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Monday... Desperation can lead to dependency.


Monday... Desperation can lead to dependency.

Now in some areas of our life, dependency is not a good thing but in one it is the way to live.

David, who was a man after God's own heart writes in Psalm 86:1 (NLT) "Bend down, O Lord, and hear my prayer; answer me, for I need your help". Verse 3 says, "Be merciful to me, O Lord, for I am calling on you constantly". And verse 7 (NIV), "When I am in distress, I call to you, because you answer me." And back to verse 6 (AMP), "Hear, O Lord, my prayer; And listen to the voice of my supplications [specific requests]."


In our desperations too many times we head to other dependencies that are definitely not good for us but prayer is the right dependency. I hope you have found that to be true.

And then over to Ephesians 1:19-20 (NLT), the Apostle Paul says, "I also pray that you will understand the incredible greatness of God's power for us who believe him. This is the same power that raised Christ from the dead and seated him in the place of honor at God's right hand in the heavenly realms."

The next time you are awakened in the middle of the night with deep desperation and anxiety start praying. Just start a deep conversation with God. Paul also says in verse 18a (AMP), "And I pray that the eyes of your heart [the very center and core of your being] may be enlightened [flooded with light by the Holy Spirit] so that you will know and cherish the hope [the divine guarantee, the confident expectation] to which He has called you." 

Yes, yes, yes, in those times of desperation we need hope, we need to cherish the hope, What is hope? It is the "the divine guarantee, the confident expectation to which He has called you. And in our desperation, hope is what we need, isn't it?

I had one of those moments this morning and God and I had a tremendous conversation and it continued as I started reading God's words and they reinforced my hope, my divine guarantee and confident expectation. May our dependency be on God especially in times of desperation and "understand the incredible greatness of God's power for us who believe him." Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning





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