Earnestly Seek God

I stretch out my hands to you;

My soul thirsts for you like a parched land. Ps.143:6

This is the prayer of desperation. There is no Plan B. If God doesn’t come through, the enemy wins. How God comes through is up to Him. It could be a miraculous intervention, it could be through the help of another, it could be by giving us an idea or tactic that we had never thought of before, it could be through a scripture that sparks hope and help, it could be through a word spoken in our spirit by the Helper, the Holy Spirit, it could be by supplying strength and the ability to persevere that is not our own, or something else. 

I recall a few times in parenting where I was utterly out of ammunition. All my patience, kindness, wisdom, strategies and energy were drained. I remember one such time dropping to the couch, pressing my head in my hands, as the kids silently gathered around in a circle staring at me. My inward cry was similar to the one above. I was dried up like a parched land and the only hope was that God would show up and infuse me with Himself.

Sometimes the battle reduces us to this point but it doesn’t have to get that desperate for us to stretch out our empty hands toward Him. Early on we can acknowledge that the battle belongs to the Lord and open our empty hands and present our willing hearts to Him.