--- title: "29 Purpose Prayer Quotes by 24 authors" description: "Browse 29 Purpose Prayer quotes by 24 authors. Discover the best Purpose Prayer sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aac/r-a-torrey-10275_answers_the-chief-purpose-of-prayer-is-that-god_2960927.png" --- > [The chief purpose of prayer is that God may be glorified in the answer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-a-torrey/the-chief-purpose-of-prayer-is-that-god-may-be-glorified-in-the-answer/) [R. A. Torrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-a-torrey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aac/r-a-torrey-10275_answers_the-chief-purpose-of-prayer-is-that-god_2960927.png) > [The first purpose of prayer is to know God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-l-allen/the-first-purpose-of-prayer-is-to-know-god/) [Charles L. Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-l-allen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db6/charles-l-allen-21332_firsts_the-first-purpose-of-prayer-is-to-know-g_2772811.jpg) > [The purpose of all prayer is to find God's will and to make that our prayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-marshall/the-purpose-of-all-prayer-is-to-find-god-s-will-and-to-make-that-our/) [Catherine Marshall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-marshall/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a0f/catherine-marshall-11762_christian_the-purpose-of-all-prayer-is-to-find-god_1115930.jpg) > [“The purpose of prayer is purification.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lailah-gifty-akita/the-purpose-of-prayer-is-purification/) [Lailah Gifty Akita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lailah-gifty-akita/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ebd/lailah-gifty-akita-11_christian_the-purpose-of-prayer-is-purification-12_1287795.jpg) > [“The great purpose of prayer is not getting things from God but getting God.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mathis/the-great-purpose-of-prayer-is-not-getting-things-from-god-but/) [David Mathis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mathis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/576/david-mathis-13779_prayer_the-great-purpose-of-prayer-is-not-getti_740644.jpg) > [The primary purpose of prayer is not to get something, but to know Someone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-platt/the-primary-purpose-of-prayer-is-not-to-get-something-but-to-know/) [David Platt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-platt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/234/david-platt-1251_goals_the-primary-purpose-of-prayer-is-not-to_675687.png) > [The purpose of prayer is not to receive what you asked for, but to strengthen your relationship with God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-purpose-of-prayer-is-not-to-receive-what-you-asked-for-but-to/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/146/anonymous-1_prayer_the-purpose-of-prayer-is-not-to-receive_1560308.jpg) > [“The purpose of prayer is transformation; we go from a creature that relies on the world to one who depends on G-d.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-weiss/the-purpose-of-prayer-is-transformation-we-go-from-a-creature-that/) [Edward Weiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-weiss/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d9/edward-weiss-36698_change_the-purpose-of-prayer-is-transformation_720878.jpg) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56f/timothy-keller-240_god-s-will_the-basic-purpose-of-prayer-is-not-to-be_614324.png) > [The fruit and the purpose of prayer is to be oned with and like God in all things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-of-norwich/the-fruit-and-the-purpose-of-prayer-is-to-be-oned-with-and-like-god/) [Julian of Norwich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-of-norwich/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a8/julian-of-norwich-4876_all-things_the-fruit-and-the-purpose-of-prayer-is-t_1463515.png) > [The purpose of prayer is the alignment of the mind with the thoughts and the will of God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-williamson/the-purpose-of-prayer-is-the-alignment-of-the-mind-with-the-thoughts/) [Marianne Williamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-williamson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d02/marianne-williamson-90_alignment_the-purpose-of-prayer-is-the-alignment-o_164269.png) > [The Bible tells us that whenever we come before God, whatever our purpose or prayer request, we are always to come with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-jeremiah/the-bible-tells-us-that-whenever-we-come-before-god-whatever-our/) [David Jeremiah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-jeremiah/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a6/david-jeremiah-990_bible_the-bible-tells-us-that-whenever-we-come_2562142.png) > [The purpose of prayer is not to influence God to grant you special favors, but rather to remind yourself that you are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-dyer/the-purpose-of-prayer-is-not-to-influence-god-to-grant-you-special/) [Wayne Dyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-dyer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68c/wayne-dyer-158_connected_the-purpose-of-prayer-is-not-to-influenc_1591053.png) > [The purpose of prayer and of God's call in your life isn't to make you number one in the world's eyes but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-zacharias/the-purpose-of-prayer-and-of-god-s-call-in-your-life-isn-t-to-make/) [Ravi Zacharias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravi-zacharias/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b02/ravi-zacharias-1158_eye_the-purpose-of-prayer-and-of-god-s-call_1394029.png) > [ "Americans do not presume to equate God's purposes with any purpose of our own…"\[Prayer\] teaches us to trust, to accept that God's… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/americans-do-not-presume-to-equate-god-s-purposes-with-any-purpose-of/) [George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/462/george-w-bush-64_accepting_americans-do-not-presume-to-equate-god-s_1384421.jpg) > [“To move from bondage to freedom requires a shift in viewpoint; the purpose of prayer is to affect this shift; to take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-weiss/to-move-from-bondage-to-freedom-requires-a-shift-in-viewpoint-the/) [Edward Weiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-weiss/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ff/edward-weiss-36698_bondage_to-move-from-bondage-to-freedom-requires_2845759.jpg) > [Prayer is not an agency by which my will is to be accomplished upon the earth. The purpose of prayer is to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-smith/prayer-is-not-an-agency-by-which-my-will-is-to-be-accomplished-upon/) [Chuck Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a77/chuck-smith-20213_accomplished_prayer-is-not-an-agency-by-which-my-will_694360.png) > [The primary purpose of prayer is not to make requests. The primary purpose is to praise, to sing, to chant. Because the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-joshua-heschel/the-primary-purpose-of-prayer-is-not-to-make-requests-the-primary/) [Abraham Joshua Heschel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-joshua-heschel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89c/abraham-joshua-heschel-1851_essence_the-primary-purpose-of-prayer-is-not-to_1128444.png) > [The purpose of prayer is not to change God's mind, which always knows your wholeness and your deservingness. The purpose of prayer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-cohen/the-purpose-of-prayer-is-not-to-change-god-s-mind-which-always-knows/) [Alan Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-cohen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/194/alan-cohen-1112_change-god_the-purpose-of-prayer-is-not-to-change-g_2456810.png) > [“The primary purpose of prayer is to bring us into such a life of communion with the Father that, by the power…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-foster/the-primary-purpose-of-prayer-is-to-bring-us-into-such-a-life-of/) [Richard Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-foster/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e93/richard-foster-37712_life_the-primary-purpose-of-prayer-is-to-brin_2732675.jpg) > [“God’s purpose in prayer is not for us to inform or persuade Him to respond to our needs but to open sincere…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-macarthur-jr/god-s-purpose-in-prayer-is-not-for-us-to-inform-or-persuade-him-to/) [John F. MacArthur Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-macarthur-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/96a/john-f-macarthur-jr-12064_communication_god-s-purpose-in-prayer-is-not-for-us-to_1676652.jpg) > [I do not believe that one can earnestly seek and find the priceless treasure of God's call without a devout prayer life.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-zacharias/i-do-not-believe-that-one-can-earnestly-seek-and-find-the-priceless-2/) [Ravi Zacharias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravi-zacharias/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b08/ravi-zacharias-1158_believe_i-do-not-believe-that-one-can-earnestly_1599983.jpg) > [Spiritual lust--'I must have it at once'--causes me to demand an answer from God, instead of seeking God himself who gives the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oswald-chambers/spiritual-lust-i-must-have-it-at-once-causes-me-to-demand-an-answer/) [Oswald Chambers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oswald-chambers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e2/oswald-chambers-205_answers_spiritual-lust-i-must-have-it-at-once-ca_1663662.jpg) > [“For the first time in my life, I fully realized that I was not in charge. I knew that I needed to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-w-pearson/for-the-first-time-in-my-life-i-fully-realized-that-i-was-not-in/) [Kevin W. Pearson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-w-pearson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/300/kevin-w-pearson-40185_adversity_for-the-first-time-in-my-life-i-fully-re_2501759.jpg) > [“Sometimes the purpose of prayer is to get us out of circumstances, but more often than not, the purpose of prayer is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-batterson/sometimes-the-purpose-of-prayer-is-to-get-us-out-of-circumstances-but/) [Mark Batterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-batterson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/369/mark-batterson-1137_prayer_sometimes-the-purpose-of-prayer-is-to-ge_2416260.jpg) > [In all of its expressions, whether halting and short or flowing in beautiful, well-structured phrases, prayer is simply a conversation with God.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-zacharias/in-all-of-its-expressions-whether-halting-and-short-or-flowing-in/) [Ravi Zacharias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravi-zacharias/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc6/ravi-zacharias-1158_communication_in-all-of-its-expressions-whether-haltin_1362378.png) > [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) > [The purpose of prayer is to reveal the presence of God equally present, all the time, in every condition.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oswald-chambers/the-purpose-of-prayer-is-to-reveal-the-presence-of-god-equally/) [Oswald Chambers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oswald-chambers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/730/oswald-chambers-205_christian-inspiratio_the-purpose-of-prayer-is-to-reveal-the-p_3211228.png) > [We look upon prayer simply as a means of getting things for ourselves, but the biblical purpose of prayer is that we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oswald-chambers/we-look-upon-prayer-simply-as-a-means-of-getting-things-for-ourselves/) [Oswald Chambers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oswald-chambers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9be/oswald-chambers-205_biblical_we-look-upon-prayer-simply-as-a-means-of_1696556.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/purpose-prayer/#itemlist", "name": "Purpose Prayer Quotes", "numberOfItems": 29, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The chief purpose of prayer is that God may be glorified in the answer.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "R. 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