The Prayer Motivator with Daniel Whyte III

The Prayer Motivator Minute #670

Charles Stanley said, "Becoming a Christian doesn't mean that you won’t have problems. It does mean, however, that you have an asset when these difficult times come, and that asset is prayer." Our prayer motivator passage from the Word of God today is Matthew 5:44 which reads: "But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you." Our prayer motivator quote today is from Miles McPherson. He said, "Prayer is communicating with God. But we have to be careful to communicate with God; not just whine about our worries, problems, and struggles. We need to listen! God gave us two ears and two eyes versus one mouth for a reason."

The Prayer Motivator Minute #669

Ole Hallesby said, "To pray is to let Jesus come into our hearts." Our prayer motivator passage from the Word of God today is James 1:6-7 which reads: “But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.” Our prayer motivator quote today is from J.C. Ryle. He said, "What is the reason that some believers are so much brighter and holier than others? I believe the difference, in nineteen cases out of twenty, arises from different habits about private prayer. I believe that those who are not eminently holy pray little, and those who are eminently holy pray much."

The Prayer Motivator Minute #668

Max Lucado said, "Prayer is the window that God has placed in the walls of our world. Leave it shut and the world is a cold, dark house. But throw back the curtains and see His light. Open the window and hear His voice. Open the window of prayer and invoke the presence of God in your world." Our prayer motivator passage from the Word of God today is Romans 8:15 which reads: "For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father." Our prayer motivator quote today is from Russell H. Conwell. He said, "When a man has done all he can do, still there is a mighty, mysterious agency over which he needs influence to secure success. The one way he can reach it is by prayer."

The Prayer Motivator Minute #667

Martin Luther said, "The fewer the words the better prayer." Our prayer motivator passage from the Word of God today is Psalm 66:19 which reads: "But verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer. Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me." Our prayer motivator quote today is from R.A. Torrey. He said, "We sometimes fear to bring our troubles to God, because they must seem so small to Him who sitteth on the circle of the earth. But if they are large enough to vex and endanger our welfare, they are large enough to touch His heart of love."

The Prayer Motivator Minute #666

E.M. Bounds said, "Long, discursive, dry, and inane are the prayers in many pulpits. Without unction or heart, they fall like a killing frost on all the graces of worship. Death-dealing prayers they are. Every vestige of devotion has perished under their breath. The deader they are the longer they grow." Our prayer motivator passage from the Word of God today is Matthew 6:6 which reads: "But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly." Our prayer motivator quote today is from Dietrich Bonhoeffer. He said, "True prayer is done in secret, but this does not rule out the fellowship of prayer altogether, however clearly we may be aware of its dangers. In the last resort it is immaterial whether we pray in the open street or in the secrecy of our chambers, whether briefly or lenghtily, in the Litany of the Church, or with the sigh of one who knows not what he should pray for. True prayer does not depend either on the individual or the whole body of the faithful, but solely upon the knowledge that our Heavenly Father knows our needs."

The Prayer Motivator Minute #665

Stormie Omartian said, "Wives, if you pray for yourself and not for your husband, you’ll never find the blessings and fulfillment you want." Our prayer motivator passage from the Word of God today is Psalm 99:6 which says: “Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among them that call upon his name; they called upon the LORD, and he answered them." Our prayer motivator quote today is from an Unknown Author. He said, "When you don’t pray it’s your declaration of independence. It’s your way of saying 'I can do this without God.'"

The Prayer Motivator Minute #664

A Gaelic Prayer reads, "I am going out on Thy path. God be behind me, God be before me, God be in my footsteps." Our prayer motivator passage from the Word of God today is Matthew 6:7 which reads: "But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking." Our prayer motivator quote today is from Steven Furtick. He said: "One of the most glaring discrepancies in the Christian faith today is between the size of our God and the size of our prayers."

The Prayer Motivator Minute #663