Why You Feel Guilty Resting Even When You’re Exhausted
Feeling guilty when you rest, even when you’re exhausted? This reflection explores why rest feels earned instead of allowed — and how identity plays a role.

Feeling guilty when you rest, even when you’re exhausted? This reflection explores why rest feels earned instead of allowed — and how identity plays a role.

What if you don’t need a new version of yourself? Reflect on identity, faith, and gentle growth as you step into the new year. You don’t need a new you. You need a truer one. A reflection on faith, identity, and carrying wisdom—not guilt—into the new year.

Do you discount what comes easily to you? Your natural gifts may be exactly what God designed you to offer — and receiving support could unlock your next season.

Consistency can slip through our fingers in two ways: through inertia (doing nothing) or rigidity (doing too much). In this post, Brenda Bauer explores why both all-or-nothing and never-at-all keep us stuck and offers a practical reframe for returning to healthy rhythm. You’ll learn how to tell when your discipline has turned into pressure—and how to build consistency that lasts without burnout.