Lesson 3 “When You Feel Like a Nobody”

Each lesson is viewed in the light Finding God When You Need Him Most Each lesson addresses a need common to us all Each lesson is viewed in the light of a specific Psalm.

Psalm 139   O Lord, Thou hast searched me and known me. 2 Thou dost know when I sit down and when I rise up; Thou dost understand my thought from afar. 3 Thou dost scrutinize my path and my lying down, And art intimately acquainted with all my ways. 4  Even before there is a word on my tongue, Behold, O Lord, Thou dost know it all. (NASB77)

Psalm 139   5 Thou hast enclosed me behind and before, And laid Thy hand upon me. 6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; It is too high, I cannot attain to it. 7  Where can I go from Thy Spirit? Or where can I flee from Thy presence?

God knows you intimately. Life Lesson #1 God knows you intimately. 1. He knows where you are. vs. 1 2. He knows your thoughts. vs. 2 3. He knows your motives. s. 3 4. He knows your dreams. vs. 4 5. He knows your frustrations. vs. 5 1 O Lord, Thou hast searched me and known me. 2 Thou dost know when I sit down and when I rise up; Thou dost understand my thought from afar. 3 Thou dost scrutinize my path and my lying down, And art intimately acquainted with all my ways. 4  Even before there is a word on my tongue, Behold, O Lord, Thou dost know it all. 5 Thou hast enclosed me behind and before, And laid Thy hand upon me. 6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; It is too high, I cannot attain to it. 7  Where can I go from Thy Spirit? Or where can I flee from Thy presence? Psalms 139:1-7 (NASB77)

Life Lesson #2 God is pursuing you. 7“Where can I go from Thy Spirit? Or where can I flee from Thy presence? 8  If I ascend to heaven, Thou art there; If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, Thou art there. 9 If I take the wings of the dawn, If I dwell in the remotest part of the sea, 10 Even there Thy hand will lead me, And Thy right hand will lay hold of me.”

Your relationship with God is different. Life Lesson #3 Your relationship with God is different. . “If I say, "Surely the darkness will overwhelm me, And the light around me will be night," 12 Even the darkness is not dark to Thee, And the night is as bright as the day.” “He isn’t bigger or better He is other.” God will not give up on you, He will not let you run away.

Remember the first time you felt wanted? Right now someone beyond the best looking or greatest man/woman on earth wants you! God Himself says, “I want you, I love you, I want you on my team!

Life Lesson #4 God thinks you are awesome! 13 “Thou didst form my inward parts; Thou didst weave me in my mother's womb. 14 I will give thanks to Thee, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Wonderful are Thy works, And my soul knows it very well. 15 My frame was not hidden from Thee, When I was made in secret, And skillfully wrought in the depths of the earth.”

God has a plan just for you! Life Lesson #5 God has a plan just for you! 16 Your eyes have seen my unformed substance ; And in Your book were all written The days that were ordained for me, When as yet there was not one of them. 17 How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God ! How vast is the sum of them! 18 If I should count them, they would outnumber the sand. When I awake, I am still with You.

Three Major Obstacles Your level of commitment. Psalm 37:5 Your level of cooperation. God does not impose His plan, he waits for your response. Revelation 3:20 Your level of commitment. Psalm 37:5 Your level of obedience. John 14:15

Finding God When You Need Him Most These lessons are based on a Biblical study of the book Finding God When You Need Him Most By Chip Ingram