We HAVE What God HEARS (1 John 5:14-15), So Let Us Control What We SAY

"And this familiarity we have with Him, that whatever we ask of Him, He is pleased to hear us. And if we ask in faith* (resolved) that He hears us in regard* (over) to anything that we may ask of Him, we can rest assured that we have already received the requests we made of Him" (1 John 5:14-15 Alexander, footnotes incorporated, emphases mine).

When we ask, God hears, for He is us. What He hears, we have. I.e., WE HAVE WHAT GOD HEARS.

IF WE HAVE WHAT GOD HEARS, let us speak well and speak wisely. Let us watch what we SAY. We say what we ARE: "For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: 'Eat and drink,' saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee" (Proverbs 23:7 KJV; i.e., he doesn't really like you). "It is like a man swallowing his pride that you eat and drink with him, and his heart is not with you" (Alexander). What we "say" is what we THINK, REALLY think in our inner man. What we THINK IN OUR HEART, that is what we are and is the thing we "say" that God hears. And what we thus say, God HEARS, and we HAVE.

SO SAY (IMAGINE) WHAT YOU WANT, WHAT YOU GENUINELY WANT, AND IMAGINE YOURSELF HAVING IT. Prayer is controlled imagination: HAVE what you WANT. Appreciate YOUR joy in others' health and prosperity. Imagine everyone's serenity. Rejoice in God's name being hallowed, His kingdom come, His will being done, tomorrow's bread served today.