God Quote by Stephen Crotts

Let him never cease from prayer who has once begun it, be his life ever so wicked; for prayer is the way to amend…

— Teresa of Avila

Prayer is not about changing God, but being willing to let God change us.

— Richard Rohr

Our prayers cannot force God to do anything, but He uses them as His own instruments to bring about His will.

— R. C. Sproul

Prayers are like those appeals of ours. Either they don't get through or they're returned with 'rejected' scrawled across 'em.

— Anonymous

Prayers aren't for the deity...They're for you, to recommit yourself to what you believe.

— James A. Owen

Prayer isn't where we change God, but He changes us. Instead of praying for OUR desires, let's pray He burden us with HIS.

— LeCrae

Prayer is designed to adjust you to God's will, not to adjust God to your will.

— Henry Blackaby

When a majority of my prayers are for others to change, I've gotten off track. Lord, change this sinner's heart.

— Mark Hart

Cease to think that the decrees of the gods can be changed by prayers.

— Virgil

If by prayer Incessant I could hope to change the will Of him who all things can, I would not cease To weary him…

— John Milton

Prayer is not a convenient device for imposing our will upon God, or bending his will to ours, but the prescribed way of subordinating…

— John Stott

“God may withhold an answer to prayer until we relinquish control of the outcome and put our complete trust in Him.”

— Suzanne Elizabeth Anderson