PSALM 42:1-5

For the director of music. A maskil of the sons of Korah.

1 As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God. 2
My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with
God? 3 My tears have been my food day and night, while people say to me all
day long, “Where is your God?” 4 These things I remember as I pour out my
soul: how I used to go to the house of God under the protection of the Mighty
One with shouts of joy and praise among the festive throng. 5 Why are you
downcast O my soul? Why so disturbed within me?

Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.

PSALM 42:6-11

6 My soul is downcast within me; therefore I will remember you from the land
of the Jordan, the heights of Hermon - from Mount Mizar. 7 Deep calls to deep
in the roar of your waterfalls; all your waves and breakers have swept over
me. 8 By day the LORD directs his love, at night his song is with me - a prayer
to the God of my life. 9 I say to God my Rock, “Why have you forgotten me?
Why must I go about mourning, oppressed by the enemy?” 10 My bones suffer
mortal agony as my foes taunt me, saying to me all day long, “Where is your
God?” 11 Why are you downcast

O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in

God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.

1.  Admit your feelings to deal with your feelings.

PSALM 42:9-10

9 I say to God my Rock, “Why have you forgotten me? Why must I go
about mourning, oppressed by the enemy?” 10 My bones suffer mortal
agony as my foes taunt me, saying to me all day long, “Where is your
God?”

2. Fall back upon what you know and less upon what you feel.

PSALM 42:8

8 By day the LORD directs his love, at night his song is with me - a
prayer to the God of my life.

PSALM 42:4

4 These things I remember as I pour out my soul: how I used to go to
the house of God under the protection of the Mighty One with shouts
of joy and praise among the festive throng.

3. You can feel wrong and still choose to do what is right.

PSALM 42:11

11 Why are you downcast O my soul? Why so disturbed within
me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior
and my God.

MATTHEW 15:21-24
21 Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon.
22 A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to him, crying out,
“Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is
demon-possessed and suffering terribly.” 23 Jesus did not answer a
word. So his disciples came to him and urged him, “Send her away,
for she keeps crying out after us.” 24 He answered, “I was sent only to
the lost sheep of Israel.”

MATTHEW 15:25-28
25 The woman came and knelt before him. “Lord, help me!” she said.
26 He replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to
the dogs.” 27 “Yes it is, Lord,” she said. “Even the dogs eat the crumbs
that fall from their master’s table.” 28 Then Jesus said to her,
“Woman, you have great faith! Your request is granted.” And her
daughter was healed at that moment.