Psalms 6:2-10 (1/28/23)

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Psalms 6:2-10 (1/28/23)

Overcoming Anxiety

January 28, 2023 • Benham Brothers • Psalm 6:2–10

Twice Abraham lied about his wife being his sister.

Once in Egypt w/Pharoah and the other in Gerar with Abimelech.

Both times he operated out of:

Self-preservation over faithfulness.

Fear of man over fear of God.

In this second instance, we get to see into the mind of why Abraham did it.

Abe was in a new land and didn’t want to get killed.

Vs 11 - “Abraham replied, ‘I said to myself, ‘There is surely no fear of God in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.’”

Fear is about a past or present threat.

Anxiety is about a future threat - specifically, the loss of control.

He projected powerlessness into the future.

This caused him to make a stupid decision (give his wife to another man).

And it also led him to believe his own lie:

Vs 12 - “Besides, she really is my sister, the daughter of my father though not of my mother; and she became my wife.”

He justified how she “really was” his sister.

What should he have done?

Philippians 4:6 - “Don’t be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make your requests to God…”

King David did this when he felt anxious:

Psalms 6:2-3a - “Have mercy on me, Lord, for I am faint; heal me, Lord, for my bones are in agony. My soul is in deep anguish…”

Because of his thoughts, his body literally hurt.

So he took his petition to God and prayed about it…

Vs 9-10 - “The Lord has heard my cry for mercy; the Lord accepts my prayer. All my enemies will be overwhelmed with shame and anguish; they will turn back and suddenly be put to shame.”

He got through it by projecting power into the future.

Psalms 1:1-3 (1/12/17)

January 12, 2017 • Benham Brothers

* The blessed man is someone who doesn’t walk, stand, or sit…… * These are “conscious” things - lying down was not in there (unconscious). * 1) Walk in counsel of wicked - counsel is what you allow to influence you. * This comes through your eyes and ears - what you see and hear. * 2) Stand in the path of sinners - all paths lead somewhere. * We have to ponder the path of our feet and stay on the right track. * We get “hooked” by other’s hooks when we’re on their path. * 3) Sit in the seat of the scoffers - buddying up with those who hate God. * We have to pay close attention to who our close confidants are. * Bad company corrupts good morals. * The blessed man is someone who delights in God. * Just like a grandpa seeing his grandkids for the first time in a year. * Delight is all about focus - it’s never about you. * The blessed man will be like a tree - an evergreen. * It’s firmly planted by the source of life (water). * Bears the proper fruit at the proper time - nourishment for others. * Always has leaves - protection for others. * Never will die.

Psalms 2:8 (12/2/18)

December 2, 2018 • Benham Brothers

ASK! • God has all the answers, but He often doesn’t reveal them unless we ask. • God loves to give us little hints into what He’s doing. • EX: hide and seek w/my young kids - they always wanted to be found. • If I looked in the wrong place I’d hear them make a noise to point me in the right direction. • Dan 7:15-16 - Daniel had a dream but didn’t understand it. • He had to ASK what was going on. • DAN 8:15-16 - He saw another vision and he sought to understand it. • God sent Gabriel to give him the meaning (Mary & Zechariah). • DAN 9:1-3 - Daniel read Jeremiah and “sought” the Lord by prayer and fasting. • DAN 9:20-23 - God gave Daniel what he asked for. • • Asking God does three things: • 1) Asking aligns you with your purpose (“Ask me for anything” - Solomon) • Daniel’s purpose was to write down what he was told. • PSALMS 2:8 (NIV) - Christ’s purpose was for the nations but He had to ask. • EX: I woke up the other morning with an intense feeling God wanted me to ask Him for anything. • Jesus often said before a miracle - "What do you want?" • When we have an "Ask God" mindset we discover certain things break our hearts and we begin to ask God concerning those things. • This is His way of guiding us. • 2) Asking aligns you under God’s authority. • Asking recognizes the person you’re asking as having authority. • This aligns you in the proper authority structure and results in POWER. • Authority is the right to use power. • 1 JOHN 4:9 (ESV) - God Grid - live “through” Him (spaghetti strainer). • This is a mindset of “Ask God.” Two things to ask for: • ** Permission - you need God’s stamp of approval before you do anything. • ** Provision - God gives TO you so He can give THROUGH you. • 3) Asking aligns you with God’s will. • JOHN 14:13 - "I will do whatever you ask for IN MY NAME." • How do we know God’s will? • Renewal - Romans 12:1-2. Renewal transforms our minds as we ask, “God, what do you think about this?” “What thoughts do you have toward my husband who’s always late, or my kids who back talk?”

Psalms 3:1-4 (1/11/18)

January 11, 2018 • Benham Brothers

* Our number one need as a human is security - “who can I trust?” * If we find our “ultimate” security in anything but God then when they fail us our world will fall apart. * This Psalm is David’s journal when Absalom rose up against him. * During this time he found security in God. * This is how David was a man after God’s own heart and how he never lost his faith.