Beware in your prayers, above everything else, of limiting God, not only by unbelief, but by fancying that you know what He can do. Expect unexpected things, “above all that we ask or think.” Each time, before you Intercede, be quiet first, and worship God in His glory. Think of what He can do, and how He delights to hear the prayers of His redeemed people. Think of your place and privilege in Christ, and expect great things!
— Andrew Murray (1828–1917), Pastor
Topics: Prayer & Silence
Andrew Murray
Andrew Murray (1828–1917) war ein südafrikanischer reformierter Pastor, Erweckungsprediger und Autor, der das kirchliche Leben seines Landes und die weltweite Erweckungsbewegung prägte. Er stand für eine von der Heiligungsbewegung beeinflusste Theologie der völligen Hingabe und des Gebets, stieß jedoch mit seinen Ansichten zur Glaubensheilung und Stufenheiligung auf Kritik traditioneller reformierter Theologen. Heutigen Bibellesern begegnet er vor allem durch seine zahlreichen Andachtsbücher als Impulsgeber für ein praktisches Glaubens- und Gebetsleben.
All quotes by Andrew Murray (51)
When we pray, the circumstances often remain the same, but we become different.
Oswald Chambers
Prayer does not change God, but the one who prays.
Søren Kierkegaard
Courage is fear that has said its prayers.
Corrie ten Boom
To pray is to draw breath from God.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Charles Haddon Spurgeon
Prayer does not equip us for greater works – prayer is the greater work.
Oswald Chambers
God has his ear at your heart.
Augustine of Hippo
Prayers are tools not for doing or getting, but for being and becoming.
Eugene Peterson