I am so thankful that the Holy Spirit prays on our behalf. He takes what we say and turns it into a prayer that is according to God's will.
Romans 8:26-27 " 26 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know how we ought to pray, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans too deep for words. 27 And He who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.…"
Aren't you thankful as I am that God prays on our behalf only in the will of the Father. We so often beg God for our own will thinking if we beg long enough He will give us what we want.
The Lord has been teaching me not to "beg", but to rest in His perfect will, asking for my desire and then leaving it with Him. My emotions get in the way sometimes and I yearn for the very things that may not be His will for my life. Possibly the very things that are not necessarily good for me.
1 Corinthians 10:22-24 Are we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He? 23 “Everything is permissible,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible,” but not everything is edifying. 24 No one should seek his own good, but the good of others.…"
God wants us to seek Him for His will, this is why the "prosperity gospel" is anathema to God, it presumes that God is our servant to give us all that we want and we always want wealth. In other words, according to the prosperity preachers, we are the "little gods" that rule over and command the "big God." I feel sick to my stomach just writing this concept.
2 Timothy 4:3 "For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but having itching ears, they shall heap to themselves teachers in accordance with their own lusts."
Bottom Line: Seek God for His will as we bring our petitions to Him. He may give us our desires but He may not and we must accept what He is doing, He knows best.
