George Whitefield Quotes

Prayer is the center of the Christian life. It is the only necessary thing. It is living with God, here and now.

The Christian will find his parentheses for prayer even in the busiest hours of life.

Prayer is the very life-breath of true Christianity.

You may as soon find a living man who does not breathe, as a living Christian who does not pray.

My wife and I - her more than me - are really strong Christians. Her whole life revolves around studying the Bible, Bible study, after-school Bible class she does for little kids on Wednesdays, teaches Sunday school.

Do you wish to grow in grace and be a holy Christian? Then never forget the value of prayer.

Little works, little thoughts, little loves, little prayers for little Christians, and larger and larger as the years grow.

When I was in my early 20s I converted to Catholicism after a long period of searching. What I think drew me to the Catholic church is that in Catholicism, prayer suffuses all of one's life by virtue of the sacraments. Prayer is not something which occurs just on Sunday, it doesn't occur only at particular moments of intensity or by particular conventions, one's whole life is given up to prayer in many, many modes. And so everything to do with the faith is trying to put you in relationship with God and trying to make that relationship grow deeper and more mature.

Prayer is the breath, the watchword, the comfort, the strength, the honor of a Christian.

Christian life consists of faith and charity

Prayer is the supreme instance of the hidden character of the Christian life.

Prayer, humility, and charity toward all are essential in the Christian life: they are the way to holiness.

Prayer is the vital breath of the Christian; not the thing that makes him alive, but the evidence that he is alive.

The Christian life is not limited to prayer, but requires an ongoing dedication and courage born of prayer.

I meditate on God's life and I read the scriptures. I read something about Him, go through it and spend a lot of time by myself.

I spent six years in Bible study because I needed to get grounded. People really need to spend time in the Bible getting to know the God they claim to love.

The Word we study has to be the Word we pray.

It doesn't make your life stop being fun to be a Christian.

Muslims have great reverence in their prayers but not much intimacy.

It's impossible to be a good Christian. If you think it's easy to be a good Christian, then you're not really trying hard enough.

I try to be - well, not holy - but my whole family is very religious, and I want to be like that, too. So I try my hardest to be more in touch with the Lord.

I think one thing is that prayer has become more useful, interesting, fruitful, and... almost involuntary in my life.

I read the Bible every day.

As we regularly spend time reading God's Word and talking to Him in prayer, we put ourselves in position for Him to do things in our lives we could never do on our own.

My family prayed a lot, but we didn't really go to church. On Sunday, my mum and dad used to always tell me to read the Bible. That was important for me growing up, and I still do that every morning. It's something that is part of my routine, and I do it every day, whether it's a normal game or a big one.