Do Not Be Moved By What You See

God does not wish you to be moved by what you see but by His Spirit. There were many needy folks surrounding Jesus during His time on earth. But He did not heal every sick person around Him, feed every hungry stomach he passed or raise all who were dead. Isaiah 11:2–3 tells us that the Lord was not moved by what He saw or heard. He was moved only by the Spirit.

You also have the Spirit in you. (1 Corinthians 3:16) Be moved by Him. Follow the peace that He puts within your spirit to do or refrain from doing something. That peace is the peace of God. Acting on that peace will cause God to be exalted, and His divine goodness and kindness to really be a blessing to you and others!

How The Holy Spirit Helps Us

The Holy Spirit is inside us to help us in our weaknesses. Where we are without strength, He is there to help us. When we don’t know what to pray, “the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered”. Romans 8:26

If you don’t pray and just sit back and don’t take hold of the problem, the Holy Spirit has nothing to “take hold of” with you. He has nothing to pray. If you keep quiet, then even if He wants to pray through you, He can’t.

You can rest assured that when you ask anything according to the will of God, He hears you. And if you know that He hears you, whatever you ask, you know that you have the petitions that you have asked of Him! (1 John 5:14–15)