Freedom Follows the Fight

I’ve been struggling this week. Grief, stress, and everything in between started piling up, and I found myself feeling disconnected, overwhelmed, and like I wasn’t even close to being myself.

But I didn’t want to stay in that darkness any longer.

I cried out to Jesus and begged Him to help me—truly help me. And He gave me a picture that changed my perspective: a tiny medicine dropper full of water being poured into a massive ocean.

Then He put a question on my heart- “What happens to that small drop of water when it hits the ocean?”

It clicked—the water in that dropper vanishes, swallowed by the immensity of the ocean.

And then He whispered to my heart: “Your pain, your darkness—that’s the drop. But you have to pour it out to Me. I won’t take it from you unless you choose to release it. The moment you do, My peace, which is like the ocean, will overwhelm it.”

I realized then that while the pain is real, so is His power to hold it. So here I am, handing over the heaviness again and again and again.

If you’re in that pit right now, hear me out: your darkness is real, and it’s heavy. But it doesn’t have to hold you. Sometimes, it’s about releasing it to Him while also reaching out for the support you need. Healing is a journey, and you don’t have to do it alone.

When you pour out the pain, peace rushes in. When you let go, light takes over, and freedom follows the fight.