# A Journey to Victorious Praying

## Metadata
- Author: [[William Thrasher and Erwin Lutzer]]
- Full Title: A Journey to Victorious Praying
- Category: #books
## Highlights
- I discovered an astonishing truth: God is attracted to weaknesses. He can’t resist those who humbly and honestly admit how desperately they need Him. JIM CYMBALA ([Location 128](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B003719GDQ&location=128))
- God showed me that the way to raise up prayer among God’s people was to share with them how to make use of their “needy moments.” ([Location 149](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B003719GDQ&location=149))
- What is prayer? O. Hallesby, one of Norway’s leading Christian teachers, said that prayer is an attitude of our hearts toward God. It is an attitude of helplessness. This attitude of helplessness is not meant to drive you to anxiety but rather to drive you to God. In other words, prayer is helplessness plus faith. ([Location 152](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B003719GDQ&location=152))
- “What are things I say or do not say and things I do or do not do that are motivated by a fear of rejection?” ([Location 160](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B003719GDQ&location=160))
- The relevance of this is that we are to seek God in prayer at every point of our fears. Look at Psalm 34:4: “I sought the Lord, and He answered me, and delivered me from all my fears.” ([Location 161](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B003719GDQ&location=161))
- Every time you are tempted to be fearful or anxious, view it as a prompting of the Lord to pray. ([Location 171](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B003719GDQ&location=171))
- What is your “Isaac”? Are you willing to surrender the matter to God and realize that He is able to guard what you entrust to Him (2 Timothy 1:12)? What you try to control is up to you to worry about and work out. Let this battle be used of God to raise up many times of precious prayer. Why not talk to Him right now about your “Isaac.” ([Location 184](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B003719GDQ&location=184))