Concerning Prayer ?

Retro Doomer

Retro Doomer

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I was wondering the Bible is very clear about what kind of Prayer you shall pray word for word,

you shall not talk long and big like the heathens since God already knows what you want.

So I pray only the Vater Unser (Don't the English name sorry) since before we had our own prayer to God we prayed my Ma and Me before going to sleep it was a very wholseome moment I would say and it felt more personal,

but I don't want to go against the teachings of the Bible and when the Bible says use this prayer and don't be a nuisance you could say.

What would you say I shpuld do I am not the mist literal concerning the Bible and have to look stuff up often,and so I wondered should I stay with the prayer provided in the Bible or is a own personal made prayer okay ?
 
Retro Doomer said:
I was wondering the Bible is very clear about what kind of Prayer you shall pray word for word,

you shall not talk long and big like the heathens since God already knows what you want.

So I pray only the Vater Unser (Don't the English name sorry) since before we had our own prayer to God we prayed my Ma and Me before going to sleep it was a very wholseome moment I would say and it felt more personal,

but I don't want to go against the teachings of the Bible and when the Bible says use this prayer and don't be a nuisance you could say.

What would you say I shpuld do I am not the mist literal concerning the Bible and have to look stuff up often,and so I wondered should I stay with the prayer provided in the Bible or is a own personal made prayer okay ?
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The Bible teaches us to approach prayer with a posture of reverence and humility as you've described, but also instructs us to approach God's Kingdom with a childlike faith (which many interpret to mean dependence, humility, and sincerity). While the Lord's prayer is what many (myself included) consider the best model prayer in Scripture and offers incredibly deep instruction and insight, other passages demonstrate that there's space for us to earnestly pour out our hearts before God. (Consider the Psalms!) There's certainly danger in becoming overly casual in prayer, but there's also abounding grace for a follower of Christ that approaches God in a posture of repentance and a heart genuinely seeking His Kingdom, even if our words aren't elegant or what we would consider "perfect."

I hope this helps!
 
Tek7 said:
The Bible teaches us to approach prayer with a posture of reverence and humility as you've described, but also instructs us to approach God's Kingdom with a childlike faith (which many interpret to mean dependence, humility, and sincerity). While the Lord's prayer is what many (myself included) consider the best model prayer in Scripture and offers incredibly deep instruction and insight, other passages demonstrate that there's space for us to earnestly pour out our hearts before God. (Consider the Psalms!) There's certainly danger in becoming overly casual in prayer, but there's also abounding grace for a follower of Christ that approaches God in a posture of repentance and a heart genuinely seeking His Kingdom, even if our words aren't elegant or what we would consider "perfect."

I hope this helps!
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Thanks for the reply.
So what I get from it any prayer is fine as long as it us not to long nor to casual,but with humility and reference towards God.
 
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