Have you ever felt powerless?
Unable to act, unable to help, and yet still carrying burdens that were never yours to bear? I know you love that person so deeply that you would do anything to make them happy. Sometimes it feels like you could save them, even if only for a moment…
No matter how close two paths may seem alike, they will always diverge, and at times there will be separations, however brief. – In case you thought they could see things as you saw just because there were similitudes between you and them, and somehow, you understood-.
“I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow… only God, who makes things grow.”
1 Corinthians 3:6–7
Perhaps your role in their life is to serve a purpose, to guide or to teach. But ultimately, the work, the healing, the choices—they belong to them. Your part is to listen, to feel, to love without desperate control. Take what is yours to learn, and offer what you can teach—without expectation.
And yes, I know it hurts and easy to say. But I had to perform that, too! So… I understand.
Often, past wounds are triggered by present events. You feel it again, unexpectedly, and it can overwhelm you. Let it flow. Laugh, cry, shout, write it down, talk to God.
“Carry each other’s burdens… for each one should carry their own load.”Galatians 6:2 & 6:5
–Bible verses highlighting a balance between personal accountability and mutual support.–
Do what you can. Trust that they can do it too. Be by their side -if possible- with patience and love, but do not carry what isn’t yours.
Ask God for discernment and strength. Leave your burdens in His hands. Ask Jesus for healing, and trust that He knows exactly what to do, in His perfect timing. Believe Him, let go, and keep walking forward.
You are not powerless. You are strong. They are strong and you together, are His.
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest… For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
Matthew 11:28-30
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