Attitude in Prayer: Relationship with God

we have to learn how to approach God, just as it is with people in the world. The attitude in which we petition (plead), or supplicate our request to God also determines our receiving, not as the Pharisee who prayed to himself about how deserving he was and all his accomplishments (works) instead of humble dependence on God did not receive and answer from God because he really didn't ask for anything.