Despair and discouragement can be one of the most haunting form of loneliness.

When loneliness of despair begins to sit sin, no amounts of trinkets in the world, no things in all of the world, is able to fill that void.

You see, despair has nothing to do with what you have or what you don't have.

Despair has nothing to do with who you are or what you do in life. Loneliness of despair

and despondency comes to every one of us at some point in our lives, in the seasons of our lives.

When David wrote Psalm 142, he was in a cave with a band of his followers, just few of loyal friends.

But right outside the cave, there were 3,000 trained soldiers, together with King Saul, are out to get him.

They're out to kill him after his life. So this

Psalm, David tells us from first-hand experience inside that cave of how to deal with despair,

loneliness that comes from despair. In fact, he teaches us five lessons. Let's look at them in this Psalm, very short

Psalm, seven verses. The first lesson is in verses one and two, and David tells us that in the

time of loneliness of despair, God is hearing your prayers. Secondly, in verse three, he tells us that the time of loneliness of despair, God knows where you are.

Thirdly, he tells us, in the time of loneliness of despair, in verse four, God feels your anguish.

And fourthly, in verse five, he tells us that in the time of loneliness of despair, God is your portion.

And finally and fifthly, verses 6 and 7, he tells us in the time of loneliness of despair,

God will set you free through the praises of his name. Let's look at the first two verses.

Please hear me right of what I'm going to say, because most believers don't understand this

principle. There is a time when prayer is worship, but then there is a time when prayer is a warfare.

Some of you can identify with this, but others don't.

Learn it in case you need it down the road.

In times of despair, God wants you to pray your heart out to him.

God wants you to strive with him in prayer.

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