Quotes About Prayer

Our Father and our God, thank You for making my soul immortal too. When I think of eternity in heaven, I can see the rainbow of hope around my future, and I can feel Your comforting hand holding mine. Thank You for hope, Lord. I pray through Jesus, who is the anchor of my soul. Amen.

Pray for wisdom to deal with whatever is worrying you. Pray that God will act to change the circumstances according to His will. He doesn't always do what we want Him to—but He knows what's best for us, and He can be trusted.

Family prayer is a fourth vital link in the chain of spiritual strength—a strength we are trying to build to protect us from a world gone mad. Practicing prayer as a family, not just a flippant blessing before a meal, can give us the security we need.

Prayer is not a wish turned Heavenward ... it is the voice of faith turned Godward

Ask God to give you a greater hunger for Himself and a deeper desire for His fellowship. Then be honest about whatever is keeping you from prayer, and ask God to help you deal with it.

Pray because Christ died to give us access to the Father. Pray because God is worthy of our praise. Pray because we need His forgiveness, cleansing, guidance, and protection. Pray because others need our prayers.

Ask God to help you see the world the way He sees it.

Nothing can replace a daily time spent alone with God in prayer. We can also be in an attitude of prayer throughout the day—sitting in a car or at our desks, working in the kitchen, even talking with someone on the phone.

Prayer is speaking to God— but sometimes He uses our times of prayerful silence to speak to us in return.

Be sure that your motive in praying is to glorify God.

Jesus demonstrated the importance of prayer by His own example. His whole ministry was saturated with prayer.

We have not yet learned that we are more powerful on our knees than behind the most powerful weapons that can be developed.

Our Father and our God, I continually place my faith in You and Your omnipotence. Please help me always to be on my guard against Satan and his demons who want to overcome me. Send Your mighty angels to stand between the demons and me, for I know I am no match for them alone. Rescue me, Father, through the power of the blood of Jesus and in the power of Your Holy Spirit. In Christ Jesus, I pray. Amen.

A life taught in the Scriptures, and tuned in to God in prayer, produces an outflowing of grace and power.

God urges us to bring our concerns to Him—not just petitions about our own needs, but also intercessions for others. [The apostle] Paul said . . . "Brothers, pray for us" [1 Thessalonians 5:25 NIV].

Why do we need to pray? Because the Christian life is a journey, and we need God's strength and guidance along the way.

Before three thousand people were brought into the church on the day of Pentecost, the disciples had spent fifty days in prayer, fasting, and spiritual travail.

God] says to pray for our enemies. How many of us have ever spent time praying for our enemies?

A survey reported that the majority of the seminaries [in the United States] had no classes on prayer. That really shouldn't surprise us when we consider how many local churches offer classes on gardening and the "Art of Conversation" instead of the study of God's Word and prayer.

We cannot pray sincerely if our aim is not to bring glory to Him.

When suffering comes, learn to trust each day into God's hands . . . let your lips be filled with prayer and praise.

Prayer is the most powerful weapon we have in our spiritual arsenal to stand against the world's greatest enemy, the one who presents himself as an angel of light [2 Corinthians 11:14].

The best way to pray is to open the Bible and pray Scripture back to the Lord, claiming His promises and asking that He strengthen and guide [us] in obeying His Word.

Prayer shouldn't be a burden but a privilege—God wants our fellowship.