Praying Through PAIN 

5/14/2023 | Pastor Derek | Psalm 22 

Big Idea – Bringing your pain to God will help you to heal.  

Unhealthy Ways to deal with Your Pain.  

• stuff it.  
• ignore it. 
• distract yourself.  
• isolate. 
• wait it out. 
• fake it. 

The tension: God seems absent in this moment – AND - I still believe in God in this moment. 

How to Pray through Pain  

1. Don’t just ask God for things, share your heart with him. (22:1-3, 9-10) 
2. Use pain to approach God with your protests (22:4-17)  
3. Let pain lead you to corporate worship (22:22-26) 
4. Remember your story is part of God’s bigger story of ultimate rule (22: 27-31)  

Nest Step:  

Praying the Psalm: Finish these statements… 

1. God, I am disappointed that… 
2. This pain has made me feel like… 
3. But, God I do trust that… 

Broadcast on:

13 May 2023