Sometimes It's Ok to be not Ok

Sometimes life just doesn’t let up.You’re already carrying more than you can handle — the deadlines, the expectations, the people depending on you — and just when you think you’re catching a break, another load drops on top. You tell yourself to keep going, but inside, you’re gasping for air.

It’s not that you don’t want to be strong. You’ve been strong for too long.You’ve carried the weight quietly, telling yourself, “I’ll be fine,” even as your chest tightens and your heart whispers, “I’m not.”And the hardest part? You can’t even explain it. Because sometimes, the words don’t come. The pain feels too personal, too complicated, too heavy to share. So you stay silent. You smile in public and fall apart in private.

I’ve been there.And maybe you are there now — where the weight feels unending and loneliness feels louder than your prayers.

But here’s what I’ve learned: the breaking point isn’t always the end. Sometimes it’s the beginning of surrender — the point where you finally stop trying to carry everything on your own.

When life feels suffocating, take one small breath. One prayer. One pause.Because healing never begins in the noise — it starts in stillness.

You don’t have to have the right words to cry out to God. You don’t even need to know what to ask for. Sometimes, “Help me” is enough. Sometimes, the tears are the prayer.

And if you can’t find the strength to talk to anyone, start by being honest with yourself. Say, “I’m not okay right now.” That truth — though small — is a doorway. It’s how the weight starts to shift.

Remember: You are not weak for feeling overwhelmed. You are not faithless for being tired. You are human — and even the strongest people need to rest, to grieve, to be carried.

So when everything feels too heavy, don’t rush to fix it all.Just breathe.Just rest.Just let God hold what you can’t.

Because even when life feels like it’s burying you, it might actually be planting you.And in time — in His time — you’ll rise again.

When was the last time you allowed yourself to stop carrying and simply be held?