Summary of Mark Batterson's Draw the Circle

By IRB Media

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.

Book Preview: #1 Prayer is how we discern the next move of God. When two people pray, God can answer their prayers in ways they never imagined.

#2 When you establish a prayer routine, your life will be anything but routine. You will go to places, do things, and meet people you have no business going to, doing, or meeting. You don’t need to seek opportunity. All you have to do is seek God.

#3 Don’t try to manufacture your own miracles. Don’t try to answer your own prayers. Don’t try to do God’s job for Him. Stay humble, patient, and focused.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Mar 7, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669356660

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Book preview

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

Prayer is how we discern the next move of God. When two people pray, God can answer their prayers in ways they never imagined.

#2

When you establish a prayer routine, your life will be anything but routine. You will go to places, do things, and meet people you have no business going to, doing, or meeting. You don’t need to seek opportunity. All you have to do is seek God.

#3

Don’t try to manufacture your own miracles. Don’t try to answer your own prayers. Don’t try to do God’s job for Him. Stay humble, patient, and focused.

Insights from Chapter 2

#1

We must learn to trust God for the big things, like keeping the planets in orbit, but we must also learn to trust Him for the little things, like healing our cancer, getting us out of debt, and finding our soul mate.

#2

We cannot create divine appointments. All we can do is keep them. We cannot plan God-ordained opportunities. All we can do is seize them. We cannot perform miracles. All we can do is pray for them.

Insights from Chapter 3

#1

Consecration is