Quotes about Action
Prayer is not trying to twist God's arm to make Him do something. Prayer is receiving by faith what He has already done!
- Andrew Wommack
At the heart of silence is prayer. At the heart of prayer is faith. At the heart of faith is life. At the heart of life is service.
- Mother Teresa
Prayer is the disciplined refusal to act before God acts.
- Eugene Peterson
Do what you can and pray for what you cannot yet do.
- St. Augustine
Prayer is the deliberate and persevering action of the soul. It is true and enduring, and full of grace. Prayer fastens the soul to God and makes it one with God's will.
- Julian of Norwich
God has promised forgiveness to your repentance, but He has not promised tomorrow to your procrastination.
- St. Augustine
Prayer is not asking God to do something, it's asking God to help YOU do something.
- Dennis Prager
Prayer does not change the purpose of God. But prayer does change the action of God.
- Chuck Smith
God is the best helper, but He loves to be helped. Be earnest in prayer, but do not neglect human means. You must help yourself in all manner of ways, and then the Lord will be with you.
- Girolamo Savonarola
Why pray if we cannot change God? ...is that why we pray? To change omniscient Love? Isn't it rather to learn what it is and to fulfill it? Not to change it by our acts, but to change our acts by it.
- Peter Kreeft
Prayer is good, but when baked potatoes and milk are needed, prayer will not supply their place.
- Brigham Young
Prayer causes things to happen that wouldn't happen if you didn't pray.
- John Piper