It is not more money, genius, or culture that we need but more prayer - the kind that moves God and brings results as definite as our prayers. Prayer is the Christian's vital breath. Prayer is self-discipline. To pray is to grow in grace. To tarry in the presence of the King leads to a new loyalty and devotion on the part of faithful subjects.
Christian character grows in the secret place of prayer.
Prayer strengthens the mind, purifies the emotions, and invigorates the will. Prayer changes us. It always produces a sense of sin. If we are near to God in Christ, He pours contempt on all our pride. Submission of the wayward will is produced by prayer, for prayer is essentially a surrender to God.