I agree! I am always humbled in His presence when He honors my obedience to pray for specific things by allowing me to see His answer.
An old North Texas preacher once told me that the Holy Spirit searches for people to "pray through". Although I understood what he was telling me, at the time I had not had such an experience. About 5 years ago, I did and it was awesome. Great is His faithfulness!
I didn't understand what you're referring to until about four years ago (praying-through the election). Since then, prayer has become for me the noblest of activities.
...BTW, I like your screen name.