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title: "4 Bend God Quotes by 4 authors"
description: "Browse 4 Bend God quotes by 4 authors. Discover the best Bend God sayings and thoughts."
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> [The basic purpose of prayer is not to bend God's will to mine, but to mold my will into His.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-keller/the-basic-purpose-of-prayer-is-not-to-bend-god-s-will-to-mine-but-to/)

[Timothy Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-keller/)

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> [Prayer doesn't bend God's arm but it's guaranteed to bend our hearts toward His will. Worry less. Pray more.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lecrae/prayer-doesn-t-bend-god-s-arm-but-it-s-guaranteed-to-bend-our-hearts/)

[LeCrae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lecrae/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13e/lecrae-981_arms_prayer-doesn-t-bend-god-s-arm-but-it-s-g_1604109.png)

> [Our prayers must not be efforts to bend God to our will but to yield ourselves to His.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-marshall/our-prayers-must-not-be-efforts-to-bend-god-to-our-will-but-to-yield/)

[Catherine Marshall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-marshall/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b9/catherine-marshall-11762_effort_our-prayers-must-not-be-efforts-to-bend_2129457.jpg)

> [The purpose of prayer is emphatically not to bend God's will to ours, but rather to align our will to his.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-stott/the-purpose-of-prayer-is-emphatically-not-to-bend-god-s-will-to-ours/)

[John Stott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-stott/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca7/john-stott-1926_god-s-will_the-purpose-of-prayer-is-emphatically-no_2207141.png)

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