"praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints." ~ EPHESIANS 6:18 (NKJV)

Let prayer be the key to open and close your day.

"to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and likewise at evening;" ~ 1 CHRONICLES 23:30 (NKJV)

“If through a broken heart GOD can bring His purposes to pass in the world, then thank Him for breaking your heart.” - Oswald Chambers

"This is my comfort in my affliction,For Your word has given me life." ~ PSALM 119:50 (NKJV)

We never live comfortably until we live by faith. - Thomas Manton

"Him we preach, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in CHRIST JESUS.To this end I also labor, striving according to His working which works in me mightily." ~ COLOSSIANS 1:28-29 (NKJV)

The Word of GOD alone is to be preached, in its perfection and inner consistency. Scripture is the exclusive subject of preaching, the only field in which the preacher is to labour. ~ William Perkins

"And now, LORD, what do I wait for? My hope is in You." ~ PSALM 39:7 (NKJV)

The higher a holy hope is raised, the more there is of this CHRISTian tenderness. - Jonathan Edwards

"Delight yourself also in the LORD, And He shall give you the desires of your heart." ~ PSALM 37:4 (NKJV)

Our continual apprehension of GOD may produce our continual satisfaction in GOD, under all His dispensations. - Cotton Mather

"For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as GOD has dealt to each one a measure of faith." ~ ROMANS 12:3 (NKJV)

But do not be content with a small measure of faith, for contentedness with a weak faith is an argument of no faith. - Thomas Gouge

"Behold the proud, His soul is not upright in him; But the just shall live by his faith." ~ HABAKKUK 2:4 (NKJV)

We never act nobly in anything until we live the life of faith. - Thomas Manton

"And of His fullness we have all received, and grace for grace." ~ jOHN 1:16 (NKJV)

GOD not only takes notice of, but also tenderly cherishes and graciously rewards the smallest beginnings and weakest measures of grace which He works in the hearts of His own people. - Christopher Love

"The work of righteousness will be peace, And the effect of righteousness, quietness and assurance forever." ~ ISAIAH 32:17 (NKJV)

The greatest comfort and happiness of man is sometimes set forth by quietness. - Matthew Henry

"When pride comes, then comes shame; But with the humble is wisdom." ~ PROVERBS 11:2 (NKJV)

A truly humble bow to GOD will prevail more than all the saucy expostulations of proud flesh. - Stephen Charnock

"Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of GOD and of JESUS our LORD," ~ 2 PETER 1:2 (NKJV)

When you pray, you open up the door for GOD's grace and then when you have grace, you can have peace. - Joyce Meyer

"in whom we have boldness and access with confidence through faith in Him." ~ EPHESIANS 3:12 (NKJV)

The Christian in prayer comes up close to GOD, with a humble boldness of faith, and takes hold of Him, wrestles with Him--yes, will not let Him go without a blessing. - William Gurnall

"But certainly GOD has heard me; He has attended to the voice of my prayer." ~ PSALM 66:19 (NKJV)

When we pray, the voice of the heart must be heard more than that proceeding from the mouth. - Saint Bonaventure

"So I commended enjoyment, because a man has nothing better under the sun than to eat, drink, and be merry; for this will remain with him in his labor all the days of his life which GOD gives him under the sun." ~ ECCLESIASTES 8:15 (NKJV)

As far as any of our enjoyments lead us unto GOD, so far let us relish it, affect it, embrace it, and rejoice in it. ~Cotton Mather

"He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them His way." ~ PSALM 25:9 (NIV)

A truly humble man is sensible of his natural distance from GOD; of his dependence on Him; of the insufficiency of his own power and wisdom; and that it is by GOD's power that he is upheld and provided for, and that he needs GOD's wisdom to lead and guide him, and His might to enable him to do what he ought to do for Him. —Jonathan Edwards

" As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance. But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do;" ~ 1 PETER 1:14-15 (NIV)

Empty relationships are nothing; if we profess ourselves GOD's servants and do not honor Him by our obedience, we take but an empty title. - Richard Sibbes

"And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing." ~ 1 CORINTHIANS 13:2 (NKJV)

All the fruits of the Spirit which we are to lay weight upon as evidential of grace, are summed up in charity, or Christian love; because this is the sum of all grace. And the only way, therefore, in which any can know their good estate, is by discerning the exercises of this divine charity in their hearts; for without charity, let men have what gifts you please, they are nothing. —Jonathan Edwards

"You shall walk after the LORD your GOD and fear Him, and keep His commandments and obey His voice; you shall serve Him and hold fast to Him." ~ DEUTERONOMY 13:4 (NKJV

Christian, let GOD's distinguishing love to you be a motive to you to fear Him greatly. —John Bunyan

I have seen the GOD-given task with which the sons of men are to be occupied. He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that GOD does from beginning to end. ~ ECCLESIASTES 3:10 (NKJV)

But so long as we are occupied with any other object than GOD Himself, there will be neither rest for the heart nor peace for the mind. —Arthur W. Pink

"By this we know that we abide in Him, and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit." ~ 1 JOHN 4:13 (NKJV)

Where the righteousness of CHRIST is imputed to an individual, a principle of holiness is imparted to him; the former can only be ascertained by the latter. —Arthur W. Pink

"neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor coarse jesting, which are not fitting, but rather giving of thanks." ~ EPHESIANS 5:4 (NKJV)

Foolish talking and jesting are not the ways in which Christian cheerfulness should express itself, but rather "giving of thanks." —Charles Hodge

"All Scripture is given by inspiration of GOD, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness," ~2 TIMOTHY 3:16 (NKJV)

The Bible should be our Mentor, our Monitor, our Memento Mori, our Remembrancer, and the Keeper of our Conscience. —Charles Spurgeon

"Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the LORD:" ~ HEBREWS 12:14 (NKJV