When We Don’t Feel Strong Anymore

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My Daily Musings-October 30th, 2026

“Dear God…I don’t want to be strong anymore. I just want to be held.”

I immediately connected with this quote when I saw it on Pinterest. We all go through hard trials. Some days, we feel like we can be strong and hold it together. Then we have days when we feel like we just might break down and cry. In those moments, we don’t know if we can be strong anymore, and we just need a shoulder to cry on and someone to hold us.

I have felt like this many times over the last few years through the roller coaster of my health. I have days when my health is better, and I feel like I can make it through the day more easily. I’ve had many difficult days with my health lately. On those days, I just want someone to listen to me and a shoulder to cry on. Those are the days I fall to my knees in prayer to my Heavenly Father the most. I have learned over the last few weeks that He wants me to tell Him everything I’m feeling. I can pour out my heart to Him, and He will listen to all of it. He will always be with me, and He will send me the comfort and peace I need.

I think sometimes we just hold it all together. We hold our emotions in because we think we need to be strong all the time. My therapist taught me recently that I shouldn’t hold all of those emotions inside. I should let them out. Crying can be cathartic sometimes, and we can feel much better afterward. I know that our Heavenly Father is there for us always. He will listen to us anytime we need Him. He will be there to comfort us and to send us His peace.

Have you ever had a time when you felt like you couldn’t be strong anymore? What helped you through it? How do you find comfort and peace when you’re going through a difficult trial?

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