There's a specific kind of ache that comes from feeling like you should have done more.
Like somehow this thing that went wrong or this person who's hurting is partly your
fault.
Even if logic tells you otherwise, guilt loves to masquerade as responsibility.
But not everything heavy belongs to you.
Ask yourself, did I cause this?
Can I control this?
Can I cure this?
If the answer is no, then what you're carrying may not be yours to hold.
You're not responsible for other people's healing.
You're not in charge of fixing everything.
You can be compassionate without becoming consumed.
Sometimes love means releasing the outcome.
Sometimes being a good person means letting go, not holding on tighter.
God never asked you to carry it all.
He asked you to surrender what you can't fix, and trust that He is still working even
when you can't.
Your guilt doesn't make you more loving.
It just makes you exhausted, and you don't need to prove your goodness by punishing yourself.
Breathe, forgive yourself, lay it down.
You've done what you could, and that's enough.