Introduction : Such a desperate occasion as a person striking a rock with an egg.
    1) A judge who neither feared God nor cared about men, and a widow
        -The unjust judge was proud and impolite
    2) The situation of the widow
        (1) An adversary - a powerful person who brought her fatal trouble and destruction
        (2) She had trouble - it made her so sad
    3) She kept bothering the judge    (Lk 18:6-8)


1. Prayer with a clear objective
    - Many goals will make us lose direction
    1) We must have a clear goal, like the widow against her adversary    (Mt 6:7-8)
    2) Faith is being sure of what we hope for    (Heb 11:1, 6; Mt 7:7)
    3) Write down your goal - The Lord said, "Only one or two things are needed to ask."
        (Lk 10:42; Mk 10:51-52)

2. Prayer clearly aware of God´s promise
    - We need to stand on the rock of the Word to resist doubt    (Jn 15:7; Ro 4:18-22)
    - The grace by which Jesus redeemed us with His blood is a very clear promise
       ○ The Fivefold Message of the Gospel    (Eph 1:7; 2:8)

3. Prayer with a mournful heart and an eager desire
    1) A concentrative prayer - Hannah´s concentrative prayer    (1Sa 1:11, 15-17)
    2) A wholehearted prayer - Elijah prayed for rain at Mount Carmel
        (1Ki 18:41-44; Jas 5:17-18)
    3) An indomitable prayer - The widow kept bothering the unjust judge    (Lk 18:7; 11:8)

4. Prayer with unwavering faith
    1) Wavering faith has no power    (Jas 1:6-8)
    2) Once you make a decision, do not change your mind or look back
        (Lk 9:62; Heb 10:38)
        - He who puts his hand to the plow and looks back or he who shrinks back
    3) Expect a clear answer and make a declaration of faith    (Mk 11:23; 7:29)


Conclusion : It is like a battle to receive an answer to prayer. We must overcome the devil who tries to prevent us from praying, and we must pass God´s test who examines our faith. Prayer to solve our problems needs more extreme countermeasures than a prayer of fellowship, thanks, praise, and intercession. Prayer to receive answers to problems must not be done by chance. We must persist in prayer to overcome our challenges.