Prayer that serves only as a spiritual discipline doesn’t work when you’re no good at time management.
Prayer that serves only as a solution to a problem isn’t too beneficial when your life is free from emergencies.
Prayer that serves only as a boost for the lowly soul isn’t desired when your life is full and satisfied.
Prayer can seem utterly impractical when compared to a host of daunting needs that everyday life screams; i.e.
— You need to wake early and get your kids fed and ready to school.
— Your boss gives you a promotion and new responsibilities consume your days and nights.
— You’re on vacation looking to completely break away from all forms of responsibility.
But look below.
I’ve included some quotes from people who saw something different about prayer. These people had a perspective on the value of prayer and daily engaging with God that superseded all other values, thoughts, responsibilities and priorities.
If we want to live a life —- wholeheartedly, dying empty and empowered to fulfill the destiny we were born for, prayer will be required.
If all we can see and respond to are the praises and problems in front of us, we’ll fail to invest the time engaging heaven for an eternal and everlasting crown.
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“I have so much business I cannot get on without spending three hours daily in prayer.” – Martin Luther
“Don’t pray when you feel like it. Have an appointment with the Lord and keep it.” – Corrie Ten Boom
“Prayer does not change the purpose of God. But prayer does change the action of God.” – Chuck Smith
“The men who have done the most for God in this world have been early on their knees. He who fritters away the early morning, its opportunity and freshness, in other pursuits than seeking God will make poor headway seeking Him the rest of the day. If God is not first in our thoughts and efforts in the morning, He will be in the last place the remainder of the day.” – E.M. Bounds
“When I try, I fail. When I trust, He succeeds.” – Corrie Ten Boom
“Prayer does not demand that we interrupt our work, but that we continue working as if it were a prayer…It is not necessary to always be meditating, nor to consciously experience the sensation that we are talking to God, no matter how nice this would be….What matters is being with Him, living in Him, in His will. To love with a pure heart, to love everybody, especially to love the poor, is a twenty-four hour prayer.” — Mother Teresa