Quotes About Prayer

Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. James 4:8

Christ gave His life so God could say yes to the fulfillment of His promises in the lives of believing mortals. Therefore, I am utterly convinced that any no an earnestly seeking child of God receives from the Throne is for the sake of a greater yes, whether realized on earth or in heaven.

Prayer matters. It's not just words in the air. The Spirit of God released through our prayers and the prayers of others is enough to turn cowards into conquerors, chaos into calm, cries into comfort.

If knowing God is not your chief motivation for prayer and Bible study, the last thing I want you to feel is guilt. Creating awareness is my goal. Awareness is always the first step to freedom.

Therefore, Your servant has found the courage to pray this prayer to You. 2 Samuel 7:27

I used to pray that God would surround them with people who were good influences. When my eyes began to open, I realized my prayers better adjust to greater reality. The truth is, godly influences are few. I pray for them to know what to do with bad influences and hope they become the good influences!

My argument is that we could use some profound works of God in our here and now, and He may just be waiting for us to muster up some corporate belief and start asking Him.

Lord God, Your Holy Spirit helps me in my weakness. I do not know what I ought to pray for, but the

At daybreak, Lord, You hear my voice; at daybreak I plead my case to You and watch expectantly Psalm 5:3

the Spirit Himself intercedes for me with groans that words cannot express. And He who searches my heart knows the mind of the Spirit, because Your Spirit intercedes for me in accordance with Your will. (Rom. 8:26–27)

My life is down in the dust; give me life through Your word. I told You about my life, and You listened to me. Psalm 119:25–26

I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened so you may know what is the hope of His calling. Ephesians 1:18

Don't get discouraged if you don't have or don't presently practice everything God desires of you. Pray for what you lack! When you pray God's will, you will receive what you ask!

My prayer is that God will do the same for you. I am convinced that Christ is always the initiator of matters concerning faith

We need to be careful what we pray. Sometimes our hasty, popcorn prayers reveal a lack of conviction in the true power of the name of Jesus.

The most monumental leap we take toward freedom is the leap to our knees—the lordship of Jesus Christ.

This one is so important! We'll let David, a man who certainly fell into sin after godliness, introduce it to us through his very private prayer. He wrote:

We've been called to share Jesus with the lost and give our testimonies anytime we have the opportunity to tell another person of our hope. We've been called to pray. We've been called to disciple others, teaching God's Word and ways. We've been called to resist the devil as Christ did, with the spoken Word of God. We've even been called to speak to some mountains and tell them to move!

May the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely. 1 Thessalonians 5:23

At the beginning of your petitions an answer went out, and I have come to give it, for you are treasured

God can delight in our courage to pray big prayers without necessarily giving us what we ask. Said another way, God can say yes to the heart of our prayer without saying yes to the request of our prayer. He will approve of the petitioner even when, for whatever reason, He can't approve the petition. I'm convinced God is more pleased

1. God hears the cry of the oppressed. He even hears the cries of those whose oppression is a result of sin and rebellion.

desires to use this handbook in your personal life. I'm certain of two things: prayerless lives are powerless lives, and prayerful lives are powerful lives.

God does not have some limited supply of power, requiring that we carefully select a few choice things to pray about. God's power is infinite. God's grace and mercy are drawn deeply from the bottomless well of His heart.