We all face hardships. Each of us has a thorn in our side. Three times Paul asked God to remove his thorn. Each time God told him that His grace is sufficient. No matter what we face or the hardships we endure we can be sure that God’s grace is sufficient. We can also rest assured that we are filled with the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit will enlighten us, embolden us, and is the perfect conduit to God.
The Holy Spirit takes our prayers and petitions directly to God on our behalf. Think of the Holy Spirit as an interpreter. Our prayers are taken and conveyed to God filling in the blanks. We may not know the details of a prayer concern. The Holy Spirit does and will fill in the blanks so that our prayers are complete and in line with God’s will. Romans 8:26-27 (NIV):
In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will of God.
So the next time you are not sure what to pray for ask the Holy Spirit to intercede and lift up your prayers to the Father. The next time you feel that you are too weak or that you cannot under take God’s task ask the Holy Spirit to strengthen you. Ask the Holy Spirit to enable you. On my own I cannot succeed. On my own I cannot write. Through the Holy Spirit I am able to type the words that need to be shared. We are not alone and in our weakness God’s grace is sufficient.
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