When we in prayer seek only the glorification of the name of God, then we are in complete harmony with the spirit of prayer. Then our hearts are at rest both while we pray and after we have prayed. Then we can wait for the Lord.
Grant that we may not so much seek to be understood as to understand.
Grant me the courage not to give up, even though I think it is hopeless.
Prayer for worldly goods is worse than fruitless, but prayer for strength of soul is that passion of the soul which catches the gift it seeks.
The purpose of prayer is not to inform God of our needs, but to invite Him to rule our lives.
Don't pray to escape trouble. Don't pray to be comfortable in your emotions. Pray to do the will of God in every situation. Nothing else is worth praying for.
O Lord, forgive what I have been, sanctify what I am, and order what I shall be.
Spread out your petition before God, and then say, "Thy will, not mine, be done." The sweetest lesson I have learned in God's school is to let the Lord choose for me.
Show me your ways, O Lord, teach me your paths; guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.
The possibilities of prayer are found in its allying itself with the purposes of God, for God's purposes and man's praying are the combination of all potent and omnipotent forces.
If we ask anything according to his will, he heareth us.
I would have no desire other than to accomplish thy will. Teach me to pray; pray thyself in me.
True prayer brings a person's will into accordance with God's will, not the other way around.
Do not forget that prayer is ordained for the purpose of glorifying the name of God. Therefore, whether you pray for big things or for little things, say to God, "If it will glorify Thy name, then grant my prayer and help me."
It is only when we pray for something according to the will of God that we have the promise of being heard and answered.
I used to pray that God would do this or that; now I pray that God will make His will known to me.
How many of us will ever sit... bow our heads, and pray "Lord, show me where I'm wrong"?
Women don't have halos built in.
A Chinese Christian prayed every day .... "Lord, reform Thy world, beginning with me."
Create in me a clean heart, O God.
