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“When we succeed in truly thanking God we feel good at heart. The reason is that we have been created to give glory to God now and for-evermore. And every time we do so we feel that we are in harmon...”
“Don't be timid when you pray rather batter the very gates of heaven with storms of prayer.”
“Let him never cease from prayer who has once begun it be his life ever so wicked for prayer is the way to amend it and without prayer such amendment will be much more difficult.”
“We must wrestle earnestly in prayer like men contending with a deadly enemy for life.”
“There is neither encouragement nor room in Bible religion for feeble desires listless efforts lazy attitudes all must be strenuous urgent ardent. Flamed desires impassioned unwearied insistence del...”
“To say prayers in a decent delicate way is not heavy work. But to pray really to pray till hell feels the ponderous stroke to pray till the iron gates of difficulty are opened till the mountains of...”
“Importunity is a condition of prayer. We are to press the matter not with vain repetitions but with urgent repetitions. We repeat not to count the times but to gain the prayer. We cannot quit prayi...”
“The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.”
“From silly devotions and from sour-faced saints good Lord deliver us.”
“Let me burn out for God ... prayer is the great thing. Oh that I may be a man of prayer!”
“Look as a painted man is no man and as painted fire is no fire so a cold prayer is no prayer.”
“Bear up the hands that hang down by faith and prayer support the tottering knees. Storm the throne of grace and persevere therein and mercy will come down.”
“Do not work so hard for Christ that you have no strength to pray for prayer requires strength.”
“In Fellowship alone To God with Faith draw near Approach His Courts besiege His Throne With all the power of Prayer.”
“We do pray for mercy and that same prayer doth teach us all to render the deeds of mercy.”
“Our prayers should be for blessings in general for God knows best what is good for us.”
“Lord take my lips and speak through them take my mind and think through it take my heart and set it on fire.”
“Not what we wish but what we need Oh! let your grace supply The good unasked in mercy grant The ill though asked deny.”
“If we are to pray aright perhaps it is quite necessary that we pray contrary to our own heart. Not what we want to pray is important but what God wants us to pray. The richness of the Word of God o...”
“O Lord help me not to despise or oppose what I do not understand.”
