40+ Woman of Prayer Quotes to Encourage a Faithful Heart
Want to pray more? Encourage your heart and strengthen your faith with these powerful woman of prayer quotes.
What was the last thing Jesus did before He gave His life on the cross? He went into a secret place to talk to His Father God.
Prayer was the bedrock of His earthly ministry. He went away in the dessert to fast and pray for 40 days and nights before He began His public ministry.
Several times He left His disciples and slipped away to be alone and pray.
When His disciples asked, He gave them the Lord’s prayer to teach them how to pray.
There’s no doubt that a strong prayer life is vital for every Christian’s faith.
Prayer is one of the most powerful resources in the hands of a child of God.
Sometimes it seems commonplace because we forget that we are talking to the Almighty God Who can do anything. When we take the time to remember who we are and Who God is, our daily quiet time will change.
The Power of a Praying Woman
The world we live in can be a truly scary place. There’s never been a time when people were more of aware danger.
With access to a 24/7 news cycle, social media, and the internet right at our fingertips, it’s easy to become plagued by constant anxiety.
But God’s Word tells us that we can have peace in the depths of our hearts, even when the world is filled with uncertainty.
A woman of faith realizes that God is always in control.
Praying doesn’t mean bad things won’t happen, or that we’ll have an easier life.
But a woman of prayer knows that the grace of God is sufficient in every situation.
God’s love is always present with us, giving us strength in hard times.
As women, we aren’t always out in the front fighting spiritual battles. But our task is no less important.
We fight the battle on our knees, praying for God’s love to rule in the hearts and lives of those we love.
Praying seems like such a small thing, but no evil can stand up to a woman who prays!
When Women Pray
Traditionally, women are the silent partners. That’s not to say women should always be quiet or never pray out loud.
It simply means our role is often more behind-the-scenes. And it’s no less important than someone who is out in front.
Many pastors, preachers and famous authors say that they owe their success to the power of their wife’s prayers.
Think of the many battles and wars that have been fought over the centuries. Very few women were out on those battlefields, but they fought from their homes, on their knees.
How many tides have turned because a faithful mother or wife spent the night crying out to God for safety, protection, and victory?
We can never know this side of Heaven all that the fervent prayer of a woman has accomplished.
This quote by D.L. Moody sums it up pretty well: “Every great movement of God can be traced to a kneeling figure.”
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Powerful Prayer Quotes from Praying Women
We can be so thankful for the women God has given us wise women to influence us to pray! A strong woman of virtue is one who prays fervently and encourages other women to pray, too.
These praying woman quotes come from women of God, many of whom faced a great deal of sorrow, heartache, and suffering. But they used their hard times to draw closer to Jesus Christ, and they trusted the hands of God to guide them.
“Prayer lays hold of God’s plan and becomes the link between his will and its accomplishment on earth. Amazing things happen, and we are given the privilege of being the channels of the Holy Spirit’s prayer.” – Elisabeth Elliot
“The reality is, my prayers don’t change God. But, I am convinced prayer changes me. Praying boldly boots me out of that stale place of religious habit into authentic connection with God Himself.” – Lysa TerKeurst
“Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire?” – Corrie ten Boom
“If your day is hemmed in with prayer, it is less likely to come unraveled.” – Cynthia Lewis
Prayer is not eloquence, but earnestness; not the definition of helplessness, but the feeling of it; not figures of speech, but earnestness of soul. — Hannah More
It is true that a prayer that comes from the heart can move mountains, it increases your faith, and brings you closer to God. – Rebecca Small
“Any concern too small to be turned into a prayer is too small to be made into a burden.” – Corrie Ten Boom
“Rich is the person who has a praying friend.” Janice Hughes
Prayer Quotes for Praying Women
“Our prayers may be awkward. Our attempts may be feeble. But since the power of prayer is in the one who hears it and not in the one who says it, our prayers do make a difference.” – Max Lucado
God shapes the world by prayer. The more praying there is in the world the better the world will be, the mightier the forces against evil. — E.M. Bounds
“She (my mother) became a warrior far superior to any epic hero. She became a giant on her knees. With a sword in one hand she battled the enemies of death and disease, and with her other hand stretched toward heaven she kept beseeching God’s help and His mercy.” – Bishop T.D. Jakes
It is possible to move men, through God, by prayer alone. — Hudson Taylor
Worship and intercession must go together; the one is impossible without the other. Intercession means that we rouse ourselves up to get the mind of Christ about the one for whom we pray. — Oswald Chambers
The marvellous and supernatural power of prayer consists not in bringing God’s will down to us, but in lifting our will up to his. – Robert Law
Men may spurn our appeals, reject our message, oppose our arguments, despise our persons, but they are helpless against our prayers. — J. Sidlow Baxter
“I can take my telescope and look millions of miles into space; but I can go away to my room and in prayer get nearer to God and heaven than I can when assisted by all the telescopes of earth.” Isaac Newton
“A day without prayer is a day without blessing, and a life without prayer is a life without power.” Edwin Harvey
Powerful Quotes About Faith and Prayer
Faith is an important part of prayer. In fact, praying in faith is the only way to pray.
The Word of God says that we must have faith in God, to know that He works everything in His will.
But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. (Hebrew 11:6)
These quotes remind us how important it is to be a woman of faith as we come to God in prayer.
“If you believe in prayer at all, expect God to hear you. If you do not expect, you will not have. God will not hear you unless you believe He will hear you; but if you believe He will, He will be as good as your faith.” – Charles Spurgeon
Faith and prayer are the vitamins of the soul; man cannot live in health without them. – Mahalia Jackson
“We are to pray in times of adversity, lest we become faithless and unbelieving. We are to pray in times of prosperity, lest we become boastful and proud. We are to pray in times of danger, lest we become fearful and doubting. We are to pray in times of security, lest we become self-sufficient.” – Billy Graham
“If you believe in prayer at all, expect God to hear you. If you do not expect, you will not have. God will not hear you unless you believe He will hear you; but if you believe He will, He will be as good as your faith.” – Charles Spurgeon
The man who prays without faith has a radical defect in his character. – H. W. Fulford
All the storehouses of God are open to the voice of faith in prayer. – D. M. McIntyre
Prayer is the means of sustaining a faith that at times can grow weak. The power of prayer is enriching, uplifting to hear our God speak. – Greta Zwaan
“The reason why we obtain no more in prayer is because we expect no more. God usually answers us according to our own hearts.” Richard Alleine
Inspirational Quotes for a Woman of Prayer
“To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing.” – Martin Luther
“True prayer is neither a mere mental exercise nor a vocal performance. It is far deeper than that – it is spiritual transaction with the Creator of Heaven and Earth.” – Charles Spurgeon
To desire revival… and at the same time to neglect (personal) prayer and devotion is to wish one way and walk another. — A.W. Tozer
“Let no one profess to trust in God, and yet lay up for future wants, otherwise the Lord will first send him to the hoard he has amassed, before He can answer the prayer for more.” – George Muller
“I firmly believe God continues to answer the prayers of His people even after He has taken them to heaven. Never forget that God isn’t bound by time the way we are. We see only the present moment; God sees everything. We see only part of what He is doing; He sees it all.” – Billy Graham
The man who kneels to God can stand up to anything. – Louis H. Evans
Work, work, from morning until late at night. In fact, I have so much to do that I shall have to spend the first three hours in prayer. — Martin Luther
Prayer is not monologue, but dialogue; God’s voice is its most essential part. Listening to God’s voice is the secret of the assurance that he will listen to mine. — Andrew Murray
Of all the things Christ wants for us, loving him and focusing our attention on him are the most important. — Charles Stanley
The great people of the earth today are the people who pray, (not) those who talk about prayer. — S.D.Gordon
“Prayer does not change God, but it changes him who prays.” – Kierkegaard
“Rather than set aside daily time for prayer, I pray constantly and spontaneously about everything I encounter on a daily basis. When someone shares something with me, I’ll often simply say, ‘let’s pray about this right now.'” – Thomas Kinkade
“I have been driven many times upon my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had no where else to go. My own wisdom and that of all about me seemed insufficient for that day.” – Abraham Lincoln
“To get nations back on their feet, we must first get down on our knees.” – Billy Graham
“Prayer should not be regarded as a duty which must be performed, but rather as a privilege to be enjoyed, a rare delight that is always revealing some new beauty.” – E.M. Bounds
“You cannot pray for someone and hate them at the same time.” – Billy Graham
Nothing tends more to cement the hearts of Christians than praying together. Never do they love one another so well as when they witness the outpouring of each other’s hearts in prayer. — Charles Finney
Time spent in prayer is never wasted. – François Fénelon
“To pray rightly, you must make God your hope, stay, and all. Right prayer sees nothing substantial or worth being concerned about except God.” John Bunyan
Put It Into Practice
These prayer quotes are inspirational and remind us of the power of prayer in our lives.
Reading this list of quotes also shows us that many influential and powerful leaders have depended on prayer.
Abraham Lincoln was never ashamed to talk about how much he prayed and trusted God.
Corrie ten Boom prayed faithfully and trusted God in the darkest days of her time in a German prison camp.
Elisabeth Elliott is one of the most faithful missionaries of our time, returning to minister the **** tribe who killed her husband. And she found prayer to be the best first response to every problem she faced.
Billy Graham preached revivals all around the world and saw thousands of people come to Christ through his ministry. He was known to be a man of prayer, both publicly and privately.
Only prayer brings God’s blessings and power into our lives.
You may never be the president, or a great evangelist or missionary. But you can be a woman of God who prays faithfully.
Make it a habit in your life to pray for everything, small things as well as great things.
God sees the depth of our hearts, and He cares about what we care about.
Make prayer time a part of your everyday life and see how God’s grace will change your heart and life.
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