＂Whatsoever things ye ask for when ye pray，believe that ye receive them，and ye shall have them，＂ said Jesus.
See the things you want as if they were actually around you all the time；see yourself as owning and using them. Make use of them in imagination just as you will use them when they are your tangible possessions. Dwell upon your mental picture until it is clear and distinct，and then take the Mental Attitude of Ownership toward everything in that picture. Take possession of it，in mind，in the full faith that it is actually yours. Hold to this mental ownership；do not waiver for an instant in the faith that it is real.
And remember what was said in a proceeding chapter about gratitude；be as thankful for it all the time as you expect to be when it has taken form. The man who can sincerely thank God for the things which as yet he owns only in imagination，has real faith. He will get rich；he will cause the creation of whatsoever he wants.
You do not need to pray repeatedly for things you want；it is not necessary to tell God about it every day.
＂Use not vain repetitions as the heathen do，＂ said Jesus said to his pupils，＂for your Father knoweth the ye have need of these things before ye ask Him.＂
Your part is to intelligently formulate your desire for the things which make for a larger life，and to get these desire arranged into a coherent whole；and then to impress this Whole Desire upon the Formless Substance，which has the power and the will to bring you what you want.
You do not make this impression by repeating strings of words；you make it by holding the vision with unshakable PURPOSE to attain it，and with steadfast FAITH that you do attain it.
The answer to prayer is not according to your faith while you are talking，but according to your faith while you are working.
You cannot impress the mind of God by having a special Sabbath day set apart to tell Him what you want，and the forgetting Him during the rest of the week. You cannot impress Him by having special hours to go into your closet and pray，if you then dismiss the matter from your mind until the hour of prayer comes again.
Oral prayer is well enough，and has its effect，especially upon yourself，in clarifying your vision and strengthening your faith；but it is not your oral petitions which get you what you want. In order to get rich you do not need a ＂sweet hour of prayer＂；you need to ＂pray without ceasing＂. And by prayer I mean holding steadily to your vision，with the purpose to cause its creation into solid form，and the faith that you are doing so.
＂Believe that ye receive them.＂
The whole matter turns on receiving，once you have clearly formed your vision. When you have formed it，it is well to make an oral statement，addressing the Supreme in reverent prayer；and from that moment you must，in mind，receive what you ask for. Live in the new house；wear the fine clothes；ride in the automobile；go on the journey，and confidently plan for greater journeys. Think and speak of all the things you have asked for in terms of actual present ownership. Imagine an environment，and a financial condition exactly as you want them，and live all the time in that imaginary environment and financial condition. Mind，however，that you do not do this as a mere dreamer and castle builder；hold to the FAITH that the imaginary is being realized，and to the PURPOSE to realize it. Remember that it is faith and purpose in the use of the imagination which make the difference between the scientist and the dreamer. And having learned this fact，it is here that you must learn the proper use of the Will.