It's closer than you think!

READ:  2 Kings 4:1-7

This woman wanted the prophet to do something for her, to help her out of her dilemma, some kind of blessing to help her out of her mess.  

She had reached the place of desperation and cried unto the prophet!  There comes a point where you don’t have time to be cute anymore, and you don’t care who sees you cry!
Desperation has a way of getting rid of foolish pride.

I believe desperation can be a good thing.  Desperation pushes you to do things you wouldn’t normally do.  Desperation pushes you past your comfort zone.

When you get desperate for a miracle, you don’t worry if someone likes the way you shout or not, you don’t care if they roll their eyes at you.  Desperate people do desperate things.

Desperate people break religious traditions, risk their lives, climb a sycamore tree, jump out of a boat and onto a lake, crawl on their hands and their knees, get their fingers stepped on and their feelings stepped on and keep on coming.

There’s something about desperation that lights a fire inside you.

When you get desperate you don’t care if you look stupid.  Desperate people aren’t worried about being dignified!  If you’ve ever been in an emergency situation you know that when it’s a matter of life and death dignity is no issue.

By the time people reach desperation they’re willing to try anything.  Desperation is the breeding ground for miracles.  It was her desperation that brought her to the prophet.  The prophet represents the Word of God.  What you need is a word from God, one word from God can completely change your world, get you out of your mess and transform your life.

The prophet didn’t give her anything except a Word!  What do you have in the House?

What do you have already?  She underestimated what she had in the house: She said (nothing except a pot of oil)

The oil represents the presence, power and anointing of the Holy Spirit.  Don’t underestimate the anointing; everything you need is in the anointing.  Your miracle is in the anointing, Your joy is in the anointing, Your answer is in the anointing.  Your deliverance is in the anointing. Your coming out is in the anointing.

David said: Thou anointest my head with oil, my cup runneth over.
If you are not careful you could miss this revelation:

Every empty vessel that was filled that produced a total change for this woman and her sons, came from a little pot of oil that was already in the house.
There’s a miracle in the House!