OMG has become such a part of our modern language that people don’t give it a second thought. But what is it? What does it mean? Why is it so easy to say? If we back up a little…………
OH MY GOD! No one ever says this without that exclamation point. Sometimes its even more, as in OH! MY! GOD!
Seven letters. So casually used, we don’t even think about their meaning. These letters, placed in this order represent a prayer. Not just a small little thing, but a prayer of power and perhaps of desperation.
When we are desperate, we cry out. Even if we say we don’t believe, we cry out. When physical pain is overwhelming and seems unending, we cry out. When we are crushed emotionally, we cry out. When our spirits have reached the point they can go no farther alone, WE CRY OUT.
We were made by God for fellowship with God. I know that may sound real old fashioned and not “inclusive” according to our current culture. The truth is that we cry out precisely because we were made by God for fellowship with Him.
Our crying out, whether it’s OMG, Oh God, Oh Please God, or another variation are all expressions of desperation. We cry out like this when a full sentence or thought cannot come; when our ordinary, every day words are just not enough. These utterances are our spirits reaching for the safety of home. When nothing on earth will help, we turn to prayer.
Once past the initial cry we are usually able to formulate the thoughts that will lead us into a deep prayer. The release of this cry will open floodgates within us if we allow it. Desperate prayers stretch our faith and grow us spiritually as we ask and wait for results. Desperate prayers have historically changed the world. Elijah cried out and asked God to shut up the heavens and it didn’t rain for 3 years!
Desperate prayers are what we need today in our country. Prayers for the healing and protection of our country. Prayers that will bring us back to the God of our founding fathers.
Pastor Ann will be livestreaming at 11:15 on Sunday morning. She will be bringing the message God wants us to understand about the great need of desperate prayer. We hope that you’ll join us. Please feel free to comment and share!