Desperate for God

Feeling desperate isn't usually a good feeling!  It actually can cause all kinds of physical responses, one of which is hyperventilation.  I remember only one time when I needed a paper bag to breath -- when Danny drove away in my car ... alone!

 

Have you ever been really desperate for God?  The word desperate usually notes a sense of urgency.  What woman hasn't been desperate for chocolate, or man desperate to get home in time for kickoff.  Yes, we've all experienced moments of desperation.  In 1 Samuel, Chapter 15, we find King Saul pretty desperate to un-do what he has done but what's done-is-done – can’t put that toothpaste back in the tube, unscramble that egg.  Saul had decisively rejected the word of God and God had rejected him as king.  In an anxious moment that the Prophet Samuel plead on his behalf to God, Verse 27 says "As Samuel turned to go away, Saul seized the skirt of his robe, and it tore."  While God is ever faithful and just to forgive us our sins, God will not be mocked by repeated poor choices and bad decisions.  Christians can best avoid God's righteous judgment by staying desperate -- thirsty, hungry for His Presence.  I love the Psalmist's words, "It is good for me to be near God" (73:28), and James counsels us to "draw near to God, and He will draw near to you" (4:8).  The simple truth is when Believers remain desperate for God, we avoid desperation!  Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness!  Avoid desperation - stay desperate for God!