P R A Y E R
I was telling a friend of mine how I had trouble sleeping through the night. He asked me what time I woke up. I said, I had no idea...I never paid that much attention, I just knew it was too early for me to wake up so I'd go get some water and try to go back to sleep.
He asked me if I had heard of 3AM prayer. Of course I had no idea. He wasn't really sure, but he said there were a lot of strong Christians he knew that said the Lord woke them up around 3AM and that they would press in and pray at those times. I said, "hmm interesting" and continued throughout my day not thinking too much of it.
That night, I woke up again. This time I checked my alarm clock. It was 3AM. I was tired, but I made myself stay up (which was very heard) and press in. Before I knew it, it was 4:30AM. I didn't even want to go back to sleep or get out of that place.
Later in the day, I found out that earlier that morning my sister almost fell victim to a fatal shooting. I don't know if the Lord woke me up at the time to pray for her or another situation - but I can tell you there is something special about that time.
I did a little research after that day, and it was confirmed several people have written about 3AM prayer, how 3AM is the healing hour, how it is the inverse hour of which Jesus died, and one of the most important times to pray.
Since then the Lord has woke me up on several occasions. Most of the time, I have no idea what I am supposed to be praying for. But I pray that my words will go forth and do what they are supposed to do and be edifying to the world around me.
So, if/when the Lord wakes you up, be sure to press in. It will probably be one of the most refreshing times of prayer you've had in a while.
I am definitely going to pray about doing it more consistently.
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