" Paul wrote, “Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit [Himself] maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered” (Rom. 8:26). The word infirmities does not mean illnesses; it refers to spiritual weaknesses—our inability to pray from God’s perspective. In other words, the Spirit will pray through us when we don’t understand what to pray, and at the same time He will give us understanding. So when we pray without understanding, we aren’t wasting our time, as Satan would have us believe. On the contrary, God is honoring "
― Charles F. Stanley , Handle with Prayer: Unwrap the Source of God's Strength for Living
![Charles F. Stanley quote : Paul wrote, “Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit [Himself] maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered” (Rom. 8:26). The word infirmities does not mean illnesses; it refers to spiritual weaknesses—our inability to pray from God’s perspective. In other words, the Spirit will pray through us when we don’t understand what to pray, and at the same time He will give us understanding. So when we pray without understanding, we aren’t wasting our time, as Satan would have us believe. On the contrary, God is honoring](/image/2790390.jpg)