Psalm 118:5 In my distress I prayed to the Lord, and the Lord answered me and set me free.
DEVELOP A VIRILE PRAYER LIFE
In the year 2006, i experienced a major challenge in my life while in the university. I almost lost my studentship on campus. I was in school for weeks without a bearing and totally confused. One thing that resulted from that period in my life was a virile prayer life. I fasted for days and i lost count. Anytime i look back at those times, i thank God for what He did in my life.
The devil made me feel my prayers were wasted because i didn't get the desired result but i understood much later that God had a hand in what happened and it was God's way of realigning me for His purpose. The wilderness season of your life should produce a strong prayer life in your walk with God. That thing you're going through should make you run to Him in prayers and not to run away from Him. I once heard a father in the Lord say that when he had a challenge in his life, he prayed for 3 hours straight. Something he had not done before.
I have noticed that mighty men in the school of prayer did not just get there in one day, challenges launched them into a deeper dimension of prayer. Pastor E.A. Adeboye said the opposition against Him early in ministry when he became the General Overseer was what led him into 40 days fasting and prayer, something he had not done before. Now, 40 days fasting&prayer is a lifestyle and we can see the product of his prayer life every where. Before you enter the promised land, God want to strengthen your prayer life because it is a tool for warfare.
Father, i receive grace to cultivate a strong& steady prayer life In Jesus name.