"Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God." -- Romans 8:26-27
Auto correct seems to have a mind of its own -- it corrects and chooses words for us and often those words change the entire meaning of the sentence. Take the example above. Spell check doesn't recognize the word "Disney" and so it auto corrects and chooses the word "divorce." Ever had this happen to you?
I actually had something similar happen to me the other day and boy did it cause an avalanche! But it got me thinking about how poorly we are at communication. It's been said that communication is comprised of 55% body language, 38% voice tone, and 7% content of words. And now that we've become an electronic generation -- often preferring to communicate via text messages, email, and Facebook, we've taken body language and voice tone out of the communication equation altogether. No wonder we struggle so much!
But there is one area where we don't have to struggle. I like to think of the Holy Spirit as our "auto corrector" when we're praying to the Father. The Spirit understands the will of God and prays for us according to His will. And one thing is certain, we don't have to worry about the Holy Spirit choosing the wrong words. Now that's an auto correction I can appreciate! ;)
I actually had something similar happen to me the other day and boy did it cause an avalanche! But it got me thinking about how poorly we are at communication. It's been said that communication is comprised of 55% body language, 38% voice tone, and 7% content of words. And now that we've become an electronic generation -- often preferring to communicate via text messages, email, and Facebook, we've taken body language and voice tone out of the communication equation altogether. No wonder we struggle so much!
But there is one area where we don't have to struggle. I like to think of the Holy Spirit as our "auto corrector" when we're praying to the Father. The Spirit understands the will of God and prays for us according to His will. And one thing is certain, we don't have to worry about the Holy Spirit choosing the wrong words. Now that's an auto correction I can appreciate! ;)
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