PRAYER IN THE FACE OF PRESSURE
PSALM 56:1-13
1A. PRESENT THE ISSUE TO GOD. 56:1-4
1B. START WITH YOUR TRUE NEED: MERCY FROM GOD. 56:1a
2B. DESCRIBE THE OCCASION FOR YOUR NEED: RELENTLESS PRESSURE FROM PEOPLE. 56:1b-2
3B. IDENTIFY THE BASIS FOR YOUR HOPE. 56:3-4
1C. FEAR IS A REMINDER TO TRUST. 56:3
2C. TRUST IS BASED ON GOD’S WORD. 56:4a
3C. RELEASE FROM FEAR IS A MATTER OF PERSPECTIVE. 56:4b-c
2A. REVIEW THE ISSUE WITH GOD. 56:5-11
1B. WHAT MAN CAN (AND DOES) DO IS A MATTER FOR PRAYER. 56:5-6
2B. WHAT GOD DOES SHOULD FRAME MY PERSPECTIVE. 56:7-9
3B. PRESPECTIVE CHANGED BY THE WORD RELEASES FROM BONDAGE TO FEAR. 56:10-11
3A. MAKE PLANS FOR THE FUTURE. 56:12-13
1B. WORSHIP IS ALWAYS PART OF LIFE. 56:12
2B. OBEDIENCE IS THE GOAL OF GOD’S DELIVERANCE. 56:13