I am sure that much like me, there are times where you have encountered a situation where you had no idea of what to say. Whether one of heartache or jubilation, words have escaped you as you engage with others in the situation. Even in our prayer, we will find ourselves not knowing what to pray about.
“26Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.” – Romans 8:26 (ESV)
I am just to pray. Ask God to hear my prayer, and pray. Speak with Him to let Him know that I am here and am in need. Yes, He already knows, but as I was reminded in my study of the word “pray”, I need to ask Him to hear me, not for Him, but for me. I need to just sit down and continue to commune with God to maintain the relationship with Him.
In verse 26 above, Paul reminds me that the Holy Spirit will give me the words to say, if not out loud, at least so that God will hear. I am just to open up and begin speaking with God. I follow the example given to me by Jesus in Matthew 6. I start there with each prayer and the Holy Spirit will open my heart to let what needs to be communicated to God, to be communicated. I only need to pray and God will hear me and address that which I pray for.
So when I find myself in the situation where I don’t know what to say, I just need to engage and allow God to hear me and address the situation as He sees fit.
When you are sitting down to pray, what do you pray for? Do you avoid prayer because you don’t know what to say? What if you were to just pray anyway following the model give by Jesus and allow God to hear you?
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