Quotes About Prayer

To pray for the coming of the kingdom, the coming of the Lord, is to commit oneself and one's community to embody the values and practices of that kingdom-now-in whatever circumstances we find ourselves.

The other corollary of this principle is an understanding of scriptural interpretation not merely as an academic exercise, but as an ecclesial practice. For theological interpreters, even the most technical and sophisticated academic biblical interpretation has the church as its primary location and ultimate focus. Good theological biblical scholarship is a form of prayer, communion , and, most importantly, service to the church.

He kept the gun in his lap as he drove, and he prayed. It was the strangest prayer he'd ever offered. He asked for strength to do the wrong thing, and then forgiveness for doing it.

Smith Wigglesworth exhorted, "Read it through; write it down; pray it in; work it out; pass it on. The Word of God changes a man until he becomes an Epistle of God.

Expressed in theological terms, "In justification our own works have no place at all, and simple faith in Christ is the one thing needful. In sanctification our own works are of vast importance and God bids us fight, and watch, and pray, and strive, and take pains, and labour."34

Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God; and whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him. And this is his commandment, that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he has commanded us. Whoever keeps his commandments abides in God, and God in him. And by this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit whom he has given us. —1 JOHN 3:21–24

Waiting on God is hard when you are dispirited by illness. But part of waiting on God, learning to be passive in a way creative for your inner life, is not a question of thinking about God, but of growing in stillness. It has to do with prayer, and with music or from the simple contemplation of the world about you.

Standing beside the bed, I felt calm and relaxed. I filled the glass and unscrewed the jar of Valium. The tablets made a little pile in my hand. I swallowed them with a big mouthful of water. The aspirin went the same way. Already starting to feel drowsy, I laid down on the bed, picked up the Bible and placed it on my chest. Holding it with both hands, I said a short prayer: 'Jesus, receive me into your kingdom.

or works along its rim with busy fingers like a string of prayer beads.

Encourage him to take his confusion directly to Christ himself. Every mistake will make him stronger. A life of prayer will keep him focused during this time of craziness.

Scientific prayer makes God a celestial lab rat, leading to bad science and worse religion.

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The most critical need of the Church at this moment is men, bold men, free men. The church must seek, in prayer and much humility, the coming again of men made of the stuff of which prophets and martyrs are made. —A. W. Tozer

I am continually amazed at the enormous compliment God gives us in hearing our prayers. It's simply astounds me that the greatest being in the universe wants us involved in placing his power where it's most needed. We have a solemn duty to apply that power and blessing others by offering heartfelt words to God in prayer on behalf of those who have needs.

When you notice people dealing with the concrete realities of their lives through the practices of prayer and holy reading, it is a clue you have entered a culture of discipleship.

And in the midst of that calling, God then called me to run for the United States Congress. And I thought, "What in the world would that be for?" And my husband said, "You need to do this." And I wasn't so sure. And we took three days, and we fasted and we prayed. And we said "Lord, is this what you want, are you sure? Is this your will?" And after, along about the afternoon of day two, He made that calling sure.

Jesus, you love my children more than I ever will, so by faith I give them and their choices to you. Please infuse your Holy Spirit-guided thoughts into every decision they make, and bless them for each one they make in obedience to you. When they don't obey you, Lord, then I relinquish them to you once again to steer them back to you in your way and in your time. Amen.

I think there are many church members and churches in general that spend too much time policing the behavior of others than to pray for them that God helps them to make the changes they need to in their lives.

If the gods cannot recognize your names," she warned, "they will never hear your prayers.

prayin' in fear ain't never helped nobody.

The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. James 5:16, KJV

Father, You said that You would never leave me or forsake me. Right now, all I have to stand on is Your Word. Thank You for those promises, and give me the strength to make it through this. In Jesus' name, amen.

The Ministry of Intercession, Andrew Murray)

Psalms 141:3: Set a guard over my mouth, O Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips.