I'm Tired, Lord! Series

- Yet he didn’t give up.

- It has been said that the secret of Edward Payson's ministry was that he prayed much.

- There is no telling how many intimate conversations he had with his beloved Lord.

- When his body was removed from the room he died in, there were found grooves worn into the hardwood floor next to his bed where he rocked and seesawed his knees in constant travail as he prayed.

- When they were preparing his body for burial, they found great camel-like pads on his rough worn-down knees.

- King David and Edward Payson are just 2 examples of men who cried out to God in prayer, even as they were physically struggling, because they knew He would listen.

- May you and I have the same resolve to keep our eyes on Christ, even when we’re tired and weak.

II.) David was spiritually struggling- Vs 3-5

- Years ago, I struggled spiritually.

- I had allowed sin to gain a stronghold in my life and was having difficulty praying and reading the Bible.

- Sadly, I decided to just let my Bible collect dust while I did whatever I wanted to do.

- So, I was living for myself and what I wanted, and I blamed God for allowing things to get so bad in my life.

- The longer I drifted away, the more distant from God I felt.

- It was a huge spiritual struggle, and I knew my soul was struggling, but I wasn’t fighting to stay close to the Lord.

- I remember how miserable I was though, and nothing made me feel better.

- Then, the Lord started to remind me of my times as a child, when I read His Word and how much I loved it.

- He reminded me of past times when He had blessed me and helped me get through difficult times.

- He reminded me what a child-like faith was, and it clicked…

- I realized that I had brought the spiritual struggle on myself, and God had not forsaken me…

- He was with me the entire time!

- What a wonderful day it was when He delivered me and filled me back up with His love.

- Here in Psalm 6, we see David crying out to God because his soul was troubled.

- As the physical struggle from the first 2 verses was beating him up, a spiritual struggle started as well.

- Remember, David sinned, so he’s looking up to God, but his flesh is making him imagine God is angry with him and ready to squash him.

- So, his heart is not at peace, and he feels lost.

- Let me tell you, when you have sin in your life, it won’t matter how much you go to church, or try to pray, or read your Bible…

- If that sin has a stronghold in your life, the enemy will have a field day with you.

- It will be so overwhelming, that you’ll think God won’t hear you even if you tried calling out to him.

- That’s why there’s such desperation in David’s voice here… “Have mercy Lord! My soul is greatly troubled!”

- He continues this intense lament as he says, “How long, Lord?”

- I think he was longing to have that close fellowship with God back, but we have to understand that he’s fighting a spiritual battle here as he’s praying.

- It’s a hard battle because Satan’s minions and our flesh will do everything they can to keep us from Christ.