The Crosswalk Devotional: A Daily Devotional Christian Podcast

Feeling the Weight of Weakness


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We all have days where we feel like we’ve hit a wall—emotionally, physically, or spiritually. In today’s devotional, Keri Eichberger opens up about those moments of exhaustion and inner conflict: when your soul wants to move, but your body and heart just can’t keep up.

Is God calling us to push forward? Or is He inviting us to rest? The good news is—either way, He’s with us. Whether you’re taking a break on the bench or stepping back onto the field, God isn’t disappointed in your weakness. In fact, His power is made perfect in it.

So let go of the guilt. Lay down the pressure. And lean into the truth that God loves you just the same, no matter what pace you’re moving at today.

🙏 Prayer Prompt:

“Lord, help me recognize your grace in my weakness. Whether I need rest or motivation today, let me move forward in peace knowing You are with me—always.”

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This is the first one: Feeling the Weight of Weakness By Keri Eichberger But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. (2 Corinthians 12:9) I feel so weak today. And I can’t tell you how many times I’ve journaled those exact words. I hate it though. There’s so much in my mind and heart to be done. But lately my body can’t seem to measure up to the expectations of my soul. Which has instigated a spiral of exhaustion and defeat. I want to move, and need to move—I think. But my lack of motivation and the dwindling of my energy is almost nauseating at times. A swelling sadness from disappointment that I can’t seem to rise to the occasion. I wonder how often you feel weak? Or if you’re feeling it today too? If you’re burned out from working too hard, exhausted from emotional overload, or worn down from stress or waiting for a change of circumstances. Whether it’s physical, emotional, mental, or even spiritual, an array of elements can drain us to debilitation. And what do you suppose God thinks about this? About the weakness we feel or are consumed by? I was wondering that this morning in contemplation of my struggle for strength. Questioning if he is looking down on me like a coach from the sidelines when a player falls down. Yelling, “Get up, you can do it! I’ve trained you for this. You can rest when the game is over. There’s help all around you.” Or on the flipside he could be saying, “You need to come out of the game. It’s time to rest. I’ve got this.” Honestly, sometimes I don’t know which it is, or what I should do. If I need to lay down, or gather myself and go. Well, what if either way, it’s okay? What if the coach would love and adore you no matter what? What if you fell, and he said, “Listen, you can stand up and get back in the game, or, you can sit on the bench as long as you need. Either way, I’m right beside you. Either way I’m always cheering you on, always your biggest fan, and always here to help you. Regardless, we will get the win. The outcome will be good.” It occurred to me that this is exactly what God thinks about my lack of motivation and energy. And yours, too. If we think we need to rest, we probably should. If we have the prompting to take certain steps forward, we probably should do that. No matter what we do or choose, God is with us, still loving us just the same, still loving us just as much. Regardless. Personally, this truth offers me so much relief in itself, and I desperately need to remember it. Especially when I feel the weight of weakness or even worry about my weakness. And if that’s you too, if you feel weak and then more weighed down by the weight of worry. Worry of the implications of your weakness. Worry about letting the world down or of letting God down—you can let that go. The world will keep moving. God keeps moving. And truly, only God’s opinion matters. And his acceptance of you is unconditional. Intersecting Faith and Life: 2 Corinthians 12:9 says that God’s grace is sufficient and that his power is made perfect in our weakness. When we are weak, he sufficiently supplies for us. Whether it is rest or a pep in our step he determines we need, it is perfect. He is perfect in our weakness. So today, whether you really need to rest, or you feel ready to move forward, whatever you prayerfully decide… It’s okay. God always supplies sufficiently. He has control of everything, and he loves you more than anything. I pray that knowing these truths, soaking in these truths, will free a slight burden from your soul today. Empowering you to either move forward in joy and grace, or to rest in peace and refreshing stillness with the Lord. The Lord who loves you… no matter what.

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