When I am in a hard season, I will be tempted to…
1) Question My Concept of God
1 Listen to my prayer, O God, do not ignore my plea, 2 hear me and answer me.
Psalm 55:1,2a
2) Entertain troubling thoughts.
My thoughts trouble me and I am distraught.
Psalm 55:2b
My heart is in anguish within me, the terrors of death have fallen on me.
Psalm 55:4
Fear and trembling have beset me, horror has overwhelmed me.
Psalm 55:5
3) Escape
6 …Oh, that I had wings of a dove! I would fly away and be at rest. 7 I would flee far away and stay in the desert.
Psalm 55:6-7
18 The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. 19 The righteous person may have many troubles, but the Lord delivers him from them all.
Psalm 34:18-19
To find relief in a hard season, I need to…
1) Go hard after God
Evening, morning and noon I cry out in distress, and he hears my voice.
Psalm 55:17
2) Share the load
Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken.
Psalm 55:22
3) Trust in the Lord
But as for me, I trust in you.
Psalm 55:23b