The child of God ought to confess his weakness that he does not know how to pray, and petition the Holy Spirit to teach him.

Often the children of God cannot rise up to answer the Lord's call to service simply because, though their physical condition is good, their feelings are low, cold, and reluctant. Or even when their emotions are quite high, passionate, and willing, they find themselves unable to serve the Lord because now the body reacts lazily. The disciples found themselves in precisely that situation in the Garden of Gethsemane: "the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak"

Frequently the burden or concern in the spirit is for prayer.

Were our spirits hardy we would be able to meet the most disturbing situation with peace and rest.

Long-lasting victory can never be separated from a long-lasting stand on the foundation of the cross.

They spend more time in analyzing, in collecting materials, and in hard thinking than on prayer, on seeking God's mind, and on waiting for the power from above.

We work because we have not seen the work of Christ.