Ask, and ye shall receive, [John 16:24]
Though yet simple and basic, some forget this commandment, and some count it more so for material things then spiritual. As a babe in Christ, this one is not to be forgotten, and not to be heeded impatiently, as prayers are not always answered immediately or always with a yes.
There are perquisites to all prayers:
Believing,
"And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive."- [Matthew 21:22]
Asking according to his will,
"if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:"-[1 John 5:14(c-d)]
Keeping his commandments (willingly and knowingly).
"And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments,"- [1JN 3:22(a-c)]