FAITH: Comes by Hearing the Word of God
Romans 8:26: Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
FAITH: Comes by Studying the Word of God
If we are honest with ourselves, we must all admit there are times when we cannot pray. There have been times when my children were so desperately ill and the urgency so great that I could scarcely converse with God. At best I may have said a few words, “but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express.” There have been times when something has been said to us that is so devastating and we are so hurt we cannot pray, “but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express.” One day some of us will lie in hospitals with catheters and IVs, and we will not have the will to pray or even put two thoughts together, “but the Spirit himself intercedes for us. 1
FAITH: Comes by Obeying the Word of God
Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning, For in You do I trust; Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, For I lift up my soul to You. Deliver me, O Lord, from my enemies; In You I take shelter. Psalm 143:8–9
When you have nothing else to say, the Spirit can say it all for you. Be confident of the intercessory prayer being done in your weakness. Lift up your heart before His throne of grace. Your voicelessness can be heard in heaven.
FAITH: Comes by Experiencing the Transforming Work of God
When you are prayerless, the Spirit is prayerful on your behalf.
FAITH: Comes by Praying with the Word of God
Whatever you ask in My name, that I will do… John 14:13
Dear Father, thank You for hearing my heart when there are no words.
1. Hughes, R. K. (1991). Romans: righteousness from heaven (pp. 162–163). Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books.
