 through faith and not of yourselves. It's a gift of God, not of works, lest any man should boast. Jesus did all the work to save your soul from hell. Now he's offering it to you as a free gift. If you'll come to him and tell him you're sorry about the fact you're a sinner and ask him to come into your heart and save you. And the Bible says in Romans 10, 13, for whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. That's how you receive it. You pray, you call, that's praying to God.