I have long struggled with the discipline of prayer, and continue to do so. Finding a quiet place, designating a time, being still...these are all difficult things in my life. I know that I have grown over the years in the practice of prayer, but I still have a long way to go. Here are some great thoughts from Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster.
* Prayer catapults us onto the frontier of the spiritual life.
*It is the discipline of prayer that brings us into the deepest and highest work of the human spirit.
*Real prayer is life creating and life changing. Prayer--secret, fervent, believing prayer-- lies at the root of all personal godliness. (William Carey)
*To pray is to change. Prayer is the central avenue God uses to transform us. If we are unwilling to change, we will abandon prayer as a noticeable characteristic of our lives.
*All who have walked with God have viewed prayer as the main business of their lives.
*The bible pray-ers prayed as if their prayers could and would make an objective difference. The apostle Paul gladly announces that we are "co-laborers with God"; that is, we are working with God to determine the outcome of events.
*Moses prayed boldly because he believed his prayers could change things, even God's mind.
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