How many people do you think have somewhere on earth one day grasped at this simple prayer OUR FATHER WHICH ART IN HEAVEN just to make them feel safe or to make them feel better? Have you given it some thought and wondered whether God even heard them or not? I know that we all want to believe that when ever we pray God listens to us,although we forget that even for our husband or wife to listen and converse with us,we have to have a relationship with each other.The same goes when we talk to God ,He wants to respond but requires from us to have a relationship with Him. I can not pray "Our Father which art in heaven "if I am still earthly bound.I can not pray "May Your name be holy" if I use it in vain. I can not pray "Your kingdom come" if I don't honour that kingdom. Or "Your will be done" if I keep on fighting His will or "In heaven and earth" if I don't even know His will for my life. How do I ask God for daily needs if I refuse to help someone else in need?How do I ask forgiveness if I can't forgive and hold grudges? How do I ask not to be lead in to temptation if I am dishonest? Can't ask Him to deliver us from evil while we keep on going back to our old ways. We can not pray "Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory" if we keep on taking the glory and the credit.
I hope that this little thought helps you to solve certain problems and brings you into a relationship with God.
