Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. As I write this I am going through a period of having to stand, for others, and myself for spiritual and physical manifestations. This is what I have learned to do, when you stand it is a time of building patience and faith. But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.
Forgiveness is a big part, forgiving others and one's self.
Prayers do avail much if they are done by a righteous person, one with forgiveness, one is truly seeking God and not God's handouts. For ye had compassion of me in my bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your goods, knowing in yourselves that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance. For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry. Confidence and faith are the same, confidence in God and His Word. Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.