“When the Weight Feels Too Heavy”

I had a conversation with a former client last week, Mike. He’s the kind of guy who’s built everything from scratch because on paper, he’s winning.

He looked me in the eye and said, “Is it always going to feel this heavy?”

That question doesn’t come from weakness. It comes from a place most men know too well. The quiet pressure that never really lets up, the meetings, the expectations, the fear of dropping the ball at home.

Here’s the truth: The weight isn’t going anywhere.

But you get stronger. You learn to carry it differently. Not by grinding your way through, but by building real boundaries, owning your story, and letting God shoulder what you can’t.

The boy in us wants relief. The man in us learns to lead anyway.

You don’t have to carry it alone. But you do have to decide, will you let the weight break you, or will you let it build you?