I believe we can pray believing we receive for our loving God hears and answers prayer, but our desires and our heart must be aligned with God’s will for us.  My children asked for things that were not good for them, I did not answer in the way they desired but it was always for their best.  If they were disobedient and rebellious it was foolhardy for them to even ask.

Foolhardy Expectations

Foolhardy expectations are an unlikely goal to reach,
They can be accented even more by unprofitable speech.
Like bad seeds planted in unimproved soil,
Has little or no profit to show from their toil.
Life has many lessons that are learned by mistakes made.
They are at times very hard lessons with results grave.
The wise heed the Word of God and learn from the mistakes of others.
They if diligent will valuable truth discover.
You cannot steal to get ahead; greed sets you back,
The life that is generous and loving will get you on track.
The one who is hateful and negative things speak and devour,
Will reap a life of bitterness with a future sour.
The one who cheats and takes from others will find,
They are found wanting and will not God’s favor find.
The one who walks and talks like Jesus and has His love within,
Will receive plenty for they are well-blessed by Him.
If you live like the devil but expect heaven as your goal,
It is a fool-hardy expectation to even speak it to be so.

James 4:17
Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.

Galatians 6:7-9
 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.