"What we fail to understand is that prayer is not just asking God for things; it is submitting ourselves to Him for His will to be done in our lives. It is yielding ourselves as channels for His power. And when we have done that, we know that prayer has been effective even if our requests are denied." from The Cup and the Waterfall by John Killinger.
"It is not so true that 'prayer changes things' as that prayer changes me and I change things. God has so constituted things that prayer on the basis of Redemption alters the way in which a man looks at things. Prayer is not a question of altering things externally, but of working wonders in a man's disposition." My Utmost for His Highest, by Oswald Chambers.
"Prayerless people cut themselves off from God's prevailing Power, and the frequent result is the familiar feeling of being overwhelmed, overrun, beaten down, pushed around, defeated. Surprising numbers of people are willing to settle for lives like that. Don't be one of them. Nobody has to live like that." Too Busy Not To Pray, by Bill Hybles.
16 years ago
2 comments:
Such a great reminder....at a very busy time!
Thanks so much for sharing this awesome reminder. I needed it tonight, so thank you so much. Love you.
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