I too am a convert for about the same amount of time. My first thought is that Christ is always at work in anything righteous. He makes intercession for us, and I believe prayer is one of the major outlets. To me, saying it in His name is significant. It is declaring that you are asking, praising, or any other action you might do in prayer, according to your faith in Christ and by virtue of His blood you seek for that power to be manifest therein. There are other promises linked to this, I encourage you to study it out as much as you can. :) Hope that helps a little.