Jerry Bridges Quotes about Prayer

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The great antidote to anxiety is to come to God in prayer. We are to pray about everything. Nothing is too big for Him to handle, and nothing is too small to escape His attention.

The great antidote to anxiety is to come to God in prayer. We are to pray about everything. Nothing is too big for Him to handle, and nothing is too small to escape His attention.

Jerry Bridges

Prayer, Anxiety, Attention

Jerry Bridges (1983). “The practice of godliness”, NavPress Publishing Group

Prayer is the most tangible expression of trust in God.

Jerry Bridges

Prayer, Expression, Tangible

Jerry Bridges (2016). “Trusting God”, p.81, NavPress

We ought to be as earnest and frequent in our prayers of thanksgiving when the cupboard is full as we would be in our prayers of supplication if the cupboards were bare.

Jerry Bridges

Prayer, Would Be, Cupboards

Jerry Bridges (2016). “Trusting God”, p.212, NavPress

Prayer assumes the sovereignty of God. If God is not sovereign, we have no assurance that He is able to answer our prayers. Our prayers would become nothing more than wishes. But while God's sovereignty, along with his wisdom and love, is the foundation of our trust in Him, prayer is the expression of that trust.

Jerry Bridges

Prayer, Love Is, Expression

Jerry Bridges (2014). “Holiness Day by Day: Transformational Thoughts for Your Spiritual Journey”, p.105, Tyndale House