This Pain Isn’t Proof You’re Failing

There’s a specific kind of pain that doesn’t come from injury or betrayal—it comes from caring too much and breaking under the weight of it.

That’s what this is.

You’re not crazy.

You’re not cursed.

You’re not a disappointment.

You’re just in more pain than your spirit knows how to hold.

And instead of going numb, you’re still fighting through the noise.

That’s not weakness. That’s sacred.

The enemy wants you to believe that pain equals failure.

That if you’re still hurting, it must mean you’re doing something wrong.

That if your faith doesn’t make you feel “strong,” then it must be fake.

But the truth?

It means you’re still breathing.

Still praying—even if silently.

Still writing. Still showing up.

Still here.

That’s what strength looks like in the dark.

If no one told you today:

• God’s not mad at you.

• You’re not too broken.

• This pain has meaning.

You’re not lost. You’re just passing through the furnace.

And when you come out—

you’ll realize the fire didn’t destroy you.

It revealed you.

~ Praise God

CarMichael | The Voice of Strength