Iyanla Vanzant Quotes

For me, in my Christian belief, prayer is not an opportunity to manipulate God into doing what you want him to. Prayer is an opportunity to have a conversation with God to try to get in tune with what his will is.

Nothing is more important to God than prayer in dealing with mankind. But it is likewise all-important to man to pray.

I'm a true believer in prayer, a big believer in prayer.

Praying doesn't mean repeating a prayer.

Do I pray? Yes. Prayer is very important to me.

Prayer becomes more meaningful as we counsel with the Lord in all of our doings, as we express heartfelt gratitude, and as we pray for others.

I began to pray those same fervent prayers, lying in bed at night, hoping to see a scroll unrolled from the ceiling with a message from God just for me.

The most effective prayers are usually the simple prayers.

We do not pray for the sake of praying, but for the sake of being heard. We do not pray in order to listen to ourselves praying but in order that God may hear us and answer us. Also, we do not pray in order to receive just any answer: it must be God's answer.

Prayer is, for me, not an opportunity to ask God to do stuff for me. Prayer is an opportunity to open myself, to try and understand his will, and oftentimes it's a prayer of thanksgiving, and sometimes it's a prayer of supplication, and sometimes it is just worship.

For the life of me, I still don't understand why humans pray.

I do believe in the power of prayer.

Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one's weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart.

Prayer is talking with God. God knows your heart and is not so concerned with your words as He is with the attitude of your heart.

Humble prayer to our Heavenly Father, in deep faith in Jesus Christ, is essential to qualify us for the companionship of the Holy Ghost.

Prayer should be short, without giving God Almighty reasons why he should grant this, or that; he knows best what is good for us.

My hectic work schedule does not often permit me time to visit temples, but my conversations with God don't depend on idol worship. Inside my heart, I have developed and sustained a direct communication with Him.

Prayer is our invitation to God to intervene in the affairs of earth. It is our request for Him to work His ways in this world.

Prayer is more than meditation. In meditation, the source of strength is one's self. When one prays, he goes to a source of strength greater than his own.

Prayer is simply a two-way conversation between you and God.

I believe in prayer. It's the best way we have to draw strength from heaven.

To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing.

Intercessory prayer might be defined as loving our neighbour on our knees.

I talk to Allah, I pray to him.

Prayer lays hold upon God and influences Him to work. This is the meaning of prayer as it concerns God. This is the doctrine of prayer, or else there is nothing whatever in prayer.