I wondered if How is better than What, so I took an unofficial survey of 30 people. I presented my palatable scenario to an equal number of adult men and women and the findings had no bearing whatsoever on gender, race, age, religion, financial status or any other criteria used to define who we are. However, personalities did emerge like tulips in spring. I said to my subjects, “Imagine a plate of meat – your choice, – a baked potato, and vegetable – again your choice. In what order would you eat the food?”
Survey findings were categorized into three groups:
1. Those who eat one food at a time
2. Those who mix everything together
3. Those who alternate their foods
Here’s what I discovered~
Those who ate one food at a time tend to be detail-oriented, organized and meticulous people who strive to finish each task at hand. They savor each experience of life separately and completely. However, they do not adapt well to change.
Those who ate their food all mixed together are usually laid back, and life is like a kaleidoscope. They are hard-working and want things to work together in harmony, but are not too concerned about details in making it happen.
Those who ate their food by alternating their foods tend to be independent, love all aspects of life, like to be in control of their circumstances and want the right to be able to make choices. Yet, they may be on the shy side and become easily bored.
I asked “Why?” of those who ate their veggies first. One replied, “I eat veggies first so I don’t have to look at ’em for the rest of the meal.” Another said, “I eat the veggies first in case I choke to death, at least I’ll die healthy.”
Then I asked, “Do you turn your plate, and if so, why?” One man replied, “I turn my plate because if I didn’t, I would get peas up my sleeve.” Another said, “I play dial-a-food with my plate so when veggies come around, I just turn my plate again.”
I know there are a lot of food gurus out there who insist that WHAT you eat is what’s important. And they may have their logic. However, for my experiment: I concluded that the How is better than the What. But in the scheme of things whether the how is better than the what, or the what is most important, we still are who we are.
What does matter, however, is How we PRAY. The Bible gives specific guidelines as to How to pray. 
For instance, we are to “Pray with thanksgiving,” “Pray without ceasing,” “Pray for one another,” “Pray to the Lord,” “Ask in Jesus’ name,” and “Ask in faith with no doubt.” What is on our hearts and How we are led by the Holy Spirit determines what we pray. Again, my conclusion is How is better than What – for my experiment and when it comes to prayer.
Philippians 4:6; 1 Thessalonians 5:25; James 5:16; Jonah 2:1; John 14:14; James 1:6