“I think sometimes you have to see a physical manifestation of your dream. Otherwise you have to hope, pray and try to conjure something in your mind to feel like it's possible.” ThinkingFeelsTryingMindSometimesDreamPrayingManifestationYour Dreams Author:Viola Davis
“I would pray that I'd leave a legacy of faith, trust and joy. For the joy of the Lord has been my strength and song, and I praise Him.” Has BeensJoySongLordPrayingPraiseLegacyFaith Trust Author:Cliff Barrows
“Ephesians 3:20 says that God is able to do "exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think." And I'm praying that Ephesians 3:20 will be fulfilled-in my life personally, and also in the church.” ThinkingAbleAsksChurchPrayingFulfilledGod Is AbleEphesians Author:Cliff Barrows
“I pray that when people hear my music, they say at the very least 'man I'm glad that someone else feels that way too.'” PeopleMenWayFeelsPrayingGladI Pray Author:Jonathan McReynolds
“You've got to get out and pray to the sky to appreciate the sunshine; otherwise you're just a lizard standing there with the sun shining on you.” SunSkyPrayingStandingAppreciateShiningSunshineStanding ThereLizardsHappy Sunshine Author:Ken Kesey
“I do destroy men on a weekly basis. It's like a hobby. I'm like a praying mantis.” MenPrayingBasesHobbiesPraying Mantis Author:Kesha
“We mustn't be content to just sit around pointing out the errors in others; we actually need to be sharing the gospel and praying for people to be converted.” PeopleNeedsPrayingErrorsPointingSharing The Gospel Author:Mark Dever
“If you need wisdom and guidance, then pray to the Lord to guide you.” IfsNeedsLordPrayingGuidesGuidance Author:Mark Dever
“I think we have to realize that God sometimes gives us more time to pray, and when he does this, we can pray that he will bless those who have opportunities to speak to others.” ThinkingGivingDoeSometimesOpportunitySpeakRealizingPrayingBlessMore Time Author:Mark Dever
“I don't have any way to control the Spirit or create revival. I pray that the Holy Spirit would move upon the church, but at the same time, I want to busy evangelizing. I am not one of those people who moan and pray for revival all the time, but do nothing.” PeopleWayWantMovingSpiritChurchPrayingHolyBusyHoly SpiritRevivalI Pray Author:Mark Dever
“Sadly, there are some fine Christian people who believe that the only way to advance the gospel is to pray for revival and nothing else. You don't know if they have any non-Christian friends or if they have ever shared the gospel with anybody in the last 30 years. It's depressing going to prayer meetings like that. I don't want to pray like that.” PeopleIfsKnowsWayWantYearsBelieveChristianLastsPrayerFinePrayingMeetingsDepressingRevivalPrayer MeetingChristian Friends Author:Mark Dever
“I do want to pray for the Lord to glorify himself and, yes, I also will pray for an outpouring of his Spirit, but I also will rejoice in what he is doing now, and I will try to be a faithful steward of the gospel by preaching it "in season and out of season", as Paul reminds us. So I want to be careful not to make an idol out of revival, or to rely upon it to the point where I don't plan for evangelism.” WantTryingSpiritLordPlansPrayingSeasonsCarefulFaithfulRelyBe CarefulRejoiceIdolsPreachingRevivalEvangelismGlorifyStewardsRely Upon Author:Mark Dever
“The Devil is a liar. He cannot win. And that's all we're seeing is a bunch of devils [Donald Trump]. So we have to pray and just look out for one another. Keep your chest out, stick your head up and walk tall.” LooksWinningWalksSeeingTrumpPrayingDevilSticksBunchLiarsTallChestsHeads Up Author:Mavis Staples
“I wish and pray there are a lot of young people with technology and way of thinking that can create a brand new kind of musical theatre.” PeopleThinkingWayKindYoungWishTechnologyPrayingMusicalTheatreBrandsWay Of ThinkingBrand NewMusical Theatre Author:Claude-Michel Schonberg
“If I want to be alone, some place I can write, I can read, I can pray, I can cry, I can do whatever I want - I go to the bathroom.” IfsWantWritingI CanCan DoSadnessCryPrayingBathroomI Can ReadWants To Be Alone Author:Alicia Keys
“In the fall literally everything is broken. Nothing on this planet works. Every body is broken, none of our bodies works perfectly. Every relationship is broken. The weather is broken. I don't have a problem with hurricanes. Nothing works on this planet. This is not heaven, this is Earth and that is why we are to pray thy will be done on Earth as it is in heaven. Why? Because God's perfect will is done perfectly in heaven. So I am to pray that done here.” DoneProblemBodyEarthFallHeavenPerfectPlanetsBrokenPrayingWeatherHurricanesThy Will Be DoneBody Work Author:Rick Warren
“I had praying grandmothers who bathed me in "The Word" and filled the atmosphere with worship. Though I developed my own personal spiritual relationship later in life, the foundation they laid is what my faith was built upon.” SpiritualMy OwnPrayingWorshipBuiltFoundationFilledAtmosphereGrandmotherLater In LifeSpiritual Relationship Author:Aisha Hinds
“I will be praying with my best wishes that the Orthodox move ahead because they are brothers and their bishops are bishops like us.” MovingWishBrotherPrayingOrthodoxBishopsMoving AheadBest Wishes Author:Pope Francis
“There is not enough time in the day to address all these challenges we face. I pray for wisdom in prioritizing issues and working on the things God would intend, so one day we too will hear those words: "Well done, my good and faithful servant."” WellsDoneEnoughFacesChallengesIssuesPrayingOne DayFaithfulServantAddressesI PrayEnough TimeWell DonePrioritizeChallenges We FaceNot Enough TimeFaithful Servants Author:Steve Daines
“Why does one need a doctor if God has given us our body and we pray to Him for our help?” IfsNeedsDoeHelpingBodyGivenPrayingDoctors Author:Seyyed Hossein Nasr
“The papacy is an impossible job. So the best thing Catholics can do for the pope is to pray for him.” JobsCan DoImpossiblePrayingCatholicBest ThingsPope Author:George Weigel
“I can see both trends among the youths: people who are ready for a constructive, critical and active presence, and others who are ready to become invisible Muslims and to compromise to be accepted. I put my hope in the former and pray for the latter.” PeopleI CanYouthReadyPrayingCriticalActiveAcceptedInvisibleCompromiseFormerLatterTrendsConstructive Author:Tariq Ramadan
“I have always gone to nature, since I was a kid. I was brought up in the woods, I did not have lots of friends, so I spent lot of time alone. My mother always loved to live in the forest; she loved gardens, birds and nature and taught me a deep respect for that. She taught me about growing food and vegetables and to take care of animals. They also have feelings. So nature was always something sacred for me, the place I can go, meditate and pray. It's like a church in the nature for me.” I CanFeelingsCareKidsMotherChurchAnimalGoneGrowingTaughtPrayingBirdGardenSacredWoodsTake CareForestsVegetablesMe AloneLots Of FriendsAlone TimeGrowing Food Author:David LaChapelle
“We have the ability to make the connection, make the time to pray and meditate. We have to find our inner voice that will guide us. But we can only find it if we get quiet.” IfsVoiceAbilityPrayingQuietConnectionsGuidesInner Voice Author:David LaChapelle
“People send me e-mails saying, "You're a movie critic. You don't know anything about politics." Well, you know what, I'm 60 years old, and I've been interested in politics since I was on my daddy's knee. During the 1948 election, we were praying for Truman. I know a lot about politics.” PeopleKnowsYearsWellsPrayingElectionCriticsKneesMailDaddyTrumanMovie Critic Author:Roger Ebert
“Pray daily to be used by God, sacrifice personal needs and so greed has to go out of the window. Because you have to believe God can take care of you so you don't have to worry about that.” NeedsBelieveCareUsedWorrySacrificePrayingWindowGreedTake CareBelieve In GodPersonal Needs Author:Alveda King
“The Sufi saint Mazhar Jaan Jana of 18th century Delhi believed that the Quran condemns bowing before deities because in pre-Islamic idol worship stones were considered god. But Hindus pray to god through that idol, which is a reflection of god. In Vedas god is nirguna and nirankara, that is, he has no attributes and no shape, that is the real belief of Hindus. As Muslims visit graves, so Hindus worship idols.” RealBeliefCenturyPrayingShapesWorshipReflectionStonesSaintGravesIslamicAttributesIdolsSufiDeitiesQuranPraying To God18th CenturyDelhiVedasIdol Worship Author:Asghar Ali Engineer
“It doesn't really matter so much what the words are I don't think - maybe if you're a real expert in prayer you could do it through silence. But I think sometimes it helps to express it and to know you're expressing it to God. Paul talked about praying with your spirit and that's basically what it is, it's expressing what you feel deep down in a language which God gives you.” IfsThinkingKnowsGivingFeelsRealSometimesMatterHelpingSpiritLanguagePrayerSilencePrayingExpertsDeep Down Author:Nicky Gumbel
“I was just praying quietly in tongues and I found that a really helpful way to pray. There are other times when I use the gift when I really feel I don't know what to pray or how to pray. I know what I feel but I just can't quite put it in to words, and I use that, I find it a helpful gift. I don't think you need to speak in tongues, I don't think all Christians do speak in tongues, nobody has to speak in tongues, nobody's forced to, but if somebody wants to I think it's a good gift.” IfsThinkingKnowsWayWantNeedsFeelsUseChristianFoundSpeakPrayingTongueHelpful Author:Nicky Gumbel
“How about the more than 1 billion Muslim people in the U.S, who aren't fanatical, who don't punch women, who just want to go to school, have some sandwiches, and pray five times a day?” PeopleSchoolPraying Author:Ben Affleck
“If it is bin Laden, he's a very intelligent guy. He's been planning his war for a long time. I remember the last time I met him in 1997 in Afghanistan. And bin Laden said to me "From this mountain, Mr. Robert, upon which you are sitting, we beat the Russian army and helped break the Soviet Union. And I pray to God that he allows us to turn America into a shadow of itself." When I saw the pictures of New York without the World Trade Center, New York looked like a shadow of itself.” WorldLongWarRememberGuyBreakPrayingMountainShadowArmyIntelligentTradePlanningAfghanistanSovietLast TimeSoviet UnionI PrayBin LadenPraying To GodWorld Trade Center Author:Robert Fisk
“I'd been knocking on record companies' doors for so long, and I had gone on a lot of auditions. It's weird when you go to those auditions through the Village Voice or something. You never know what to expect. You just press Floor 3 on the elevator and pray that it's not... You know, anyone can place an ad, so it's really freaky.” LongPrayingFreaky Author:Nellie McKay
“I always do casting for every role, even if it's just one sentence. I like to work with theater actors because they're used to a process. I think filmmaking sometimes can become so stiff. Sometimes I have the feeling that people come together praying in the morning that, "Let's just shoot something, no matter what! Let's just finish this day, no matter what we will tape!"” PeopleThinkingSometimesFeelingsTogetherMorningPrayingThis DayFilmmakingOne Sentence Author:Maren Ade
“Pray and seek God. He'll be your friend. You ain't gotta worry about all these people. The good thing about it is nowadays it's more people like myself being born everyday. Everybody should be accepting of each other no matter what.” PeopleAcceptingWorryPrayingGood ThingsEveryday Author:Keke Wyatt
“Prayer does not change God, but it changes him who prays.” DoeGodPrayerPrayingThriveChange God Author:Soren Kierkegaard
“The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays.” GodChristianSpiritualFaithNatureChangePrayerInfluenceHuman NaturePrayingFunctionHave FaithTheologianPositive ChangeSpiritual TransformationTalking To GodI Pray To GodInspirational PrayerChange GodPowerful Prayer Author:Soren Kierkegaard
“I definitely believe in spirituality. I like to pray, but I'm not praying to something that I can define; I'm just speaking because I know it does have an effect. I believe there are some great things that I've taken from the Bible in terms of loving the world and trying to be kind. There are a lot of good things to take from the Bible, and I like to think I try to apply them to my life.” ThinkingWorldTryingBelieveKindSpiritualityI BelieveTermTakenPrayingGood ThingsGreat ThingsBe Kind Author:Michaela Coel
“I pray to be the best thing ever but I also pray that for my colleagues. You're only as good as the person who can distract from what's meant to be happening.” PrayingBeing The BestMeant To BeI Pray Author:Measha Brueggergosman
“Communication with God is vital to a vibrant relationship with him. We will never really know God in an intimate, personal relationship if we don't talk to him. Half of our communication with God is listening to what he has to say through his Word, which is why reading our Bibles is so important. The other half of communication is talking to him, which is prayer. Prayer is also important because the Bible commands us to pray.” ImportantReadingPrayerCommunicationListeningPrayingIntimateKnowing God Author:Anne Graham Lotz
“Desperation compels us to pray with fervent, focused faith - especially when we have no one else to turn to. God honors our faith when we place it in him alone - with no back-up plan, no other recourse, no other way out. He hears and answers our desperate heart cry, because he loves to show himself strong on our behalf.” HeartStrongCryPrayingHonorFocusedDesperateDesperationTurn To God Author:Anne Graham Lotz
“I believe our nation is in deep trouble. We seem to have lost our identity because in many ways we're separated from God. I believe it's imperative that God's people pray as Daniel did, or our nation may unravel morally and spiritually to the point of no return. I believe we desperately need the blessing of God.” PeopleBelieveI BelieveTroubleIdentityPrayingBlessing Author:Anne Graham Lotz
“The ultimate goal for me in prayer is to draw near to God...to fall in step with him...to discern his will so that my life might be lived accordingly...to discover what burdens are on his heart that I might take them into my own heart, then pray them back to him.” HeartFallGoalPrayerPrayingUltimateBurden Author:Anne Graham Lotz
“One of the most effective ways to pray is to ask God to give you a promise from his Word concerning whatever it is you're praying for. Then hold him to his Word as you pray it back to him. It's what has been called "reversed thunder." God keeps his Word, and basing our prayer on his Word gives our prayers strength and confidence because we know we're asking for something God wants to give us.” GivingPrayerPrayingPromiseOur Prayers Author:Anne Graham Lotz
“I can't quite say that I was raised Muslim, but I remember up until 5 or so I would pray, you know, with my dad. And it's actually a beautiful practice. It's giving of yourself to a higher power - no matter what you call that higher power. Living your life as close to what you think that higher power wants you to be is a really powerful thing.” ThinkingGivingBeautifulRememberPowerfulPrayingDadMy DadLive Your LifeHigher PowerReally Powerful Author:Gabourey Sidibe
“The reason why America was built is so that we would have the ability to choose who we pray to, whether we do or don't.” ReasonAbilityPraying Author:Gabourey Sidibe
“To pray to this God or that God or this religion and that religion or no religion at all, that's the reason why we built America. And that is still very much what we do in this country unless you're brown.” CountryReasonPraying Author:Gabourey Sidibe
“As Buddhists, statues are more than simply pieces of stone to us. We believe the statue of the Buddha has a kind of soul and is the Buddha in some sense. This is why we can pray to it. Clay is a very interesting and fundamental material - it's earth, it's water and - with fire - it takes on form and life. In fact, what is art? Art is giving to what you create a soul. That's why it is said God is like an artist.” GivingBelieveKindArtSoulEarthArtistWaterInterestingPrayingArt IsBuddhistVery Interesting Author:Rithy Panh
“You just pray that something is going to hit you like lightning. Like a movie, a book, or a photograph, a painting, something that you can riff on it and learn more about it and explore it, and just go on a journey with it. So lots of times when I choose a theme, I'll also incorporate other things that I'm doing at that period.” BookJourneyPaintingPrayingPhotograph Author:Anna Sui
“Sickle cell anemia made me a real angry kid. I was angry at God. I used to sit there and pray to God, please, take this pain away. It was nothing magical happening, there was nothing there. I felt like my prayers were not being answered. It made me real moody, I had an attitude problem growing up as a young child.” ChildrenRealProblemKidsPainPrayerAttitudeGrowing UpPrayingPraying To GodMoodyAttitude Problem Author:Prodigy