Introduction: Are you carrying a burden right now? Is it heavy? Wearing you down? Too much to handle? Can’t fix it? What can you do? In Psalm 55, we can find sweet “RELIEF” from overwhelming burdens.

1. What do you do when problems happen you can’t control? (Psa 55:4-8)

“4My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me. 5Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.”

Let’s face it. Some things are out of our control!

2. What do you do with  people you can’t control? (Psa 55:9-15)

“9Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city. 10Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof: mischief also and sorrow are in the midst of it. 11Wickedness is in the midst thereof: deceit and guile depart not from her streets. 12For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it: neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; then I would have hid myself from him: 13But it was thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance. 14We took sweet counsel together, and walked unto the house of God in company. 15Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them.”

People – we can’t control, but God can.

3. What we can’t control, our Lord can control! (Psa 55:1, 2, 22)

“22Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.”

Either the Lord will take the burden away, or give grace to endure.

Conclusion: Since God is in control, then why not let Him take control? Will you take your burden to the Lord & leave it there?