Quotes by Ole Hallesby
Ole Hallesby (1879–1961) — Theologe · Pietismus · Norwegen
Ole Hallesby (1879–1961) war ein einflussreicher norwegischer Theologieprofessor, Erweckungsprediger und Leiter der lutherischen Inneren Mission, der im Zweiten Weltkrieg auch im kirchlichen Widerstand gegen die deutsche Besatzung aktiv war. Er stand für einen kompromisslosen pietistisch-orthodoxen Glauben, führte harte Auseinandersetzungen gegen theologische Liberalisierung und löste 1953 mit einer drastischen Rundfunkpredigt über die Hölle eine landesweite Kontroverse aus. Für Bibelleser heute ist er vor allem durch seine seelsorgerlichen Schriften wie das Buch „Vom Beten“ von Bedeutung, in dem er das Gebet als Zuflucht der menschlichen Hilflosigkeit vor Gott beschreibt.
Era: The 20th Century
Recurring topics: Prayer & Silence, Illness & Weakness, Faith & Trust, Growth & Character, Suffering & the Question of God, Temptation & Struggle, Eternity & Hope Beyond Death, Money & Possessions
Quotes by Ole Hallesby
When the riddles of prayer become dark and heavy for you, so that the words freeze on your lips, then in your distress ask for the spirit of prayer. It will reveal to you the greatest riddle of prayer: the more helpless you are, the better your prayer becomes.
Ole Hallesby
Helplessness is the real secret and the impelling power of prayer.
Ole Hallesby
I have realized that I can come to Jesus with anything, however difficult it may be - I need not let myself be held back by my doubts and weakness of faith. I simply tell him how weak my faith is. In doing so I have opened my heart to Jesus, and he begins to answer my prayer.
Ole Hallesby
If the work of prayer becomes hard for you, if you grow weary of praying, ask simply for the spirit of prayer. It is written that the Lord wants to pour out his Spirit. So you need not manufacture prayer spirit or prayer mood yourself.
Ole Hallesby
If it becomes hard for you to pray, then pray only this little prayer: 'Lord, teach me to pray!'
Ole Hallesby
Helplessness united with faith produces prayer, for without faith there can be no prayer.
Ole Hallesby
To pray means nothing other than to lie down in the sun of grace, spreading out the distress of one's soul and body in that holy light, which disarms all the bacteria of sin.
Ole Hallesby
To be a person of prayer means to be in a light cure and to let Jesus' miraculous power work day and night on all distress.
Ole Hallesby
What we do in God's kingdom depends on what we are. And what we are depends in turn on what we receive. And what we receive depends on our praying. That is true not only for God's work in us, but also for his work through us.
Ole Hallesby
Prayer is the breath of the soul.
Ole Hallesby
If the world of prayer is still little known to you, ask childlike for the spirit of prayer, daily, and you will have experiences in this world that are full of surprises.
Ole Hallesby
[The purpose of fasting is] to loosen to some degree the ties which bind us to the world or material surroundings as a whole in order that we may concentrate all our spiritual powers upon the unseen and eternal things.
Ole Hallesby
Praying means nothing other than opening oneself up to Jesus, so that he can enter into us with his almighty power. The success of prayer must not depend on the certainty or boldness of the one praying, or anything like that, but always on one thing alone: opening oneself up. And that is not a matter of strength, but of will: do I want to let Jesus into my need? This question in turn depends on my helplessness. That is why prayer is a mysterious tool that, at its deepest core, can only be used successfully by the helpless.
Ole Hallesby
The prayer of believers is undoubtedly the means by which God can most speedily bring into our world the power of eternity that must be present to make Christ's return and the thousand-year kingdom of peace possible. When will the church of God awaken and recognize its responsibility? Through its prayer it has power to steer the world. It will always be only a small flock, but if it stood together, it could rule world politics — from the prayer chamber.
Ole Hallesby
My friend, if you cannot leave your loved ones any money or goods, do not let that weigh you down. Do not overstrain yourself, neither mentally nor physically, to gather goods for your children. But send prayers up for them day and night, so that you can leave them a great inheritance of answered prayers that will follow them their whole life long. Then you can die calm and untroubled, even if you leave them no money.
Ole Hallesby
Sources: wikipedia.org, the-magpie.org, 1517.org, biblicaltraining.org
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