Key Scriptures:

  And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fullness of God (Eph. 3:19)

For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.  (Rom. 8: 38-39)

 

Part One:  We are Desperate Women

I.  Foundation Definitions

Desperate:  Nearly hopeless, grave, in an unbearable situation because of need

Arrogant:  Overly convinced of one’s own importance, overbearing, to the point of insult

Passion: powerful emotion, ardent adoring, highly intense, sustained, overwhelming

Abandon:  To forsake, surrender one’s claim or right to, to give up, to yield oneself completely, relinquish, complete surrender, …display of emotion

Confidence: an intimate or trusting relationship, feeling of assurance or certainty

II.  What God Desires

• Seek Him with all your heart (Ps. 9:10, Prov. 8:17, Matt. 6:33)
• Meek and Quiet Spirit (1 Peter 3:4)
• Total reliance (Ps. 62)
• The working of humility (Prov. 15:33, 22:4, Luke 14:11)
• Trust His Pathway to our Destiny & Purpose (Rom. 8:28)

III. Self-Examination: Seeing Ourselves Through His Eyes  (2 Cor. 13:5)

• Pride & Arrogance (Gal. 6:3, Prov. 8:13, Rom. 12:3, Ps. 19:13)
• Works vs. Faith
• The Painful Past: Unforgiveness, fear and shame, Egypt & Lot’s wife (Phil. 3:13)
• Man vs. God’s approval – Who determines your value?
• Double trouble: our minds and our mouths (2 Cor. 10:5, Prov. 18:21)
• What are you searching for, what’s missing in your life?
• The warning signs: when something’s not right, is God trying to tell you something?

IV.  The Painful Truth (John 15:5)

• The Deceptiveness of  Disobedience: neglect & slowly slipping away from God
• Ready or not:  When time is up and excuses are unacceptable
• Accepting the facts: We are needy & high maintenance children
• The Confrontation, The struggle, the Identity Crisis, the Pit  (Hosea 2:6-13)
• Death, Burial & the need for Christ the Resurrection (John 12:24-25)

V.  The Hope We Have In Christ: The Paradox (Rom. 5:8)

• He calls us unto Himself  (Deut. 7:6, Hosea 2:14-23)
• He Is the Way, the Truth and the Life (John 14:6)
•  Rescued from ourselves (Luke 15:17-24)
• The answer is only In Him…(John 1:4, 3:15, 15:5)

Part Two: We Have a Divine Destiny

I.  What We Must Do

• I shall ARISE… (Is. 60:1, Is. 54:17, Rom. 8:1)
• Give Him first place & priority
• Yield Your Life (Luke 1:38)
• Pursue God with Passion; Hunger & Thirst for only Him  (Ps. 42:1-2, 63:1)
• Accept & Surrender:  Disobedience is not an option, let rebellion cease
• Daily repentance, daily renewal:  Be ye holy and of a pure heart
• Let Love heal you:  Don’t touch me days
• Abide in Him, Infilled with His Spirit (John 15:4-5, Gal. 5:16, John 14:17)
• Trust: Letting God be God, going through…(Is. 43:2)

To look at her you’d never know

II.   What We are Promised

• Completeness (Col. 2:10)
• To know what Love is, is to know Christ (I John 4:15-17)
• Provision (Matt.6:25 -33, Phil. 4:19)
• Wisdom & Grace
• Guidance & Protection
• Freedom (John 8:36)

III.  What We Will Gain

• The Resurrected Life (Gal. 2:20)
• Christ In You, the hope of Glory (Col.:1:27, 2 Cor. 3:18)
• His view of us:  treasure,  royal priesthood, chosen, special, (2 Cor. 4:7, 6:20)
• You are a Convenant child (Rom. 8:11, Joshua 1:1, Prov. 4:20-21)
• Clothed in Lavender (Prov. 31:22)
• There’s no place like Home:  in the arms of Christ
• Full Assurance and new found Confidence in Christ
• Divine Destiny: Your purpose and His Plan: you are a kingdom investment (Luke 12:48)
• Unshakeable Resiliency: No Matter What Happens
• God is…God knows…
• For the Joy that is set before us…(Heb. 12:2)
• Hold on …Everything will be Alright (Ps. 30:5, 2 Cor. 4:8)
• Conquering the Storms (Phil. 4:11-13, Rom. 8:37, 1 John 4:4)
• It’s a trust thing:  Don’t let your journey confuse your relationship!  (Ps. 5:11, 31:1, Joel 2:26-27)

 IV.          Tips For Daily Living

• The need for worship (Ps. 95:6, 99:5, John 4:23)
• Let your heart be fixed  (Ps. 112:7-8)
• Have Faith in God (Mark 11:22)
• Study to be Quiet (1 Thess. 4:11, Is. 30:15, Prov. 17:1)
• Rest (Is. 30:15, Matt. 11:28-29)
• Taste and see His goodness (Ps. 34:8)
• Acknowledge your needs and pray for assistance, “After you Jesus” (Ps. 119:25-40)
• Put on the whole armor of God (Eph. 6:11)
• Consistent * Commitment * Failure to Compromise

V. Songs to Remember:  We are Desperate, but we have a Divine Destiny

• What can wash away my sin?
• I’m Hungry for you, Desperate for You
• I’ll say Yes, Lord Yes
• As the deer panteth for the water
• I Need  Thee Every Hour
• Just to be close to you
• Nearer my God to thee
• Just a closer walk with thee
• Precious Lord
• Leaning on the Everlasting Arms
• Because He Lives
• All I desire is You
• In Christ Alone
• Live in Me Jesus
• The Anchor Holds
• I don’t feel no ways tired
• It is well
• O How Wonderful
• Through it all

True discipleship is born out of our sheer desperation for God and the hope we have in Him.  As his children, we are assured that we will never be left alone and that His love is from everlasting to everlasting.  So the music never stops and the slow dance never ends.

So run to the Water, rooted in His love, filled with His Spirit, empowered by His grace.  Be more than a Conqueror, a true Witness, His royal Queen, remembering always the endless love of your Most High King!

• Closing Poem:  The Desperate Woman

The Desperate Woman

Is not like others

She’s desperate for God, not man

The secrets she holds, of the glory of God hidden in her heart

From which she will never depart

She appears like most women, but she’s not

She is a most Desperate Woman

She’s chosen, dedicated, consecrated…misunderstood

And not what you’d think

Her sole desire is to do His will

To be His “favorite girl”

Ever in His presence, fully assured of His love

She’ll often wait before Him,

Kneeling is familiar and tears her makeup

She is most content with silence and the

Insights dropped from Heaven up above

Nothing you see is more important or precious than this

Her Endless Love

The Desperate Woman will let her mascara run all down her face

And you’ll see her often at the altar, although everyone knows she’s saved

She suffers from the heartache of her own sin and she listens most intently

For the whispers that come from Him

You’ll find her crying at the sheer goodness of God

She knows her life is not her own and

is determined that it will not be in vain

She has a Divine Destiny and

She loves to Slow Dance.

VII.  Closing Song: INSEPARABLE  by  Natalie Cole

Inseparable, that’s how we’ll always be, Inseparable, just You and me

It’s so wonderful to know You’ll always be around me

Incredible, what You are to me, Incredible, You bring out the woman in me

With Your style of love, inseparable, yes, we are

We’re like a flower to a tree, like words to a melody of love

There’s no way we can break up, No words that can make us blow our thing

We’re just inseparable, that’s how it is, Inseparable for the rest of our years

It’s so wonderful to know You’ll always be around 

• Exercises:  Answer the following questions and discuss:

• What did you learn today that will make a difference in your walk with Christ?

• What immediate steps will you take to improve your love relationship with Christ?

• What has kept you from enjoying a fuller love relationship with God and what can you now share with others to help them be set free?