Quotes About Prayer

Sweet Jesus, help me to replace the fearful conversation I have inside my head with constant prayer. Whenever I fall into my old habit of worrying interiorly, nudge me. Remind me to put it all in your hands instead. Act

Enough navel gazing! Lift my chin, God, and focus my eyes on you. Let me take all the little anxieties of my day and all the big fears of my sleepless nights and see them for what they are: a chance for the devil to monopolize the conversation inside my head. I don't want him in my head, God. I want you there. Please be with me. Act

Unless, before then, the prayer assist me which rises from a heart that lives in grace: what avails the other, which is not heard in heaven?

In times of adversity, we can run away from God and let the enemy rule our circumstances or we can run to God and let Him work through our prayers to bring good out of evil. I

Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God's peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:5–7, NLT

It seems that those God has called to lead often face much opposition and much temptation. Pray that their ministry will be powerful, and pray genuinely that they and their families would thrive under God's protection.

We can entrust our life into His hands. Jesus also teaches us the most important prayer any of us can utter: Your will, O God.

God speaks through Peter to tell us to stay wide-awake in prayer. We get busy with so many distractions that we forget what matters and fall asleep in our spiritual lives. When we sleep spiritually, we forget how many people around us are lost in their sins; we put ourselves in the way of temptation; we stop asking God what His will is for our lives and demand our own way.

By all means, turn to wise and trusted friends in your moments of need. And don't be afraid to express your full gamut of emotions—David shows us that God wants us to come before Him with full honesty, even when we have doubts or feel anger. But my brothers and sisters, most of all turn to God in worship, in prayer, and in eagerly seeking Him and His counsel in the Word of God.

It must never be forgotten that Almighty God rules this world. He is not an absentee God. His hand is ever on the throttle of human affairs. He is everywhere present in the concerns of time. His eyes behold, his eyelids try the children of men. He rules the world just as He rules the church by prayer.

Reversed Thunder," as the poet George Herbert put it. "Reversed Thunder" -- the coming of judgement in response to the cry, "How long, O Lord?

In our lifetime, wouldn't it be sad if we spent more time washing dishes or swatting flies or mowing the yard or watching television than praying for world missions?

La oración no es decirle a Dios lo que debe hacer y luego esperar su respuesta positiva e inmediata. La oración es cooperar con Dios para que Él pueda liberar su poder.1

Entre las muchas oraciones que hago como padre están las de "dame sabiduría", "que hoy me vaya bien" y "fortalece mis manos". Le he pedido a Dios que proteja a mis hijos, les bendiga, les haga crecer y les use, pero como padres a veces la necesidad es mayor que nuestros recursos.

Prayer is the key that unlocks all the storehouses of God's infinite grace and power.

Señor, enséñanos a orar".

Esta oración se podría considerar como el fundamento de donde se forman todas las demás peticiones.

Pidan y recibirán, para que su alegría sea completa".

Si se ve envuelto en una tormenta en este instante, no tema pedirle a Dios que le salve.

It was E. M. Bounds who said, "Talking to men for God is a great thing. But talking to God for men is greater still."5

Oh Dios, ten compasión de mí, que soy pecador!".

Effective spiritual leaders value the power of prayer.

He aprendido a pedirle a Dios que fortalezca mis manos, y Él ha intervenido en cada ocasión.

la oración contestada no es privilegio de los que tienen algún gran nombre o que pertenecen a alguna élite espiritual. Es la herencia de todos los que claman al Señor.