Quotes about Prayer
If you want to make God's day, start approaching Him like you know He loves you, like you know He's for you, like you know He's longing to be good to you. It doesn't bring God any pleasure when we go around feeling insecure and unworthy and beating ourselves up for past mistakes. Shake that off and start going boldly to the throne.
— Joel Osteen
When anxiety attacks, we often call our friends, call our neighbors, call our parents. That's all fine, but you need to make sure you call on the name of the Lord. Call on the God who created you. Call on the God who is more powerful than any force that's trying to stop you.
— Joel Osteen
I will ask God to bring to pass those hidden dreams that are deep in my heart. If certain promises don't look like they will happen, I will not be intimidated and give up
— Joel Osteen
You can't pray away every difficulty; you can't pray away everything you don't like. If the situation is not changing, then God is using the situation to change you.
— Joel Osteen
If you want to make God happy, if you want to put a smile on His face, go to Him with boldness, go to Him like you know He's proud of you, like you know you deserve to be there, like you know He wants to be good to you.
— Joel Osteen
If you want to make God happy, if you want to put a smile on His face, go to Him with boldness, go to Him like you know He's proud of you, like you know you deserve to be there, like you know He wants to be good to you. Ask Him for your dreams. Pray bold prayers. You're not inconveniencing Him. You don't have to earn God's love. You don't have to work for His approval. You don't have to pay God back for your mistakes.
— Joel Osteen
Today's Prayer Father, thank You for empowering me to stand on the truth that You did not make me inferior or not good enough. Thank You that You have made me to be strong and that You have given me talents needed to fulfill my destiny. I believe that You have amazing things planned for me now and for my future. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
— Joel Osteen
Father in heaven, thank You that I can come boldly before You, knowing that as Your child this is the right place for me to be. Thank You that I don't have to earn Your favor or be good enough to come into Your presence. I declare that I am coming boldly to pray bold prayers and to dream bold dreams. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
— Joel Osteen
Prayer is thus a means ordained to receive what God has planned to bestow.
— Joel Beeke
Gospel optimism leads to kingdom prayer. This psalm should move us to pray—and to pray with great hope and expectation—that the kingdom of Christ will prevail against the powers of evil and that all His elect will be brought in and made holy.
— Joel Beeke
How can we live to God in public when we so seldom meet Him in private?
— Joel Beeke
If God had granted all the silly prayers I've made in my life, where should I be now?
— CS Lewis