🌄 Failing Forward – Day 15

Choosing Grace When You’re Tired of Trying

Scripture

Matthew 11:28

Devotional

By this point in the journey, many believers feel tired.

Not tired of God —
but tired of trying.

Trying to do better.
Trying not to fail again.
Trying to measure up to expectations they never quite seem to meet.

When growth feels exhausting, it’s easy to confuse effort with faithfulness. We assume that if we just try harder, transformation will finally happen. But Jesus offers a different invitation:

Not try harder.
Come to Me.

Grace is not permission to give up — it is permission to stop striving in your own strength. Choosing grace means trusting that God’s work in you does not depend on constant self-correction, emotional intensity, or spiritual performance.

Grace meets you when motivation runs dry.
Grace carries you when effort feels heavy.
Grace reminds you that rest is part of transformation, not the opposite of it.

God does not ask you to drag yourself forward through sheer determination. He invites you to lay down what’s weighing you down and let Him carry what you cannot.

If you’re tired today, that doesn’t mean you’re failing.
It may mean you’re ready to receive grace more deeply than before.

Reflection Question

Where have you been relying on effort instead of grace to grow?

Journal Prompt

Write about an area of your life where you feel spiritually tired.
Ask God to show you how grace — not striving — can carry you forward in this season.