 I drove away from my mind everything capable of spoiling the sense of the presence of God.... I just make it my business to persevere in His holy presence... My soul has had an habitual, silent, secret conversation with God. Author: Brother Lawrence |
| We ought to act with God in the greatest simplicity, speak to Him frankly and plainly, and implore His assistance in our affairs. Author: Brother Lawrence |
| A little lifting of the heart suffices; a little remembrance of God, one act of inward worship are prayers which, however short, are nevertheless acceptable to God. Author: Brother Lawrence |
| Heaven's gates are not so highly arched as princes' palaces; they that enter there must go upon their knees. Author: Daniel Webster |
| I invite you to bow your head and quietly whisper the prayer that will change your eternity: Jesus I believe in you and I receive you. Author: Rick Warren |
| Prayer is the link that connects us with God. Author: A.B. Simpson |
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| There is nothing more appalling than the wholesale way in which unthinking people plead to the Almighty the richest and most spiritual of His promises, and claim their immediate fulfillment, without themselves fulfilling one of the conditions either on which they are promised or can possibly be given. Author: Henry Drummond |
| We should always pray with as much earnestness as those who expect everything from God; we should always act with as much energy as those who expect everything from themselves. Author: Chuck Colson |
| Prayer is the key of perfection and of sovereign happiness; it is the efficacious means of getting rid of all vices and of acquiring all virtues; for the way to become perfect is to live in the presence of God. Author: Madame Guyon |
| I have never found any who prayed so well as those who had never been taught how. They who have no master in man, have one in the Holy Spirit. Author: Madame Guyon |
| He who has a pure heart will never cease to pray; and he who will be constant in prayer, shall know what it is to have a pure heart. Author: Madame Guyon |
| Like art, like music, like so many other disciplines, prayer can only be appreciated when you actually spend time in it. Spending time with the Master will elevate your thinking. The more you pray, the more will be revealed. You will appreciate not only the greatness of prayer, but the greatness of God. Author: Joni Eareckson Tada |
