For days I mourned, fasted, and prayed to God of heaven - Nehemiah 1:4
Nehemiah learned the dilapidated walls around Jerusalem had left the Jewish residents vulnerable to attack
What did he do? Nothing but talk to God about the crisis
He offered the kind of prayer that GOd delights in answering:
Nehemiah didn't rush into the task before first pleading for God's favor - Nehemiah 1:5-11