Heaviness
I.
Burdens are talking about
things that come, things that happen that try to put pressure upon you and
weigh upon you
A. Psalm 55:22-Burdens-We
are talking about things that come, things that happen that try to put pressure
upon you and weigh upon you
1.
Burden-Load, that which is
grievous, wearisome, oppressive; Lot-That which comes, happens
2.
MSG-Troubles; ERV-Worries-WYC-Cast thy care; AMP-Releasing the weight of it
B. Proverbs 27:3-Being troubled
(sad, upset, mad) is a heaviness and it weighs upon you
1.
In
the realm of the spirit realm this vexation really weighs something; It’s
unseen, it’s spiritual and yet it has weight
a. Wrath is the idea of being troubled (vexation, grief, sorrow,
frustration, anger, ASV-Vexation TLB-Frustration)
b. Heavy-Weight, mass, abundance, grievous; Weight-To bear, to lift, burden,
weight; Heavier-Very oppressive, burdensome,
grievous, sore
2.
When
you are distressed, under pressure it’s a heaviness, something weighing upon
you
a. 1 Kings 21:4-Ahab came to
his house heavy (sullen, sad, implacable-cannot
be pacified or made peaceable) and displeased
(vexed, sad, fret, enraged, angry, sad looking) b/c Naboth wouldn’t sell him
the land and he fell across the bed, put his face in the pillow, wouldn’t eat
b. Isaiah 29:2-I will distress (pressure) Ariel, and there shall
be heaviness and sorrow –
c. Job 6:2-3-Oh that my
grief was thoroughly weighed, & my calamity laid in the balances together!
For it would be heavier than the and of the sea
C. You can get full of this
heaviness and let it get in you
1.
Psalm
69:20–He let this heaviness get in him and he got full of it – Reproach (scorn, taunt, disgrace) has broken (break in pieces, crushed) my heart (inner man, mind, will, soul,
inner part) and I am full of heaviness
(sadness, sorrow, depression of spirits, dejection of mind)
2.
Proverbs
12:25,15,15:13-Heaviness (care,
anxiety, sorrow, fear) IN the heart
will make it stoop (depress) and
that heavy heart shows up on your face and everybody knows about your heaviness
because you’re wearing it on your face
3.
Proverbs 18:14-You let that trouble get
in you and it’ll break your spirit and with a wounded and broken spirit you
have no chance in this life
a. Job
5:2-For wrath kills the foolish man – This vexation, frustration, grief,
anger sorrow is a killer
4.
2
Corinthians 4:8, John 14:1-You can’t keep pressure from coming, but you don’t
have to let it get in you and trouble you
D. Cultivate the spirit of
heaviness and you’ll be quick to get upset and you’ll be upset about something
all the time
1.
Isaiah
61:3-You start yielding to this stuff and it won’t be long before you give
place to and develop the spirit of heaviness in your life
2.
There
is the spirit of fear and the spirit of faith – Spirit-Disposition, temperament, frame of mind, mentality, make up
and it determines your outlook and your perspective and your approach –
Where you’re looking from determines what you see
3.
It’s
not just that you’re upset, but you look at life through that lens of fear and
heaviness instead of through the lens faith
E. Psalm 119:28-If you allow
this heaviness to get in you it will weaken you on the inside and wear you
out
1.
KJ-My soul melts for
heaviness: strengthen thou me according to thy word; AMP-My soul dissolves b/c of grief; CEB-My spirit sags because of grief; CJB-I’m melting away from anxiety and grief; ERV-I’m sad and tired; HCSB-I
am weary from grief; MEV-My soul
collapses on account of grief; NIRV-My
sadness has worn me out
2.
Exodus
18:18-You’re not the caretaker or graced to carry care; It’s too heavy for you
and trying to carry it will wear you out
II.
It’s the enemy’s plan to
keep you and I bothered and troubled and upset about something all of the time
A. Ecclesiastes 7:9- A fool
is upset about something all the time (Anger-Vexation,
Grief, frustration, sorrow; Rest-Settle
down and remain);
1.
Most Christians spend
entirely too much time being upset about something and according to the Lord we
are not supposed to be spending any time being upset about anything; We are not
to be living our lives day in and day out troubled, bothered, upset, frustrated,
heavy and sorrowful
a. If you don’t watch it and
keep an eye on yourself you’ll be upset about something all of the time
b. Whether or not you are
troubled is not determined by external conditions; There’ll always be something
you could be upset about if you choose
2.
Don’t
be quick to be angry (sorrow, grieved, vex-irritated, troubled,
agitated, disquieted)
3.
Any
time you’re troubled about anything it’s evidence that you’re not trusting God
B. How easily we get
upset/troubled, how often we are upset/troubled, what we get upset/troubled
about says a lot about our faith and our maturity; If you’re staying upset,
aggravated, annoyed, depressed, hurt that’s saying something about you
1.
Ephesians
4:14-A child can get upset about anything at anytime and can do it quickly (Tossed-Agitated mentally Carried-In doubt and hesitation)
a. 1 Corinthians 13:11-It’s
time to put away childish things like being trouble and upset so quickly, so
easily
b. Psalm 131
1)
1-My
heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty – Pride will have you
exercising yourself in matters too high for you
2)
1-Neither
do I exercise myself in great matters or things too high for me
3)
2-I
have calmed and quieted my soul (AMP)
4)
2-My
soul within me has been weaned off of fretting-How much you fret shows your
level of maturity
5)
3-Hope-Trust, expect
2.
When
you’re easily upset and troubled it’s saying something about you
a. 1 Kings 21:4-Ahab came to
his house heavy (sullen, sad, implacable-cannot
be pacified or made peaceable) and displeased
(vexed, sad, fret, enraged, angry, sad looking) b/c Naboth wouldn’t sell him
the land and he fell across the bed, put his face in the pillow, wouldn’t eat
b. 1 Samuel 1-Hannah was
sorrowful, grieved, frustrated, she wept and wouldn’t eat, she was fretting and
troubled, she was in bitterness of soul, discontented, heavy, angry, chaffed,
miserable, full of anxiety – What does this say about her? How mature she
is? How strong her faith is?
3.
The
level of faith and maturity you walk in can be easily determined by watching
how quickly you get upset, how easily you get upset and what you get upset
about; When stuff happens that shakes everybody else and you felt too but
didn’t let it trouble you that says a lot about you
a. Isaiah 50:6-7-I set my
face like a flint; Isaiah 53:12 (MSG)-He looked death in the face and didn’t
flinch
b. 2 Corinthians 4:8, Acts
20:23-24-Paul said we’re troubled on every side, but not distressed and none of
these things move me