"The Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness." Ro 8:26 NLT
The twin pillars of a believer's daily life should be
prayer and Scripture. But, while praying may be
simple, it's not always easy. We lack motivation, we're
easily distracted, and we are not always sure what we
should be praying for. So, recognizing our human
inadequacies, God provides help for us in the form of
the Holy Spirit. Paul writes: "The Holy Spirit prays for
us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words.
And the Father…knows what the Spirit is saying, for
the Spirit pleads for usin harmony with God's own
will" (vV. 26-27 NLT). That means, no matter how you
feel when you pray, the Holy Spirit is in prayer with you
and for you, transforming your feeblest prayers into
powerful appeals to the Father. And when it comes to
the second pillar, namely the Word of God, the Holy
Spirit's role is equally dynamic. Jesus said, "When he,
the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all
truth..whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak:
and he will shew you things to come" (Jn 16:13). Note,
the Holy Spirit does three things. (1) He guides us as
we study the Word of God and seek to understand it.
(2) He takes what Jesus wants us to know and reveals
it to us. (3) He opens our understanding about things
that are still to come. No question, good reference
books. Scripture-based resources, and skilled Bible
teachers are necessary and helpful, but they're no
substitute when it comes to hearing from the Holy
Spirit for yourself and listening carefully to what He
wants to tell you.
While praying may be simple, it's not always easy.
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