Each one of us should/must take the attitude that if we do not pray over something, it will not get done. We must pray as though all the things that matter depend and hinge on our prayer life over that thing (whatever it is). This is all true because the collective prayers of the saints are made up of the individual prayers of the saints.
We must never take for granted the things we took for granted in the recent and distant past. If we want the orange man to survive the rest of today and tomorrow we personally need to pray protection over him, and bind and loose over him. If we want the rot out of our institutions across the land, we must pray it out day in and day out. If we want to see repentance, revival and righteousness across the globe, we must pray it in individually as if we alone were responsible for it.
A huge sin of the past was pointing to someone else (like the so called spiritual 'elite') and assuming they would do all the heavy spiritual lifting that needed to be done. We know with absolute certainty now, those people failed miserable because many of them were not even trying to right the sinking ship, they sold us down the river to the highest bidder. Many so called "pastors" are in it for the money, that is a fact. To them, its all a business model so if they are getting paid-to hell with everything else.
The sheep depending on "rock star" style CEO types is the sin of the Nicolaitans:
Rev 2:15
So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate.
Nico=conquer or victory over, and laitan=laity, you and me. The Lord God says He hates it for a reason. Now we understand why. The Lord God never intended for a handful/small percentage of corrupt men and women to do all the work of the Kingdom. He never intended to have people who were single points of failure where the enemy could buy off, corrupt, black mail then the flock would be subject to oppression, suppression and tyranny. The shackles need to come off now...
We (you and me-the "ordinary" anybodys) are to walk this world like Jesus did.
1 John 4:17
Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world.
John 14
Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.
This means all the signs, wonders and miracles. Its the whole enchilada. We do these things, we walk like Him with the accompanying authority and power to do His will, and for His glory.
What all this boils down to is we personally are responsible. We are on the hook. Its not someone else's job, its our job to fast, pray, protect, and preserve. We we take on the yoke of the Most High God, it changes our perspective completely from the shackles of babylonian churchianity that wanted us to be passive slaves to servants of the Most High God who walk in the power and authority of the Lord God on this earth by His will and His design. Yea, we get it-the enemy hates it and for good reason.
Phil 4:6
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;
We pray about everything, and we do it all the time. We do it because we know that the collective prayer power of the saints/Church is made up of the prayer of individuals. We must help each other carry the load. When one of us is having an off day/week or month, the rest of us are stepping in to fill the gap.
The Lord God intends for us to finish the race strong. We are to finish at the top of our game. What this means collectively is a very bright light shining in the darkness.
Glory to God
grace and peace
