A Prayer When You are Hurting

Enjoying the Journey

Scott Pauley

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🗓️ 24 March 2020

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Psalm 10. When bad things happen to good people we all wonder why. The psalmist shows us what to do with our why! Bring your complaint and concern to the One who can do something about it. This is a prayer you can pray for yourself or for someone that you know who is hurting. Join Scott Pauley's study through Scripture this year. Find resources for every book of the Bible by Dr. Pauley and Enjoying the Journey at enjoyingthejourney.org/journey-through-scripture/.Whether you're a new believer or have walked with the Lord for years, you'll find thousands of free devotionals, Bible studies, audio series, and Scripture tools designed to strengthen your faith, deepen your understanding of the Bible, and help you stay rooted in the Word of God. Explore now at EnjoyingTheJourney.org.Extend the Work Enjoying the Journey provides every resource for free worldwide. If you would like to help extend this Bible teaching, you may give at enjoyingthejourney.org/donations/

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0:00.0	The first section of Psalms has been called the Genesis Psalms.
0:12.0	They help us to realize that every good thing begins with God.
0:16.0	The Psalms provide a roadmap for the journey ahead.
0:19.0	In them, we learn to bring every emotion and experience of life into the presence of God.
0:24.6	Join Scott Pauley now as we study God's Word together.
0:32.6	When you think of the Psalms, you think of songs.
0:34.6	And typically, when you think of songs, you think of joyful notes and
0:39.4	lifted hearts. But many of the Psalms are actually prayers. And the Psalm we've come to today is a
0:47.2	perfect example of that. It is a prayer for hurting people. Psalm 10 begins this way, why standest thou far off, O Lord? Why hideest thou
0:58.0	thyself in times of trouble? And may I pause and say, isn't that the number one question
1:03.6	men always ask when things are not going right? And when people are having a hard time,
1:08.8	the first question we want to ask is why?
1:12.1	Lord, why is this happening to me?
1:14.4	Why did we have to go through this?
1:16.0	Why do bad things happen to good people?
1:18.5	And Lord, why are you allowing it?
1:20.5	Why do you seem so far away?
1:22.4	Why does it seem like you're hiding your face and not helping us?
1:26.9	All right, what do you do with your why?
1:29.4	I love this truth in Psalm 10.
1:32.1	He doesn't use the why to talk about God to others.
1:36.6	He uses the why as an entry point to talk to God himself.
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