Why am I so tired? - Tiredness - TouchPoints

Job 7:1-3“Is not all human life a struggle? Our lives are like that of a hired hand, like a worker who longs for the shade, like a servant waiting to be paid. I, too, have been assigned months of futility, long and weary nights of misery.”

The struggles of life can be tiring when they are relentless and seem futile.

Nehemiah 4:10Then 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.”

We may feel tired because there is too much work and the job seems too big.

2 Corinthians 11:27I [the apostle Paul] have worked hard and long, enduring many sleepless nights. I have been hungry and thirsty and have often gone without food. I have shivered in the cold, without enough clothing to keep me warm.

Tiredness can result from a constant lack of necessities.

1 Samuel 14:24Now the men of Israel were pressed to exhaustion that day, because Saul had placed them under an oath, saying, “Let a curse fall on anyone who eats before evening—before I have full revenge on my enemies.” So no one ate anything all day.

We may be tired because we are not eating well.

Proverbs 23:4-5Don’t wear yourself out trying to get rich. Be wise enough to know when to quit. In the blink of an eye wealth disappears, for it will sprout wings and fly away like an eagle.

Sometimes we are tired because we don’t rest in God’s provision for us.

Job 7:3-11“I, too, have been assigned months of futility, long and weary nights of misery. Lying in bed, I think, ‘When will it be morning?’ But the night drags on, and I toss till dawn. My body is covered with maggots and scabs. My skin breaks open, oozing with pus. “My days fly faster than a weaver’s shuttle. They end without hope. O God, remember that my life is but a breath, and I will never again feel happiness. You see me now, but not for long. You will look for me, but I will be gone. Just as a cloud dissipates and vanishes, those who die will not come back. They are gone forever from their home—never to be seen again. I cannot keep from speaking. I must express my anguish. My bitter soul must complain.”

Matthew 9:20-21Just then a woman who had suffered for twelve years with constant bleeding came up behind him. She touched the fringe of his robe, for she thought, “If I can just touch his robe, I will be healed.”

Weariness can be the result of a chronic illness—many people suffer this way.

John 4:6Jacob’s well was there; and Jesus, tired from the long walk, sat wearily beside the well about noontime.

We may be tired from physical exertion.

2 Corinthians 5:2We grow weary in our present bodies, and we long to put on our heavenly bodies like new clothing.

Eventually, many of us become tired because of the aging process. As we grow older and face the limitations of our present bodies, we grow weary and long for the new bodies we will receive at the resurrection.

Ecclesiastes 12:12My child, let me give you some further advice: Be careful, for writing books is endless, and much study wears you out.

We can grow tired due to mental exertion and long-term projects.

Psalm 40:2He lifted me out of the pit of despair, out of the mud and the mire. He set my feet on solid ground and steadied me as I walked along.

We may be tired because we are depressed or discouraged.

Psalm 127:2It is useless for you to work so hard from early morning until late at night, anxiously working for food to eat; for God gives rest to his loved ones.

Matthew 11:28Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.”

Always being tired may mean we are trying to do too much. It may be God’s way of telling us to slow down.

Psalm 31:10I am dying from grief; my years are shortened by sadness. Sin has drained my strength; I am wasting away from within.

Luke 22:45At last he stood up again and returned to the disciples, only to find them asleep, exhausted from grief.

We may be tired because grief has drained our strength.