Prayer finds its hope not in the qualifications of the one praying, but in the character and plan of the God who is hearing. He answers because of who he is. He answers because of what he is doing. He answers because he loves to see us come, and he loves to provide just the grace for that moment... He really does delight in hearing and answering his children. Your hope in prayer is never found in you; it is always found in him.1 Paul Tripp, Whiter Than Snow: Meditations on Sin and Mercy.