"The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much" (James 5:16). Fervent is defines as full of feeling. One might say a fervent prayers is an honest prayer. There is no ulterior motive but sincere need for the thing asked.
Have you ever heard someone say, "so and so knows how to pray." It is as though praying is a talent or special process that one is either good at or fails miserably. People "who know how to pray" are held in high esteem. They are thought to be a kind of lucky charm for getting prayers answered.
But when James draws attention to Elijah's prayer, he makes a point that the prophet was an ordinary person who received answer to his prayer, not because he was a lucky charm in things pertaining to prayer, but because he was sincere.
Elijah was focused on the glory of God both when he prayed for the absence of rain and for its return. If you are sincere and fervently ask the Father, he will answer you
