This is the heart of prayer-”not getting things from God, but getting God.
– David Mathis
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- Prayer doesn’t begin with our needs, but with his bounty. – David Mathis
- It is grace to be forgiven of sinful acts, and grace to be supplied the heart for righteous ones. – David Mathis
- We look upon prayer simply as a means of getting things for ourselves, but the biblical purpose of prayer is that we may get to know God Himself. – Oswald Chambers
- The purpose of prayer is not for the disciple to give information to God. The purpose of prayer is intimacy with God. – David Platt
- The grace of God cannot be quarantined to individuals. – David Mathis
- The Bible is gloriously for us, but it is not mainly about us. – David Mathis
- Prayer and faith are bound together. Faith is the inspiration for prayer, and prayer is the expression of that faith. – Elizabeth George
- But prayer isn’t asking God to do what we want. Prayer is asking God to what is right. – Max Lucado
- God is willing! God will save! God will rescue! God will restore! God will revive! God will empower! God willing and He will do it! – Israelmore Ayivor
- Praying and sinning will never live together in the same heart. Prayer will consume sin, or sin will choke prayer. – JC Ryle
- The funny thing about the heart is a soft heart is a strong heart, and a hard heart is a weak heart. – Criss Jami
- Prayer and fasting is what every Christian needs because prayer empowers you while fasting humbles you to be a better child of God. – Gift Gugu Mona
- The promises of prayer are extraordinary, but for prayer to work as God promises it to work, it must be purged of self and doubt. – Leslie Ludy
- Prayer is not asking. Prayer is putting oneself in the hands of God, at His disposition, and listening to His voice in the depth of our hearts. – Mother Teresa
- Prayer and Bible study are inseparably linked. Effective prayer is born out of the prompting of God’s Spirit as we read His Word. – Billy Graham
- God is going to lift you up higher, day by day and from prayer to prayer. – Sunday Adelaja
- The difference between the right spouse and the wrong spouse is the difference between a soul mate and a cell mate. – RA Mathis
- A fool mistakes meekness for weakness and a quiet tongue for an idle mind. – RA Mathis
- Let your strength from the pastprovide proof of your abilities to . . .conquer the difficulties of the present. – JohnTalmage Mathis
- Was I a fool to believe in fate or in some destined illusionary path? I don’t know. But we all need something to believe in. – JohnTalmage Mathis
- Don’t forget:Ruts aren’t that much different . . .from graves. – JohnTalmage Mathis
- Life is about finding . . .what works best for you. – JohnTalmage Mathis
- Don’t allow past experiences to be forgotten.Hold them close. – JohnTalmage Mathis
- When the noise is gone, and the air is still . . .prepare for survival. – JohnTalmage Mathis
- The ordeals of others . . .prepare us, andlater become the compass . . .in our time of ordeal. – JohnTalmage Mathis
- Electricity, shelter, and a safe place to sleep . . .trump the need to preserve your credit score, orpurchase a new gizmo. – JohnTalmage Mathis
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- Electricity, shelter, and a safe place to sleep . . .trump the need to preserve your credit score, orpurchase a new gizmo. – JohnTalmage Mathis
- Preparation:allows you to prevent . . .the intensity of the ordeal. – JohnTalmage Mathis
- No one believes in Hell–until they get there. – RA Mathis
- There may be no secrets in small towns, but there are no strangers either. – RA Mathis
- The man who is receiving the money is getting rich and the guy who is giving the money is getting poorer – Sunday Adelaja
- Real spirituality is about getting the bullshit out of your life and getting real. – Bryant McGill
- You learn more from getting your ???? kicked than getting it kissed. – Tom Hanks
- getting over it/ just means getting around it/ and sometimes/ you gotta go through it/ leave it torn and blasted apart – Shane L Koyczan
- It’s hard getting momentum riding a bike up hill… It’s hard getting momentum when you’re dragging around all the pain from your past. – Tony Curl
- If you believe getting close to being 50 is bad… wait to see how one feels when getting far crom that age – Luispa