Oswald Chambers Quotes

In myself I am nothing. It all comes from God and the Virgin Mary.

Look to your heart that flutters in and out like a moth. God is not indifferent to your need. You have a thousand prayers but God has one.

The privilege of prayer to me is one of the most cherished possessions, because faith and experience alike convince me that God himself sees and answers, and His answers I never venture to criticize. It is only my part to ask. If it were otherwise, I would not dare to pray at all.

Pray; and as you pray, surrender; and as you surrender, believe.

For all prayer is answered. Don't tell God how to answer it.

Four things let us ever keep in mind: God hears prayer, God heeds prayer, God answers prayer, and God delivers by prayer.

Asking God for a specific thing will amount to limiting God to a specific answer.

Pray till prayer makes you forget your own wish, and leave it or merge it in God's will.

God will open any doors he wants to open, and if He closes doors, that's fine, too.

God does say He will graciously entertain our prayers. He says that if we exercise faith, and if our request is in accordance with His will, He will hear us.

God answers prayers, but he doesn't always answer it your way.

I have been driven many times to my knees by the overpowering conviction that I had no where else to go. My own wisdom and that of all about me seemed insufficient for the day

I don't have the strength or wisdom to get through a single day without guidance and grace from God.

Glory be and praise to God. I didn't do any of this. God did. I don't have a recipe or a blueprint. I prayed for it, and my prayers are continuing to be answered.

I always ask God if it is his will, and if so, then let it be. Whatever comes out of it I will accept it. That's the message I got and that's why I'm here at Hull.

You pray for things, and you know, we all have our wishlists, but I've learned to pray for whatever's in your will.

The Cardinals have elected me, a simple and humble labourer in the vineyard of the Lord. The fact that the Lord knows how to work and to act even with inadequate instruments comforts me, and above all I entrust myself to your prayers.

Cold prayers shall never have any warm answers.

If you don't hear His voice so let Him hear yours. When prayers go up blessings descend.

Prayer begins where our power ends.

Prayer is a salve for every sore, a remedy for every malady; and when we are afflicted with thorns in the flesh, we should give ourselves to prayer. If an answer be not given to the first prayer, nor to the second, we are to continue praying. Troubles are sent to teach us to pray; and are continued, to teach us to continue instant in prayer.

God answers all prayers, but sometimes his answer is 'no'.

We need to do what we can do and let God do what we cannot.

God, find us on our knees because we know that when we get our knees, You extend Your powerful right hand.

I sit and talk to God, and he just laughs at my plans.