The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”ġ8. Matthew 26:41 “Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. Luke 6:27-28 “But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.”ġ7. Philippians 1:6 “being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.”ġ6. Therefore be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray.”ġ5. 1 Peter 4:7 “The end of all things is near. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 “ Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”ġ4.
This process helps to keep us free from falling into the temptations we will face.ġ3. Through the process of sanctification, He causes us to become more like Him. By directing our entire being towards Him, and learning about Him through Scripture, He changes us. It directs our thoughts and our hearts to God. 2 Thessalonians 3:3 “But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one.” Philippians 1:19 “For I know that through your prayers and God’s provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ what has happened to me will turn out for my deliverance.”ġ2. Acts 12:5 “So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him”ġ1. 6 The Lord is for me I will not fear What can man do to me?”ġ0. Psalm 118:5-6 “From my distress I called upon the Lord The Lord answered me and set me in a large place. Psalm 54:2 “O God, hear my prayer give ear to the words of my mouth.”ĩ. From his temple he heard my voice my cry came before him, into his ears.”Ĩ. Psalm 18:6 “In my distress I called to the Lord I cried to my God for help. Acts 16:25 “About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.”ħ. Now He wills … that His due be rendered to Him.… But the profit of this sacrifice also, by which He is worshiped, returns to us.”Ħ.
John Calvin said, “for He ordained it not so much for His own sake as for ours. God often works behind the scenes, so we may never realize how God has used our prayer life to protect us from a certain situation. We often forget that God uses our prayers to protect us and guard us from danger. Little acquaintance with God, and strangeness and coldness to Him, make prayer a rare and feeble thing.” E.M. “Those who know God the best are the richest and most powerful in prayer. In this solitude is the occasion for private worship.” Donald S. This time of outward silence is the time of daily Bible intake and prayer. “Without exception, the men and women I have known who make the most rapid, consistent, and evident growth in Christlikeness have been those who develop a daily time of being alone with God. If we fail to do this, our prayer life will either die from discouragement and despair or become simply a duty which we feel we must perform.” Ole Hallesby “Nothing means so much to our daily prayer life as to pray in the name of Jesus.
“Don’t forget to pray today, because God didn’t forget to wake you up this morning.” “Prayer should be the key of the day and the lock of the night.” “Prayer is simply talking to God like a friend and should be the easiest thing we do each day.” “To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing.” – Martin Luther
But since the power of prayer is in the one who hears it and not in the one who says it, our prayers do make a difference.” – Max Lucado “Do not face the day until you have faced God in prayer.” “If I fail to spend two hours in prayer each morning, the devil gets the victory through the day and I have so much business I cannot get on without spending three hours daily in prayer.” Martin Luther