The Prayer Life [Annotated, Updated]: Persevering in Prayer

by Andrew Murray

1. As you enter the inner chamber, let your first work be to thank God for the unspeakable love that invites you to come to Him and to converse freely with Him. If your heart is cold and dead, remember that Christianity is not a matter of feeling, but has to do first with the will. Raise your heart to God and thank Him for the assurance you have that He looks down on you and will bless you. Through such an act of faith, you honor God and draw your soul away from being occupied with itself.