Without Words

I will tell you that this month so far has been a confusing one for me. I have tried to pray but nothing comes out of my mouth. I try to listen for God to talk to me and I can’t hear anything. I felt like I was or had done something wrong. I was trying to find meaning in why God was not speaking to me or why I could not hear Him. I was trying my hardest to listen and pray but still the words would just not come out. Then one day out of nowhere I had this feeling of urgency and an overwhelming feeling to cry. I couldn’t explain it. It was as if every thought, feeling in my body, this heaviness in my chest and sense of unimaginable feeling in my heart made me cry. So, I did. I cried almost the entire day. I couldn't have stopped even if I had tried. I did try, but my heart wouldn’t let me; so I let the feeling take over and cried some more.

I don’t know if you have ever felt like this or if you had experienced a time where you thought that you just didn’t have anything to say to God, if you ever doubted that God could hear your thoughts or feel your feelings that you just couldn’t put into words. I bet a lot of you have had those times where you needed God and you wanted God to even just know that you loved him and were thankful for your blessings, but you couldn’t form the words to come out of your mouth.

Romans 8:26 says “In the same way, 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 groans.”

This means that when we find ourselves without the words to pray and we feel as though God does not know what we are going through or if He can hear our thoughts when we are unable to speak, the Holy Spirit takes our words and thoughts that we just can’t get out and advocates for us divinely. He will take those prayers up to God for us and communicate the lack of words or wisdom for us to do it ourselves. This is the feeling that I felt. This was the Holy Spirit reminding me that God is always with us and that, though we are unable to say the words, He will get the message. This will ensure that our prayers align with God’s will. 

These actions do not mean that you are weak nor does it mean that God will not get the message we are so wholeheartedly trying to pray. It means that we might just be overwhelmed with something we are struggling with, or just don’t know what to ask for. Let the Holy Spirit take your heart and your words and fill you with the love of God. As He takes what we can’t speak for ourselves up to God, God will understand exactly what you are trying to say in a perfect way and will respond with comfort, provision, and love.