{"id":5946,"date":"2020-09-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-20T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.org\/?p=5946"},"modified":"2024-10-08T15:05:56","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T15:05:56","slug":"day-28-the-secret-of-desperation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.org\/index.php\/2020\/09\/20\/day-28-the-secret-of-desperation\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 28: The Secret Of Desperation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>\u201cDesperation will turn you into a different person. A drowning man has only one thought on his mind\u2014how to get air. Nothing else matters to him. Life\u2019s priorities become very simple. The hemorrhaging woman of Mark 5:25 was willing to press her way through the crowd because the only thing that mattered was touching Jesus. Desperation produces tunnel vision.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cWhen you are made desperate for God, your pursuit of God takes on a different quality. When it\u2019s personal survival that\u2019s at stake, you begin to seek Jesus in a different way. You get a look in your eye that appears half-crazed to others. You\u2019re willing to go anywhere or do anything. No price tag is too high. You look at other people and think, \u2018I love you, I respect you, I think you\u2019re a very nice person\u2014but if you don\u2019t get out of my way I\u2019m going to run you over. Because I have got to touch Jesus!<\/strong>\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cBanal sources of entertainment, such as television and movies, have to go. Invitations to parties are spurned. Others start to pull away because you\u2019re not as much fun as you used to be. But it\u2019s irrelevant to you because you\u2019re desperate for God. Nothing else matters right now except touching the hem of Jesus\u2019 garment.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cDesperate people don\u2019t struggle with the same distractions and hindrances as the general population.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cWhen you begin to seek God with this kind of desperation, powerful spiritual winds begin to blow around your life. You\u2019re setting off a storm! Things begin to change inside you at an unprecedented rate. Angelic activity (both good and evil) surrounding your life becomes intense, even though you may not be aware of it. You gain the attention of heaven and hell.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cAnd what\u2019s happening on the inside? You\u2019re coming alive to the word of God! His word is feeding and sustaining you. New insights are electrifying and carrying you. The closeness of His presence begins to intoxicate you. The revelation of His love for you is redefining your relationship with Him. The understanding of His heart and purposes is giving you a whole new perspective on the kingdom of God. You\u2019re becoming addicted to the glories of the secret place!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cI\u2019m inviting you to pray a crazy prayer\u2014a dangerous prayer. \u2018Lord, make me desperate for You!\u2019 If you will cry out to Him from the depths of your heart, He will hear you. He knows exactly where you\u2019re at, He knows how much you can bear, and He is able to craft an answer to that prayer that will produce a great cry of desperation within your soul. He knows how to make us hungry!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cWhen we enter a season of distress, our first response is to cry out for relief. However, God does not always bring immediate relief because He destines the distress to produce desperation within us\u2026I have read the stories of believers who were imprisoned for many years for their faith who, after their release, wept over the loss of the intimacy with God that they once had while in prison.\u201d<\/em>\u2014<strong>Bob Sorge<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>My Prayer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cLord, I don\u2019t ask for physical imprisonment but I am so desperate for You that I ask You to please do whatever You need to do to draw me deeper. I am crazy for You, Lord. Make me hungry for You, Lord. Make me more crazy for You Lord. Make my priorities simple, focused and sharp. I will not pursue what others are pursuing. Lord, I refuse to live by other people\u2019s standards and their passions. I have my passion and my passion is You. I will not accept or be derailed by my limitations, my distractions, my excuses or other people\u2019s agenda. Oh Lord, chase me down and make me desperate and restless for You. Please Lord, make me desperate. Amen.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Challenge<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Be desperate. Don\u2019t be modest about your desperation. Don\u2019t be apologetic. Be crazy for God.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cDesperation will turn you into a different person. A drowning man has only one thought on his mind\u2014how to get air. Nothing else matters to him. Life\u2019s priorities become very simple. The hemorrhaging woman of Mark 5:25 was willing to press her way through the crowd because the only thing that mattered was touching Jesus. 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