Encouraging Quotes on Prayer

Prayer is one of the most important, and most neglected, works of the Christian. The quotes below will inspire and encourage your prayers. Perhaps it would be beneficial to write out a few of your favorites on note cards and put them in places where you will see them often.

“The prayers of puny but believing man have power to move the almighty arm of God.” (Charles Spurgeon)

“Providence so orders the case, that faith and prayer come between our wants and supplies, and the goodness of God may be the more magnified in our eyes thereby.” (John Flavel)

“Our prayers must be so framed as to make us every day more and more submissive to His will.” (John Calvin)

“The chief benefit of prayer is, that by our pious prayers we acknowledge that what we ask can come from no other source, and so we learn to ascribe all good things to God, and thereby confess our dependence on Him.” (John Calvin)

“Christ went more willingly to the cross than we do to the throne of grace.” (Thomas Watson)

“Above all, keep close to the Throne of Grace. If we seem to get no good by attempting to draw near him, we may be sure we shall get none by keeping away from him.” (John Newton)

“Do not be so busy with the work of Christ (or anything else) that you have no strength left for praying. True prayer requires strength.” (Hudson Taylor)

“Be not slack in asking, if he be so abundant in bestowing.” (Charles Spurgeon)

“With all your efforts you do not succeed, because you omit to pray to God.” (Charles Spurgeon)

“Sin clips the wings of prayer so that it will not fly to the throne of grace.” (Thomas Watson)

“Alas, a great many people play at praying, it is nothing better. I say they play at praying, they do not expect God to give them an answer, and thus they are mere triflers, who mock the Lord.” (Charles Spurgeon)

“The power of prayer can never be overrated…If a man can but pray, he can do anything. He who knows how to overcome with God in prayer has Heaven and earth at his disposal.” (Charles Spurgeon)

“Our prayers run along one road and God’s answers by another, and by and by they meet.” (Adoniram Judson)”

“Never dare to despair if God answers prayers.” (Charles Spurgeon)

“Many difficult problems can be best solved by prayer.” (Charles Spurgeon)

“Satan trembles when he sees / the weakest saint upon his knees” (William Cooper)

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