How to Counsel Yourself in Times of Distress - Psalm 77

v. 1-5 - Restlessness

A. The psalmist is deeply disturbed

The psalmist is seeking God’s help but doesn’t see or feel God doing anything

C. God always hears when we cry out to Him

v. 6-9 - Questioning

A. The psalmist grapples with questions about why God seems to not be helping him

God is big enough to handle our questions and doubts

v. 10-20 - Comfort in remembering God’s faithfulness in the past

Psalm 77:10 “Then I said, “I will appeal to this, to the years of the right hand of the Most High.””

A. Remember God’s Character

Holy -

Good -

Faithful -

Love -

Immutable -

Omnipresent -

Omnipotent -

Omniscient -

God is in absolute sovereign control and He has your best interest at heart

B. Remember God’s Work

The psalmist remembers God parting the Red Sea and rescuing His people

See how God has been faithful since the beginning in His Word

Think back to times that God has been faithful in your own life