Prayer is the language of a man burdened with a sense of need.

No insistence in the Scripture is more pressing than that we must pray...How clear it is, when the Bible is consulted, that the almighty God is brought directly into the things of this world by the prayers of His people.

Non-praying is lawlessness, discord, anarchy.

Enthusiasm is more active than faith, though enthusiasm cannot remove mountains nor call into action any of the omnipotent forces which faith can command. Activity is often at the expense of more solid, useful elements, and generally to the total neglect of prayer. To be too busy with God's work to commune with God, to be busy with doing church work without taking time to talk to God about His work, is the highway to backsliding, and many people have walked therein to the hurt of their immortal souls.

Praying men must be strong in hope, and faith, and prayer.

Private place and plenty of time are the life of prayer.

The character of our praying will determine the character of our preaching. Light praying makes light preaching.