Quotes about Prayer
The Lord did not say we should not use repetition. He said we should not use vain repetition. A prayer prayed from the heart of the child to the Father is never vain.
- Elisabeth Elliot
Pray when you feel like praying. Pray when you don't feel like praying. Pray until you feel like praying.
- Elisabeth Elliot
When we wonder how God will do a thing this may spring from spiritual lust: I must have an explanation! We demand an answer when we ought to pray for a deeper confidence in Him who is the Answer. A simple heart, full of love for God, will soon learn what to do. Questions will be quieted.
- Elisabeth Elliot
Prayer never evaporates. It sets into motion forces as inexorable and perhaps as unhurriable as a glacier, but when the Lord's arm reaches down, no power in heaven or earth will frustrate him.
- Elisabeth Elliot
Learning to pray is learning to trust the wisdom, the power, and the love of our Heavenly Father, always so far beyond our dreams.
- Elisabeth Elliot
Like completing a run, living today begins with preparation, planning, and prayer.
- Elizabeth George
Begin each day with God. It will change your priorities.
- Elizabeth George
What a blessing to be able to leave the cares of life for a brief period and spend time in the outstretched arms of your Shepherd, rubbing, as it were, your cheek against His face in intimate fellowship through prayer.
- Elizabeth George
Pray for God's grace to nurture on the inside what He calls us to live out on the outside.
- Elizabeth George
Time spent praying and planning gives you a master plan that works for your home and sets a pattern of order for your life.
- Elizabeth George
Prayer and faith are bound together. Faith is the inspiration for prayer, and prayer is the expression of that faith.
- Elizabeth George
If you want to grow spiritually, the place to start is with God.
- Elizabeth George