What are the risks of being overly tired? - Tiredness - TouchPoints

Galatians 6:9So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up.

Being tired makes us more susceptible to discouragement, temptation, and sin, and causes us to lose hope that things will change in the future.

Job 10:1“I am disgusted with my life. Let me complain freely. My bitter soul must complain.”

Being tired can cause us to say things we may later regret.

Proverbs 30:1-2I am weary, O God; I am weary and worn out, O God. I am too stupid to be human, and I lack common sense.

Being tired can cause us to lose perspective. When we are weary, it is not a good time to make an important decision.

2 Samuel 17:1-2Now Ahithophel urged Absalom, “Let me choose 12,000 men to start out after David tonight. I will catch up with him while he is weary and discouraged. He and his troops will panic, and everyone will run away. Then I will kill only the king,”

Nehemiah 4:10-11Then the people of Judah began to complain, “The workers are getting tired, and there is so much rubble to be moved. We will never be able to build the wall by ourselves.” Meanwhile, our enemies were saying, “Before they know what’s happening, we will swoop down on them and kill them and end their work.”

Weariness makes us vulnerable to our enemies. When our guard is down, it is easier for them to attack.