It's both krull, your efforts (that is your will/desires on action) and your NAP (your sintonizing with the Universe). You're asking the Universe: I need a job, please help me! (employing the Magic Spells, Words, Names of Mystic Beings and Visualizations). And the Universe says (without you knowing it): "Well ok ok krull, let's find what can we do with you". Then you go out to the street and start searching for a job, and the Universe thinks: "hmmm, this guy is really interested (he's going out to make things easier for me to find a suitable job for him, that's good, I'll make my greatest effort). He has presence, good manners and charisma (for example, speak languages, etc, etc, etc.) and you reach to Telepizza and asks for a job, and then they refuse you.
This same thing happens 4 or 5 or 115 times that month (After seeing the New Avatar Power working, I really can tell that you start noticing changes along the first week, if you don't stop), because the Universe has arranged something much better for you. Then you arrive to a storehouse and they tell you they need a guy with good manners and presence and they see how you talk and treat the people on your interview, they'd love to have you working with them. So they offer you the job and a good sum of money, you really need
So, again, it's both. If you asks the Universe for Love/Money/Sex/House/Healing but your not accepting what it's giving you, the Universe says (without you knowing it): Fuck You! Your dumb Man! Call me when your really ready to accept my gifts!
For example: You asks for a hot lover, that really would love you. Then, "coincidently" (no such thing, it's the Universe working on it), you meet a really "beautiful" girl (the most suitable for you of course, beauty it's a thing of personal tastes), who seems to connect a lot with you. And then, after talking for a while, you asks her for her phone number, and she gives you... And... You don't call her NEVER after you'd tell her you'd do it (you later felt shy, insecure, repented, whatever)
YOU YOURSELF lost that wonderful lover, after almost getting her because you sabotaged yourself, YOU ABORTED YOUR PROJECT (of love, in this case). If you'd called her, you'd be making love (or playing Xbox Live) whenever you'd can (the more the better)
So that's it, the Universe hear your petitions, and it's willing to help you if that is going to make you a more experienced being, BUT if you asks it for something and then switch your mind one, two, three, fifteen times, the Universe says: "Bye, man, I won't waste my time with you. Call me when your serious about what you need, and your ready to make the efforts, OK?" And if it sees you're serious, it'll start helping you again
Hope this helps you start understanding a little about the New Avatar Power and magic in general,