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BobHunt
15th January 2006, 12:12 PM (12:12)
Im not sure who s aid that, but my thoughts today were this: If we always prayed as desperate people do, what could God do for us?
Jonah was in the belly of the fish, when he prayed.
Desperate people dont bargain with God! Look at his prayer!
What happened on 9/11? People all over crowded into churches as if to say, "We're here because we think we need God." But.....what has happened since then? That feeling has disapated.
One other thought. Even in the middle of Jonah's running away from God, God still loved him and saved him from destruction. He prepared a fish, Jonah didnt drown. I think God does all He can possibly do to bring us to salvation! No man can come to God unless the Spirit draw him.

Maybe this hints at the beliefs in open theism again, but God was going to destroy the people Jonah preached to, but when He saw that they turned from their evil lives, He must have changed His mind. Right or Wrong?

Belinda Y. Edwards
23rd January 2006, 09:13 AM (09:13)
i'm hungry - - not desperate.
i desire - - not despair
i thirst - - not panic
i long - - not endure
i crave - - not franic
i communicate - not scream.

* * * * * *

When my inners spasmed yesterday as i ate, and oxygen was cut off - i simply prayed, "God, help me." It wasn't a calm prayer but i don't know that i ever pray calm. When i am thanking Him for something i have expression in it. i was expressive but not panic.

Wilson L. Deaton
26th January 2006, 03:27 PM (15:27)
Geoff Moore and the Distance from Threads

(Words by Geoff Moore, Copyright 1997)

Desperate Men

Verse One

You Don't Want To Push A Desperate Man,
Ain't No Tellin' What He Might Do
You Don't Want To Corner A Passionate Heart
It May Run Right Over Top Of You
Passionate Desperation Is A Volatile Combination

There's Something About A Desperate Man
Like He's On Some Kind Of Mission
There's Something About A Passionate Heart
Makes You Wanna Stop And Listen
Passionate Desperation Is A Powerful Combination
We Are Desperate Men

Chorus

We Are Desperate Men
Rebels And Fools Who've Been Rescued
We Are Desperate Men
Desperate For The Good News

Verse Two

I'm Searching For Some Desperate Men
Not Afraid To Trust Their Maker
Who'll Run Headlong At Breakneck Speed
Wild And Bold And Ready

Chorus

We Are Desperate Men
Rebels And Fools Who've Been Rescued
We Are Desperate Men
Desperate For The Good News

We Are Desperate Men
With Passion To Burn
And We Are Desperate Men
And We Will Not Be Turned Around,
Turned Around, Won't Be Turned Around.

Chorus

We Are Desperate Men
Rebels With Nothing To Lose
And We Are Desperate Men
Desperate For The Good News

We Are Desperate Men
Down, Down To The Core
And We Are, We Are Desperate Men
And We Will Not Be Ignored

You Don't Want To Push A Desperate Man
Ain't No Tellin' What He Might Do.