03/15/2009
A few months ago, God gave me an assignment that “if I loved Him I would feed His sheep.” As, I wait on His answers for my life I will do what He has assigned me to do.
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Reaching Up To Heaven
I see children reach up their hands to their mothers, eager to get their attention. It reminds me of my own efforts to reach up to God in prayer.
The early church stated that the work of the aged is to love and to pray. Of the two, I find love to be the most difficult, and prayer to be the most confusing. My infirmity lies in not know the exact thing for which I ought to pray. Should I pray that others will be delivered from their troubles-or or that their troubles will go away? Or should I pray for courage to carry on through the difficulties that belabor them?
I'm comforted by Paul's words: “The Spirit also helps in our weaknesses” (Romans 8:26). Here the apostle uses a verb that means, “to help by joining in an activity or effort.” God's Spirit is joined to ours when we pray. He intercedes for us “with groaning which cannot be uttered.”
He is touched by our troubles; He sighs often as He prays. He cares for us deeply-more than we care for ourselves. Furthermore, He prays “according to the will of God” (v27). He know the right words to say.
Therefore, I need not worry about getting my request exactly right. I need only to hunger for God and to reach up, knowing that He cares.--David Roper
O God, too weak and worn for words, I shrink
From trials that deeply wound, and yet to think
Your Holy Spirit helps me as I pray
And Gives a voice to what I cannot say! --Gustafson
When praying, it's better to have a heart without words than words without heart.
