Desires.

Again, Psalm 42:1-2NLT As the deer longs for streams of water, so I long for you, O God. 2 I thirst for God, the living God. When can I go and stand before him?

2. The second reason we should want to stay desperate is, Desperation will answer our prayer.

Psalm 102:17AMP He has regarded the prayer of the destitute, And has not despised their prayer.

I typically would define destitute as “homeless.” Maybe you too? While we typically interpret this word as “lacking food, clothing or shelter,” the second definition simply means “lacking.”

You see, it’s not about what we lack. It’s the fact that we are always missing something when we rely on ourselves. It’s when we come to Him in honest desperation that God can do incredible work in our hearts and lives.

Psalm 42:3-4NLT Day and night I have only tears for food, while my enemies continually taunt me, saying, “Where is this God of yours?” 4 My heart is breaking as I remember how it used to be: I walked among the crowds of worshipers, leading a great procession to the house of God, singing for joy and giving thanks amid the sound of a great celebration!

Pain, anger, depression, and the need to please becomes taxing, fear of the future, future of the present, and tormenting thoughts from our past should always lead us to God. P.H

1 Samuel 1:1-15- A girl named, Hannah got desperate for God.

Hannah wept, because of the barrenness of her womb. More than this, she wept until she was sore. She poured out her soul before the Lord. Hannah’s heart was grieving; she was bitter of soul, provoked, and of a sorrowful spirit.

Now that’s a pretty good list of afflictions – sorrow, hardship, and everything else that came upon this woman.

Know this, The key to Hannah’s whole situation is that she was a praying woman.

Verse 20 States, Hannah reaped her reward. “And it came about in due time, after Hannah had conceived, that she gave birth to a son; and she named him Samuel, saying, ‘Because I have asked him of the Lord.’”

I say this quite often– God answers desperate prayer! “Your prayer life denotes how much you depend on your own ability, and how much you depend on God.

Remember this song? “Nothing in my hands I bring, simply to Thy cross I cling….”

The more self-confidence you have, the less you pray. The less self-confidence you have, the more you have to pray.

1 Corinthians 1:28NLT God chose things despised by the world, things counted as nothing at all, and used them to bring to nothing what the world considers important.

3. Desperation will transform our life, and our church and community.

Psalm 42:5-6aNLT Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise him again—my Savior and 6 my God!

We are living in unprecedented days in the history of the church! The Lord is moving in powerful ways, building His church and expanding His kingdom.

Revival is impacting many cities and nations. Leaders are praying with anticipation that they might cross the threshold into genuine revival, leading to transformation of cities in the United States and the Western world. This is not a "trend" or the latest ministry strategy. We are beginning to see tangible evidence of God’s intention to fulfill His promise in Scripture to restore and rebuild cities that are desolate.