1. In difficult times, do you ever question the faith you were taught?

2. In difficult times, do you ever question the faith you were taught?
You are doing what is right…how come you are suffering pain?

3. In difficult times, do you ever question the faith you were taught?
You are doing what is right…how come you are suffering pain?
Why pray? Maybe my atheist acquaintances are right – there is no God?

4. Praying when perplexed
Psalm 44

5. Praying with confidence when perplexed
Trusting in truth of what our fathers have taught us (v. 1-3)
Praying with confidence when perplexed

6. Praying with confidence when perplexed
Trusting in truth of what our fathers have taught us (v. 1-3)
Personal belief strong (v.4)
Praying with confidence when perplexed

7. Praying with confidence when perplexed
Trusting in truth of what our fathers have taught us (v. 1-3)
Personal belief strong (v.4)
Can overcome with God’s help (v5-7)
Will boast in God forever (v.8)
Praying with confidence when perplexed

8. Praying in pain knowing God is in control …
God has cast us off - dishonored (v.9-10)
God has made us like sheep (v. 11)
God has sold us for nothing (v.12)
Praying in pain knowing God is in control …

9. Praying in pain knowing God is in control …
God has cast us off - dishonored (v.9-10)
God has made us like sheep (v. 11)
God has sold us for nothing (v.12)
God has made us a reproach locally (v.13)
God has made us a by-word wide spread (v.14)
Praying in pain knowing God is in control …

10. Praying in pain knowing God is in control …
God has cast us off - dishonored (v.9-10)
God has made us like sheep (v. 11)
God has sold us for nothing (v.12)
God has made us a reproach locally (v.13)
God has made us a by-word wide spread (v.14)
I feel it personally (v.15-16)
Praying in pain knowing God is in control …

11. Perplexed: We have not done evil
We have not forgotten you (v.17)
Our heart has not turned back (v.18)
Perplexed: We have not done evil

12. Perplexed: We have not done evil
We have not forgotten you (v.17)
Our heart has not turned back (v.18)
Yet, you have broken us (v.19)
Perplexed: We have not done evil

13. Perplexed: We have not done evil
We have not forgotten you (v.17)
Our heart has not turned back (v.18)
Yet, you have broken us (v.19)
Search us – you know the heart (v.20)
Perplexed: We have not done evil

14. Perplexed: We have not done evil
We have not forgotten you (v.17)
Our heart has not turned back (v.18)
Yet, you have broken us (v.19)
Search us – you know the heart (v.20)
“yea, for thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter” (v.22)
Perplexed: We have not done evil

15. Praying in faith despite facing the obvious…
Are you asleep? – Awake (v.23)
Praying in faith despite facing the obvious…

16. Praying in faith despite facing the obvious…
Are you asleep? – Awake (v.23)
Why do you hide your face? Have you forgotten our oppression (v.24-25)
Praying in faith despite facing the obvious…

17. Praying in faith despite facing the obvious…
Are you asleep? – Awake (v.23)
Why do you hide your face? Have you forgotten our oppression (v.24-25)
Redeem us for thy lovingkindness sake (v.26)
Praying in faith despite facing the obvious…

18. We may see reform in a nation that God has already determined to bring to an end – time for judgment among nations (Rev.6:7-8)

19. We may see reform in a nation that God has already determined to bring to an end – time for judgment among nations (Rev.6:7-8)
We are still more than conquerors (Rom. 8:36-37)

20. We may see reform in a nation that God has already determined to bring to an end – time for judgment among nations (Rev.6:7-8)
When perplexed we should not doubt…
That we can have genuine faith when taught to us by our parents (2 Tim. 1:5, 2 Tim. 3:14-15)
God’s lovingkindness (v.26)
God will answer our prayer (v.8)
We are still more than conquerors (Rom. 8:36-37)