The Tired Fight
Today we gather around God's Word to pray through, praise through, and preach through a piece of scripture so that we can practice to rest in the Refiner's hands.
Psalm 121:4
Indeed, the Protector of Israel does not slumber or sleep.
God, thank You that I can find rest from _____________ in You alone.
Thank God I'm Free
I couldn't do it so You did it for me.
Why we sing it <br>You may have walked in tired, but the weight you carry was already defeated at the cross.
Come Thou Fount
My restless heart finds rest in You
Why we sing it When we are too tired to fight or defend our case, our rest is found in God alone.
Holy Forever
If you've been forgiven and if you've been redeemed Sing the song forever to the Lamb
Why we sing it <br>God is worthy of praise when we're too tired; the redeemed's song doesn't depend on us.
Cornerstone
When darkness seems to hide His face / I rest on His unchanging grace
Why we sing it <br>We leave resting in God, our hope built not on our strength but on Jesus' blood and righteousness.
Turn over for the message & this week’s next steps.
“Yet he knows the way I have taken; when he has tested me, I will emerge as pure gold.”
Job 23:10
Suffering Reality:<br>The book of Job takes us from WHY to WHO, but by round three everybody is too tired to ask either one.
When we fight tired...
• We slander – 22:6–9
• We shrink – 25:4–6
• We stop – 22, 25
When we defend tired…
• We get bitter – 23:1–2
• We get bleak – 24:1–12
• We get biting – 26:2–4, 27:5–6
Enduring Truth: You can be too tired to find God, and still be the gold He's refining – 23:8–10; 1 Peter 1:6–7
Why we sing it
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This week’s next steps.
- Pray over the situation that causes you unrest.
- Thank God that He knows the way you have taken, even when you can't find Him.
- Read Job 23:8-10 and 1 Peter 1:6-7; the Refiner has not left the room.
- In your next tired fight, stop trying to win; rest, because God never sleeps.
