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The art of work . . . It is going to your work as you go to worship, with a prayer of thankfulness and the aspiration to serve.
Prayer is our invitation to God to intervene in the affairs of earth. It is our request for Him to work His ways in this world.
The first petition that we are to make to Almighty God is for a good conscience, the next for health of mind, and then of body.
In freely choosing to serve as the agents of divine purpose, angels are the living expression of the prayer 'Thy will be done.'
A true prayer is an inventory of needs, a catalog of necessities, an exposure of secret wounds, a revelation of hidden poverty.
There should be a parallel between our supplications and our thanksgivings. We ought not to leap in prayer, and limp in praise.
Helplessness is your best prayer. It calls from your heart to the heart of God with greater effect than all your uttered pleas.
What is it?” “A prayer.” “For a child?” She nodded. “For me?” Another nod. “On a tree?” “Trees spend all day looking up at God.
My friends, if we are going to do a great work for God, we must spend much time in prayer; we have got to be closeted with God.
Our prayer will never grow obsolete, no matter what other ideas or philosophies may appear, or what other measures may be taken
Sigh... I have learned that *everything* is so hard...except what Allah makes easy. So we must *beg* Him to make it easy on us.
The best and sweetest flowers of paradise God gives to His people when they are upon their knees. Prayer is the gate of heaven.
Arranging a bowl of flowers in the morning can give a sense of quiet in a crowded day - like writing a poem or saying a prayer.
In centering prayer, the sacred word is not the object of the attention but rather the expression of the intention of the will.
If I had to do it all again, I would still want my same daughter and two sons; through laughter, tears, prayers, and blessings.
The history of missions is a history of prayer. Everything vital to the success of the world's evangelization hinges on prayer.
Prayer is the song of the heart. It reaches the ear of God even if it is mingled with the cry and the tumult of a thousand men.
To think that the ruler of the universe will run to my assistance and bend the laws of nature for me is the height of arrogance.
Once upon hearing a friend's bashing comment I said, "Did you reach that conclusion on your own, or did it come through prayer?"
Prayer doesn't just change things - it changes us. If we are diligent in seeking God, slowly and surely we become better people.
Earth recedes, Heaven opens before me. If this is death, it is sweet! There is no valley here. God is calling me, and I must go.
To pray is to let Jesus come into our hearts. It is not our prayer which moves the Lord Jesus. It is Jesus who moves us to pray.
Prayer turns ordinary mortals into men of power. It brings power. It brings fire. It brings rain. It brings life. It brings God.
I am acutely aware that you have not elected me as your President by your ballots, so I ask you to confirm me with your prayers.
If we would have God in the closet, God must have us out of the closet. There is no way of praying to God, but by living to God.
These are only hints and guesses, Hints followed by guesses; and the rest Is prayer, observance, discipline, thought and action.
As long as I see anything to be done for God, life is worth having; but O how vain and unworthy it is to live for any lower end!
If the veil of the world's machinery were lifted off, how much we would find is done in answer to the prayers of God's children.
Other forms of relating to God that have unique value in connecting us to Him include contemplative prayer and centering prayer.
Prayer begins by talking to God, but it ends by listening to Him. In the face of Absolute Truth, silence is the soul's language.
If we truly love people, we will desire for them far more than it is within our power to give them, and this leads us to prayer.
Allow your dreams a place in your prayers and plans. God-given dreams can help you move into the future He is preparing for you.
Prayer implies surrender to the will of the giver, demand preconceives a right to receive. Pray, my dear, and you shall receive.
God wants to bless us in many ways that require faith. We must trust that He is answering our prayers even when we can’t see it.
The great souls who became mighty in prayer and rejoiced to spend three and four hours a day alone with God were once beginners.
When the opposite of your prayer occurs, your prayer hasn't been ignored; it's been considered & refused for your ultimate good.
President George Bush declared a National Day of Prayer for Peace. This was after he had carefully arranged and started the war.
Our forgiving love toward men is the evidence of God's forgiving love in us. It is a necessary condition of the prayer of faith.
The heads of regiments are required to see that the troops join in prayer morning and evening as far as the service will permit.
There is nothing to be valued more highly than to have people praying for us; God links up His power in answer to their prayers.
The more you pray, the less you'll panic. The more you worship, the less you worry. You'll feel more patient and less pressured.
Words can be turned into spears. They can be turned into prayers. It's a strange world that you are in. But you deal with words.
One night alone in prayer might make us new men, changed from poverty of soul to spiritual wealth, from trembling to triumphing.
Prayer is as necessary as the air, as the blood in our bodies, as anything to keep us alive-to keep us alive to the grace of God.
Prayer should be short, without giving God Almighty reasons why he should grant this, or that; he knows best what is good for us.
Prayer is the most powerful form of energy one can generate....It supplies us with a flow of sustaining power in our daily lives.
God loves us too much to pretend our sin isn't there. Sin is a cancer and Christ the surgeon. True prayer signs the consent form.
Answers to prayer have to be on God's schedule, not ours. He hears us pray, and He answers according to His will in His own time.
The greater the difficulty to be overcome, the more will it be seen to the glory of God how much can be done by prayer and faith.
We ought to act with God in the greatest simplicity, speak to Him frankly and plainly, and implore His assistance in our affairs.