Listening

On the day Pentecost was being fulfilled, all the disciples were gathered in one place. Suddenly they heard the sound of a violent blast of wind rushing into the house from out of the heavenly realm. The roar of the wind was so overpowering it was all anyone could bear! Then all at once a pillar of fire appeared before their eyes. It separated into tongues of fire that engulfed each one of them. They were all filled and equipped with the Holy Spirit and were inspired to speak in tongues—empowered by the Spirit to speak in languages they had never learned! Acts 2:1-4 TPT

The other day while we were having coffee in our kitchen, we brought up a friend in conversation that we hadn’t spoken to in a few weeks. We prayed immediately, reminded that Holy Spirit is our Intercessor, and that He asks us to pray for others as well. 

This is one of the greatest miracles of grace! Apostle Paul told us that Holy Spirit - who lives inside us-  “intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words” (Rom. 8:26). 

Even when we don’t know how to pray, the Spirit prays the perfect will of God. No matter what kind of dark difficulty we face, the Spirit travails for us until we emerge safely through the test.

Have you ever “groaned” in prayer? Most of us know the feeling. We may not feel full of faith when we utter our deepest cries to God. We could be going through a difficult struggle and not feeling very spiritual.  But Jesus Christ promises He is listening.