Psalm 73- Sight: Perspective Altering

By Yolanda "Cookie" Doyle

Psalm 73--Sight: Perspective Altering takes you through the struggle the psalmist Asaph had as he viewed what he saw contrary to what he believed defined God's goodness. Many of us define God's goodness by our expectations and experiences the same way Asaph did. Then we see the chaos of the world, or even more, it touches our lives, and we begin to question, "Is God really good?"

This study helps us answer that question. What we see going on in the world around us may negatively impact our walk with God. Learning to base our decisions on God's Word and not what we see is vital for God's people. Walking by faith keeps us from developing a distorted view of God as what we see in life tries to capsize what we know about him.

This study aims to help you develop a biblical worldview when life circumstances contradict what the Bible teaches about God's goodness. My prayer is that you conclude in the same way as Asaph did with hope: "My flesh and my heart fail; But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever."

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
• Release date: Aug 30, 2022
• ISBN: 9798885405850

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Psalm 73- Sight

Perspective Altering

Yolanda Cookie Doyle

ISBN 979-8-88540-584-3 (paperback)

ISBN 979-8-88540-585-0 (digital)

Copyright © 2022 by Yolanda Cookie Doyle

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Table of Contents

Sight: Perspective Altering

Psalm of Asaph: Psalm 73 (NKJV)

Lesson One: God Is Good, Isn't He?

Lesson Two: Do Not Walk by Sight

Lesson Three: Trials, Trials, Trials

Lesson Four: Senses, the Caboose

Lesson Five: There Is, Therefore, No Condemnation

Lesson Six: Refocused Perspective

Psalm 27 (English Standard Version)

Closing Note

About the Author

Sight: Perspective Altering

This study will take us through various texts of Scripture that allow us to look into the lives of many who struggled with a direction God allowed in their lives. We will look at men such as Habakkuk, Asaph, and David. We will see how these men handled circumstances outside their control. How does what they see alter their perspective? God tells us to walk by faith and not by sight for a reason. The fact that our senses can lead us down a wrong path that questions God's goodness is seen throughout Scripture.

We will take a glimpse at postexilic Israel and how they were facing the consequences of their sin. Their struggles were due to their rebellion. What they saw was meant to call them to repentance. Instead, it caused them to be sorry they ever followed God. God would not relent. He waited for them to, but they only lifted their fists to him. You probably know someone like that. Someone who faced the consequences for their sin, but instead of repenting, they hardened. It does not have to end this way. God knows sight can cause us to slip. That is why we are directed to walk by faith. Our sight almost always alters our perspective.

Separating everyday life in a sinful world and