19/10/2026
Being dependable is a strength.
Does it leave room for you to need anything?
When someone asks how you are, do you answer honestly? Or find yourself reassuring them before you’ve even considered the question?
You can become so familiar with being the person who helps that receiving care feels strangely uncomfortable.
“I don’t want to burden anyone.”
“They have enough going on.”
“I should be able to handle this.”
What do those sentences ask you to carry alone?
One question worth exploring in the counselling room is what being “the strong one” has come to mean. Does it mean you have capacity to give? Or that you feel you’re never allowed to run out?
Your strength deserves support too.
Galatians 6:2 calls us to bear one another’s burdens. There is room in that “one another” for yours.
You can be faithful and tired. Experienced and unsure. Someone who offers wisdom and someone who needs a listening ear.
Jesus’ invitation to abide in Him gives us a place to receive. We were created to live through connection, and that includes learning to accept care from trustworthy people.
You don’t have to wait until everything falls apart to say, “I could use some help with this.”
Which comes more naturally to you: offering support or receiving it?
