desperate enough...

in times of desperation...what do you do? there is a story in the bible of a woman who was deperate enough...this story has always intrigued me...

"she came up behind him and touched his cloak and immediately the bleeding stopped..." luke 8:44

thousands of years ago there was a woman who was just desperate enough to get help...she had been bleeding for 12 years and no one could help her...but when Jesus came to her neighborhood...she was ready to try anything...i imagine she was embarrassed...and weakened because of her bleeding...she must have gathered every ounce of energy and courage to get to Jesus...

the bible tells us there were crowds following Jesus that day...yet somehow...this determined woman navigated her way through the rush of humanity to touch the cloak of Jesus...and the bible tells us she was healed immediately...in spite of the people pressing around Jesus...He knew someone had touched Him...as He stopped...the people stumbled into each other...turning their heads to determine what happened...in a gentle voice...Jesus asked..."who touched me?"

after everyone denied they had touched Jesus...the woman came trembling before Him...she told Jesus and the assembled crowd why she had touched Jesus...Jesus then said to the women... "daughter, your faith has healed you...go in peace..."

wow...

desperation causes people to do different things...some people make wrong choices...believing their backs are against a wall...some people go into hiding...hoping a problem will go away...yet others are desperate enough to do something risky and full of humility to get help...sometimes God uses other people to help us...and sometime He is the only One who has the answers...

in the difficult times we face...many of us have problems that push us to the point of desperation...it is my prayer that instead of desperation defeating me...it motivates me to seek help...whether God Himself provides my deliverance...or He uses someone else...i trust He already has a plan to help...

only God truly knows the desperation i feel right now...or that you feel at this moment...only He can see the troubles that weigh us down...i confess that i don't have the strength or wisdom to find an answer...however...i trust that He is already planning my deliverance...i trust in His perfect timing...my prayer is that He shows me what to do next...and direct me to the source of help...