How To Seek The Lord When You’re Feeling Desperate

I’m blogging over at Club31Women this week about how to seek the Lord when feeling desperate. Here’s an excerpt:

When we feel desperate, we don’t think clearly. The best thing we can do is seek the Lord and let Him fill us with peace and purpose.

Many times in my life I’ve gotten stuck. Have you?

One of my favorite characteristics of God–He is With You

A concern for a child, a friend in crisis, an unsatisfactory conversation with my husband, a misunderstanding with a girlfriend, a decision I don’t know how to make…

Whatever my “concern,” it has been easy to let my thoughts become negative, controlled by my fear over the issue. I know this is not what God desires; He longs for me to experience His peace. But it’s not so easy, is it? It’s far easier to give Him my concern, ask for His peace, feel peaceful for about 20 seconds, and then become anxious again.