Psalm 40 - Worth the wait

When we moved from Ohio to Michigan a few years ago we went into little rental house with no idea when our house would sell in Ohio. We were very unsettled and I had to wait patiently because there was no amount of anything I could do to sell our house more quickly. All I could do was pray and wait. Wait and pray. In His timing, not mine, the house sold with not one buyer but two buyers came in on the same weekend and the one buyer raised their offer $10K to counter the other offer. God's timing and answers are much wiser than our prayers.

1. What attributes of God help us to wait patiently?

2. What slimy pit do you repeatedly try to climb out of on your own effort only to fall back in time and time again?

3. What firm place do you stand? Are both feet secure or do you try to balance between God and the world causing unstable footing?

4. How has his rescue changed you? What is your new song? Who are you singing it to so that many will see and fear and put their trust in the Lord?

5. Who are the proud and false gods of your life that you are tempted to trust over the Lord?

6. Recall some of the many wonders He's done in your life. How many more does verse 5 say are coming your way?

7. What part of worship has become stale, routine or meaningless? How can the desire to do God's will remain in your heart?

8. What groups do you belong to? How do you proclaim God's faithfulness, love, truth and salvation in each group? Are you better at walking the walk or talking the talk? Is one more effective in ministry than the other? Is their a group or person you conceal your faith around?

9. How can God's love and truth really protect you from your numerous troubles? What stops you from being overwhelmed, blinded and broken hearted.

10. How do we wait patiently for the Lord yet ask for quick deliverance?

11. How do you react to others sins? Are you appalled and hope they get what they deserve? Who is going to get what you deserve?

12. Do you seek the ways God can be exalted in all situations?

13. Do you seek gossip or dirt on other's lives? Do you help spread rumors even under the guise of concern and care? Should you stop a conversation or just not participate in it if someone is talking negatively about someone? Do we gossip about celebrities as if they are exempt from the laws of God?

14. Do you want the Lord to think of you as poor and needy? Do you want others to think of you as poor and needy or as okay and independent? How do you expect the Lord to deliver you if you don't reveal that you are poor and needy?