“My flesh and my heart may fail but God is the strength of my heart and my Portion forever” Psalm 73:26
Hi besties…. ❤️
Welcome to your year of making an impact in Exceeding Grace and Glory.
I know many of you have been anticipating the follow-up to the last blog. If you’ve noticed the quiet in this particular space since December, thank you sincerely for your patience, grace, and continued presence here. The pause wasn’t planned; life simply became full. Responsibilities increased, transitions happened, and healing began to take more attention than words. I realized that sometimes the very message you’re meant to share is the place you’re still learning how to stand in. This series didn’t end; it rested. And in that rest, the journey continued.
So today, we pick it up again, not rushed, not pressured, but honest.
This episode speaks to those moments when your spirit feels tired, yet life keeps moving. When expectations don’t pause for healing. When you love God, desire excellence, and still find yourself quietly overwhelmed.
Scripture gives language to this tension in Isaiah 40:30-31, moments when life seems so tough, and you get weak, but you are reminded to wait upon the Lord because even in times like this, renewal comes.
Sometimes we tend to imagine healing as a moment when life takes a quiet pause…. a pause long enough for us to catch our breath, but more often than not, that is not the case; healing happens in motion. Deadlines still come, responsibilities remain, expectations are higher than ever, and the pressure is worse than you can imagine. People still depend on us to function as per the status quo, and somewhere in the middle of all that, we are learning how to care for a soul that feels stretched.
This is the part most believers quietly live through. We are still showing up, still studying, still working, still serving, still building our lives, yet internally there is a loud cry in our hearts, asking God for strength to carry on. It’s not always dramatic. Sometimes a quiet prayer, “Lord Help me.”
Truth, my friend, life rarely pauses for our healing, but God meets us in the middle of it. Not asking us to pretend we are strong, but reminding us that our strength was never meant to come from ourselves. The Bible in 2 Corinthians 12:9 reminds us constantly, “My Grace is Sufficient for you”, and in our weakness God’s strength is made perfect.
That, my friends, is where healing really begins, not when everything around us becomes quiet, but when we learn to lean more deeply on the everlasting hands of God in the middle of all the noise.
One thing I have learned in this journey is that sometimes you’re healing while showing up. I have had my fair share, preparing for exams, deadlines, responsibilities, and on some days, it feels like a whole lot. This happens to most of us, not because you don’t love God, not because you lack discipline, but simply because you are human, and the weight of life can feel so heavy even when it is filled with good things.
Galatians 6:9 encourages us not to give up. Sometimes, faith looks less like loud declarations and more like quiet endurance. It looks like waking up, getting out of bed, doing the next right thing, and trusting God to meet you there. It is choosing not to give up on the things that matter, even while you’re learning how to take care of your own soul again.
And in those moments, Jesus gives a simple invitation: “Come unto me all you who labor and are heavy laden and I will give you rest” Matt 11:28.
Notice, He doesn’t say, “Come to me when everything is finished or when you have figured it out” Jesus says, “Come while you are carrying it”. We don’t have to wait until life gets easier before we bring our tired hearts to God; we can come exactly as we are, in the middle of the pressure, the responsibilities, and the quiet battles no one else sees.
So if you find yourself in a season of healing while still carrying responsibilities, you’re not doing it wrong. You’re just walking through a very human part of the journey. And the beautiful thing is this: God is not only present in the moments when we feel strong and steady. He is just as present in the days when we feel stretched, tired, and unsure.
“I will lift up my eyes to the hills, from where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of Heaven and earth.” Psalm 121: 1-2
Sometimes, the most honest prayer we can pray is, “Lord, help me carry today.” And He always does. Healing doesn’t always happen in stillness. Sometimes it happens while life keeps moving, and we learn, slowly, honestly to walk with God through it.
Maybe this season isn’t about having everything perfectly balanced, maybe it is about learning to walk with God even in those imperfect days, days when our strength is limited.
When life keeps moving, and healing is in progress, another tension rises; we continue to serve, show up, and give even when we are running low ourselves. That’s where the next part of this conversation takes us besties…
In the next episode, we’ll talk about serving while running empty, when faithfulness continues but strength begins to fade.
We are not done yet…. there is more to uncover in this journey. Step by step, grace by grace
Until next time…..always remember
God loves You, and so do I.