God Prayer Quotes - Page 2

• God does not delay to hear our prayers because He has no mind to give; but that, by enlarging our desires, He may give us the more largely.

  Anselm of Canterbury

  Prayer, Giving, Mind

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• The devil is not terribly frightened of our human efforts and credentials. But he knows his kingdom will be damaged when we begin to lift up our hearts to God.

  Jim Cymbala

  Prayer, Heart, Effort

  FaceBook post by Pastor Jim Cymbala from May 09, 2015

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• Who rises from prayer a better man, his prayer is answered.

  George Meredith

  Spiritual, Prayer, Men

  'The Ordeal of Richard Feverel' (1859) ch. 12

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• The best and sweetest flowers of paradise God gives to His people when they are upon their knees. Prayer is the gate of heaven.

  Thomas Brooks

  Prayer, Flower, People

  Thomas Brooks “Heaven On Earth”, Lulu.com

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• Those who know God the best are the richest and most powerful in prayer. Little acquaintance with God, and strangeness and coldness to Him, make prayer a rare and feeble thing.

  Edward McKendree Bounds

  Prayer, Powerful, Littles

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• Four things let us ever keep in mind: God hears prayer, God heeds prayer, God answers prayer, and God delivers by prayer.

  Edward McKendree Bounds

  Prayer, Mind, Answers

  Edward McKendree Bounds (1977). “Prayer and Praying Men”, Baker Publishing Group (MI)

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• Prayer is the spirit speaking truth to Truth.

  Philip James Bailey

  Spiritual, Prayer, Praying

  Philip James Bailey (1845). “Festus: A Poem”, p.381

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• You can do more than pray after you have prayed, but you cannot do more than pray until you have prayed. Pray often, for prayer is a shield to the soul, a sacrifice to God, and a scourge to Satan.

  John Bunyan

  Prayer, Sacrifice, Soul

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• Prayer turns ordinary mortals into men of power. It brings power. It brings fire. It brings rain. It brings life. It brings God.

  Samuel Chadwick

  Prayer, Rain, Men

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• The men who have done the most for God in this world have been early on their knees. He who fritters away the early morning, its opportunity and freshness, in other pursuits than seeking God will make poor headway seeking Him the rest of the day. If God is not first in our thoughts and efforts in the morning, He will be in the last place the remainder of the day.

  Edward McKendree Bounds

  Morning, Prayer, Men

  Edward McKendree Bounds “Power Through Prayer”, CCEL

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• ...the power of prayer can never be overrated. They who cannot serve God by preaching need not regret. If a man can but pray he can do anything. He who knows how to overcome with God in prayer has Heaven and earth at his disposal.

  Charles Spurgeon

  Prayer, Regret, Godly

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• God's cause is committed to men; God commits Himself to men. Praying men are the vice-regents of God; they do His work and carry out His plans.

  Edward McKendree Bounds

  Prayer, Men, Vices

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• The reason why we obtain no more in prayer is because we expect no more. God usually answers us according to our own hearts.

  Richard Alleine

  Prayer, Heart, Answers

  Richard Alleine (1836). “Heaven opened; or, A brief and plain discovery of the riches of God's covenant of grace”, p.350

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• There is a mighty lot of difference between saying prayers and praying.

  John G. Lake

  Prayer, Differences, Praying

  John G. Lake (2009). “John G. Lake On Healing”, p.154, Whitaker House

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• Every great movement of God can be traced to a kneeling figure.

  Dwight L. Moody

  Inspiring, God, Prayer

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• The Church is looking for better methods; God is looking for better men.

  Edward McKendree Bounds

  Prayer, Men, Religion

  Edward McKendree Bounds “Power Through Prayer”, CCEL

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• Prayer is not eloquence but earnestness.

  Hannah More

  Prayer, Eloquence, Compunction

  "Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers" by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, (p. 458), 1895.

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• Prayer at its highest is a two-way conversation - and for me the most important part is listening to God's replies.

  Frank Laubach

  Faith, God, Christian

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• Prayer is reaching out after the unseen; fasting is letting go of all that is seen and temporal. Fasting helps express, deepen, confirm the resolution that we are ready to sacrifice anything, even ourselves to attain what we seek for the kingdom of God.

  Andy Murray

  Letting Go, Prayer, Sacrifice

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• Since God knows our future, our personalities, and our capacity to listen, He isn't ever going to say more to us than we can deal with at the moment.

  Charles Stanley

  Prayer, Personality, Moments

  Charles Stanley (2002). “How to Listen to God”, p.76, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Prayer requires more of the heart than of the tongue.

  Adam Clarke

  Prayer, Heart, Christian Inspirational

  Adam Clarke (1835). “Christian Theology”, p.252

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• One can believe intellectually in the efficacy of prayer and never do any praying.

  Catherine Marshall

  Prayer, Believe, Praying

  Catherine Marshall (1961). “Beyond Our Selves, A Pilgrimage in Faith”

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• All who call on God in true faith...will certainly be heard.

  Martin Luther

  Prayer, Praying, Heard

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• Some people pray just to pray and some people pray to know God.

  Andy Murray

  Prayer, People, Christian Inspirational

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• With God, all things are possible.

  Wayne Dyer

  Inspirational, Bible, God

  Wayne W. Dyer (2012). “Wishes Fulfilled: Mastering the Art of Manifesting”, p.50, Hay House, Inc

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