1 John promises answered prayer if we ask according to God's will. Jesus promises answered prayer if we have faith. Therefore we can only have true faith if we are praying according to God's will. Jesus knew this. This type of prayer may not happen all that often for us. So we need to learn the difference between our will and God's will and try to avoid praying for the former. We may find out God's will in studying the bible. Some examples given.