“Likewise 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. And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.”
(Romans 8:26-27)
Prayer is the easiest thing in the world. Prayer is the hardest thing in the world. Children pray and great prayer warriors struggle. It is easy to talk about prayer but much harder to actually pray.
Prayer is the business of heaven, so we need heaven’s help. Our Heavenly Father who loves us has given us a helper, the Holy Spirit himself. We can look to and trust the Spirit as we pray knowing he will express our hearts to the Father according to his will. This knowledge frees us to pray with abandon.
Praying in the Spirit is both art and craft. It is art because it is the Spirit of God Himself who works in our hearts to orient us to God’s will and bring us before the throne of grace. It is also craft because praying in the Spirit is the practice of time that refines the skill of seeking the face of God for the purposes of God.
We need the Spirit in prayer and the Spirit is our helper. Therefore, let us come to the Father in the name of Jesus and in the power of the Spirit to find fellowship with God, the healing of our souls and faithfulness in the mission of God.