When I shave in the morning I have to wait for the hot water to come through; the water runs cold for about 15 seconds (but it seems like an eternity!) and then gradually gets hot. For someone with as little patience as I have, that means I'm tapping my foot, rolling my eyes, and ho-humming as the water heats up.
That's the way it is with prayer and worship, too. We have to wait as we press through the earth realm into the Presence of God. We can't be discouraged by the feeling that we're not getting anywhere with the Lord. Every desire and aspiration of our heart toward God is to good effect, and we will prevail if we but wait a little.
Sometimes we can't flow into God's Presence; instead we have to press in and press through the coldness of our hearts and minds into the warmth of His love. Smith Wigglesworth, when asked how he was able to move in the Spirit when others couldn't, said "If the Spirit doesn't move me, I move the Spirit."
Wait on the Lord.
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