May Quotes

20575 May quotes by 7930 unique authors

...True prayer is measured by weight, not by length. A single groan before God may have more fullness of prayer in it than a fine… — Charles Spurgeon
Ask God for what you want, but you cannot ask if you are not asking for a right thing. When you draw near to God,… — Oswald Chambers
Prayer is a serious thing. We may be taken at our words. — Dwight L. Moody
Prayer covers the whole of man's life. There is no thought, feeling, yearning, or desire, however low, trifling, or vulgar we may deem it, which… — Henry Ward Beecher
His nature is such that our often coming does not tire him. The whole burden of the whole life of every man may be rolled… — Henry Ward Beecher
Whether we like it or not, asking is the rule of the Kingdom. If you may have everything by asking in His Name, and nothing… — Charles Spurgeon
A man's state before God may always be measured by his prayers. — J C Ryle
Can Jesus Christ see the agony of His soul in us? He can't unless we are so closely identified with Him that we have His… — Oswald Chambers
One of the most subtle burdens God ever puts on us as saints is this burden of discernment concerning other souls. He reveals things in… — Oswald Chambers
God looks not at the oratory of your prayers, how elegant they may be; nor at the geometry of your prayers, how long they may… — Thomas Brooks
Christ choosing solitude for private prayer, doth not only hint to us the danger of distraction and deviation of thoughts in prayer, but how necessary… — Thomas Brooks
Teach us to pray that we may cause The enemy to flee, That we his evil power may bind, His prisoners to free. — Watchman Nee
Let us recognize this one thing: burden is the secret of prayer. If a person does not feel within him burden to pray for a… — Watchman Nee
Therefore, brethren, pray until God gives us revelation so that "knowing this" in our spirit we may truly confess "that our old man has been… — Watchman Nee
Believers must persevere in prayer that they may see clearly their own pitiful state and understand the indwelling, working, and demands of the Holy Spirit. — Watchman Nee
We may be forced to consume considerable time before the spirit cooperates. For example, God would like to enlarge the scope of our prayer to… — Watchman Nee
To walk after the spirit a believer must inhibit his mind from revolving endlessly. If it turns too long around one topic, worries or grieves… — Watchman Nee
A minister may fill his pews, his communion roll, the mouths of the public, but what that minister is on his knees in secret before… — John Owen
In the secret of my heart I am in perpetual quarrel with God that He should allow such things [as the war] to go on.… — Mahatma Gandhi
Evil does exist in the world. A non-violent movement could not have halted Hitler's armies. Negotiations cannot convince al Qaeda's leaders to lay down their… — Barack Obama
[it] may have hastened his move to the private sector because there was such an outpouring of bitter criticism...The result, if this is successful, will… — Roger Wicker
It's amnesty that America can't afford. We have to stop people from coming in illegally. This will be a green light for anyone who wants… — Lou Barletta
I supported this bill. I believe in the idea of amnesty for those who have put down roots and who have lived here even though… — Ronald Reagan
We have consistently supported a legalization program which is both generous to the alien and fair to the countless thousands of people throughout the world… — Ronald Reagan
Violence ever defeats its own ends. Where you cannot drive you can always persuade. A gentle word, a kind look, a god-natured smile can work… — William Hazlitt

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