Praying Through Guilt | Raw Prayers | Week 3

Praying Through GUILT 5/21/2023 | Pastor Derek | Psalm 51    Big Idea: Bringing your guilt to God moves you out of your past and into your future.  Failed strategies for dealing with guilt:  Denial.  Comparisons.  Rationalization.  Blame  Reinventing God.  The Backstory of Psalm 51: 2 Samuel 11-12.  Three heart cries as you pray through GUILT  FORGIVE me (1-6). CLEANSE me (7-12)  7 promises of Spiritual Cleansing  God will cleanse you with His blood (:7)   God will renew your hope. (:8)  God will remove your sins. (:9)  God will restructure your desires. (:10)  God will renew the Holy Spirit’s power. (:11)  God will restore your joy. (:12a) God will give you new desires. (:12b)     3. USE me (13-15)   Praying Psalm 51 Pray for FORGIVENESS (:1–9): “Have mercy”; “Wash me”; “Purge me”; “Blot out.” Pray for CLEANSING (:10–12): “Renew me”; “Cast me not away”; “Restore me.” Pray for OBEDIENCE and offer yourself to God (:13–17): “I will . . .”; “Broken spirit”; “Contrite heart.”   Find more resources for Raw Prayers at www.whoisgrace.com/read