I Wait for You, O Lord

Monday, October 20, 2014
Psalm 38:9-15 

9 Lord, all my desire [is] before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee. 10 My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me. 11 My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off. 12 They also that seek after my life lay snares [for me]: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long. 13 But I, as a deaf [man], heard not; and [I was] as a dumb man [that] openeth not his mouth. 14 Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth [are] no reproofs. 15 For in thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God.

OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) What does the psalmist declare is not hidden from the Lord? (v.9)
2) What is gone from the psalmist? (v.10)
3) Who stands afar off from the psalmist? (v.11)
4) What do the psalmists enemies do? (v.12)
5) What does the psalmist do and why? (v.13-14)

APPLICATION QUESTIONS
6) What do you typically do when you're in trouble and the Lord seems to be distant?
7) How likely are you to worship the Lord during such times?
8) How likely are you to cave in to your carnal desires when you are being tested?

PRINCIPLES
9) The Lord often distances Himself to test our faith in Him.
10) When we wait upon the Lord, before acting, God is glorified.
11) The blessings that come with waiting on the Lord outweigh our seasons of trial.