1. Confidence: You ever go up to a friend and say "Hey, I doubt you will, but could you loan me $20?" Chances are, you're not going to get the $20 because you showed no faith in your friend. At the wedding feast of Cana Mother Mary told Jesus "They have no wine" and that was it. Mary knew he wouldn't disobey his mother.
2. Ask Mary for help: Ask Mary to intercede on your behalf. Just like the wedding feast at Cana, Mary has that persuasion.
3. Pester God: If you go over to a friend's house at midnight asking for food, if he doesn't give it to you out of friendship, he'll give it to you because of your persistence (Luke 11:5-8).
4. Show God it's importance: I remember asking my parents for Kinex when I had a bunch of Legos. They told me that if I would play with the Legos more, it would show that I would also play with the Kinex. I realized that after a few days of playing Legos, it wasn't worth it to continue to get the Kinex. God will ask the same thing. For example, if you really want to date that cutie in math class you tell God, "I'm going to wake up early, go for a run everyday this month as a prayer for the cutie to notice me." Or "I'm not going to play video games for a month." It shows that you have the discipline to see a goal through, and if not, you didn't want it as bad as you thought.
5. Have Patience: Let God work. We all want an instant answer, but that's not how God works. Jacob worked seven years for a wife. Then on the wedding day realized it was Leah when he asked for Rachel. He then worked another seven years for Rachel. That is the epitome of patience.
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