"And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive ( matthew 21:22 )

A. Children feel free to make requests of their parents. They have implicit faith that their needs will be met.

B. we should feel free to ask our heavenly Father to supply our needs. He is ready to do so if we come to him in childlike faith.

C. To succeed in prayer, we must go to God in simple, trusting faith, believing he will answer "according to his riches in glory . . ."(Phil. 4:19).

A. When Jesus was here on earth, he told his followers not to pray to "be seen of men" nor to "be heard for . . . much speaking" (Matt. 6:5, 7).

B. Christians should pray earnestly and without pretense. "Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit . . ." (Eph. 6:18).

C. We succeed in prayer by directing our prayers to God,

in every thing by prayer and supplication let your requests be made known unto God" (Phil. 4:6).

A. Many Christians pray vaguely and indefinitely. They pray around the world but ask for little or nothing in particular.

B. To succeed in prayer we must pray specific prayers for specific people and specific circumstances.

C. Jesus asked blind Bartimeus, "What wilt thou that I should do unto thee?" The blind man responded with a specific request and received a specific answer (Mark 10:46-52).

nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt" (Matt. 26:39).

A. During his most excruciating hour, Jesus prayed with submission. He yielded his will to the Father's will.