“And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the Lord, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.”
Jonah 2:2 KJV
Today, I heard one of the most powerful messages that my pastor has ever preached. It was titled, “A Prepared Place Called Desperation.”
God will do whatever He feels necessary to get your attention. I’ve learned that a lot in the past year.
He will do whatever it takes and He will not stop until you find yourself in a place of desperation, crying out to Him.
What you may think is one of the hardest and darkest things you’ve ever been through, could really be God preparing you a place.
Once you get to that place, don’t be afraid to cry out to Him
Push.
Pray until something happens.
He brought you to that place so you could seek Him.
He wants you.
No matter what you’ve done or where you’ve been... He wants YOU.
When it’s time for you to stop running, He will pull you to a place of desperation.
When you get there, take your running shoes off.
You have to realize that you can’t keep running.
The more you run, the worse it’s gonna get.
The conviction will get heavier.
And, conviction can hurt sometimes.
I can’t stress it enough.
Stop running.
Cry out from the belly of hell; the pit that you’re in.
Cry out to Him.
When your life is slipping away, remember God. Remember that you can call out His Name.
Let Him help you.
Come home to Him.
He is waiting with arms wide open.
Hello Jewell. I am a Pastor from Mumbai, India. I am glad to stop by your profile on the blogger and the blog post. I am blessed and feel privileged and honoured to get connected with you as well as know you and about your trust in the Lord being a single mother. I have been blessed by your blog post on "A prepared place called Desperation". Your challenge to stop running and cry out to Him, call out His name, let Him help you, He is waiting with arms wide open. It is beautiful,. very encouraging and strengthening. I love getting connected with the people of God around the globe to be encouraged, strengthened and praying for one another. I have been in the Pastoral ministry for last 39 yrs in this great city of Mumbai a city with a great contrast where richest of rich and the poorest of poor with the love of Christ to bring healing to the brokenhearted. We also encourage young and the adults from the west to come to Mumbai to work with us during their vacation time. We would love to have you come with your friends to work with us during your vacation time. I am sure you will have a life changing experience. Looking forward to hear from you very soon. God's richest blessings on you, your family and friends. My email id is: dhwankhede(at)gmail(dot)com and my name is Diwakar Wankhede. Looking forward to hear from you very soon.
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