Quotes About Prayer

Jesus] prayed briefly when He was in a crowd; He prayed a little longer when He was with His disciples; and He prayed all night when He was alone. Today, many in the ministry tend to reverse that process.

Jesus] had only three years of public ministry, but He was never too hurried to spend hours in prayer . . . No day began or closed in which He was not in communion with His Father.

If we are to depend on prayer during tough times, we should be people of prayer before the crisis hits.

Have you ever said, "Well, all we can do now is pray"? . . . When we come to the end of ourselves, we come to the beginning of God.

I realize more than ever that this ministry has been a team effort. Without the help of our prayer partners, our financial supporters, our staff, and our board of directors—this ministry and all of our dreams to spread the Good News of God's love throughout the world would not have been possible.

Prayer doesn't always change our situation, but prayer will always change us!

The most eloquent prayer is often prayed through hands that heal and bless.

Prayer is not a wish turned heavenward ... it is the voice of vail turned Godward

Does this verse mean God gives us a blank check (so to speak) when we pray? Does He promise to give us anything we want, if we just keep asking? No. God loves us too much to answer prayers that are foolish or might harm us. But the closer we get to Him—the more we abide in Him and His word abides in us—the more we will desire what He desires, and the more our prayers will reflect His will.

When we know Him, we can be sure God hears our prayers.

And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive" (Matthew 21:22).

When troubles come may prayer be your automatic response.

We were created to live a life of prayer.

We can change the course of events if we go to our knees in believing prayer.

Someone has said, "Prayer is the highest use to which speech can be put.

I firmly believe God continues to answer the prayers of His people even after He has taken them to heaven. Never forget that God isn't bound by time the way we are. We see only the present moment; God sees everything. We see only part of what He is doing; He sees it all.

Children, pray for the salvation of your parents.

Prayer is key to our effort to communicate the Gospel and win men and women to Christ.

Parents need much wisdom in relating to their grown children—and much prayer. Children likewise have much to learn about relating to their parents as the years pass.

I believe we should pray that God will take possession of our lives totally and completely. We should pray that we will be emptied of self— self-love, self-will, self-ambition—and be placed completely at His disposal.

Don't ever hesitate to take to [God] whatever is on your heart. He already knows it anyway, but He doesn't want you to bear its pain or celebrate its joy alone.

I am never lonely when I am praying, for this brings me into companionship with the greatest friend of all—Jesus Christ. He said, "I call you not servants; . . . but . . . friends" [John 15:15 KJV].

Our prayers must be in accordance with [God's] will. He knows better what is good for us than we know ourselves.

Nothing can calm our souls more or better prepare us for life's challenges than time spent alone with God.