Quotes About Prayer

Podríamos llevar «todo en oración» delante de Dios. Podemos orar por todo. Cada persona, objeto, tema, circunstancia, temor, situación: todo en el universo es lo que podemos llevar delante de Dios. Por lo tanto, cada pensamiento que entra en tu mente mientras estás leyendo un pasaje de la Escritura —aun si tal pensamiento no tiene que ver con el texto que está delante de ti en ese momento— es algo que puedes llevar delante de Dios.

To quote Charles Spurgeon, I trust there are none here present, who profess to be followers of Christ who do not also practice prayer in their families. We may have no positive commandment for it, but we believe that it is so much in accord with the genius and spirit of the gospel, and that it is so commended by the example of the saints, that the neglect thereof is a strange inconsistency.1

they are direct commands. This means too little time, too many responsibilities, too many kids, too much work, too little desire, too little experience, and so on are not excuses that exempt us from the expectation to pray.

Tengo suficiente confianza en la Palabra y en el Espíritu de Dios como para creer que, si la gente ora de esa manera, en el largo plazo sus oraciones serán más bíblicas que si ellos solo crean sus propias oraciones.

The reason we come away so cold from reading the word is because we do not warm ourselves at the fire of meditation.

I maintain that people—truly born-again, genuinely Christian people—often do not pray simply because they do not feel like it. And the reason they don't feel like praying is that when they do pray, they tend to say the same old things about the same old things.

So basically what you are doing is taking words that originated in the heart and mind of God and circulating them through your heart and mind back to God. By this means his words become the wings of your prayers.

Martin Luther expressed God's expectation of prayer this way: "As it is the business of tailors to make clothes and of cobblers to mend shoes, so it is the business of Christians to pray."[2]

To pray the Bible, you simply go through the passage line by line, talking to God about whatever comes to mind as you read the text.

Many of the great movements of God can be traced to a small group of people He called together to begin praying.

When there is little awareness of real need, there is little real prayer.

Open the Bible, start reading it, and pause at every verse and turn it into a prayer. John Piper

Prayer is communication with the Divine. It can be whispered or chanted or written or expressed in the work you do. However it is expressed, it is never in vain.

Would he be happy? Joan hoped so. But somehow he seemed a man fated always to yearn after that which he could not have, to choose for himself the rockiest, most difficult path. She would pray for him, as for all the other sad and troubled souls who must travel roads alone.

When your children are older, you will be able to make more opportunities happen for quiet prayer. While the children are small, be content with your busy life, raising your thoughts and heart to God often, thanking Him for His love in your family.

Dear God, thank You for providing for all of my earthly needs. I ask that You continue to guide me clearly to everything that I need to fulfill my mission and to be able to provide a safe and healthful life for myself and my loved ones. Amen." As you say this prayer, notice any thoughts, feelings, or visions … even if they're subtle. These impressions are answers to your prayer, in which you're shown and guided to what you need.

Yes, but you have to remember what the essence of prayer is supposed to be. It's not just about begging God to give us what we want. Prayer is supposed to be conversation with God. If it's true that God has a plan for each of us, and I believe He does or I wouldn't be sitting here—

better than that. In the end desperate calls to God might not change the outcome, but they might change

Please. Don't use the Lord's name, unless you're in prayer. It's a hundred years in purgatory.

Maybe I was praying for him then, in my own way. Does God have a set way of prayer, a way that He expects each of us to follow? I doubt it. I believe some people-- lots of people-- pray through the witness of their lives, through the work they do, the friendships they have, the love they offer people and receive from people. Since when are words the only acceptable form of prayer?

We must practice the presence of God. He said that when two or three are gathered together, there he is in the midst of them. He is with us in our kitchens, at our tables, on our breadlines, with our visitors, on our farms. When we pray for our material needs, it brings us close to his humanity. He, too, needed food and shelter; he, too, warmed his hands at a fire and lay down in a boat to sleep.

Does God have set way of prayer, a way that he expects each of us to follow? I doubt it. I believe some people - lots of people - pray through the witness of their lives, through the work they do, the friendships they have, the love they offer people and receive from people. Since when are words the only acceptable form of prayer?

I believe some people -- lots of people -- pray to the witness of their lives through the work they do, the friendships they have, the love they offer people and receive from people. Since when are words the only acceptable form of prayer?

If I got down on my knees I thought, "Do I really believe? Whom am I praying to?" A terrible doubt came over me, and a sense of shame, and I wondered if I was praying because I was lonely, because I was unhappy.