If I've learned anything about prayer, it's that desperation drives discipline.
I was desperate really for people not to accuse me of coldness. It was taboo.
I cling to my memories of glorious desperation.
Better to seek change by inspiration, than out of desperation.
How could you tell if your instincts were just hope in disguise, and if your hope was really desperation parading as possibility?
When they face desperation... human beings become animals.
If we imagine that God is somehow punishing us, then we will live our lives in desperation and in fear that we are somehow avoiding displeasing God. The difficulty with that is as many ideas about how to displease and how to please God, as there are hairs on your head.
Human beings do not readily admit desperation. When they do, the kingdom of heaven draws near
In all probability an outburst of desperation in the midst of general submissiveness will always help.
So how can I hold Tobias’s desperation against him, like I’m better than him, like I’ve never let my own brokenness blind me?