Matthew 7:7-8 (NIV) says "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks the door will be opened".

Some people are not willing to knock and wait for the door to swing wide. They try to force it open themselves or break it down. God in His own good time will remove the obstacles. When He is ready the door will open. Prayer fastens itself to the will of God. Faith waits for the answer to come in His way at His own time!

The person who correctly asks is the person who asks in faith, believing that God is "able" to grant the request and that God is "willing" to grant the request.