Hope in the Midst of Trial

Series: Sing Your Way to Victory 10/7/12 Life is filled with problems and worries. Things that perplex us, overwhelm us, and are beyond our power to change or solve. And it presses us to our limit, and causes us to ask "is there any hope?" If you have ever felt that way, or if you are feeling that way right now, Psalm 3 is for you. David wrote this Psalm at one of the most desperate times of his life.  His own son, Absalom, had begun to work subversively, to turn the hearts of the people against David, and to win their support for himself. Then he led an uprising to kill his father and seize the thrown (2 Sam 15:13-14). Betrayed by his son, David flees for his life. It is one of most devastating and desperate hours of David’s life, and in the midst of it all David writes Psalm 3. This Psalm reveals to us 5 critical elements of prayer to give us hope in the midst of our darkest  hours.