Quotes about Persistence
Battering the gates of heaven with the storms of prayer.
— Alfred Lord Tennyson
What I've learned the more time I've spent following Jesus is that God delights in answering our impossible prayers.
— Bob Goff
The desire is thy prayers; and if thy desire is without ceasing, thy prayer will also be without ceasing. The continuance of your longing is the continuance of your prayer.
— St. Augustine
He who interrupts the course of his spiritual exercises and prayer is like a man who allows a bird to escape from his hand; he can hardly catch it again.
— John of the Cross
Knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
— John Bunyan
Persistence in prayer for someone whom we don't like, however much it goes against the grain to begin with, brings about a remarkable change in attitude.
— FF Bruce
The determined fixing of our will upon God, and pressing toward him steadily and without deflection; this is the very center and the art of prayer.
— Evelyn Underhill
Prayer in the hour of need is a great boon. From simple trials to our Gethsemanes, prayer - persistent prayer - can put us in touch with God, our greatest source of comfort and counsel.
— Ezra Taft Benson
Prayer that runs its course till the last day of life needs a strong and tranquil soul.
— Clement of Alexandria
Brother, if you would enter that Province, you must go forward on your knees.
— Hudson Taylor
As long as we have unsolved problems, unfulfilled desires, and a mustard seed of faith, we have all we need for a vibrant prayer life.
— John Ortberg
If we do not feel like praying, then we should pray until we do feel like praying.
— Ezra Taft Benson