Does God Hold You Back? | The Writings | Psalm 2

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🗓️ 2 January 2024

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Are you trying to work against God? Is it hard to make it on your own? In today's episode, Tanya looks to Psalm 2 to find assurance during times when it feels like you can't go on or make it on your own. Read the Bible with us in 2024! This year, we’re tackling a group of Old Testament books traditionally known as “The Writings”— Psalms, Chronicles, Proverbs, Daniel, Ruth and more! Download your reading plan now. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now. Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it with others, so others can find it too. Use #asktmbt to connect with us, ask questions, and suggest topics. We'd love to hear from you! To learn more, visit our website and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter@TenMinuteBibleTalks. Don't forget to subscribe to the TMBT Newsletter here. Passages: Psalm 2

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0:00.0	Welcome to 10 minute Bible Talks.
0:05.0	Where we connect the Bible to your life and the time it takes to get to work.
0:11.0	I'm Tanya Wilmeth. This morning the first half of my run was quite
0:16.9	unpleasant. I turned right out of the driveway. I actually I always turned right
0:21.3	never left for some reason.
0:23.2	And the wind hit me in the face. It was 34 degrees Fahrenheit here, so that's not too bad for a winter morning,
0:29.7	but the chill made me pull my hat down lower on my forehead and over my ears.
0:35.1	The wind made me colder of course, but it also made it harder.
0:38.4	I couldn't hear the cars, being my hat was pulled down, and the wind itself sounds like a car so I kept looking backward
0:45.2	to make sure nothing was coming up behind me. I just knew I was going to have to
0:49.3	tough it out for the first half of my run until I turned around.
0:53.0	When I turned around, I wouldn't have to fight the wind.
0:55.8	And I could settle in and enjoy the sunrise.
0:58.2	The hills would be more downward,
1:00.0	and there would be the assurance that the finish line was near.
1:02.8	I think the first half of that run is the place we camp out a lot in our spiritual lives.
1:08.0	It looks like we're making progress, maybe even winning, the power struggle, the uphill battle battle the deafness to the real dangers
1:15.7	that come with living that way it's in our human nature to want to be autonomous and
1:21.5	exert strength and power over the people and situations that God
1:26.0	puts before us.
1:28.0	Psalm 2 is part of a song or a poem that reflects this part of our human nature and offers a solution for our struggle with
1:36.0	autonomy. When we read Psalm too aloud or contemplate its words, we are confronted with the reality
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