Quotes About Prayer

We always pray for you that our God will … fulfill every desire for goodness and the work of faith. 2 Thessalonians 1:11

Oh, but God had a plan. A marvelous plan. He allowed Hannah to be childless so that she would petition God for a child instead of assuming it would be the normal result of marital relations. He also allowed Hannah to be deeply desirous of a child so she would dedicate him entirely to the Lord. He sovereignly planned for His word

You are near to all who call on You, Lord, to all who call on You in truth (Ps. 145:18).

tell you, all the things you pray and ask for—believe that you have received them, and you will have them. Mark 11:24

Pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. Matthew 6:6

Don't worry about anything, but in everything, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. Philippians 4:6

He will pray to God, and God will delight in him. That man will behold His face with a shout of joy. Job 33:26

The challenge of a tamed tongue is so great that we'd be wise to give it daily attention in prayer.

As my life was fading away, I remembered the Lord. My prayer came to You, to Your holy temple. Jonah 2:7

I have found, however, that I sense more power in prayer when I speak them out loud.

For You, Lord, are kind and ready to forgive, abundant in faithful love to all who call on You. Psalm 86:5

God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth. John 4:24

He is always able to save those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them. Hebrews 7:25

women's enrichment ministry. Beth immediately said she wanted me to do a version of the study for men because David should not be restricted to women's ministry. We agreed to pray and see what God would do. In October 1998 Broadman & Holman asked us to do the present volume. We are tremendously excited about what God has done—exceeding abundantly above all that we asked or thought (Eph. 3:20). We pray that this volume

and dear friend, Dale McCleskey, for taking the in-depth study I wrote by the same title and reformatting it into this book. His partnership in this work and many others is invaluable to me. Our earnest prayer is not so much that you meet David but that you

As long as our minds rehearse the strength of our stronghold more than the strength of our God, we will be impotent. As we pray the Word of God acknowledging His limitless strength and transcendent dominion, Truth will begin to eclipse the lies. We will realize that in our weakness He is strong and that as we bend the knee to His lordship God is more than able to deliver us.

Keep asking, and it will be given to you. Keep searching, and you will find. Keep knocking, and the door will be opened. Matthew 7:7

Philippians 4:6–7: "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Better to admit where you're not and ask God's help to get you where you need to be.

At the beginning of your petitions an answer went out, and I have come to give it, for you are treasured by God. Daniel 9:23

A big difference exists between trying to manipulate God to give us what we want and cooperating with God so He can give us what He wants. The latter is our goal.

The LORD answered Moses, "I will do this very thing you have asked, for you have found favor in My sight." Exodus 33:17

If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives to all generously and with- out criticizing, and it will be given to him. James 1:5

Simon, Simon, look out! Satan has asked to sift you like wheat. But I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. Luke 22:31–32