When you’re tired of being strong, God isn’t asking you to pretend you’re fine. He’s inviting you to bring Him the weariness before it turns into giving up.

The battle has always been fought in the mind. It's as if Paul is looking straight at me and saying, "Girl, it's time to change. Let go of the guilt, the shame, the fear, and the need for control. Stop defining yourself by broken worldly systems. Change your thinking."

Holding onto what is merely good can prevent you from embracing what is truly great.

I’d never been through that kind of pain. It took my breath away from the inside out, leaving me hollow and empty, gasping for air and answers.