Part 4: Fully Known and Loved

PSALMS - PART 4

PSALM 139

• “Prayer is the means by which our language becomes honest, true, and personal in response to God.” - Eugene Peterson

1.   GOD KNOWS EVERY SINGLE THING THERE IS TO KNOW ABOUT ME.

“You have searched me, Lord, and You know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; You perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; You are familiar with all my ways. Before a word is on my tongue You, Lord, know it completely.”

Psalm 139:1-4 (NIV)

“You go before me and follow me. You place Your hand of blessing on my head. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too great for me to understand. I can never escape from Your Spirit! I can never get away from Your Presence!”

Psalm 139:5-7 (NLT)

• Verses 1-7 are an invitation into authenticity.

“How precious are Your thoughts about me, O God. They cannot be numbered! I can’t even count them; they outnumber the grains of sand! And when I wake up, You are still with me!”

Psalm 139:17-18 (NLT)

• Even in our worst moments, God’s thoughts toward us are filled with compassion.

2.   ANXIETY IS FED BY A FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN, AND A FEAR OF NOT BEING FULLY KNOWN.

“Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.”

Psalm 139:23 (NLT)

“Give all your worries and cares to God, for He cares about you.”

1 Peter 5:7 (NLT)

“Point out anything in me that offends You, and lead me along the path of everlasting life.” 

Psalm 139:24 (NLT

• God’s goal for us is spiritual growth.

NEXT STEPS: 

• Ask God to search my heart. 

• Find out about resources for anxiety by  emailing students@cbctx.org. 

• Send me more information about being baptized on December 13th.

• Reading Plan: YouVersion® Bible App - “Growing In Our Faith Through Anxiety” (5-day plan).