“How To Stand When You Don’t Understand” with Ken Whitten | July 26, 2026

Main message: Preaching from Psalm 37, the pastor warned believers not to fret over the apparent prosperity of evildoers because God is always at work — often on a different timetable and with different values — and urged listeners to respond by trusting, delighting, committing and resting in the Lord.

Key points:

• The source of fretting: we see apparent inconsistency, inactivity and insensitivity in God's ways and are tempted by the devil's lies that God doesn't know, care, or can’t act.
• God is always working even when unseen; His timing and priorities (character/holiness over comfort/happiness) differ from ours.
• Walk by faith: remember that the wicked’s prosperity can be temporary (a “credit” basis) while God’s reward is sure (a “cash” basis).
• Four imperatives from Psalm 37 to stop fretting: trust God, delight in the Lord (so His desires become yours), commit/cast your burdens to Him, and rest/be still before Him.
• Practical encouragement: shift devotion to Christ (devotions shape emotions) and, for those who haven’t, an invitation to put trust in Jesus as Savior.

Scriptures mentioned: Psalm 37 (1–11), Matthew 18, Matthew 6:33, John 8:44, John 1:12, Psalm 73, Genesis 18:25, James 1:17, Habakkuk 1 (1:4), Daniel 10, John 11, 2 Corinthians 12, 1 Peter 5:7, Psalm 55:22, Psalm 46:10, Genesis 1:23