Struggling For Approval | The Writings | Psalm 17

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🗓️ 23 January 2024

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Calling all people-pleasers! Psalm 17 is for you. How can you become confident enough that you don't obsess over what others think of you? How can you become humble enough that you can admit weakness? In today's episode, Tanya shares the key to becoming enough. 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 17

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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.
0:14.0	Hi guys, so Psalm 17 is for anyone who struggles with approval.
0:18.0	It's for anyone who tries to be a people pleaser and knows how that can be a deaden street.
0:25.4	Psalm 17 is where we get to see David grapple between looking and obsessing about
0:30.9	what others are doing and thinking and remembering what God is doing and what God truly thinks of him.
0:37.9	So how do we become confident enough that we don't obsess about what other people are saying, but how do we become
0:45.7	humble enough to truly care about others and also to ask God for help when we need
0:51.6	it? The answer is, and we're going to get to that.
0:56.0	But first of all, in Psalm 17, I want you to hear how David played with God.
1:01.0	He says, hear me, Lord, listen to my cry, hear my prayer. It does not rise from deceitful
1:07.0	lips. Let my vindication come from you. May your eyes see what is right.
1:13.0	Though you probe my heart, though you examine me at night and test me, you will find that I have
1:17.1	planned no evil.
1:18.6	My mouth has not transgressed.
1:20.8	Though people tried to bribe me, I have kept myself from the way of the violent
1:24.3	through what your lips have commanded. My steps have held to your paths. My feet
1:29.5	have not stumbled. Those are some pretty confident words honestly and they're not really things I can speak without some pretty
1:36.4	icky introspect. Even my very best intentions are tended with
1:41.1	selfishness. Even my kindest words come from a desire for people
1:45.8	to like me. It would be really hard to stay that I always follow God's path. So how can
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