Psalms of Winter: Experiencing God in Times of Need Experiencing God in Times of Unhappiness Psalm 1

Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seats of mockers. But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers.

Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away. Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous. For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish. -- Psalm 1

1. Happiness is ________ not __________. Blessed is the man … (v. 1) possible impossible

2. Happiness is something we experience because we make ____ choices, not ______ choices. Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the law of the Lord and on his law he meditates day and night. (vv. 1-2) right wrong

a. Wrong choices allow … * evil _________ to ____ into our lives. (counsel of the wicked) * evil _________ to ______ our lives. (way of sinners) influencesseep behaviorsshape * evil _________ to _________ our lives. (seat of mockery) attitudes dominate

b. Good choices allow ____ and His _____ to _____ our lives. But his delight is in the law of the Lord and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers. (vv. 2-3) God Wordshape

3. Happiness is ______ to a life that is _____-centered, not ____-centered. He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers. Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away. (v. 3-4) linked otherself

4. Happiness is the __________ of a pursuit _____ than the pursuit of happiness. Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous. For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish. (v. 5-6) by-product other

Psalms of Winter: Experiencing God in Times of Need Experiencing God in Times of Unhappiness Psalm 1