Tim Keller (pastor) - Prayer Quotes

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Prayer-though it is often draining, even an agony-is in the long term the greatest source of power that is possible.

Tim Keller
A triune God would call us to converse with him... because he wants to share the joy he has. Prayer is our way of entering into the happiness of God himself.

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It is remarkable that in all of his writings Paul's prayers for his friends contain no appeals for changes in their circumstances.

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The infallible test of spiritual integrity, Jesus says, is your private prayer life.

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Prayer is the way to experience a powerful confidence that God is handling our lives well.

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The greatness of prayer is nothing but an extension of the greatness and glory of God in our lives To fail to pray, then, is not to merely break some religious rule - it is a failure to treat God as God. It is a sin against his glory

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There seems to be a human instinct for prayer. Swiss theologian Karl Barth calls it our 'incurable God-sickness.'

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Prayer should be done regularly, persistently, resolutely, and tenaciously at least daily, whether we feel like it or not.

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Our prayers should arise out of immersion in the Scripture. [We] speak only to the degree we are spoken to.

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Without immersion in God's words, our prayers may not be merely limited and shallow but also untethered from reality.

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The basic purpose of prayer is not to bend God's will to mine, but to mold my will into His.

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Prayer is continuing a conversation that God has started through his Word and his grace, which eventually becomes a full encounter with him.

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