"None knows how many by-ways the heart has, and back-lanes, to slip away from the presence of God. How much pride also, if enabled with expressions! How much hypocrisy, if before others! And how little conscience is there made of prayer between God and the soul in secret, unless the Spirit of supplication be there to help! When the Spirit gets into the heart, then there is prayer indeed, and not till then." -John Bunyan
It is so easy for our prayers to be prideful, hypocritical. or even meaningless words we say but don't feel. Prayer does not happen apart from the Spirit interceding. You might think you are praying or look like you are praying, but apart from the Spirit, there is no prayer. Read Romans 8:26-27 when you get a chance today. Think of what it will take for you to be and stay Spirit led in prayer. We need to take this scripture seriously, and truly depend on the Sprit as we commune with the Lord.
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