Sermon Summary:
- I know I’m not alone when I say that I’m sad because I’ve experienced loss & disappointment during this time
- To be unaware or under-the-control of our sadness is unhealthy. Instead, we must unpack our sadness to God in prayer
- Our soul is like a suitcase: you have to unpack the bad to make room for the good
- The lament psalms can teach us how to unpack sadness (Ps 22)
- Must consider the Psalm as a whole with all its different parts of prayer
1. Express our tears (Ps 22:1-2, 6-8, 12-18):
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- Pouring out our sadness & hurt to God using powerful and raw language out-loud
- Starting a grief journaling 2.
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2. Plea for deliverance (Ps 22:11, 19-21):
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- Pleading for deliverance should be part of grieving our sadness, but not all of it
3. Reassert our trust (Ps 22:3-5, 9-10)
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- Recalling the past faithfulness of God
4. Hope & Praise (Ps 22:22-31):
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- trust in him that he will one day set all things right because he is good and righteous
- Do the “Timeline Test” to identify sadness that is unprocessed
Discussion Questions:
1. What part of the message jumped out for you?
2. What are you grieving the most these days?
3. How do you resonate with the illustration of unpacking the suitcase of the soul?
4. What steps can you take to start grief journaling?
