The Struggle is Real: Wounded
October 2, 2016
The Struggle is Real: Wounded Main Scripture: Psa 34 Additional Scriptures: 1 Sam 21:10-15; Exo 20:18-20; Psa 107:2; 2 Sam 22:1-2; Isa 53 Discussion Questions Everybody needs redemption. People regret past decisions and find themselves entrapped by disappointments, failures, and blown opportunities. In this Psalm David gives voice to his struggle with his eyes fixed on God’s redemption. Seek the Lord • What was David’s first experience in the city of Gath? • Why do you think he ran there when he was fleeing from Saul? • Why the pretense before Achish (Abimelech)? • How does David’s affliction during this time help to mold his character? • Who decides to join ranks with David in the cave of Adullam? Why? Fear the Lord • What does it mean to fear the Lord? • When someone is afflicted by a current struggle, what tends to happen? • How do we stop being defined by a past affliction or wound? • What happens to us when we set ourselves apart to worship the Lord? Give examples. Trust the Lord • How is David writing a psalm of thanksgiving in the midst of so much drama and unresolved tension? • Why is it important to practice being thankful in the middle of a struggle? What can this do for us? It takes a wounded hand to heal a wounded heart.
The Struggle is Real: Wounded Main Scripture: Psa 34 Additional Scriptures: 1 Sam 21:10-15; Exo 20:18-20; Psa 107:2; 2 Sam 22:1-2; Isa 53 Discussion Questions Everybody needs redemption. People regret past decisions and find themselves entrapped by disappointments, failures, and blown opportunities. In this Psalm David gives voice to his struggle with his eyes fixed on God’s redemption. Seek the Lord • What was David’s first experience in the city of Gath? • Why do you think he ran there when he was fleeing from Saul? • Why the pretense before Achish (Abimelech)? • How does David’s affliction during this time help to mold his character? • Who decides to join ranks with David in the cave of Adullam? Why? Fear the Lord • What does it mean to fear the Lord? • When someone is afflicted by a current struggle, what tends to happen? • How do we stop being defined by a past affliction or wound? • What happens to us when we set ourselves apart to worship the Lord? Give examples. Trust the Lord • How is David writing a psalm of thanksgiving in the midst of so much drama and unresolved tension? • Why is it important to practice being thankful in the middle of a struggle? What can this do for us? It takes a wounded hand to heal a wounded heart.
