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This psalm is not only about depression, it is also speaking about the exprience of exile.\u00a0 We are all in exile here on a hostile earth and unable to fully get back into the presence of God.\u00a0 The psalms are searingly honest. We don\u2019t need pretense with God.\u00a0 We hear the heart of the psalmist and we can listen in and pour out our own hearts.<\/p>\n

There is a movement here from lament to hope.\u00a0 We may feel this way almost daily since we live in a fallen world.<\/p>\n

Three questions to help us learn from his experience:<\/p>\n

1. Why was he troubled?<\/strong><\/p>\n

God had judged him, and it felt like he had been forgotten by God. Despite the fact that we are the temple of the Holy Spirit, but we still live in a sinful broken world. The psalmist faces reality full-on. At one level we should feel downcast as we watch the news and see what is happening in a world being destroyed by sin. Unless we are downcast we will not turn to God.<\/p>\n

2. Why was he hopeful<\/strong><\/p>\n

Despite his feelings about God,\u00a0 he remains confident in him. He thirsts after him.\u00a0 He is taunted \u201cwhere is your God\u201d but he knows God is with him.<\/p>\n

3. How did he find hope in the midst of trouble?<\/strong><\/p>\n

He refuses to wallow in self pity. He counsels himself. He rebukes himself brutally. He commands himself. We must minister the truth to ourselves. He also cries to God. \u00a0He is very direct and argues with God, telling him how we wants him to act.<\/p>\n

God wants us to long for heaven and to be with him. \u00a0The trouble for many of us is that when our lives are easy we settle for too little. \u00a0It is only our desires for God that will make life on earth livable.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"