quotes from Chapter 26 Habits of Effective Prayer-ers by Dennis Conner
"Perhaps our biggest step toward a more effective and fulfilling prayer life comes when we develop the habit of praising (and/or 'thanking') God as a natural 'first-response' to everything that comes our way in living our daily life!"
"For many years - even as a Christian - my own 'natural man' (1 Cor. 2:14) response to many things I encountered was definitely not 'praise' to the Father! I was always more into the petitioning - rather than the praising - of God!"