Take heed that thy heart go to God
as well as thy mouth.
– John Bunyan
Tag: John Bunyan
Prayer Quote of the Week
In all your prayers
forget not to thank the Lord for his mercies.
– John Bunyan
Prayer Quote of the Week
When thou prayest,
rather let thy heart be without words,
than thy words without a heart.
– John Bunyan
Prayer Quote of the Week
Pray often, for prayer is
a shield to the soul,
a sacrifice to God,
and a scourge for Satan.
– John Bunyan
What Prayer Is
Prayer is a sincere, sensible, affectionate pouring out
of the heart or soul to God through Christ,
in the strength and assistance of the Holy Spirit,
for such things as God hath promised,
or according to the Word, for the good of the Church,
in Faith, to the will of God.
– John Bunyan
Pray and Then Do
You can do more than pray, after you have prayed,
but you cannot do more than pray until you have prayed.
– John Bunyan
Prayer and Sin
Prayer will make a man cease from sin,
or sin will entice a man to cease from prayer.
– John Bunyan
What Prayer Is
Prayer is a sincere, sensible, affectionate pouring out
of the heart or soul to God through Christ,
in the strength and assistance of the Holy Spirit,
for such things as God hath promised,
or according to the Word, for the good of the Church,
in Faith, to the will of God.
– John Bunyan
Taking Hold of God
Here are a few helpful quotes on prayer from the book Taking Hold of God edited by Joel R. Beeke and Brian G. Najapfour:
You can do more than pray, after you have prayed,
but you cannot do more than pray until you have prayed.
– John Bunyan
How can we live to God outside the prayer closet
when we so seldom meet him in the closet?
– Joel R. Beeke
Pray often, for prayer is
a shield to the soul,
a sacrifice to God,
and a scourge for Satan.
– John Bunyan
Brian J. Mikul 