Prayer is the easiest and hardest of all things; the simplest and the sublimest; the weakest and the most powerful; its results lie outside the range of human possibilities-they are limited only by the omnipotence of God.
Edward Mckendree BoundsRead
Trouble and prayer are closely related. Trouble often drives men to God in prayer, while prayer is but the voice of men in trouble.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote highlights the connection between hardship and the act of praying, suggesting that trouble often leads individuals to seek divine guidance.
Edward Mckendree Bounds illustrates the profound relationship between human troubles and the practice of prayer. In moments of distress, individuals tend to turn to prayer as a means of seeking comfort and assistance, while simultaneously, the act of prayer itself serves as a response to the challenges faced in life. This implies that struggle can foster spiritual growth and reliance on a higher power.
Themes
TroublePrayerFaithSpiritualityGuidance
In practice
Example use cases
This quote could be shared in a church service to emphasize the importance of seeking God during difficult times.
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All quotes βLeaders in the realm of religious activity are to be judged by their praying habits and not by their money or social position. Those who must be placed in the forefront of the Church's business must be, first of all, men who know how to pray.
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No erudition, no purity of diction, no width of mental outlook, no flowers of eloquence, no grace of person can atone for lack of fire. Prayer ascends by fire. Flame gives prayer access as well as wings, acceptance as well as energy. There is no incense without fire; no prayer without flame.
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Importunity is a condition of prayer. We are to press the matter, not with vain repetitions, but with urgent repetitions. We repeat, not to count the times, but to gain the prayer. We cannot quit praying because heart and soul are in it. We pray "with all perseverance." We hang to our prayers because by them we live. We press our pleas because we must have them, or die.
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We may excuse the spiritual poverty of our preaching in many ways, but the true secret will be found in the lack of urgent prayer for God's presence in the power of the Holy Spirit.
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Faith, and hope, and patience and all the strong, beautiful, vital forces of piety are withered and dead in a prayerless life. The life of the individual believer, his personal salvation, and personal Christian graces have their being, bloom, and fruitage in prayer.
Edward Mckendree BoundsRead
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