SERIES: What Am I Doing with My Life?
Week #1 – Being Satisfied in Life
Psalm 90
BIG IDEA: True satisfaction in life is only found in God.
MESSAGE PREVIEW:
Life is hard. Leadership can be a burden. Moses’ prayer gives us a picture of both where and how we can find true satisfaction in life.
- Be Honest About the Glory of God and the Brevity of Life (Ps. 90:1-11)
- Purposed because God promised it and prepared it.
- Perfect because there is no sin.
- Paradise restored – God with us.
- Five Foundational Prayer Points for True Life Satisfaction (Ps. 90:12-17)
- Ask God to teach us to number our days that we may gain wisdom.
- Ask God to satisfy us and give us gladness with His steadfast love.
- Ask God to show His work and power to us and the next generation.
- Ask God for His favor.
- Ask God to establish the work of our hands.
ICEBREAKER QUESTIONS
Begin your session with prayer and use the following questions/discussion to get the conversation started…
Q: Can you think of different times or seasons in your life when you asked yourself the question, “What am I doing with my life?” If you are willing to share, what were the circumstances during that time? How did you navigate that time after asking yourself that question?
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: Ask and discuss the following questions
Q: What are things that people typically look to find satisfaction in life? What is the problem with looking to these things for satisfaction?
Q: How does operating with a right view of who God is help us as we seek satisfaction?
Q: In what ways is the satisfaction that God is offering different from any other source of satisfaction?
Q: Do you think that most people settle for lesser sources of satisfaction? Explain why or why not.
Q: What does Moses present in Ps. 90 that helps us fight against settling for lesser sources of satisfaction in life? (5 prayer points – v. 12-17)
Q: Which of the aspects of God’s character from Ps. 90 1-11 do you find particularly helpful when thinking about being satisfied in life? Explain your answer. (5 were listed – God is our everlasting home/refuge, God is sovereign over our life and death, God is above time, our earthly life is short, our sin incurs the wrath of God. – v. 12-17)
Q: Do you think that most people are asking God to “teach them to number their days”? Explain why or why not. How does praying this promote satisfaction?
Q: What do you think that it looks like for someone to be satisfied by God’s steadfast love?
Q: Were there any other takeaways from this Sunday’s message?
Q: What are you going to do in response to this Sunday’s message? How can you apply these truths to your life over the next seven days?
CONLUSION:
End your time together by distributing each of the 5 prayer points for true life satisfaction to different people. Spend some time praying through each of these points.
- Teach us to number our days that we may gain a heart of wisdom
- Satisfy us and give us gladness with God’s steadfast love
- Show God’s work and power to us and the next generation
- For God’s favor
- Establish the work of our hands
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We are worshipping in person and on line! If group members are ready to worship in person, they can go to www.bayarea.church/regather to register for next week’s service. Note: everyone must register every week. If they would rather continue worshipping at home, they can go to www.bayarea.church/live for the live link and on line resources.
Encourage your group to participate in the Psalms Bible reading plan that is posted at www.bayarea.church/live as well.
SCRIPTURES FROM THIS WEEK’S MESSAGE:
- Ps. 39:4, Micah 7:18, Ps. 34:8, Ps. 30:11, Ps. 78, Ps. 84:11, Jn. 15:7-8
NEXT WEEK’S MESSAGE: What am I Doing with My Life? – Part 2