“Dealing With The Burdens Of Life”

CD No._______
Time: 12/1/2010 – Wed. N.
Text: Psalms 55 -1-23 -www.coolspringsbaptistchurch.org
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Introduction: V.22 –Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall
sustain thee-

We find where David is having burdens. The strange thing about this is
that David was a King. It makes no difference where you are a King or
President or the average person who works from day to day; burdens are
a part of life. We will talk about this and more in our message today,
which is called: “Dealing With The Burdens Of Life”.

I. The Reality Of Burdens

A. The Presence Of Burdens

In out text verse-V.22-Cast thy burdens upon the Lord-

Job 14:1 –Man that is born of woman is of few day and full of
trouble.

As we have already said, “burdens are a part of life. Since burdens

are a part of life, we have to learn how to deal with them. Burdens
of life test the range of our emotions.

There will be a day when the child of God will never have to
experience burdens. Rev.21:4 talks about the no mores in Heaven.

There will be no more death, sorrow, crying, and pain in Heaven.

We could add many more including; there will be no more
burdens, thank God!

B. The Pressure from Burdens

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Burdens have a way of pressing us down. The thing with
pressure is that it can put pressure on your life and if you are not
careful it can cause you to respond the wrong way.

We are not going to notice all of David’s responses, but we will

notice two now.

1. The Response Of Fear

When our burdens are big, we feel so defenseless.

V.3Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression

of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they
hate me.4-My heart is sore painted within me; and the terrors of
death are fallen upon me. 5. Fearfulness and trembling are come
upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.

Fear can cripple you. Fear can affect you emotionally and
physically and spiritually. Have you been there? If all of us were
honest, we would have to admit that we have experienced fear
from some kind of burden that we have had.

2. The Response Of Fleeing

Have you ever been burdened to the point that you just wanted to
run away?

55:6-And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! For then would
I fly away, and be at rest.7-Lo, then would I wander far off, and
remain in the wilderness. Selah.8-I would hasten my escape from
the windy storm and tempest.

Have you ever felt like this Psalmist; that you felt like flying away
and remaining and be at rest.

Well, it would make no difference where you went, if you stayed

there, wherever your escape may be, you would find out that
things would come up in your life there and the burdens would

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 come again. Burdens come from living in this world that is not
perfect.

The Reality Of Burdens

II. The Response To Burdens

A. What Can Be Done About Our Burdens Ourselves

1. The Talking To Relieve Our Burdens

a) He Talked To The Lord Consistently

V.16a –As far me, I will call upon the Lord-

V.17a-Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and
cry aloud-

One of the best things that you can do when you are
burdened down is talk to the Lord; you should pray.

It is good to have someone to talk to when you are burdened

down, but the best person to talk to is the Lord.

b) He Talked To The Lord Confidently

V.16 –As far as me, I will call upon God; and the Lord
shall save me.
V.17 b-Last phrase-will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall
hear my voice.

One of the best reasons to talk to the Lord is because He is

able to do something about your burden.

Having confidence in the Lord can relieve burdens.

The Psalmist had confidence; he said: and the Lord shall

save[ deliver] me.

2. The Trust To Relieve Our Burdens

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V.23- Last phrase- but I will trust in thee.

We should talk to the Lord, but we must also trust the Lord.

Romans 1:17- The just shall live by faith.

There are many things that can come up in our lives that can cause
burdens. I want us to look at a few.

a) We have to trust the Lord with our Foes

Most of these verses in Psalms 55 reveal that the Psalmist

had enemies that were causing him to be burdened.

V.3,9,10,11,12,13,14,,15,19,20,21, and 23 talks about the

Psalmist enemies.

It seems that David was talking about his son, Absalom. It

seems that this was written during the developing stages of
Absalom revolt. You can read the entire account in 2
Samuel 14-18.

Read V.13, 14 and 20 and 21 especially.

We will move from David’s enemies including his son

Absalom, to us having enemies.

If you live long enough there will be somebody who will

not like you and try to hurt you some way, maybe not
physically, but in another way.

What are we to do; well we have to trust God to take care of

them. Romans 12: 19-Dearly beloved, avenge not
yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is
written, vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

When burdened by an enemy, trust the Lord to deal with

him or her appropriately.

b) We have to trust the Lord with our Flesh

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 By using the word FLESH, I am talking about our body and
sickness that will come our way because of the bodies that
we have. We have corruptible bodies that decays and gives
us trouble.[Etc. Job was several burdened because of his
sickness ]

Being sick and having bad health can burden you,

especially if the physical problem continues.

We are to be wise and go to a medical doctrine; then we are

to trust the Lord who is able to heal if it is will. Trusting the
Lord can keep you going- from burdens that can get you
down.

We have to trust the Lord with our Foes

We have to trust the Lord with our Flesh

c) We have to trust the Lord with our Finances

Having financial problems or just scraping by can burden

you down if you are not careful.

Matthew 6:33- But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and

his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto
you. Etc. If you put the Lord first, He will take care of your needs.

If you are doing your best and working and not doing
something crazy by using that plastic money called credit
cards; you should trust the Lord with that financial burden.

If you can’t find a job and doing your best; trust the Lord
with that burden. Talk to him and trust him in helping you
get a job.

d) We have to trust the Lord with our Family

Family problems can cause burdens.

There are some young people who absolutely drive their
parents crazy from the life style that they live. You have to
trust the Lord for Him to get their attention.
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 If you have children or a wife or a husband who are sick;
this certainly will cause you to be burdened. Etc. daughter
Tara when she was young having seizures]

There may be other family problems different from what

we have talked about, but whatever the problem may be
with your family, you need to trust the Lord with them.

e) We have to trust The Lord with our Funerals

Having to bury a loved one or have a good friend to die

can cause you to be burdened.

My grandfather Claude Sergeant t actually grieved himself

to death after his wife, my grandmother died.

Loosing someone you love can put tremendous strain on

your life.

I have had two good, good friends to die with cancer

within 3 or 4 months. One was a deacon, Alfred Smith;
the other was a pastor friend of mine, “Woody Lea.

We have to trust the Lord when we have someone to die

that we love and am going to miss. We have to trust the
Lord with that natural burden that will come our way.

The talking for relieving our burdens

The trust for relieving our burdens

3. The Term For Relieving Our Burdens

V.23 in our text: Cast thy burdens upon the Lord-

Did you notice the word cast? This word is found in the N.T. in 1
Peter 5:7 – Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

We have already talked about prayer, talking to the Lord,

however the word cast tells us what to do when we talk to the
Lord about our burdens.

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 The word cast is a banker’s term. When you go into the bank and
make a deposit, you take your money and lay [cast] it down and
then the teller takes the money and puts it into your account.

Just as you lay your money down and trust the teller with your
money to put in your account, you are to do the same thing with
the Lord. You are to take your burdens and leave them in the hand
of the Lord and you are to walk off trusting the Lord to take care
of your burden.

You don’t pick them up again after leaving them into the hand of
the Lord; you leave them there and trust Him with them. If you
don’t leave your burden in the hand of the Lord and trust Him in
taking care of it, that burden can drive you crazy.
Example: My son- Etc.

What Can Be Done About Our Burdens Ourselves

B. What Can Be Done About Our Burdens By Others

Galatians 6: 2- Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the

law of Christ.

Since I have already preached a full message from this verse not
too long ago, I will be brief and remind you what this verse is
telling us. I want to mention 4 things.

1. The Motive For Lifting The Burden

The burdened brother or sister in Christ is down from the

pressure of the burden. The Burden has weakened this burdened
brother or sister in the Lord so they need help.

2. The Means For Lifting The Burden

The word bear means to help lift or carry the burdens.

This can be done by being a good listener or sending a card or
letter and let them know that you are praying for them. There are

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 many different ways that we can help bear the burden of our
spiritual family member.

The Motive
The Means
3. The Mutuality Of Lifting Burdens

Did you notice the word bear ye one another’s burdens.

One another: This means that this is a mutual thing that we do

for one another. We are to help one another all though life
bearing one another’s burdens.

4. The Manifestation from Lifting the Burdens

Did you notice the words: and so fulfill the law of Christ?
What Law is this? It is the Law of Love. We manifest the love of
God in our hearts when we help bear the burdens of others.

Conclusion: “Dealing With the Burdens of Life”

We have talked about:

1. What can be done about our burdens ourselves?

A. The Talking to relieve our burden- prayer-V.16-I will call upon the Lord
B. The Trust to relieve our burden- V.23- but I will trust the Lord-
C. The Term for relieving our burden –V.22 – cast thy burden

2. What can be done about our burdens by others?

Galatians 6:2- Bear ye one another’s burdens; and so fulfill the law of Christ.

We have talked about how to deal with our burdens- Will you do
it? It will help if you apply these spiritual truths to your lives.

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