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Have you ever felt like your prayers somehow didn’t measure up?
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Yes, on several occasions, I struggle with what to say when I pray. Nevertheless, I realize that it is not the words that matter; our heart or our relationship with the Creator is important. Furthermore, Roman 8:26 tells us that 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 groan.
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I feel this all the time! It is really encouraging for me that all of my local church leaders say they feel this too so I am slowly building confidence – especially when i gt very stuck for what to say in a open prayer meeting.
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I have felt this way in the past. However, it is a good feeling to know that God wants me to be me when I approach him in prayer. It’s not about eloquent words rather purity of heart!
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I think everyone has had the experience where it seems prayers don’t make it past the ceiling. This is especially true for me when I find I am asking for something that is selfish or that is probably not in God’s will. After I look back, I am glad that those prayers didn’t “measure up” and weren’t answered.
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Absolutely. We have a choice of a moment by moment surrender to the Spirit, however if the entity of the self becomes more the central focus, faith gives way to fear and then the fear over the issues impede what l had intended- thanks be to God that by the power of the Holy Spirit intercession words get straightened out by the time they reach Him, Amen ?