FOLLOWING KING JESUS: A DAILY HABIT || DANIEL 6:10-14
PRAYER WAS A HABIT
“Real prayer is a serious concern, for we are speaking to the sovereign Lord of all the universe, who is willing to move heaven and earth in answer to sincere and reasonable prayer. Prayer is not a mechanical duty, but a wonderful
to develop a loving and caring with the most important Person in our lives.” —John Bunyan, Pilgrim’s Prayer Book
“Prayer is a
before it becomes a delight.” —Reward Sibanda
PRAYER WAS A PRIORITY
“From the time when God became real to me, I knew that communicating with him–two way communication–was the most important thing in the world. To communicate with everyone else and be deaf and dumb to God is to turn our
upside down, isn’t it?” —Brother Lawrence’s, Practicing the Presence of God
“Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart.” —Colossians 4:2 (NLT)
THE POWER OF PRAYER TO INFLUENCE THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF HIS LIFE
“Have faith in God. I tell you the truth, you can say to this mountain, ‘May you be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and it will happen. But you must really believe it will happen and have no doubt in your heart. I tell you, you can pray for
, and if you believe that you’ve received it, it will be yours.” —Mark 11:22-24 (NLT)
THE POWER OF PRAYER TO TRANSFORM HIS LIFE
“Some say that prayer, and ‘the spiritual life’, or ‘the inner life’, or the soul’s private love affair with God, is an unaffordable luxury today, or an irresponsible withdrawal from the pressing public problems of our poor, hurting world. I say just the opposite: that nothing, nothing is more relevant and responsible; that nothing else can ever cure our sick world except saints, and saints are never made except by prayer. Nothing but saints can save our world because the deepest root of all the world’s diseases is sin, and saints are the antibodies that fight sin. Nothing but prayer can make saints because nothing but
can make saints, and we God in prayer. Prayer is the hospital for souls where we meet Doctor God.” —Peter Kreeft, Prayer for Beginners