“Your heart can become a prayer factory because, like Jesus, you are completely dependent. You needed God ten minutes ago; you need him now. Instead of hunting for the perfect spiritual state to lift you above the chaos, pray in the chaos. As your heart or your circumstances generate problems, keep generating prayer. You will find that the chaos lessens.
We see this pattern in Paul’s advice to the Philippians about anxiety.
Philippians 4:6-7 ESV. “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
…When you stop trying to control your life and instead allow your anxieties and problems to bring you to God in prayer, you shift from worry to watching. You watch God weave his patterns in the story of your life. Instead of trying to be out front, designing your life, you realize you are inside God’s drama. As you wait, you begin to see him work, and your life begins to sparkle with wonder. You are learning to trust again.”
Miller, Paul. A Praying Life. 72-73.
Locusts and Wild Honey 
Thank you for this excellent post. May our Lord use your church today in the lives of others.
I linked to this post from my blog. http://vineandfig.blogspot.com/2013/01/prayer-for-my-local-church.html
Thank you very much and may the LORD bless you!