1.  He yields only what is taken.  Therefore, the ground must be taken step by step.

2.  Prayer must be definite.  He yields only what he must.  Therefore, our prayer must be persistent.  He continually renews his attacks, therefore the ground taken must be held against him in Jesus, the Victor's name. 

Matthew 11:12 -- Jesus said:  "And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force."

John Wesley:  "Give me 100 preachers who fear nothing but sin and desire nothing but God and I care not a straw whether they be clergy or laymen; such alone will shake the gates of hell and set up the Kingdom of Heaven on earth.  God does nothing but in answer to prayer."

Though prayer is one of the greatest weapons that the believer has and the devil reels in fear of it, it's one of the weapons least used by believers.

Understand that God deserves to answer your prayers but you must first do the following:

Philippians 4:19 -- "But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus."

II Chronicles 16:9 -- "For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him.  Herein thou hast done foolishly:  therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars."

1.  Listen to God.

Jeramiah 33:3 -- "Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.

2.  You must obey God.

3.  Pray and obey!

1.  Get rid of sin in your life.  Your sin will find you out.

2.  You cannot harbor sin in your heart and have God answer your prayers.

Your faith will come from your trust and your trust will come from the depth of your relationship with God.

1 John 5:14 -- "And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he heareth us:"

God only honors one thing -- His Word and His Word is His will.

Isaiah 55:11 -- "So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth:  it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it."

Luke 18:1 -- "And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint ;"

Luke 11:9-10 --  Jesus said, "And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.  For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened."

1.  If you've listened to God
2.  If you've gotten rid of the sin in your life
3.  If you've heard from God
4.  If you've obeyed God
5.  If God has a promise for you in His Word
6.  If you have faith in God
7.  DON'T GIVE UP !
8.  Remember:  the devil gives up nothing that you don't take from him, so pray with the urgency of heaven and the tenacity of a bulldog
9.  There cannot be enough said about tenacity

Too many times we fail to praise God for the answers and His blessings and this is a sign of immaturity!

Phillipians 4:6 -- "Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.