The great purpose of prayer is not getting things from God but getting God.
– David Mathis
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- We are given to the great, for great purpose, to great ends. We are given to the grave, for grave purposes, to grave ends. – Kami Garcia
- 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
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- The joy which answers to prayer give, cannot be described; and the impetus which they afford to the spiritual life is exceedingly great. – Answers To Prayer
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- 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
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- 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
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