If the Christian does not allow prayer to drive sin out of his life, sin will drive prayer out of his life.
— M. E. Andross (1880–1957), Christliche Autorin, Missionarin und Jugendleiterin
Note on attribution: Der Gedanke stammt von John Bunyan („Das Gebet lässt einen Menschen von der Sünde ablassen, oder die Sünde lässt ihn vom Beten ablassen“); Andross gibt ihn in eigener Fassung wieder.
Topics: Prayer & Silence, Temptation & Struggle
Occasions: For Reflection
All quotes by M. E. Andross (1)
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