#prayer

The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays. ↗

— Soren Kierkegaard

#function #god #influence #nature #prayer

God, grant me strength to accept those things I cannot change. ↗

— Dan Brown

#serenity-prayer #strength #change

Prayer is not asking for what you think you want, but asking to be changed in ways you can't imagine. ↗

— Kathleen Norris

#change

HARRINGTON: And God hears your prayer, doesn't he? We hear Joy's getting better. ... LEWIS: That's not why I pray, Harry. I pray because I can't help myself. I pray because I'm helpless. I pray because the need flows out of me, waking and sleeping. It doesn't change God, it changes me. ↗

— William Nicholson

#prayer #change

You might not be able to change your situation but prayer can. ↗

— Jerry Kinard

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It takes a habit to break a habit. You can pray every day for a generous heart, but until you start acting in that direction, nothing's going to change. ↗

— Andy Stanley

#prayer #regeneration #change

Nay, in many cases open denials of prayer prove the most excellent answers, and God's not hearing us is the most signal audience. Therefore at the foot of every prayer subscribe "thy will be done," and thou shalt enjoy preventing mercies that thou never soughtest, and converting mercies to change all for the best, resting confident in this, that having asked according to his will he heareth thee. ↗

— Samuel Lee

#mercy #prayer #will #change

For the first time in my life, I fully realized that I was not in charge. I knew that I needed to submit to Heavenly Father's will. I couldn't have what I wanted when and how I wanted it just because I was keeping the commandments. The purpose of prayer was not to tell Heavenly Father what to do, rather to find out what He would have me do and learn. I needed to align my will with His...Prayer is less about changing our circumstances and more about changing us. It is about seeking His will and asking for His help to do what we need to do." June 2013 Ensign, "Improving Your Personal Prayers ↗

— Kevin W. Pearson

#prayer #submitting-to-lord-s-will #trials #change

...aconsejaría yo a los que tienen oración, en especial al principio, procuren amistad y trato con otras personas que traten de lo mismo. Es cosa importantísima, aunque no sea sino ayudarse unos a otros con sus oraciones, ¡cuánto más que hay muchas más ganancias! Y no sé yo por qué no se ha de permitir que quien comenzare de veras a amar a Dios y a servirle, deje de tratar con algunas personas sus placeres y trabajos, que de todo tienen los que tienen oración. ↗

— Teresa of Ávila

#prayer #religion #life

Continual prayer is a lifestyle." ~R. Alan Woods [2013] ↗

— R. Alan Woods

#prayer-worship #r-alan-woods #lifestyle