1. Read Psalm 119: 65-96. Do you notice a common theme that the psalmist is attempting to share with us? If so, what are your thoughts on it?

2. Pastor Diane shared Matt Chandler’s analogy of God as a Spiritual Surgeon. Is this something you can relate to? Is it too far-fetched to imagine? How has God used the suffering in your life to bring you into a closer relationship with Him?

3. Pastor Diane shared Matt Chandler’s five benefits of belonging to God as shared by the psalmist. How do these benefits coincide with your relationship with Christ? If you were asked what the benefits of Christ in your life are, how would you respond?

4. What are the unique gifts God has given you? How have or how are you using these gifts to serve others and to glorify God?

5. Think of some times in your life that were extremely difficult...did you find yourself asking the same questions as in this passage? Why is this happening to me? How long will this last? I long for your statutes. How has the Lord invited you to be patient and wait on His answer? Do you recall a teachable lesson revealed during that time?

6. It is important to refresh your mind, body, and soul. Take a moment to read and meditate on the following passages: Psalm 23: 3, John16:13, 1Samuel16:23, 1John1:9, and Isaiah40:31. Reflect on a time or times when you have experienced God’s rejuvenation and you felt your heart and soul refreshed.

Prayer for the Week:
Heavenly Father, I come to you in humble submission. Life continues to send us here, there and everywhere. Life continues to offer chaos, uncertainty, and hatred. Like the psalmist, I thank you for the delight of your laws, I thank you for your decrees, I thank you for always walking alongside me in all that I do and all that I encounter. You are a great God! I love you, Father and I surrender my life to you in every aspect of my life...trusting that you will teach me and guide me in all that I do. I give you all the praise and glory, Lord. In your gracious name, I pray. Amen.