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. 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. And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them. For God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to become like his Son, so that his Son would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. And having chosen them, he called them to come to him. And having called them, he gave them right standing with himself. And having given them right standing, he gave them his glory. – Romans 8:26-30 (NLT)
There are times during our struggle with infertility when we don’t feel like we have the strength to pray. After months, maybe years, of feeling like our prayers are unanswered or unheard, prayer becomes a risky, tender activity.
If you’re tempted to just stop praying- don’t!
In your darkest moments, when you feel like you no longer know how to pray, take comfort in the fact that we don’t need to have the “right” words, or any words at all. Romans 8:26 tells us that the Holy Spirit helps us when we are weak by interceding for us. In fact, he doesn’t use words either. He groans for us and for God’s will to be worked out in our lives. God hears those groans. He knows what they mean and he knows how they fit into His plans for our lives.
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