Ask me Quote by Michael Horton Download Open image “People ask me, 'Why pray if God is sovereign?' I respond, 'Why pray if He isn't?” — Michael Horton ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.6 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Ask me Asks Ifs People Praying Sovereign
If the answers to prayer are merely what God wills all along, then why pray? — Dan Barker Copy Share Image
“Why do you pray?" he asked me, after a moment. Why did I pray? A strange question. Why did I live? Why did I… — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image
Prayer assumes the sovereignty of God. If God is not sovereign, we have no assurance that He is able to answer our prayers. Our… — Jerry Bridges Copy Share Image
“For many of us prayer means nothing more than speaking with God. And since it usually seems to be a quite one-sided affair, prayer simply means talking to God. This idea is enough to create great frustrations. If I present a problem, I expect a solution; if I formulate a question, I expect an answer; if I ask for guidance,… — Henri J.M. Nouwen Copy Share
The human being of all times prays because he cannot fail to wonder about the meaning of his life, which remains obscure and discomforting… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
Prayer is a law of the universe, like gravity. You don't even have to believe in God to ask. — Sophy Burnham Copy Share Image
Anything you say from your heart to God is a prayer. But "why" is rarely a useful question. When Job keeps asking God why… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“And why do you pray, Moishe?” I asked him. “I pray to the God within me for the strength to ask Him the real… — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image
“Most prayers are not really questions...and if we listen very closely, a prayer is often its own answer. ...We pray because we are here… — Douglas Wood Copy Share Image
“Why do you pray?" he asked me, after a moment. Why did I pray? A strange question. Why did I live? Why did I… — Elie Wiesel, Night Copy Share Image
“How do you know when you're God?" "When I pray to him I find I am talking to myself.” — Peter Barnes Copy Share Image
In such a therapeutic, pragmatic, pull-yourself-up-by-your-bootstraps society as ours, the message of God having to do all the work in saving us comes as… — Michael Horton Copy Share Image
To preach the Bible as 'the handbook for life,' or as the answer to every question, rather than as the revelation of Christ, is… — Michael Horton Copy Share Image
My conscience does not render a positive verdict in God’s courtroom when I look inside myself. The only reason I can sleep well at… — Michael Horton Copy Share Image
You can't find a YouTube clip to become a craftsman, friend, parent - or disciple of Christ. It's all of grace. And to grow… — Michael Horton Copy Share Image
I think that the church in America today is so obsessed with being practical, relevant, helpful, successful, and perhaps well-liked that it nearly mirrors… — Michael Horton Copy Share Image
We need more Christians who take their place alongside believing and unbelieving neighbors in the daily gift exchange — Michael Horton Copy Share Image
“Faith in Christ is able to endure doubts—it’s able to endure temptations—because it faces [them], not because it pretends [they’re] not there.” — Michael Horton Copy Share Image
God’s Word does not merely impart information; it actually creates life. It’s not only descriptive; it’s effective too, God speaking is God acting. — Michael Horton Copy Share Image
Ask the proficient athlete, artist, businessperson, or homemaker what creates excellence and they'll all agree: a commitment to long-term goals - and with a… — Michael Horton Copy Share Image
A church that is deeply aware of it's misery and nakedness before a holy God will cling tenaciously to an all sufficient Savior, while… — Michael Horton Copy Share Image
The key to maturity is time and community. Discernment and godly wisdom develop in a community that spans generations. The church is called to… — Michael Horton Copy Share Image
Young men, especially in America, write to me and ask me to recommend “a course of reading.” Distrust a course of reading! People who… — Andrew Lang Copy Share Image
I'd always have grease in at least two places, in case the umpires would ask me to wipe one off. I never wanted to… — Gaylord Perry Copy Share Image
I don't wear a watch because I want my arms to weigh the same. So if somebody asks me what time it is, I… — Mitch Hedberg Copy Share Image
I am a practicing Catholic, but my lineage is Jewish, so if someone asks me if I'm Jewish, I say yes. — Neve Campbell Copy Share Image
Why did Erich von Stronheim leave Germany? Why did Hitchcock leave England? If you were a director you'd like to work in Hollywood too.… — Roman Polanski Copy Share Image
I am a conservative type of person, so sometimes when I'm chilling with myself, people always come ask me, 'What's wrong with you? What… — Wayne Wonder Copy Share Image
I have no hesitation in saying that although the American woman never leaves her domestic sphere and is in some respects very dependent within… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
My identity shifted when I got into # recovery . That's who I am now, and it actually gives me greater pleasure to have… — Eric Clapton Copy Share Image
If you ask me to tell you anything about the nature of what lies beyond the phaneron… my answer is “How should I know?”…… — Martin Gardner Copy Share Image
When a young artist asks me a question, I want to do what I can to give them an answer if I have it… — Michael Tait Copy Share Image
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