Bible Quote by J.C. Ryle

Backsliding, generally first begins with neglect of private prayer.

— J. C. Ryle

What is the cause of most backslidings? I believe, as a general rule, one of the chief causes is neglect of private prayer.

— J. C. Ryle

Bibles read without prayer; sermons heard without prayer; marriages contracted without prayer; journeys undertaken without prayer; residences chosen without prayer; friendships formed without prayer;…

— J. C. Ryle

Neglect of private prayer is the locust which devours the strength of the church.

— Charles Spurgeon

That which begins not with prayer, seldom winds up with comfort.

— John Flavel

“Prayerlessness excludes God and leaves us at the mercy of our own circumstances.”

— Barbour Publishing

Prayer is continual abandonment to God.

— Sadhu Sundar Singh

St. Teresa of Avila wrote: 'All difficulties in prayer can be traced to one cause: praying as if God were absent.' This is the…

— Thomas Keating

It is well said that neglected prayer is the birth-place of all evil.

— Charles Spurgeon

“Where is the church persevering in the priority of prayer?”

— James MacDonald

A prayerless church member is a hindrance. He is in the body like a rotting bone or a decayed tooth. Before long, since he…

— Charles Spurgeon

Nothing is more vital than prayer in Christian existence, and few things are more vulnerable to neglect.

— John Piper