#aye

I still find my corrupt heart longing for tomorrow's bread. I can make a good argument to the Lord about how effective I can be if He would supply me with enough advance funds. It's a little frightening to pray for TODAY's bread. That means I must pray again for tomorrow and believe again for tomorrow. My greedy heart is willing to be corrupted by a little bit of riches so that I see my warehouse full of loaves. I can make a good argument about how God won’t have to be bothered with me every day if He would only advance me about ten years worth of bread. ↗

— Gayle D. Erwin

#prayer #provision #faith

The prayer of faith is the only kind that is real prayer, and it is trust in God with full acknowledgment of God’s power and love. ↗

— A.T.Robertson

#prayer #faith

For those who have already experienced the grace of Almighty God through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, prayer becomes the catalyst for fellowship with the Lord of our souls, redeemed by his blood. By tapping into the channel by which we commune with the One who calls his children “friends,” we can receive his strength in our weakness; his guidance in our steps; and his mercy when we stumble along life’s path. ↗

— Franklin Graham

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He asked me if I ever prayed-- and I lied. Then he asked me if I ever got an answer, or a sign that my prayer was heard-- and I told him the truth. "Yeah... me neither." His hands sounded like leather as he slowly rubbed some warmth into his knotted knuckles. "So what happens to all of those lost prayers?" I didn't know if I should tell him the truth of what I really believed... or not. I put my hand on his slumping shoulder, smiled and told him the truth of what I believe, "Don't worry... ↗

— Spuds Crawford

#prayer #reality #religion #faith

We are torn out of our own existence and set down in the midst of the holy history of God on earth. There God dealt with us, and there he still deals with us, our needs and our sins, in judgment and grace. ↗

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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Taken slowly, or mindfully, even eating an orange or a bowl of soup, or a small piece of dark chocolate for that matter, can take on the flavor or prayer. ↗

— Mary DeTurris Poust

#food #mindful-eating #mindfulness #prayer #faith

Pure motives are prerequisite to the ability to call down the powers of heaven. The Lord will not sustain your efforts to achieve, excel or receive special blessings if your desires are vain. ↗

— Grant Von Harrison

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If you are not realizing your desires, you are not desiring in faith with all your heart. ↗

— Grant Von Harrison

#prayer #faith

Deep calls to deep at the noise of your waterfalls." Psalm 42:7 ↗

— Anonymous

#inspirational #prayer #water #waterfalls #faith

Strange, is it not, how even those of us who scoff at divine intervention will fall to our knees and clasp our hands the moment we realize our futures are defined by uncertainty and hazard. A thoughtful man would never leave his knees. A wise man would never drop to them. In any case, it wasn’t really a prayer, but one does like to follow convention now and then. ↗

— Andrew Levkoff

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