The Waiting RoomSample

Day 1: Pray

When the tides of life hit hard against us, we tend to get drawn down to the details of what is happening in our lives, making us lose focus on the one thing that has power to keep us going, PRAYER.

Philippians 4:6 urges us to present our requests to God through prayer. As a child of God, you have direct access to Him. Prayer is an open conversation with God. A conversation you can feel free to have with Him because He has called you forth to come as you are (Isaiah 55:1-3). God invites you to bring your weariness, anxiousness, unworthiness, confusion and uncertainty to Him. In return, He promises you rest and peace that surpasses all understanding.

So what do you pray for, and how do you pray whilst in the waiting room? Well, prayer is always personal and spirit-led. However, sometimes when your spirit is found wanting, it may not lead you to a place of communion with God. When this is the case, let these things guide your prayer time:

Be vulnerable: Vulnerable prayers are petitions. They are not sugar-coated or infused with special colourants or additives but are direct and specific to the needs you have. The prerequisite for these prayers is humility. Humility allows God’s grace to pierce through our souls to effect change in our lives and situations.

Pray for refinement: When in the waiting, we tend to get impatient and it becomes difficult to trust the process. This heightens and magnifies our challenges, worries and concerns, thus increasing our anxiety levels. An unreformed character sabotages the purposeful work that you’ve been called to carry out. Praying for refinement is to plead with God to work on your character that when the waiting period is over, you are reformed to work purposefully.

Pray for restoration: Pray to God to restore your faith in Him. Unreserved faith in Christ is an arsenal at your disposal to help you not to wallow in pity, but to get you going, forging ahead with great determination.

God listens and hears all prayers, no matter the format or length of the prayer. No matter the time of the day you are praying, God hears it all.

So whenever you feel like your back is against the wall, in that waiting room, pray without ceasing.