I love what Hebrews 5:7 reveals about Jesus. It says that “He offered up prayers and appeals with loud cries and tears…” Jesus didn’t pretend to be okay when He wasn’t. He didn’t shove down His sorrow or power through it. He took it to His Father.
This verse reminds us that Jesus felt the highs and lows of life just like we do—and He knew exactly where to bring them. When the weight of the world pressed on Him, He turned to the only One who could carry it.
One thing I often tell people when they’re struggling—when they feel angry at God, disappointed with how life is going, or overwhelmed by emotions—is this: “Take it to Him.”
He already knows how you’re feeling. You’re not hiding anything by holding it in. But when you bring it to Him, even the hard or messy parts, He can handle it—and He can begin to heal it.
That truth hit a little differently for me recently while doing something as ordinary as physical therapy.
For years, I’ve had knee issues, and over time, my quadricep grew weaker and began to atrophy. I finally reached a point where I knew I needed help, so I went to a specialist. The physical therapist gave me targeted exercises to rebuild strength.
But he didn’t do the work for me.
He didn’t fix it overnight.
And he didn’t force me to follow through.
He provided help, but I had to engage with it.
And here’s what struck me—God works in much the same way.
We all carry weakness—spiritual, emotional, relational. We all have areas where something’s been hurting or broken for so long, it’s started to atrophy. But unless we’re willing to admit the weakness and let God in, we’ll keep walking with a limp when He’s offering strength.
He may already be providing the help we need, but if we’re not ready to receive it—or even recognize it—we’ll miss it. Healing begins when we’re willing to be honest with God and say, “I can’t fix this on my own. I need You.”
That’s exactly what Jesus modeled for us. He brought His full humanity to the Father in vulnerable prayer. He cried. He wrestled. He asked. And then He surrendered.
If Jesus—the perfect Son of God—needed to cry out to the Father in His weakest moments, how much more do we need to do the same?
Even as I write this, I’m bringing Him my weakness—my struggles with faith, the emotions I can’t always name, the burdens I don’t always know how to carry.
I’m crying out to the only One who fully understands what I’m experiencing. The One who knows the solutions before I even begin to form the questions. The One who doesn’t just offer answers—but offers Himself.
His strength is made perfect in my weakness.
As Paul wrote in 2 Corinthians 12:9:
“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”
We are called to be imitators of Christ—and this is one way I can follow His lead:
to take my weakness, in surrender, to the Father.
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Today’s Step:
Take five quiet minutes and ask yourself, Where am I feeling weak right now?
Bring that to God in prayer. Be honest. Be unfiltered. Don’t try to tidy it up.
Just open the door and let Him in.
Then ask Him to show you what strength looks like in that space—and be willing to receive it.
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