Psalm 68:19 “Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden, cries David.”

A lady was sharing with me the other day about health issues that were depressing her and making her weary.  Our good health is precious! When our health deteriorates, we seek a doctor or health official who is an expert in the field.  We put our trust in that person making us well.  And, when it does not happen, we often become depressed.  Our burden becomes overwhelming.

There is a way to overcome our burdens.  The Psalmist, David, praised God for daily delivering him from his burdens.  Remember, David had been an adulterer and had even sent his mistress’ husband to the front lines of battle to be killed.  He knew of guilt and depression.  Yet, God forgave him because he prayed to the Lord in everything.  That is the key to overcoming weariness–prayer!

Forsaking prayer can be very costly to your well-being.  When you forsake prayer on a daily basis, you open yourself up to continual weariness, discouragement, and doubt. Such low points in your life can just wear you out. When we are drained spiritually, emotionally, or physically, a person is more susceptible to discouragement. Without spending time in prayer, we enter a vicious cycle where troubles become ever larger as our solutions to the problems fail.  That is the damage of prayerlessness!

We can keep our focus on the heavenly Father and that in turn builds confidence.  When we spend time in prayer and praising our Lord, we are happy.  That emotional happiness can translate to physical well-being.  When we are immersed in prayer and Bible reading, we will find security in God’s power and presence.  So, to overcome weariness, confess your prayerlessness to God and make the time to regularly spend time with your heavenly Father.  You may not be physically healed from cancer, MS, or some other disease or disorder you may suffer, but your burden or weariness will be made easier and you will become encouraged!  Your heart will fill with the confidence that Jesus will carry you and give you a peace that passes all understanding.