In one sense, the answer is NO for it is God's sovereign prerogative to revive, and no effort on our part can induce Him to come. Nevertheless, in many instances there has been a period of preparation. Sometimes, as in the revival under the ministry of Daniel Rowland, there has been little or no preparation, but manifestly a sovereign act on God's part. On the other hand, more often revival has been preceded by a period in which God has constrained His people to prepare. We need to move forward in faith, regarding revival not as something remote and unobtainable, but as the object of God's clear promises which we can bring before Him.
Prayer is of fundamental importance.
There are numerous examples in Old and New Testaments where the people prayed and God answered. God is in the habit of answering prayer and we must believe this. In 1734 some ministers in Scotland covenanted to unite in special prayer concerning the state of the land and revival. They agreed that they would each pray every Saturday evening and Sunday morning for the preaching of the Word, that the Spirit would fall upon the Word and upon the minister. Three days each year were set apart, each of which they would spent in whole or in part, together in prayer and fasting.