If you aren't a religious person, these quotes about prayer may seem they are written in a foreign language. They may be so different from anything you have ever personally experienced or from the stereotypes and assumptions about what evangelical Christianity really is. Don't let that put you off from reading it. It might give you a taste of the way that faith is supposed to be -- a whole life lived for God in the strength of God. I have been a Christian believer for nearly 32 years, but I still have so much to learn in this area. I long to have my heart stirred up for intercessory prayer which is outward and upward, global and total, rather than merely asking God for the trifling things that I think I need. So please read on! You may also wish to print it and take some time to read it more carefully.
Some people think God does not like to be troubled with our constant coming and asking. The way to trouble God is not to come at all. - D. L. Moody
Prayer is weakness leaning on omnipotence. - W. S. Bowden
He who has no vision of ETERNITY will never get a true hold of TIME. - T. Carlyle
Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire? - Corrie ten Boom
Do not have your concert first, and then tune your instrument afterwards. Begin the day with the Word of God and prayer, and get first of all into harmony with Him. –James Hudson Taylor
You must GO forward on your knees. - James Hudson Taylor
A man who is intimate with God will never be intimidated by men. – Leonard Ravenhill
Compassion costs. It is easy enough to argue, criticize and condemn, but redemption is costly, and comfort draws from the deep. Brains can argue, but it takes heart to comfort. –Samuel Chadwick
There is nothing that makes us love a man so much as praying for him. - William Law
If sinners be damned, at least let them leap to Hell over our bodies. If they will perish, let them perish with our arms about their knees. Let no one GO there UNWARNED and UNPRAYED for. - Charles Spurgeon
It is not the bee's touching on the flowers that gathers the honey, but her abiding for a time upon them, and drawing out the sweet. It is not he that reads most, but he that meditates most on divine truth, that will prove the choicest, strongest Christian. - Joseph Hall
The Christian on his knees sees more than the philosopher on tiptoe. - D. L. Moody
Talking to men for God is a great thing, but talking to God for men is greater still. - E. M. Bounds
The one concern of the devil is to keep Christians from praying. He fears nothing from prayerless studies, prayerless work, and prayerless religion. He laughs at our toil, mocks at our wisdom, but trembles when we pray. - Samuel Chadwick
And we ourselves are 'saved to save'-we are made to give-to let everything go if only we may have more to give. The pebble takes in all the rays of light that fall on it, but the diamond flashes them out again; every little facet is a means, not simply of drinking more in, but of giving more out. - Lillias Trotter
It is wonderful what God can do with a broken heart, if He gets all the pieces. –Samuel Chadwick
You shall find this to be God’s usual course: not to give his children the taste of his delights till they begin to sweat in seeking after them. - Richard Baxter
Lord grant that the FIRE of my heart may melt the lead in my feet. - Unknown
Work as if everything depended upon your work, and pray as if everything depended upon your prayer. - William Booth
When we get a glimpse of the worth of a soul, and begin to realize that we stand between lost men and Heaven or Hell, then we shall have real concern and the Lord will hear our prayers of intercession. - J. W. Mahood
How long will it take us to learn that our shortest route to the man next door is by way of God's throne? – A. T. Pierson
Oh! men and brethren, what would this heart feel if I could but believe that there were some among you who would go home and pray for a revival – men whose faith is large enough, and their love fiery enough to lead them from this moment to exercise unceasing intercessions that God would appear among us and do wondrous things here, as in the times of former generations. -C. H. Spurgeon
Some people become tired at the end of ten minutes or half an hour of prayer. What will they do when they have to spend Eternity in the presence of God? We must begin the habit here and become used to being with God. - Sadhu Sundar Singh
Prayer - secret, fervent, believing prayer - lies at the root of all personal godliness. -William Carey
The Church has not yet touched the fringe of the possibilities of intercessory prayer. Her largest victories will be witnessed when individual Christians everywhere come to recognize their priesthood unto God and day by day give themselves unto prayer. – John R. Mott
Prayer is not monologue, but dialogue. God’s voice in response to mine is its most essential part. - Andrew Murray
Satan trembles when he sees the weakest saint upon his knees. - William Cowper
Pray not for crutches but for wings. - Phillips Brooks
God never ceases to speak to us, but the noise of the world without and the tumult of our passions within bewilder us and prevent us from listening to him. - Fenelon
God will do nothing but in answer to prayer. - John Wesley
I have found that there are three stages in every great work of God: first, it is impossible, then it is difficult, then it is done. - Hudson Taylor
God never intended His Church to be a refrigerator in which to preserve perishable piety. He intended it to be an incubator in which to hatch out converts. - F. Lincicome
When we go to God by prayer, the devil knows we go to fetch strength against him, and therefore he opposeth us all he can. - Richard Sibbes
Pray often; for prayer is a shield to the soul, a sacrifice to God, and a scourge for Satan. - John Bunyan
Prayer will make a man cease from sin, or sin will entice a man to cease from prayer. - John Bunyan
Prayer is the midwife of mercy, that helps to bring it forth. - Matthew Henry
The angel fetched Peter out of prison, but it was prayer that fetched the angel.-Thomas Watson
Bear up the hands that hang down, by faith and prayer; support the tottering knees. Have you any days of fasting and prayer? Storm the throne of grace and persevere therein, and mercy will come down. - John Wesley
Are you living for the things you are praying for? - Austin Phelps
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Here is just a small sampling of Bible verses on prayer taken from the English Standard Version (ESV).
And he said to them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest. Luke 10:2
Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. Romans 8:26
Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. Romans 12:12
...praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints... Ephesians 6:18
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. Philippians 4:6
Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving. At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ... Colossians 4:2-3
Pray without ceasing. 1 Thessalonians 5:17
First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people... I desire then that in every place the men should pray, lifting holy hands without anger or quarreling; 1 Timothy 2:1, 8
In the days of his flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to him who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverence. Hebrews 5:7
Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise. Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working. James 5:13-16
For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil. 1 Peter 3:12
But you, beloved, build yourselves up in your most holy faith; pray in the Holy Spirit. Jude 1:20
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