And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:

And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.

And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.

And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we already possess what we have asked of Him.