Acting Out of Desperation

 Acting out of desperation is never good. Yet, many of the decisions we have made in the past have been nothing less. Desperation is the feeling that you have when you are in such a bad situation that you will try anything to change it. Learn how to overcome the temptation of acting out of desperation.

Jonah 1:13-14

New American Standard Bible

However, the men rowed desperately to return to land but they could not, for the sea was becoming even stormier against them.

(Matthew 16:21 KJV)  From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day.

(Matthew 16:22 KJV)  Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee.

(Matthew 16:23 KJV)  But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.

(Matthew 7:11 KJV)  If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?

(Genesis 3:2 KJV)  And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:

(Genesis 3:3 KJV)  But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.

(Genesis 3:4 KJV)  And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:

(Genesis 3:5 KJV)  For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.

(1 John 4:1 KJV)  Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

(Revelation 12:10 KJV)  And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.

(James 3:17 KJV)  But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

(James 3:18 KJV)  And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.