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“Who rises from prayer a better man his prayer is answered.”
“God has editing rights over our prayers. He will... edit them correct them bring them in line with His will and then hand them back to us to be resubmitted.”
“The great tragedy of life is not unanswered prayer but unoffered prayer.”
“My prayers my God flow from what I am not I think Thy answers make me what I am.”
“The greatest blessing of prayer is not receiving the answer but being the kind of person God can trust with His answer.”
“A generous prayer is never presented in vain the petition may be refused but the petitioner is always I believe rewarded by some gracious visitation.”
“I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just.”
“If we be empty and poor it is not because God's hand is straitened but ours is not opened.”
“Our prayers are often filled with selfish "wants" God always answers with what we need.”
“Though I am weak yet God when prayed Cannot withhold his conquering aid.”
“Beyond our utmost wants His love and power can bless To praying souls he always grants More than they can express.”
“Whatever things ye desire when ye pray believe that you receive them and ye shall have them.”
“Sometimes ... God answers our prayers in the way our parents do who reply to the pleas of their children with "Not just now" or "I'll have to think about that for a little while."”
“In seasons of distress and grief My soul has often found relief And oft escaped the tempter's snare By thy return sweet hour of prayer.”
“God answers sharp and sudden on some prayers And thrusts the thing we have prayed for in our face. A gauntlet with a gift in't.”
“Our prayers run along one road and God's answers by another and by and by they meet.”
“May the Lord answer you when you are in distress May the name of the God of Jacob protect you May he send you help from the sanctuary and grant you support from Zion.”
“Just when I need Him He is my all Answering when upon Him I call Tenderly watching lest I should fall.”
“The king shall joy in thy strength O Lord and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice! Thou hast given him his heart's desire and hast not withheld the request of his lips.”
“When you go to your knees God will help you stand up to anything.”