讓我們來繼續思考這個題目：「復興禱告」的特點是堅持與持續。在復興以前，哪怕是天生不是那麼有毅力的人，他們的禱告也有這些特點。很明顯的，這是超自然的力量正在工作。

當有關美國1857年大復興的消息傳到英國時，很多教會（特別是在北愛爾蘭和威爾斯的教會）都渴望看到同樣的事情在英國發生。詹金斯（William Jenkins）是威爾斯山谷一間教會的牧者，他在1858年曾說：「自從聖靈向美國教會傾注的消息傳到我們的國家以後，我渴望和祈求主以祂無限的憐憫、降臨在可憐的威爾斯。我當時把這個課題帶到教會去，誠懇的勸告人們『尋求主』，我講述了所知道的每一個事實以及每一件發生過的事件……目的是讓會眾的心能產生同樣的渴求。有些會友禱告，並以我從未聽過的方式持續禱告，他們心裡似乎領受了一種新的負擔，變得堅持，幾近沉溺。在復興來臨前，教會在大約六個月內增加了超過85個會友。」

有關神的百姓在復興以前，被聖靈緊抓著作持續不斷禱告的例子實在多不勝數，他們在歷史中已經留下抹不去的印記，以致那些見證者可以充滿信心地說：「復興將要來臨了。」

We continue looking at the quality of tenacity or persistence as a component of "revival praying". Prior to a revival this characteristic is seen even in those who were not naturally persistent or tenacious people, and this is fairly clear evidence (so I believe) that something supernatural is at work.

When the news of the American 1857 revival reached the shores of Great Britain many churches (especially those in Northern Ireland and Wales) became gripped with a desire to see the same thing happen here. William Jenkins, the minister of a church in one of the Welsh valleys, said in 1858: "Ever since the news of the outpouring of the Spirit upon the American churches reached our country I longed and prayed that the Lord would, in His infinite mercy, visit poor Wales. I immediately brought the subject before the church and earnestly exhorted them to 'seek the Lord'. I related every fact and incident I could glean...in order to produce in the minds of my people the desire for a similar visitation. Some of our members prayed and continued to pray as I have never heard them pray before. A new burden seemed to press upon their hearts. They became persistent almost to the point of being obsessed. Even before revival came there were no less than eighty-five added to the church in about six months" (italics mine).

Examples of persistent and tenacious praying gripping the people of God prior to a revival can be multiplied. They have made such an indelible mark in history that those who observe their occurrence are able to say with confidence: "A revival is on the way."