God’s plan is the most wise, pure, loving plan that can be thought of, and more. It takes in the whole sweep of our lives, and every detail of them.*
Knowing that God has a plan inspires me to pray.
*S.D. Gordon, Quiet Talks on Prayer, p. 44.
“Thy will be done.”
God could oftentimes do more, and do it in much less time if our human wills were more pliant to His.*
*S.D. Gordon, Quiet Talks on Prayer, p. 45.
Victory in all service is won in secret, beforehand, by prayer.*
When you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you (Matthew 6:6).
*S.D. Gordon, Quiet Talks on Prayer, p.16.
Prayer knows no limitations.
In all other service we are constantly limited by space, bodily strength, equipment, material obstacles, difficulties involved in the peculiar differences of personality.*
*S.D. Gordon, Quiet Talks on Prayer, P.15.
Things quite outside of one’s self, that in the natural order of prevailing circumstances would not occur, are made to occur through prayer.*
*S.D. Gordon, Quiet Talks on Prayer, p.31.
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