I WANT MY LAWYER!

Have you ever been so burdened with the need to pray for someone or about something, but you just can't find the words to pray?  

I personally know multiple people right now who are struggling with cancer or cancer related illness, and I find myself feeling so overwhelmed with emotion for these friends and loved ones and heavily burdened with the need to pray for them, but often times find it difficult to find the words.  

I am reminded of what Romans 8:26 tells us, "So too the [Holy] Spirit comes to our aid and bears us up in our weakness; for we do not know what prayer to offer nor how to offer it worthily as we ought, but the Spirit Himself goes to meet our supplication and pleads in our behalf with unspeakable yearnings and groanings too deep for utterance."  

As Christians, followers of Christ Jesus, we are given One Who pleads our case for us, the Holy Spirit.  He is our advocate...a lawyer of sorts. He knows what is in our hearts and goes before the King and speaks for us.  Isaiah 65:24 says, "And it shall be that before they call I will answer; and while they are yet speaking I will hear."  Did you know that God hears our prayers before we even utter a word?!  Isn't that awesome???!!!  So don't fret when you can't pray!  1st, God hears what is in our hearts, 2nd, the Holy Spirit speaks for us!  God is an awesome God!  He has provided everything we need to communicate with Him!  Shalom!