Quotes about Petition

A Christian who does not pray is like prince in beggars clothes who stands but a few inches from His father's throne and yet does not ask.

The ultimate proof of total forgiveness takes place when we sincerely petition the Father to let those who have hurt us off the hook—even if they have hurt not only us, but also those close to us.

The more faith you have, the more specific your prayers will be. And the more specific your prayers are, the more glory God receives.

God has determined that certain expressions of His power will only be exercised in response to prayer. Simply put, God won't do it unless you pray for it. We have not because we ask not, or maybe I should say, we have not because we circle not. The greatest tragedy in life is the prayers that go unanswered because they go unasked.

The greatest tragedy in life is the prayers that go unanswered because they go unasked.

This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him.(1 John 5:14—15)

O Lord, Thou art God, Holy and Almighty, and Thou doest all things well. Show Thyself to us this day. Lord, for myself I would make petition to see Thee; draw me near to Thee that I may know Thee and have rare communion with Thee.

Sadly, prayer for many of us has been shrunk to an agenda that is little bigger than asking God for stuff.

As Hannah kept on praying before the LORD, Eli watched her mouth.

“Go in peace,” Eli replied, “and may the God of Israel grant the petition you have asked of Him.”

“Please, my lord,” said Hannah, “as surely as you live, my lord, I am the woman who stood here beside you praying to the LORD.

and said to Samuel, “Do not stop crying out to the LORD our God for us, that He may save us from the hand of the Philistines.”