When the ache feels like too much…

Right now, I’m walking through a season of deep loss. My heart aches with missing someone, and there are moments when the emptiness feels unbearable. Grief comes in waves. Sometimes gentle, sometimes fierce. It can leave me gasping for air.

In the past, I’ve let this kind of pain pull me down into despair. Depression felt like quicksand, and the harder I tried to get out, the deeper I sank. But this time, I’m holding on to something stronger than my own ability to cope. I’m clinging to Jesus.

“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.”

— Matthew 5:4 (NASB)

That verse reminds me that grief isn’t something to hide or push away. It’s something God Himself sees and cares about. He doesn’t look at our tears as weakness. He gathers them, He honors them, and He meets us right in the middle of them.

I’m learning to lean into the presence of the Holy Spirit, my Comforter. When despair whispers that I’m alone, I answer back with truth:

“I will never desert you, nor will I ever abandon you.”

— Hebrews 13:5 (NASB)

That doesn’t mean the ache disappears. It doesn’t mean the nights aren’t long. But it means there is hope woven through the sorrow. There’s a steady hand holding me up when I feel like falling apart.

So instead of sinking, I’m choosing to keep my feet on the path God has laid before me, even if I take it one shaky step at a time.

If you’re walking through your own loss right now, I want to remind you: you don’t have to be swallowed by despair.

“We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not despairing; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.”

— 2 Corinthians 4:8–9 (NASB)

God is near to the brokenhearted, and He has promised to walk every step with you.

The ache may feel too much, but His grace will always be enough.

Lord, You see the weight I carry, and You know the pain I feel. Thank You for being near when my heart aches and for sending Your Spirit to comfort me. Give me strength for today and hope for tomorrow. Keep my feet on Your path, even when the way feels dark. Help me trust that You are with me, that You will never abandon me, and that Your grace is enough.

In Jesus’ name, amen.