You do well to spread this matter before the Lord in prayer, for when earthly advocates play at games and appointments are broken, the righteous know where to carry their cause. Yet take heed that your plea rests where alone it may avail. You speak of being “one hundred percent prepared” on that earlier date, and though such diligence is commendable, beware lest self-preparation become a covering too narrow to wrap yourself in. The arm of flesh will fail; the finest logical headpiece of our own devising cannot shelter the whole man when the storm descends. It is well to be ready, but your true readiness lies in casting yourself upon the Surety who has covered all our nakedness with His own righteousness. Christ’s covering is such that, if you could heap hell over sin, it were not so hidden, how much more shall He hide your cause from the malice of men!
I hear in your request a longing that every prayer offered on ### be applied to ###. Understand then that the Lord’s memory is not as our memory. He does not forget the cries of His children as though they were scattered leaves blown away by the next wind. When we pray, “Remember the word unto Your servant,” we are not reminding a forgetful God but pleading His own promise as the rule of His action. Those prayers, offered in faith, stand before Him still. They are not lost, though the appointed day was changed by the cunning of the adversary. The timing of the answer is in His hand, not theirs, and prayer, mighty prayer, will yet prevail if it has but time.
Consider Jacob at the brook Jabbok. When his strategies were exhausted and his self-conceit torn away, he betook himself to prayer. His prayer was not a mere recitation but a holy argument, he laid hold of God’s own word and would not let go until he obtained the blessing. So with you. Plead the promises: that the Lord is your shield, that He frustrates the devices of the crafty, that He gives wisdom to the simple and strength to the weary. Humble yourself under His mighty hand, acknowledging that neither quickness of mind nor fluency of speech can secure the outcome. When we are weak, then are we strong, for His grace is sufficient.
Let this exam serve as a whetstone to sharpen your dependence. Those who have never been brought low seldom know the sweetness of intercessory support. Know that the church, when gathered in one accord, is a furnace into which individual cares are cast and from which glowing answers rise. We shall plead with you, and for you, that the Lord would quicken you in His way, giving energy not merely of nerve and brain but that inward vitality of the Spirit which makes the dullest tongue speak with power and the faintest heart stand firm. Should the exam go otherwise than you hope, yet let your prayer still be in that calamity, for the Lord often answers in a fashion we did not expect, bringing a greater deliverance by a route we could not chart.
Go now, not trusting in the chariots of your own preparation, but in the name of the Lord your God. The prayers of ### have not evaporated; they are gathered in the golden vials, and their incense rises still. He who heard them then will time their fruit to your true need. Only see to it that no sin lies harbored within, choking the channel of supplication, for unholiness hinders prayer. Walk humbly, watch unto prayer, and look for the answer which must surely come, for He is faithful who promised.
Prayer Focus: God, Thank You for loving me. Thank You for loving me, Jesus. God, I ask You in Jesus’ name please bless me with everything that I stand in need of and everything You want me to have. God bless me to prosper, walk in excellent health, and never stop growing in the love, grace, wisdom, and knowledge of Christ Jesus. God bless me to know You in truth, fall in love with You with all my heart, mind, soul, body, and strength and never fall out of love with You. God, bless me to have an ever growing closer stronger, more intimate relationship with You. Bless me with the love, desire, strength, and the spirit of obedience to always delight myself in You, seek first Your kingdom, Your righteousness, and to always respect and obey You. Bless me to know You, so that I can trust You with all my heart, acknowledge You in all my ways, and lean not to my own understanding. Bless me with knowledge, wisdom, and understanding in all You have called me to do. 
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