John 5
14 This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. 15 And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him.
Romans 8
28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
Romans 8
26 And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don’t know what God wants us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words. 27 And the Father who knows all hearts knows what the Spirit is saying, for the Spirit pleads for us believers in harmony with God’s own will.
When I pray I am not alone. The Holy Spirit is available to pray with and through me to bring God’s will down to earth.
1) I Share His
about the condition of the world, and he shares
.
Romans 8
22 We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. 23 Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption to sonship, the redemption of our bodies.
2) I express his
to God, and He
mine.
3) I
to His prayers and He reorients mine.
Ephesians 6
18 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.
Jude 1
20 But you, dear friends, must build each other up in your most holy faith, pray in the power of the Holy Spirit,
4) I gain
when I pray this way, and He gains
over me.
1 Corinthians 14
4 A person who speaks in tongues is strengthened personally…