Lamentations 5 Praying with an Eye on Progress

Praying toward Progress….

1. Freely acknowledge the situation (5: 2-18)
   1. The struggle to survive
   2. The pain of shame
   3. the profound sense of loss
2. Return to the Lord in faith (5:2, 19-22)
   1. Ask God to act
      1. Remember…
         1. Genesis 8:1
         2.  1 Samuel 1:19
         3. Exodus 2:23-25
   2. Pray for a reoriented perspective
      1. Jeremiah 1:5; 18:6; 32:27-28; Acts 2:23-24
   3. Pray for restoration
      1. Jeremiah 18:11; Psalm 51:10; 31:33-34; 36:26-27

Lament is …

1. Turning to God in prayer
2. Complaining to God
3. Asking
4. Trusting (by choice)