Quotes about Prayer
The only humility that is really ours is not that which we try to show before God in prayer, but that which we carry with us, and carry out, in our ordinary conduct; the insignficances of daily life are the importances and the tests of eternity, because they prove what really is the spirit that possesses us.
— Andrew Murray
We must begin to believe that God, in the mystery of prayer, has entrusted us with a force that can move the Heavenly world, and can bring its power down to earth.
— Andrew Murray
Prayer [is] the quiet, persistent living of our life of desire and faith in the presence of our God.
— Andrew Murray
My God has bestowed upon me many gifts, and for these I will remember to be grateful. Too many times I have offered up the prayers of a beggar, always asking for more and forgetting to give thanks.
— Andy Andrews
God] wants you to go home, look at your bucket of seed, and determine in your heart how much you'd like to sow. He wants you to consider thoughtfully your current circumstances, your life, your potential, and your finances. He wants you to involve your family. He wants you to pray about it. And then He wants you to come up with a plan.
— Andy Stanley
Prayer keeps the burden fresh. It keeps our eyes and hearts in an expectant mode.
— Andy Stanley
Our tendency is to pray for miracles. But in most situations, it is more appropriate to pray for opportunities.
— Andy Stanley
The minute you decide to get back in the business the church was commissioned for in the first place, you will pray for boldness.
— Andy Stanley
But I'm not sitting around praying for revival either. I grew up in the "pray for revival" culture.
— Andy Stanley
There is a direct correlation between a person's private devotional life and his or her personal faith. And regardless of how long you've been in ministry, this is something you can't afford to lose sight of. When God speaks to us personally through his Word or answers a specific prayer, our faith is strengthened.
— Andy Stanley
Our tendency is to pray for miracles. But in most situations, it is more appropriate to pray for opportunities.
— Andy Stanley
It takes a habit to break a habit. You can pray every day for a generous heart, but until you start acting in that direction, nothing's going to change.
— Andy Stanley