Where Prayer Becomes Real Quotes

“Prayer is not a place to be good, it is a place to be honest. Prayer is not a place to perform, it is a place to be present. Prayer is not a place to be right, it is a place to be known. Prayer is not a place to prove your worth, it is a place to receive worth and offer yourself in truth.”
― Kyle Strobel, Where Prayer Becomes Real: How Honesty with God Transforms Your Soul

“Worry is when our fears move us to ourselves and our own resources to fix our problems. We believe that if we take our eyes off the problem, no one, including God, will attend to it. The essence of worry is distrust in God; distrust is the intention of the heart trained in worry.”
― Kyle Strobel, Where Prayer Becomes Real: How Honesty with God Transforms Your Soul

“Our prayer life is our Christian life miniaturized. What we believe about life with God reveals itself in how we pray.”
― Kyle Strobel, Where Prayer Becomes Real: How Honesty with God Transforms Your Soul

“Allow your heart to respond to God’s kindness in the midst of your brokenness.”
― Kyle Strobel, Where Prayer Becomes Real: How Honesty with God Transforms Your Soul

“Mind wandering is a gift; by it, the Lord shows us the treasures of our hearts. Our call is to bring this to the Lord, who meets us in the truth of ourselves as ones who need grace and mercy in these very places.”
― Kyle Strobel, Where Prayer Becomes Real: How Honesty with God Transforms Your Soul

“If your mind wanders to your worries or your weekly calendar, then be open with the Lord about why your heart turns to these places. Do you feel like you don’t have control in God’s presence, so you turn to something you can control? Do you feel like prayer isn’t productive, so you turn to something that is? Talk to God about these matters.”
― Kyle Strobel, Where Prayer Becomes Real: How Honesty with God Transforms Your Soul