is enshrined in the depths of our own consciousness. In this prayer we are calling deep into ourselves, appealing to the spark of the divine that is our real nature. Eknath Easwaran
prayer forget mercy
In all your prayers forget not to thank the Lord for his mercies. John Bunyan
prayer blessed heaven
To-despise the world is the way to enjoy heaven; and blessed are they who delight to converse with God by prayer.
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.
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