"So Ahab went off to eat and drink, but Elijah climbed to the top of Carmel, bent down to the ground and put his face between his knees.  "Go and look toward the sea," he told his servant.  And he went up and looked.  "There is nothing there," he said.  Seven times Elijah said, "Go back.""-1 Kings 18:42-32 (NIV).

In 1941, Winston Churchill said, "Never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever give up.  Never give up.  Never give up.  Never give up."  Giving up is a directive of the devil.  If people fail to meet their potential, turning back when they meet obstacles, the devil does his end zone dance, while singing "Another One Bites The Dust."  It may seem your prayers never reach God's ears or that He has forgotten you, but God doesn't forget you (Isaiah 49:15).  He hears and answers your prayers (Psalms 116:1).  Elijah's persistence in prayer paid off...he prayed up a storm!