Prayer Quotes

And then there is this jewel with its many facets of wisdom. It’s not difficult to imagine the breadth and depth of this sentiment – at least where astuteness and faith are an inseparable dynamic duo running rampant: “…while God does listen, knowing what He knows about us, and how well we take disappointment, often He will find a way to save us all the heartache and trouble we unwittingly plead and beseech and continually pester him for; ever a loving, wise Father, He will just simply answer, 'no,' by default; by not answering, 'yes,' no matter how passionately we fail to understand the importance of His not acquiescing to our every whim.

~ Connie Kerbs

Worldlings pray to the Lord in times of need, when it serves their turn. They cry to Him in trouble, but forsake Him in prosperity.

~ Charles Haddon Spurgeon

And then there is this jewel with its many facets of wisdom. It’s not difficult to imagine the breadth and depth of this sentiment – at least where astuteness and faith are an inseparable dynamic duo running rampant: “…while God does listen, knowing what He knows about us, and how well we take disappointment, often He will find a way to save us all the heartache and trouble we unwittingly plead and beseech and continually pester him for; ever a loving, wise Father, He will just simply answer, “no,” by default; by not answering, “yes.

~ Connie Kerbs

Now is as good a time as any to send up a prayer.

~ Elsie Hillman-Gordon

Prayer opens the window of heaven.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

When we go for the battle, the burning flames of fire, light will consume the darkness.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

The Lord delivers those who delight in Him.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

Call on the Saviour. He will answer you.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

O Lord equipped the sacred souls to do thy work.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

May the Lord heal every sick soul.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

See, loving heart, how He delights in you. When you lean your head on His bosom, you not only receive, but you give Him joy; when you gaze with love upon His all-glorious face, you not only obtain comfort, but impart delight.

~ Charles Haddon Spurgeon

When we westerners pray we join our hands, close our eyes, kneel, hunch up and put our hands over our faces to close up our bodies. Our God is inside us, his universe inside our heads. When Orthodox Christians pray they keep their eyes open. They hold their heads up and open up their senses to the universe. Their God is outside in a real world.

~ John Mole

He had been present in their minds not as a man but as an idea.

~ Barbara W. Tuchman

But she wouldn't pray, she took what comfort and credit she could for not praying; it wasn't that one disbelieved in prayer; one never lost all one's belief in magic. It was that she preferred to plan, it was fairer, it wasn't loading the dice.

~ Graham Greene

Why do we need to pray? Because the Christian life is a journey, and we need God’s strength and guidance along the way.

~ Billy Graham

How can you keep your mind from wandering when you pray? Remember what you are doing: talking to God. If you had the opportunity to talk with the president, I doubt if your mind would wander. [We] have the privilege of talking to someone far greater: the King of kings!

~ Billy Graham

Prayer is not our using of God, it more often puts us in the position where God can use us.

~ Billy Graham

God welcomes our prayers. He is much more concerned about our hearts than our eloquence.

~ Billy Graham

A friend of mine defines prayer as “a declaration of dependence.

~ Billy Graham

Ask God to give you a greater hunger for Himself and a deeper desire for His fellowship. Then be honest about whatever is keeping you from prayer, and ask God to help you deal with it.

~ Billy Graham

Pray because Christ died to give us access to the Father. Pray because God is worthy of our praise. Pray because we need His forgiveness, cleansing, guidance, and protection. Pray because others need our prayers.

~ Billy Graham

Nothing can replace a daily time spent alone with God in prayer. We can also be in an attitude of prayer throughout the day—sitting in a car or at our desks, working in the kitchen, even talking with someone on the phone.

~ Billy Graham

Prayer is speaking to God— but sometimes He uses our times of prayerful silence to speak to us in return.

~ Billy Graham

Be sure that your motive in praying is to glorify God.

~ Billy Graham

Jesus demonstrated the importance of prayer by His own example. His whole ministry was saturated with prayer.

~ Billy Graham

We have not yet learned that we are more powerful on our knees than behind the most powerful weapons that can be developed.

~ Billy Graham

A life taught in the Scriptures, and tuned in to God in prayer, produces an outflowing of grace and power.

~ Billy Graham

God urges us to bring our concerns to Him—not just petitions about our own needs, but also intercessions for others. [The apostle] Paul said . . . “Brothers, pray for us” [1 Thessalonians 5:25 NIV].

~ Billy Graham

Often, we try to tell God what we want Him to do—but ask Him to help you guard against this, and to seek His will instead of your own. Pray and ask God to guide you.

~ Billy Graham

[God] says to pray for our enemies. How many of us have ever spent time praying for our enemies?

~ Billy Graham

A survey reported that the majority of the seminaries [in the United States] had no classes on prayer. That really shouldn’t surprise us when we consider how many local churches offer classes on gardening and the “Art of Conversation” instead of the study of God’s Word and prayer.

~ Billy Graham

Prayer is our lifeline to God.

~ Billy Graham

Prayer is not an option but a necessity.

~ Billy Graham

Prayer is the most powerful weapon we have in our spiritual arsenal to stand against the world’s greatest enemy, the one who presents himself as an angel of light [2 Corinthians 11:14].

~ Billy Graham

The best way to pray is to open the Bible and pray Scripture back to the Lord, claiming His promises and asking that He strengthen and guide [us] in obeying His Word.

~ Billy Graham

Prayer shouldn’t be a burden but a privilege—God wants our fellowship.

~ Billy Graham

Prayer is the companion of Bible study.

~ Billy Graham

I listened to a discussion of religious leaders on how to communicate the Gospel. Not once did I hear them mention prayer. And yet I know of scores of churches that win many converts each year by prayer alone.

~ Billy Graham

John Bunyan says that he never forgot the divinity he taught, because it was burnt into him when he was on his knees. That is the way to learn the gospel. If you learn it upon your knees you will never unlearn it. That which “men” teach you, men can unteach you – if I am merely convinced by reason, a better reasoner may deceive me. If I merely hold my doctrinal opinions because they seem “to me” to be correct, I may be led to think differently another day. But if “God” has taught them to me – he who is himself pure truth – I have not learned amiss, but I have so learned that I shall never unlearn, nor shall I forget.

~ Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Prayer by itself is like a diet without protein! Prayer is important to our spiritual growth— but of even greater importance is God’s Word, the Bible.

~ Billy Graham