I cannot say ‘Our’ if I only live for myself.
I cannot say ‘Father’ if I do not endeavor each day to act like his child.
I cannot say ‘Who art in Heaven’ if I am laying up no treasure there.
I cannot say ‘Hallowed be Thy name’ if I am not striving for holiness.
I cannot say ‘Thy Kingdom come’ if I am not doing all in my power to hasten that wonderful event.
I cannot say ‘Thy will be done’ if I am disobedient to his Word.
I cannot say ‘On earth as it is in Heaven’ if I’ll not serve Him here and now.
I cannot say ‘Give us this day our daily bread’ if I am dishonest or an under-the-counter shopper.
I cannot say ‘Forgive us our debts’ if I harbor a grudge against anyone.
I cannot say ‘Lead us not into temptation’ if I deliberatly place myself in its path.
I cannot say ‘Deliver us from evil’ if I do not put on the whole armor of God.
I cannot say ‘Thine is the kingdom’ if I do not give the King the loyalty due him as a faithful subject.
I cannot say ‘The power’ if I fear what men may do.
I cannot say ‘The glory’ if I’m seeking honor only for myself.
I cannot say ‘Forever’ if the horizon of my life is bounded completely by time.
Unknown (Quoted by John Macarthur in his book ‘Alone With God’)