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"The Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness." Ro 8:26 NLTThe twin pillars of a believer's daily life should beprayer and Scripture. But, while praying may besimple, it's not always easy. We lack motivation, we'reeasily distracted, and we are not always sure what weshould be praying for. So, recognizing our humaninadequacies, God provides help for us in the form ofthe Holy Spirit. Paul writes: "The Holy Spirit prays forus with groanings that cannot be expressed in words.And the Father…knows what the Spirit is saying, forthe Spirit pleads for usin harmony with God's ownwill" (vV. 26-27 NLT). That means, no matter how youfeel when you pray, the Holy Spirit is in prayer with youand for you, transforming your feeblest prayers intopowerful appeals to the Father. And when it comes tothe second pillar, namely the Word of God, the HolySpirit's role is equally dynamic. Jesus said, "When he,the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into alltruth..whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak:and he will shew you things to come" (Jn 16:13). Note,the Holy Spirit does three things. (1) He guides us aswe study the Word of God and seek to understand it.(2) He takes what Jesus wants us to know and revealsit to us. (3) He opens our understanding about thingsthat are still to come. No question, good referencebooks. Scripture-based resources, and skilled Bibleteachers are necessary and helpful, but they're nosubstitute when it comes to hearing from the HolySpirit for yourself and listening carefully to what Hewants to tell you.While praying may be simple, it's not always easy.Send us Fan MailBuzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched!Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showChanging Lives | Building Strong Family | Impacting Our Community For Jesus Christ!