Prayer precedes revival

Prayer precedes revival.
 
What do you think of when you hear the word revival? Maybe large gatherings cross your mind, a lot of visitors at church, a special event, a guest preacher that travels the country. Maybe you think of revival sweeping the nation and our country turning to the Lord. Do you ever think about your own revival?
 
The definition of revival is

1. An improvement in the condition or strength of something
2. An instance of something becoming popular, active, or important again
3. A new production of an old play or similar work

 
The word REVIVE is a verb. A verb is an action word. To revive something means to regain life or consciousness or strength, give new strength or energy to, or improve the condition of.
Some synonyms: resuscitate, reinvigorate, revitalize, refresh, bring back, bring to life, recover, rescue, enliven, breathe new life into
 
How many of you need revival in your spiritual life? How many of us need to find the fire again? How many of us hunger for the chain-breaking, life-changing kind of breakthrough worship and prayer, but we can’t seem to press into His presence like we used to? Our prayer life feels a bit dry. We’ve been busy. We’ve been stressed. We’ve been distracted. Maybe we’ve been depressed, empty, tired deep down in our spirits.
 
How’s your prayer life?
 
How’s your bible study been lately?
 
How’s your time with the Lord each week?
 
Prayer precedes revival.
Prayer precedes restoration.
Prayer precedes deliverance.
Prayer precedes chains being broken.
Prayer precedes breakthrough.
Prayer precedes the healing.
 
If you’ve been numb and emptied and tired for a while, you may not feel much when you pray. You may feel like you can’t pray. You can’t get a hold of God like you used to. You don’t feel his presence like you did before.
 
Pray anyway.
Pray again.
Pray habitually.
And eventually things will start to change.
 
Your mindset will change. Your eyes will be fixed on what they should be. You may be in the desert right now, but I know a God that can give living water even in the desert. Surround yourself with people that know how to pray. Surround yourself in an atmosphere of worship even if you don’t feel anything right now. Go to church. Go to bible study. Get in the prayer room. Even if you just sit there and can’t find the words to say, get in the atmosphere. Jesus is in the room.
 
Pray anyway.
 
If you need revival…
If you need restoration…
If you need healing…
If you need direction…
If you need answers…
If you need deliverance…
If you need to feel the consuming fire of the Holy Spirit…
If you need to feel alive again…
If you need to get in the presence of Jesus and feel Him move in your life…
 
Pray.
 
Prayer precedes revival.