Prayer Quotes - Page 6

We look upon prayer as a means of getting things for ourselves The Bible idea of prayer is that we may get to know God Himself.

Oswald Chambers

I seldom made an errand to God for another but I got something for myself.

Samuel Rutherford

When we make self the end of prayer it is not worship but self-seeking.

Pray for one another.

Bible

Intercessory prayer for one who is sinning prevails. God says so! The will of the man prayed for does not come into question at all he is connected with God by prayer and prayer on the basis of the Redemption sets the connection working and God gives life.

Oswald Chambers

He who prays for his neighbors will be heard for himself.

Talmud

We should say to God as we mingle with our dear ones each day "God give them each Thy blessing. They need it because they live with me and I am very selfish and unwilling to sacrifice very much for them although I do love them."

See to it night and day that you pray for your children. Then you will leave them a great legacy of answers to prayer which will follow them all the days of their life. Then you may calmly and with a good conscience depart from them even though you may not leave them a great deal of material wealth.

Religion without humanity is a poor human stuff.

Sojourner Truth

God bless all those that I love God bless all those that love me God bless all those that love those that I love and all those that love those that love me.

New England Sampler

No one who has had a unique experience with prayer has a right to withhold it from others.

If the only prayer you say in your whole life is "Thank you " that would suffice.

Meister Eckhart

Pray without ceasing. In everything give thanks.

Bible

Fear of trouble present and future often blinds us to the numerous small blessings we enjoy silencing our prayers of praise and thanksgiving.

Anonymous

God deserves far more praise than any of us could ever give Him.

Anonymous

Our Father let the spirit of gratitude so prevail in our hearts that we may manifest thy Spirit in our lives.

A sensible thanksgiving for mercies received is a mighty prayer in the Spirit of God. It prevails with Him unspeakably.

God receives little thanks even for his greatest gifts.

Anonymous

It is not only blessed to give thanks it is also of vital importance to our prayer life in general. If we have noted the Lord's answers to our prayers and thanked Him for what we have received of Him then it becomes easier for us and we get more courage to pray for more.

We pray pious blether our will is not in it and then we say God does not answer we never asked Him for anything. Asking means that our wills are in what we ask.

Oswald Chambers

Let your requests be made known unto God.

Bible

Pray for whatsoever you will. In the name of Jesus you have permission not only to stand in the presence of God but also to pray for everything you need.

And whatever ye shall ask in my name that will I do.

Bible

We should not be afraid when praying to God to give expression to a definite desire even though we are in doubt at the time we are praying whether it is really the right thing to pray for or not.

We can never know God as it is our privilege to know Him by brief repetitions that are requests for personal favors and nothing more.

Prayer is not only asking it is an attitude of heart that produces an atmosphere in which asking is perfectly natural and Jesus says "every one that asketh receiveth."

Oswald Chambers

Helplessness becomes prayer the moment that you go to Jesus and speak candidly and confidently with him about your needs. This is to believe.

The clue is not to ask in a miserly way-the key is to ask in a grand manner.

To avail yourself of His certain wisdom ask of Him whatever questions you have. But do not entreat Him for that will never be necessary.

O Lord attend unto my cry.

Bible

Ask the gods nothing excessive.

Aeschylus

When praying for healing ask great things of God and expect great things from God. But let us seek for that healing that really matters the healing of the heart enabling us to trust God simply face God honestly and live triumphantly.

Most people do not pray they only beg.

George Bernard Shaw

Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul.

Prayer in the sense of petition asking for things is a small part of it confession and penitence are its threshold adoration its sanctuary the presence and vision and enjoyment of God its bread and wine.

God never denied that soul anything that went as far as heaven to ask it.

Bible

If your prayer is selfish the answer will be something that will rebuke your selfishness. You may not recognize it as having come at all but it is sure to be there.

Selfishness is never so exquisitely selfish as when it is on its knees. ... Self turns what would otherwise be a pure and powerful prayer into a weak and ineffective one.

Ask and it shall be given you seek and ye shall find knock and it shall be opened unto you.

Bible

The fewer the words the better the prayer.

With God there is no need for long speeches.

Jane Frances de Chantal

In prayer more is accomplished by listening than by talking.

Jane Frances de Chantal

Prayer should be short without giving God Almighty reasons why He should grant this or that He knows best what is good for us.

God is in heaven and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.

Bible

Many words do not a good prayer make what counts is the heartfelt desire to commune with God and the faith to back it up.

Anonymous

A little lifting of the heart suffices a little remembrance of God one act of inward worship are prayers which however short are nevertheless acceptable to God.

Brother Lawrence

There come times when I have nothing more to tell God. If I were to continue to pray in words I would have to repeat what I have already said. At such times it is wonderful to say to God "May I be in Thy presence Lord? I have nothing more to say to Thee but I do love to be in Thy presence."

Short prayers pierceth Heaven.

Anonymous

You are coming to a King Large petitions with you bring For his grace and power are such None can ever ask too much.

There is no sinner in the world however much at enmity with God who cannot recover God's grace by recourse to Mary and by asking her assistance.

Saint Bridget of Sweden

Most Christians expect little from God ask little and therefore receive little and are content with little.

Ye have not because ye ask not.

Bible

Ye ask and receive not because ye ask amiss.

Bible

Whether we like it or not asking is the rule of the Kingdom.

Charles Haddon Spurgeon

The simple heart that freely asks in love obtains.

John Greenleaf Whittier

Our immediate temptation will be to ask for specific solutions to specific problems and for the ability to help other people as we have already thought they should be helped. In that case we are asking God to do it our way.

Bill W.

It is the will of our heavenly Father that we should come to Him freely and confidently and make known our desires to Him just as we would have our children come freely and of their own accord and speak to us about the things they would like to have.

My praying friend continue to make known your desires to God in all things. ... Let Him decide whether you are to receive what you ask for or not.

Be not hot in prayer and cold in praise.

Anonymous

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