God wants us to pray. God wills that we pray perseveringly and persistently for this will give proof of our resolve and determination in our life of faith, service, and love of God. Yes we pray to ask forr our needs to be given, but more than that; prayer is coming in contact with God, it is relationship with Him, hence, the more we pray the more we grow in our fondness of Him. So we must persevere in prayer.