Chrys Jones

“Actually, margin is not a spiritual necessity. But availability is. God expects us to be available for the needs of others. And without margin, each of us would have great difficulty guaranteeing availability. Instead, when God calls, He gets the busy signal.”
― Richard A. Swenson, Margin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives

“We are not called to pray independently, by our merits. If we were expected to do so, there would be reason for anxiety and despair. But the call to prayer, by God’s grace, is to pray in dependency on the Holy Spirit.”
― James W. Beeke, Developing A Healthy Prayer Life

“The Word of God is the best schoolroom, in which we can learn the grammar and language of prayer.”
― J.V. Fesko, Romans

“The preacher's sharpest and strongest preaching should be to himself.”
― E.M. Bounds, The Complete Works of E. M. Bounds: Power Through Prayer, The Reality of Prayer, The Essentials of Prayer, The Weapon of Prayer, Satan: His Personality, Power And Overthrow and More