When Life Doesn’t Let Up: Finding Strength in Hard Seasons of Exhaustion, Faith, and Resilience

Aug 26

What I learned when running wasn’t an option, and the only choice left was to stop fighting God.

We all experience times that make us stop and ask, “Are you for real? Was I really assigned to this season?”

Sometimes it feels unreal, almost unbearable — like a series of blows that never let up. Usually life gives us a breather. Usually after the tenth storm, the eleventh one brings a little calm. But not always. And when it doesn’t, that’s when the weight of it feels impossible to carry.

I know, because I was there. I sought out my higher power — I call Him God — and yet nothing seemed to shift. It felt insane. It felt relentless. It felt like a spiritual attack because the consistency of the pain didn’t make sense.

And that’s when I had to face a truth: life isn’t ours to bend or mold into what we want. Control was never on the menu.

When every escape route closed, when running was no longer an option, and I found myself backed into a wall — that’s when the conclusion came.

I was going to fight this. But I wasn’t going to fight God.

That decision changed everything.

So if you’re there right now — exhausted, trapped, or certain you don’t have one more ounce of strength left — hear me when I say: you are not alone.

I recently wrote something while I was still in the middle of it. Selfishly, it was for me. But when I read it back, I felt released. It became a testament for anyone who’s ever whispered, “I can’t take one more thing.”

That’s why I wrote God Is Working on a Bigger Yes.

This book is for you. For the nights you can’t sleep. For the mornings you wonder if you’ll make it. For the seasons that feel endless.

It’s not about pressure. It’s about hope. And if you take nothing else from this, take this: there is a bigger yes waiting for you.