16/07/2025
A few months ago I was feeling drained, my heart was heavy, I wanted to pray, cry, shout, talk to someone, be hugged, all at once...
Dear Fellow Woman,
We are still on effective prayer π.
So I got home from work, my kids were on holiday at their grandma's. A lot was going on, I had hosted our first BTGW prayer breakfast.. successfully, so I wanted to thank God, I was trusting God for financial breakthrough ( which was not breaking throughπ), the previous year God had greatly spoken to my life.. things that are yet to manifest but I was feeling a little impatient, I did not know whether I was happy or sad that my kids were on holiday, my partner was going through a tough time, yaani it was a rollercoaster of emotions, feelings, thoughts, .. everything..
So I lay flat on the floor and I made a short prayer... " Dear God, I do not know or understand what's going on inside of me but you do, so I will cry my heart out, But Lord, I pray that my tears will fall on a fruitful ground that is at your feet" and I broke down..
My dear, I cried, nililia π€£π€£π€£.. for hrs, I later managed to take a shower but still .. π€£π€£π. I cried myself to sleep and later that night the Lord said to me
""I WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU NOR FORSAKE YOU ".
that was the most refreshing assurance I have ever heard.
So according to me,
An effective prayer doesn't need well arranged vocabularies, it doesn't have to be in English or Swahili, just the language that clearly and sincerely expresses your inner self, you don't need to be standing, or jumping, or sleeping, just comfortable enough to describe your state at the moment .. It doesn't need a timeline..1 hr, 2 hrs, just enough time.. It doesn't have to be spoken , written, .. It needs to be sincere and you don't need to do it once or twice as many times as you can... Continuous...
There are days I will write my prayers, there are days I will speak them, others cry them, dance them away, or even worship ..and there are days I will seek a spiritual authority to speak over my life.. there are days I will pray standing, others sitted, kneeling, on the floor, walking, .. there are days I will pray for hrs, minutes, others I fast......
Just be sincere, willing and consistent..