Which Is More-Important? The "Our Father" or the "Life-Changing Prayer"

There is a story with 3 hermits, they didn`t knew any prayer,all they knew was "God have mercy upon us !" so this is how they were praying. One day a bishop comes through the forest they were living in, near a big lake, he listens to them and he decides to teach them a prayer by the book let`s say Our Father.So he teaches them the prayer and then he lives, he goes on a ship to go on the other shore. But the hermits forget the prayer and one of them runs to the ship and suddenly the bishop sees him walking on water.The hermit asks the bishop how was the prayer and the bishop says : Well...nevermind ! It is more important the way you pray than the prayer.

Everyday i pray the way we were taught to with the my father prayer...It covers a lot of things. Everyday i also pray for different things like for the spirit of God to find a way into nonbelievers hearts...I pray for our leaders to find God so that they can make the right decisions... I also thank God for everything. I would never through out any prayer..or even consider it. that is just another way evil can try to grasp hold of you. Even to suggest it is thoughts from Satin.

I have read that the Lord's prayer is what we should refer to as a guide when we are praying to the Lord. It is actually not meant to be the only prayer thatt one must pray as it can be memorized, repititive and once we memorized we shall not be able feel it or pray it from our hearts. "Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. -- this tells us to follow God's heart, in prayer let us ask for what we want, but also remember to know what God wants for us as well, that we shall be given the heart to follow what God's plans are. "Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. " -- Here is a guide that we ask God to provide for us, say our wants, say in our hearts what wwe want God to do or to give us. Also that we shall be given the strength to accept that others are capable of hurting us, and that we too have been hurting others, and we ask to be forgiven of those things we did, and that we also be allowed to forgive those who hurt us, to take out the anger in our hearts. "And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:For thine is the kingdom and the power, and the glory, for ever." -- Amen. " -- In these line, we are praying for God to help us with our day to day challenges, to keep our heads strong and wise when it comes to acceptance, to help us resist what could make our spirits weak. This is so that we are putting the trust we have to God our father, This is what the Lord's prayer is about. That we take it as our template and use it as to how we pray. Our prayers must be personal, but we do not always start with a prayer that we are already asking God why, or to give us our needs, because first we have to acknowledge him, to make him first and to thank him first before we do say our prayers with requests. There is another way of praying too, that of the Jabez's I think not many has been told of this but this was the kind of prayer that we ask what we want directly to him as we are his children and we know whatt we deserve and we deserve God's blessings, that is.

Hello ! Since i was small my parents and religious class taught this prayer. This is the first prayer that i learnt. I use to be dependent on this prayer to any situation i am , i always says this prayer like is is my guide and protection. If i am saying this prayer like i am so safe and no fear . I can feel God's presence in this prayer.

Whether it is the "Our Father" or some "life-changing" prayer you're praying, if you pray from the heart and mean every word you utter in your prayer, then you've prayed a prayer that is acceptable to God. Only God sees the hearts of men who say a prayer to Him directly. Sincerity and faith matter to God when one prays. Our confidence and belief in Him whenever we communicate will dictate if our prayers get answers. The bible says in the book of Mark, "..whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it and it will be yours.." So for me, I can always use the model prayer "Our Father" and say it from my heart...believing..so I'm not throwing it away. Also, I always pray from the heart using my own words..and I believe that through the years, praying from my heart and believing God for answers have transformed my prayer life and made me more mature in my Christian life, so I am not also throwing my "life-changing" prayer.