Family & Parenting
I'm a single parent, completely exhausted and stretched thin. How do I keep going?
“He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.”
Isaiah wrote this to people in exile who had been carrying weight for a long time. The context is not a quick trial but a sustained grind, which makes the promise more applicable, not less. God is specifically described as the one who replenishes people who are genuinely depleted, not just those who are tired from ordinary effort.
“I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.”
Paul's statement is not triumphalism; he wrote it from prison, having genuinely experienced both poverty and abundance, both freedom and chains. His confidence is not in his own resilience but in a resource available to him that is not generated from inside himself. That resource is available to you too.
A path forward
Identify one thing that is draining energy without giving back and that could be reduced or eliminated this month. Single parents often keep commitments that made sense when life was different. Removing one thing matters.
Ask for help from three people in your life this week, specifically, not generally. 'Could you watch the kids for two hours Saturday so I can sleep?' gets a yes far more often than 'I'm struggling.'
Build in one non-negotiable hour each week that is entirely yours, not productive, not for the kids. Martyrdom is not sustainable and it is not what your children need to see modeled.
Closing verse
“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”
- Matthew 11:28
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