1. Surviving The Savage Sea Dougal Robertson
Sea Stories
Surviving The Savage Sea
Dougal Robertson

2. Prayer When You Are Down ‘In The Pits …’
Jonah 1:17—2:10
Prayer
When You Are Down ‘In The Pits …’

3. Down ‘In The Pits …’ Thrown into the sea, swallowed by a big fish
Feel alone – from God, from others
Bad circumstances – tragedy, victim, consequence of your own sin, personal disaster
Suffocating – things closing in around you
Negative thinking, bad thoughts, life means nothing, feel like you are dying
Weak
No future you can see
Job, Jonah, David, Simon Peter among others that have been there

4. I. The Sea Story of Jonah 1:17
Miracle
Britannica Research Service …,
James Bartley – Feb 1891
Jesus citation in Matthew 12:39-41

5. II. Prayer When You Are Down ‘In The Pits’
1st Start praying immediately 1 2nd Call out to the Lord 2a 3rd Cry out for help 2b 4th Describe the pit you are in 2b, 3, 4a, 5, 6a, 7a 5th Take Comfort God is God 2c, 4b, 6b, 6c, 7b 6th Read Psalms, Remember the Lord, pray up 7 7th Know that Salvation is of the LORD 8,9

6. III. Some Lessons I Have Learned From Being ‘In The Pits’
The Lord may be dealing with you, and you need to pray.
When you can do nothing, you can pray and God can do anything. Prayer is doing something.
Pray in a humble manner. Don’t get angry with God.
No one likes being in the pits, but God is the only answer.
When we hold onto empty things, we leave grace and mercy and deserve what comes to us.
Learn some Psalms.
Hope is in the Lord.
Complaining and blaming are no substitute for praying.
There is a tomorrow.

7. IV. Fitting End of Jonah’s Sea Story