"And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God."
Romans 12:2
In order for God's word to work, we must be sure we're following His instructions. Many times we are deceived because we only try to stand on His word to believe for our answers to prayer.
We need to stand on the right scriptures, have them located and memorized and planted on the inside of us. We don't need head knowledge. Our heart needs to grasp what the WORD is really saying.
We need to read, study, meditate and confess the WORD continually. It takes time and work to believe what God says in our heart and not just our head, it's the difference between victory and defeat.
Do we just mentally agree with the word or do we know, that we know, that we know what it says?
If we go to the word and grasp it and believe it; then we can watch it go into action because "God watches over His Word to perform it"! Jeremiah 1:12.