Quotes About Faith

He was very religious; he believed that he had a secret pact with God which exempted him from doing good in exchange for prayers and piety.

We never become truly spiritual by sitting down and wishing to become so. You must undertake something so great that you cannot accomplish it unaided.

Use "breath prayers" throughout the day, as many Christians have done for centuries. You choose a brief sentence or a simple phrase that can be repeated to Jesus in one breath: "You are with me."

It is only in times of great and grievous dullness that the believer regards prayer as a duty, and not as a privilege.

Prayer is in all things, in all gestures.

It will never be altogether well with us till we convert the universe into a prayer room.

I've seen prayers answered. But often, in my experiences, if you get what you pray for, you've really shortchanged yourself.

The prayer does call for serious, serious punishment on people. But I didn't call for that, God did.

I am walking proof of the power of prayer.

Worship seals all prayers at the front and at the back. Always pray with praise beginning and praise ending.

Worry is the facade of taking action when prayer really is.

"What Thou wilt, when Thou wilt, how Thou wilt." I had rather speak these three sentences from my heart in my mother tongue than be master of all the languages in Europe.

Confidence that one's impressions are God-given is no guarantee that this is really so, even when they persist and grow stronger through long seasons of prayer. Bible-based wisdom must judge them.

Prayer is like water - something you can't imagine has the strength or power to do any good, and yet give it time and it can change the lay of the land.

The Christian will find his parentheses for prayer even in the busiest hours of life.

There are no atheists on turbulent airplanes.

God's promises are to be our pleas in prayer.

Let every man recognize what he is, and be certain that we are all equally priests, that is, we have the same power in the word and in any sacrament whatever.

I forget how good I've got it sometimes, how lucky I am just to be alive. And I pass good prayer to the man upstairs just to thank him like I should. Yeah you know, I get it... I've got it good.

Prayer, to the patriarchs and prophets, was more than the recital of well-known and well-worn phrases-it was the outpouring of the heart.

When God is about to give His people the expected good, He pours out a Spirit of prayer, and it is a good sign that He is coming towards them in mercy.

As we come closer to Him, we not only "stand all amazed"-we even kneel all amazed!

Through His Spirit, the Spirit of prayer, our life may be one of continual prayer. The Spirit of prayer will help you become an intercessor, asking great things of God for those around you.

The life of a good man is a continual prayer.