Some weeks leave us feeling empty. This has been one of those weeks.
The kind where more is asked of you when you’re already giving your best. The kind where tension lingers in the air, where people are frustrated, where morale is low. The kind where you listen, support, and carry the weight of others, but by the end of it all, you have nothing left to give.
I know I’m not the only one who feels this way sometimes.
There are plenty of verses in the bible that talk about rest and restoration. Isaiah 40.29 talks about God strengthening the weary. Matthew 11.28 talks about coming to God with burdens and finding rest. But sometimes it doesn’t matter how many bible verses we memorise or how many of these truths we know. The reality is that some weeks leave us feeling completely spent.
Maybe that’s why I need the reminder: I was never meant to carry it all alone.
God doesn’t expect me to be endlessly strong. He doesn’t ask me to fix everything. He simply asks me to lean on Him—to trust that He is enough, even when I feel like I am not.
So tonight, I’m setting it down. The frustrations, the exhaustion, the weight of trying to hold things together. God is holding me. That is enough.
If you’re feeling drained too, maybe this prayer is for you as well:
“Lord, you see the weight I’m carrying. You know the exhaustion I feel. Hold me in this moment. Remind me that I don’t have to do this alone. Strengthen me, and help me to trust that You are enough. Amen.”
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