When You’re Too Tired to Try Again
There comes a point when you get so tired trying. Even when you see a little light, you fear following it because you can't afford to fail again. You feel that you have so little strength left anyway and using it all for that little light is such a big risk you'd lose it all.
During such times, I realized that a change in perspective helps. Don't think of it as trying. Don't measure everything with that same goal. Think first of surviving! Think of hanging on.
Just do what you can with what you have. Remember that one day only has 24 hours for you to spend. You don't have to fill your mind with more than that. Be occupied but find a steady pace. Plan but don’t fill your mind with anxious thoughts.
Just keep on showing up each day. Cry when you feel like crying. Rest when you need to renew your strength. Remember that patience is the key to your peace of mind.
Days will pass by swiftly and one day, you will look back. You will see that despite everything, you have survived it all.
One day, you'd gain enough strength again. You'd feel the urge within you to move on. And when you feel like you finally mustered enough courage, then by all means… try again.
Jocelyn Soriano writes about faith, the single life and being a full-time Catholic writer. She has experienced many setbacks but is currently trying again. You can support her by subscribing to this Newsletter or by buying her books on Amazon.
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Day 366 - To Begin Again
Forget your past troubles. God calls you to begin again today. “Don’t remember the former things, and don’t consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing. It springs out now. Don’t you know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.
Day 11 - When You Get Tired
For the many times that we wanted to quit, let us remember, maybe all we really needed to do was to rest. In peace I will both lay myself down and sleep, for you, the LORD alone, make me live in safety. -Psalm 4, WEBBE When you get tired from your trials, my friend, I pray you may find a way to rest, I pray you do not give up.