PRAYER HELP
Second of six
devotions in Let’s Talk series
Romans
8:26-27: “In the same way, [groaning as
we wait for redemption] the [Holy] Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but
the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. And He who searches our hearts knows the mind
of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes with the saints according to God’s
will.”
Okay. Today I set apart private time for praying to
my heavenly Father. Eager to draw closer
to my Creator, I kneel down beside my bed. This is exactly what I’ve been
asking for. “Uh,” was all that came out of my mouth. My mind went blank.
That’s why this series began with
P.R.A.Y. devotion. The acronym is easy
to begin to pray AND pray appropriately.
Praise. Repent. Ask.
Yield. Even I can think of words
to say that lead me to my point for this specific prayer. All bases covered.
(Maybe Jesus won’t have to
completely rephrase our prayers with His intercessory prayer if we follow the
model?)
There are times when we’re sick, and
just ask for healing before drifting off to sleep. Other times, we’re overwhelmed by life
circumstances, and can’t find a place to start praying that would make any
sense. People are quick to advise,
“Don’t force prayer. It’ll come when you
“feel” like praying.”
We’re wise not to trust that advice.
The Holy Spirit tugs at my heart, “Give
setting-aside-prayer-time a try. I
promise to show up.”
And sure enough, He did!
Believers know that every need—down to
the smallest detail---is our Father’s concern.
Ever so grateful, we’re humbled to remember the needs of others—also
down to the last detail. Selfless prayer
isn’t natural to people, but where God’s Spirit leads, we can follow. God’s indwelling Spirit actively transforms
Believers day by day into Christlikeness.
Our heavenly Father urges every one
of His kids to copy-cat our big Brother Jesus.
And Jesus is proud of every one of us who strives to achieve His
standard of excellence of living by His Spirit.
Take
Home Nugget
Even living by God’s indwelling Spirit isn’t natural for
humans. Cooperating with the Spirit
challenges proud, self-sufficient people to turn over ourselves to His
authority. Then we submit to His
leadership. We yield to His holiness and
glory.
Handing
our future into His hands teaches us trust.
Then, SURPRISE! We no longer stress over stuff. We’re at peace. Truly happy.
Yielding
is hard for me.
Help
me to surrender to You.
Freedom
from worry is what I see,
With
extra benefits of joy and peace added too!
This devotion is adapted from “Our Help
in Prayer” from In Touch Magazine. September 7, 2015. Georgia.
J.D. Griffith
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