Prayer

them. When the love of God is burning on the altar of their hearts, they will not
preach to exhibit their own smartness, but to present Christ who taketh away the sins
of the world.—(Testimonies for the Church 5:166.)
The remedy for discouragement is faith, prayer, and work—For all who are
disheartened there is but one remedy,—faith, prayer, and work.—(Testimonies for the
Church 6:438.)
Prayer is the weapon by which we resist the enemy—Christ is our only hope.
Come to God in the name of Him who gave His life for the life of the world. Rely
upon the efficacy of His sacrifice. Show that His love, His joy, is in your soul, and
that because of this, your joy is full. In God is our strength. Pray much. Prayer is
the life of the soul. The prayer of faith is the weapon by which we may successfully
resist every assault of the enemy.—(The Signs of the Times, August 24, 1904.)
Prayer not lost, even if not answered as we expect—The prayer of faith is never
lost; but to claim that it will be always answered in the very way and for the particular
thing we have expected, is presumption.—(Testimonies for the Church 1:231.)
The comforter comes in answer to the prayer of faith—At all times and in all
places, in all sorrows and in all afflictions, when the outlook seems dark and the future
perplexing, and we feel helpless and alone, the Comforter will be sent in answer to
the prayer of faith. Circumstances may separate us from every earthly friend; but no
circumstance, no distance, can separate us from the heavenly Comforter. Wherever
we are, wherever we may go, He is always at our right hand to support, sustain,
uphold, and cheer.—(The Desire of Ages, 669, 670.)
Angels carry our prayers to the heavenly sanctuary—Angels hear the offering
of praise and the prayer of faith, and they
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