Receiving When We Ask

I have been told this is my problem, I don't receive what I ask for and thus my prayers are left in limbo.

I don't know if this is true or not but when I came across this little devotional, it spoke to me. And if it speaks to me, well then, maybe it will speak to others.

God Bless.

Receiving When We Ask 

My Father knows what I need, even before I ask Him.
One of the great secrets of getting things from God is
receiving. There are many people who ask but never
receive. There is a Scripture verse that is very emphatic
about this principle of receiving. Jesus was speaking about
petitioning God, and He said,
Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask
when you pray, believe that you receive them, and
you will have them. (Mark 11:24)
The New International Version says, “Believe that you
have received it,” which is a more literal translation. We
receive the things we ask for when we pray. If you pray in
that way—believing that when you pray, you receive—you
will have what you ask for.
Notice that receiving is not the same as having.
Receiving is settling it; having is the experience that
follows. Let’s say you have a financial need. You pray. You
are in touch with God. You say, “God, we need fifteen
hundred dollars by Thursday.” Then, you say, “Thank You,
God.” You have received it. Nothing has changed in your
circumstances, but you have received it nevertheless. You
will have it.
Thank You, Father, that You know me completely. I
proclaim that I receive what I request when I pray,
because receiving is settling it. My Father knows what
I need, even before I ask Him. Amen.

-Author Unknown