Prayer and our view of God

How does our theology of God affect how we pray?  You might think there is no connection, but Mark Batterson in The Circle Maker believes there is.  I would agree with Batterson.  We really have a limited view of God and base prayer on our power not God's.  As I read four chapters of the book on Thursday, I found myself highlighting huge portions of the book.  Because of all the great thoughts, I encourage you to pick up the book and have your view of God and prayer expanded.

Here are some quotes from Chapters 7-10:
Yet many of us pray as if our problems are bigger than God . . .Our biggest problem is our small view of God. That is the cause of all lesser evils. And it's a high view of God that is the solution to all other problems.
The size of prayers depend on the size of our God. And if God knows no limits, then neither should our prayers.
We allow our circumstances to get between God and us instead of putting God between us and our circumstances.
The only way you can fail is if you stop praying. Prayer is a no-lose proposition.
100 percent of the prayers I don't pray won't get answered.
Never put a comma where God puts a period, and never put a period where God puts a comma.

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