The God Who Wonders

When I think about God, I’m often in wonder. I wonder if He laughs at me. Is He amused by my personality or my humanity? I wonder if He gets angry when I deliberately go in the wrong direction or if He cheers me on as I pursue righteousness through daily devotion. I wonder if He praise dances with me as I jump around in my room in worship or if He cries with me as the tears fall from my face onto my pillow. I wonder if God feels like I do… does He feel as deeply, broadly, and widely as He made my very own emotions? Or does He remain unmoved? Of course, He knows all, but I wonder if there’s been a single moment where He looked down at me, His beloved Daughter, and wondered about me, too?

Does He wonder about me when I’m unsure of myself? Does He wonder about me when I’m confused about my situation and promptly ask why worry when He’s already gone ahead? God, are you wondering about me? I believe He does, or else why would He search? In His wondering, He understands our frailties. That’s beautiful. A scripture that speaks to me is Romans 8:26-27.

“And in a similar way, the Holy Spirit takes hold of us in our human frailty to empower us in our weakness. For example, at times we don’t even know how to pray, or know the best things to ask for. But the Holy Spirit rises up within us to super-intercede on our behalf, pleading to God with emotional sighs too deep for words. God, the searcher of the heart, knows fully our longings, yet he also understands the desires of the Spirit, because the Holy Spirit passionately pleads before God for us, his holy ones, in perfect harmony with God’s plan and our destiny.” – Romans 8:26-27 TPT

The Holy Spirit is indeed a beloved friend. Take a moment and imagine a friend as deeply moved concerning your life, more deep than even you are, that He pleads to God on your behalf. Imagine your closest friend praying on their knees, wailing out to God…How beautifully intimate is that?

This scripture says, “emotional sighs too deep for words.” I believe life can bring you to a place of emotional sighs. It can happen in such a way when even the gravity of your words isn’t weighty enough for the burden you carry. Maybe having no words implies that too much has already been said. Perhaps the prayers your circumstances necessitate only allow speechless prayers.

You may have nothing left, but the Holy Spirit has more for you – because the Holy Spirit knows and UNDERSTANDS. If your words are few, I’d like to pray for you…

Dear Heavenly Father, I pray for your beloved child reading this. I pray that you’d strengthen them by your Spirit. Lord, give them the strength to stand on your character and, in your name, in full assurance of your Godliness. Lord, help them to rely on your Sweet Spirit now. Father, breathe new life into them. May you restore the breath that life knocked out of them. God give them clarity of sight and understanding of vision. Help them to see clearly, even if all you allow them to know is one more step ahead. Lord, may their faith not falter nor their heart faint. Although their words are few, fill them with plenty. Restore their speech in faith and victory. May their heart come into alignment with your will, and their hands behold the beauty of your promises. Lord, escort them into the next dimension of greatness and prepare them for the days ahead. May they not only enter into new, Lord, give them the grace to stay and dominate in the new season. Father, today, we decide to trust in you again. We surrender to your plans and purposes again, for we know only your way is best. Holy Spirit, TAKE OVER! In Jesus’ Might Name We Pray, Amen!