Elizabeth Alves > Quotes

“Every area of your life is subject to enemy attack, so you must fight on your knees before you can stand on your mission field.”
― Elizabeth Alves, Becoming a Prayer Warrior

“Jesus did not pray because He had to; Jesus prayed because He wanted to be obedient to, united with and empowered by the Father. Prayer is to be our priority for those same reasons.”
― Elizabeth Alves, Becoming a Prayer Warrior

“When you do your part in intercession, you must trust God's timing. He is never late—though it seems to His children that He passes up many opportunities to be early!”
― Elizabeth Alves, Becoming a Prayer Warrior

“Lord, why are we not seeing miracles such as these in our western culture? Is it because we are bogged down in traditions and doctrines?” I will never forget His reply: “No, Daughter, these people are receiving because they have no fear of man. ” The fear of man is our greatest detriment to knowing and serving God. Only as we lay down our worries about what people think of us and what to expect of others can God honestly and openly speak into our lives. Often we have preconceived ideas of how a person must change before he or she can come to Christ. And yet when Jesus called us to be fishers of men (and women), He told us to go out and bring them in; He did not tell us to clean up the fish before reeling them into our churches. I have never seen a fish yet who was cleaned up before it was caught.”
― Elizabeth Alves, Becoming a Prayer Warrior

“Effective prayer begins with recognizing that you are entering into the very presence of God for the purpose of building relationship with Him.”
― Elizabeth Alves, Becoming a Prayer Warrior