Hope in God

Do You Preach To Yourself?

How is the Psalmist feeling?

Depressed. Alone. Abandoned. Hopeless.

Depressed. Alone. Abandoned. Hopeless.

Have You Been In That Place?

As a deer pants for flowing streams,

As a deer pants for flowing streams,

As a deer pants for flowing streams,

4 Actions To Take When You Get In “That” Place

so pants my soul for you, O God.

so pants my soul for you, O God.

so pants my soul for you, O God.

2  My soul thirsts for God,

2  My soul thirsts for God,

2  My soul thirsts for God,

“Have you realized that most of your unhappiness in life is due to the fact that you are listening to yourself instead of talking to yourself? Take those thoughts that come to you the moment you wake up in the morning. You have not originated them, but there they are, talking to you. They bring back the problem of yesterday. Somebody’s talking. Who’s talking? Your self is talking to you. Now this man’s treatment in was this: instead of allowing this self to talk to him, he starts talking to himself, “Why are you cast down, O my soul?” he asks. His soul had been depressing him, crushing him. So he stands up and says: “Self, listen for a moment, I will speak to you.” - Martin Llyod Jones

for the living God.

for the living God.

for the living God.

Action 1: Identify and Preach To Yourself

When shall I come and appear before God?

When shall I come and appear before God?

When shall I come and appear before God?

Action 2: Remember

3  My tears have been my food

3  My tears have been my food

3  My tears have been my food

Action 3: Sing and Pray

day and night,

day and night,

day and night,

Action 4: Preach To Yourself

while they say to me all the day long,

while they say to me all the day long,

while they say to me all the day long,

“Where is your God?”

“Where is your God?”

“Where is your God?”

Take Away

4  These things I remember,

4  These things I remember,

4  These things I remember,

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as I pour out my soul:

as I pour out my soul:

as I pour out my soul:

Preach To Yourself

how I would go with the throng

how I would go with the throng

how I would go with the throng

Raise Your Eyes and Hope In God

and lead them in procession to the house of God

and lead them in procession to the house of God

and lead them in procession to the house of God

with glad shouts and songs of praise,

with glad shouts and songs of praise,

with glad shouts and songs of praise,

a multitude keeping festival.

a multitude keeping festival.

a multitude keeping festival.

5  Why are you cast down, O my soul,

5  Why are you cast down, O my soul,

5  Why are you cast down, O my soul,

and why are you in turmoil within me?

and why are you in turmoil within me?

and why are you in turmoil within me?

Hope in God; for I shall again praise him,

Hope in God; for I shall again praise him,

Hope in God; for I shall again praise him,

my salvation 6 and my God.

my salvation 6 and my God.

my salvation 6 and my God.

My soul is cast down within me;

My soul is cast down within me;

My soul is cast down within me;

therefore I remember you

therefore I remember you

therefore I remember you

from the land of Jordan and of Hermon,

from the land of Jordan and of Hermon,

from the land of Jordan and of Hermon,

from Mount Mizar.

from Mount Mizar.

from Mount Mizar.

7  Deep calls to deep

7  Deep calls to deep

7  Deep calls to deep

at the roar of your waterfalls;

at the roar of your waterfalls;

at the roar of your waterfalls;

all your breakers and your waves

all your breakers and your waves

all your breakers and your waves

have gone over me.

have gone over me.

have gone over me.

8  By day the Lord commands his steadfast love,

8  By day the Lord commands his steadfast love,

8  By day the Lord commands his steadfast love,

and at night his song is with me,

and at night his song is with me,

and at night his song is with me,

a prayer to the God of my life.

a prayer to the God of my life.

a prayer to the God of my life.

9  I say to God, my rock:

9  I say to God, my rock:

9  I say to God, my rock:

“Why have you forgotten me?

“Why have you forgotten me?

“Why have you forgotten me?

Why do I go mourning

Why do I go mourning

Why do I go mourning

because of the oppression of the enemy?”

because of the oppression of the enemy?”

because of the oppression of the enemy?”

10  As with a deadly wound in my bones,

10  As with a deadly wound in my bones,

10  As with a deadly wound in my bones,

my adversaries taunt me,

my adversaries taunt me,

my adversaries taunt me,

while they say to me all the day long,

while they say to me all the day long,

while they say to me all the day long,

“Where is your God?”

“Where is your God?”

“Where is your God?”

11  Why are you cast down, O my soul,

11  Why are you cast down, O my soul,

11  Why are you cast down, O my soul,

and why are you in turmoil within me?

and why are you in turmoil within me?

and why are you in turmoil within me?

Hope in God; for I shall again praise him,

Hope in God; for I shall again praise him,

Hope in God; for I shall again praise him,

my salvation and my God.

my salvation and my God.

my salvation and my God.