Philippians 4:6, “Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.”
Colossians 4:2, “Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving.”
1 Thessalonians 5:17, “Pray without ceasing.”
1 Timothy 2:8, “I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.”
1 Timothy 4:5, “For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.”
James 5:16-18, “Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months. And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.”
God punishes us mildly by ignoring our prayers and severely by answering them. ~Richard J. Needham
Prayer does not change God, but it changes him who prays. ~Søren Kierkegaard
No one is a firmer believer in the power of prayer than the devil; not that he practices it, but he suffers from it. ~Guy H. King
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The value of consistent prayer is not that He will hear us, but that we will hear Him. ~William McGill
Prayer may not change things for you, but it for sure changes you for things. ~Samuel M. Shoemaker
We have to pray with our eyes on God, not on the difficulties. ~Oswald Chambers
When you pray, rather let your heart be without words than your words without heart. ~John Bunyan
If God answers your prayers, He is increasing your faith. If He delays, He is increasing your patience. If He doesn’t answer, He knows that you can handle it perfectly”. ~Unknown
Blessings,
Thanks so much, Esther, for sharing this! It was so encouraging to read, and just to be reminded again, of how much I need to be in constant prayer with our Father, and just how precious it is. Prayer is an area in my spiritual life that I am striving to grow in.
ReplyDeleteYou're very welcome, Rosie! :) I had originally planned to post this in November, but with one thing and another happening I never got around to it, so it got pushed off 'till now. :)
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Esther