"Our Temptations in Exile" (Ps 73)

In Psalm 73, Asaph lays his soul bare and shows us that when we lose perspective in our relationship with God, we also lose heart.  And when we lose heart, we lose our footing.  And when we lose our footing, we slip and fall.  Into cynicism, into burn-out, into unbelief and envying the wicked.  Asaph's words are an anatomy of how this happens.  But they're also an anatomy of how seeing the real and living God meet us in our mess is what puts us back on our feet--and restores our perspective and our heart in the process.