I've been working on a pretty in depth post and this afternoon just seemed to get stuck, unsure what to say next. There is a point, but the words just aren't there right now. In case you haven't noticed, that's not normally a problem for me. Perhaps sometimes I say a bit too much :)
Have you ever been at a point in prayer where the same kind of thing happened and you just didn't know quite how to verbalize to the Lord what you wanted to say?
When I'm weak on words, I'm so glad God knows what is on my heart and that the Holy Spirit intercedes on my behalf with the Father. He does the same for you.
Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. -Romans 8:26
I'm not a poet and I know it but the words below just seemed to flow right after I typed the above. So, there's a reason I couldn't finish what I was doing earlier. I guess we needed to focus on the Holy Spirit's intercession for us first.
Sometimes I don't know how to pray,
Just unsure of what to say.
The Spirit leads me to the throne
And I know I'm not alone.
He knows all my inner thought
And through Him the battle's fought.
Through Him there is such victory
And He opens my eyes to see.
Clearer now He helps me see
God's throne is where I need to be.
And when I have no words to say,
The Spirit comes with me to pray.
Let's take a quick look how The Message presents Romans 8:26...
...God’s Spirit is right alongside helping us along. If we don't know how or what to pray, it doesn't matter. He does our praying in and for us, making prayer out of our wordless sighs, our aching groans.
Sometimes I have no words, but I'm so thankful that the Holy Spirit prays through me and for me. He prays perfectly, according to the Father's will, and knows exactly what is on my heart. Isn't that awesome?
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