Desperation Prayer
I have been in places where I prayed to the Lord in deep desperation. It is not a pleasant place to be. In those times, I realize just how dependent upon the Lord I really am. I don’t always pray desperate prayers when things are good. I am learning that I should live in a constant state of dependence upon Him. I don’t always know what is coming next, but He is never surprised. He hears my prayer of desperation. He knows my heart. He knows my thoughts. He knows me very well.
The people of Judah and Israel were incredibly wicked. They had turned their back on the Lord again and again. He finally had enough and pronounced their demise. They didn’t listen until the enemy armies came. They didn’t listen until the famine and drought shows up. They simply didn’t take His warning seriously. The people of God prayed desperately. Check this out…..
19 Lord, have you completely rejected Judah?
Do you really hate Jerusalem?
Why have you wounded us past all hope of healing?
We hoped for peace, but no peace came.
We hoped for a time of healing, but found only terror.
20 Lord, we confess our wickedness
and that of our ancestors, too.
We all have sinned against you.
21 For the sake of your reputation, Lord, do not abandon us.
Do not disgrace your own glorious throne.
Please remember us,
and do not break your covenant with us.
22 Can any of the worthless foreign gods send us rain?
Does it fall from the sky by itself?
No, you are the one, O Lord our God!
Only you can do such things.
So we will wait for you to help us.(Jeremiah 14:19-22 NLT)
I don’t want to wait until I’m too far gone to ask for His help coming back home. I want to be quick to confess and repent of my stupidity – my sin. I want to be quick to humble myself before Him and own my choices.
The Lord knows the sincerity of my heart.
The Lord knows if my repentance is genuine.
The Lord knows if my humility is just a show.
The Lord knows all there is to know about me. My prayer of desperation speaks out agreement regarding my diseased and corrupt heart. I need to really genuine before the Lord at all times and before others as well.
Pressing On!
Dwayne