Aesop Quotes

Prayer will become effective when we stop using it as a substitute for obedience.

A ton of prayer will never produce what an ounce of obedience will.

Spend more time in study and prayer. That's the secret of successful evangelism.

Two things I take very seriously in life. My golf game and my relationship with God. Neither one is simple.

Our faith is released as we say, pray and do the Word.

I do not pray for success, I ask for faithfulness.

It is not a matter of time so much as a matter of heart; if you have the heart to pray, you will find the time.

He who would pray, must obey.

Get on your knees and pray, then get on your feet and work.

If we do not abide in prayer, we will abide in temptation.

It's not enough to attend church and pray every Sunday; you have to act.

On the field I'm trying to play for the glory of God but then also I'm trying to give everything I have and win and compete. And so I think more than just winning or losing, I think He cares about where our hearts are when we're playing.

Passion is best spent on God; so get committed.

He who has learned to pray has learned the greatest secret of a holy and happy life.

Men who pray are, in reality, the only religious men, and it takes a full-measured man to pray.

Many good sayings are to be found in holy books, but merely reading them will not make one religious.

We live unto Him, so committing our service to the Lord is the first and foremost priority of our lives. We can start with our reasonable service: prayer, studying, fasting, tithing, fellowshipping, and witnessing.

Prayer is good: but when used as a substitute for obedience, it is naught but a blatant hypocrisy, a despicable Pharisaism.

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

He who labours, prays.

The key is - I'll say the key - number one, I pray every day.

Do not neglect secret prayer, for it is the soul of religion.

I think it would be a welcome reminder to every American that we can pray a good deal more at home. We can attend our churches with a good deal more fidelity.

RELIGION IS DOING; a man does not merely think his religion or feel it, he lives his religion as much as he is able, otherwise it is not religion but fantasy or philosophy. Whether he likes it or not he shows his attitude towards religion by his actions and he can show his attitude only by his actions. Therefore if his actions are opposed to those which are demanded by a given religion he cannot assert that he belongs to that religion.

Prayer doesn't just change things - it changes us. If we are diligent in seeking God, slowly and surely we become better people.