Prayer

I have been thinking a lot about prayer lately. So here are a bunch more things that I have been thinking about, in addition to what I posted the other week about prayer.

"Our fellowship with God is meant for all the day. The blessing of securing a habit of true meditation during the morning devotions will be that we will be brought nearer the blessedness of the man mentioned in the first psalm: 'blessed is the man whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night.'" - Andrew Murray

"Prayer in our own strength brings no blessing. Take time to present yourself reverently and in quietness before God. Remember His greatness, holiness, and love. . . . Conversation with the Father is colored by the needs of the day. Let your prayer be something definite, arising either out of the Word that you have read or out of the real soul-needs you long to have satisfied. . . . Become an intercessor, and you will experience the blessedness of prayer as you find out that God will use you to share His blessings with others through prayer." - Andrew Murray

"On waking in the morning, God will be his (the Christians) first thought. He must set aside time for prayer and resolve to give God time to hear his requests and reveal Himself to him. Then he may speak out all his desires to God and expect and answer. Later on in the day, even if only for a few minutes, he will take time to keep up the fellowship with God. And again in the evening, a quiet period is necessary to review the day's work and with confession of sin receive the assurance of forgiveness." - Andrew Murray

Take time to be holy, Speak oft with the Lord; Abide in Him always, And feed on His Word; Make friends of God’s children, Help those who are weak, Forgetting in nothing His blessing to seek.

Take time to be holy, The world rushes on; Spend much time in secret With Jesus alone; By looking to Jesus, Like Him thou shalt be; Thy friends in thy conduct, His likeness shall see

Take time to be holy, Let Him be thy Guide; And run not before Him, Whatever betide; In joy or in sorrow Still follow thy Lord, And looking to Jesus, Still trust in His Word.

Take time to be holy, Be calm in thy soul; Each thought and each motive Beneath His control; Thus led by His Spirit To fountains of love, Thou soon shalt be fitted For service above. - George C. Stebbins

And again one of my favorite verses: "Trust in the Him at all times, you people; Pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us." - Psalm 62:8