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title: "1 Prayer Moves Quotes By Ole Hallesby"
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> [To pray is to let Jesus come into our hearts. It is not our prayer which moves the Lord Jesus. It is Jesus who moves us to pray.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ole-hallesby/to-pray-is-to-let-jesus-come-into-our-hearts-it-is-not-our-prayer/)

[Ole Hallesby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ole-hallesby/)

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## More by Ole Hallesby

> [To pray is to open the door unto Jesus and admit Him into your distress. Your helplessness is the very thing which opens wide…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ole-hallesby/to-pray-is-to-open-the-door-unto-jesus-and-admit-him-into-your/)

[Ole Hallesby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ole-hallesby/)

> [It is God's will not only to hear our prayer, but to give us the best and the richest answer which He, the almighty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ole-hallesby/it-is-god-s-will-not-only-to-hear-our-prayer-but-to-give-us-the-best/)

[Ole Hallesby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ole-hallesby/)

> [Our prayer life will become restful when it really dawns upon us that we have done all we are supposed to do when we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ole-hallesby/our-prayer-life-will-become-restful-when-it-really-dawns-upon-us-that/)

[Ole Hallesby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ole-hallesby/)

> [To strive in prayer means to struggle through those hindrances which would restrain or even prevent us entirely from continuing in persevering prayer. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ole-hallesby/to-strive-in-prayer-means-to-struggle-through-those-hindrances-which/)

[Ole Hallesby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ole-hallesby/)

> [Helplessness united with faith produces prayer, for without faith there can be no prayer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ole-hallesby/helplessness-united-with-faith-produces-prayer-for-without-faith/)

[Ole Hallesby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ole-hallesby/)

> [The shower of answers to your prayers will continue to your dying hour. Nor will it cease then. When you pass out from beneath…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ole-hallesby/the-shower-of-answers-to-your-prayers-will-continue-to-your-dying/)

[Ole Hallesby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ole-hallesby/)

> [Praise lies upon a higher plane than thanksgiving. When I give thanks, my thoughts still circle about myself to some extent. But in praise…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ole-hallesby/praise-lies-upon-a-higher-plane-than-thanksgiving-when-i-give-thanks/)

[Ole Hallesby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ole-hallesby/)

> [If God does not give you something you ask for, wait on Him. He will speak with you tenderly and sympathetically about the matter…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ole-hallesby/if-god-does-not-give-you-something-you-ask-for-wait-on-him-he-will/)

[Ole Hallesby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ole-hallesby/)

> [We need to learn to know Him so well that we feel safe when we have left our difficulties with Him. To know in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ole-hallesby/we-need-to-learn-to-know-him-so-well-that-we-feel-safe-when-we-have/)

[Ole Hallesby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ole-hallesby/)

> [Praise lies upon a higher plain than thanksgiving. When I give thanks, my thoughts still circle around myself to some extent. But in praise…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ole-hallesby/praise-lies-upon-a-higher-plain-than-thanksgiving-when-i-give-thanks/)

[Ole Hallesby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ole-hallesby/)

> [To pray is nothing more involved than to open the door, giving Jesus access to our needs and permitting Him to exercise His own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ole-hallesby/to-pray-is-nothing-more-involved-than-to-open-the-door-giving-jesus/)

[Ole Hallesby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ole-hallesby/)

> [When we succeed in truly thanking God, we feel good at heart. The reason is that we have been created to give glory to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ole-hallesby/when-we-succeed-in-truly-thanking-god-we-feel-good-at-heart-the/)

[Ole Hallesby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ole-hallesby/)

> [A humble and contrite heart knows that it can merit nothing before God, and that all that is necessary is to be reconciled to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ole-hallesby/a-humble-and-contrite-heart-knows-that-it-can-merit-nothing-before/)

[Ole Hallesby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ole-hallesby/)

> [Jesus is moved to happiness every time He sees that you appreciate what He has done for you. Grip His pierced hand and say…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ole-hallesby/jesus-is-moved-to-happiness-every-time-he-sees-that-you-appreciate/)

[Ole Hallesby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ole-hallesby/)

> [If we will make use of prayer to call down upon ourselves and others those things which will glorify the name of God, then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ole-hallesby/if-we-will-make-use-of-prayer-to-call-down-upon-ourselves-and-others/)

[Ole Hallesby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ole-hallesby/)

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