Prayer doesn't change things - God changes things in answer to prayer.
— John Calvin
Proven Prayer Changes Things quotations
I used to believe that prayer changes things, but now I know that prayer changes us, and we change things.
I used to pray that God would feed the hungry, or do this or that, but now I pray that he will guide me to do whatever I'm supposed to do, what I can do. I used to pray for answers, but now I'm praying for strength. I used to believe that prayer changes things, but now I know that prayer changes us and we change things.
More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of.
Prayer will make a man cease from sin, or sin will entice a man to cease from prayer.
The most important thing a born again Christian can do is to pray.
Those persons who know the deep peace of God, the unfathomable peace that passeth all understanding, are always men and women of much prayer.
Our prayers lay the track down which Gods power can come.
Like a mighty locomotive, his power is irresistible, but it cannot reach us without rails.
Don't pray when you feel like it. Have an appointment with the Lord and keep it.
I became a Christian man in a very real way.
I could have just said the prayers that were on the page, but it was a real thing that really saved me. And you can't identify unless you're really going through it. It's a full-blown exchange of heart, a surrender of control.
Prayer may not change things for you, but it for sure changes you for things.
Prayer does change things, all kinds of things. But the most important thing it changes is us.
There has never been a spiritual awakening in any country or locality that did not begin in united prayer.
Getting stress out of your life takes more than prayer alone.
You must take action to make changes and stop doing whatever is causing the stress. You can learn to calm down in the way you handle things.
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.
Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul.
When we pray, we make tremendous power available, dynamic in its working, causing changes in our favour. Certain prayer sessions are specially designed by the Lord to help straighten out things in the spirit-realm regarding our immediate or later future as individuals, families or ministries.
Prayer is putting oneself in the hands of God
Prayer changes things? No! Prayer changes people, and people change things.
The men who have done the most for God in this world have been early on their knees.
Prayer doesn't just change things - it changes us.
If we are diligent in seeking God, slowly and surely we become better people.
I went from a D all the way to an A plus, I tell you prayer changes things.
God, give me grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed.
Our prayers lay the track down which God's power can come.
To say that 'prayer changes things' is not as close to the truth as saying, 'prayer changes me and then I change things.' God has established things so that prayer, on the basis of redemption, changes the way a person looks at things.
Many people look upon change with dread and foreboding.
But for those on the spiritual path-for those who believe in God and the power of prayer-change is a fuller expression of life. When a problem or condition arises in your life that indicates a change, rely upon God, and realize that it is not so much that a door has closed on a chapter of your life, but rather that a door has opened on new and more interesting things.
And if by prayer Incessant I could hope to change the will Of Him who all things can, I would not cease To weary Him with my assiduous cries.
If by prayer Incessant I could hope to change the will Of him who all things can, I would not cease To weary him with my assiduous cries; But prayer against his absolute decree No more avails than breath against the wind Blown stifling back on him that breathes it forth: Therefore to his great bidding I submit.
God, grant me strength to accept those things I cannot change.
I learned by experience that you can change your circumstance.
It's as simple as the serenity prayer; it's a very, very real thing.
Prayer changes things. It moves in the atmosphere. The bible says whatsoever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatsoever you loose on earth, you loose in heaven. And I loose it. I speak into existence everything I want. And I bind it. And I cast out everything that is not right. So absolutely. My faith is all that I had, all I have and all I will have to hold on to.
A key to improved prayer is to learn to ask the right questions.
Consider changing from asking for the things you want to honestly seeking what He wants for you. Then as you learn His will, pray that you will be led to have the strength to fulfill it.
Prayer among men is supposed a means to change the person to whom we pray;
but prayer to God doth not change him, but fits us to receive the things prayed for.
Prayer changes things. Prayer changes us. Prayer changes life. Sometimes an event has been manifested that needs to be stopped, midair. Don't pray just when you're in trouble. Pray every day. Surround yourself with prayer. You never know when you might need an extra miracle.
When we speak our words to God with thanksgiving and release them with the faith that our requests will be granted, we put ourselves in a position to receive. God does not change and nature's laws are absolute and impartial. Thus, prayer has the potential for changing us. It connects us with God's spirit, and it is the key to His kingdom. Whatever your religious persuasion, it's a good thing to start every day with prayer.