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Finding the Strength to Keep Going When I'm Emotionally Worn Out—Part One

October 1, 2026

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Finding the Strength to Keep Going When I'm Emotionally Worn Out

A listener wrote to Pastor Rick Warren: "It seems that everybody I meet has run out of gas emotionally and relationally. Everybody's tired and worn out. I'm ready to throw in the towel on my career, my dreams, and even my marriage." That letter opens this episode, and Rick Warren makes a crucial distinction early on: physical fatigue is relatively easy to solve with rest and sleep. Emotional, spiritual, and relational fatigue—the kind many people have been experiencing after more than a year of upheaval—requires a different strategy entirely.

Two Biblical Examples of Determination

Warren points to Jesus and the Apostle Paul as models of perseverance under very different kinds of pressure. When religious and political leaders tried to intimidate Jesus by warning that King Herod wanted to kill him, Jesus responded by saying, "I must keep going today and tomorrow and the next day." He refused to let fear of opposition stop him from his mission.

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What you'll learn

  • 1 (00:34) **Introduction: The Emotional Fatigue Problem** - Rick Warren introduces the series by reading a listener letter that describes widespread emotional exhaustion and the feeling of wanting to give up on career, dreams, and marriage.
  • 2 (03:14) **Two Biblical Examples of Determination** - Warren presents Jesus and the Apostle Paul as models for persisting through opposition and pain.
  • 3 (06:48) **Key #1: Honestly Tell God What I'm Feeling** - The first strategy for daily strength is to be completely honest with God about one's true emotions, not what one thinks one should feel.
  • 4 (18:00) **Key #2: Humbly Ask God for Strength** - The second strategy involves actively and repeatedly requesting strength from God throughout the day, not just in morning or evening prayers.
  • 5 (24:19) **Listener Letter and Conclusion** - Warren reads an encouraging letter from a listener named Becky and closes the first part of the message.
  • 6 Standout Quotes
  • 7 "Unload all your burdens on him, since he is concerned about you." - 1 Peter 5:7, as cited by Rick Warren

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Guests on this episode

Rick Warren

Show Notes

We all face stressful seasons in life, times when we feel like we’re treading water and barely getting by. Thankfully, God’s Word gives us new strength to keep going, to trust God when it doesn’t make sense, and to handle stress even in the most difficult of times. In this series, Pastor Rick explains how to make it across the finish line when you’re feeling tired and worn out.How do you keep going when troubles are coming at you from all directions? You get the power to keep going from the same place Jesus and Paul got it— God. In this message, Pastor Rick looks at the lives of people in the Bible to discover biblical principles you can apply when you’re feeling overwhelmed.Spectators at a race often shout, “Keep going!” to motivate the athletes. That’s also great advice for anyone who feels emotionally, mentally, or spiritually exhausted from running the marathon of life. Join Pastor Rick as he reminds us that God will give us the power we need to finish what he has called us to do.
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