Aug 3, 2026 · 20 min · 12 segments
Are you tired of trying to manage everyone and everything in your life? In this episode of the podcast, I’ll give you a strategy for getting clear on what is yours to carry and what is yours to…
Chrystal Evans HurstHostWe're supposed to cast the troubles towards the Lord because all of the troubles are not ours to fix.
And the reason why I do that, honestly, is because I need to pay attention to what is emotionally exhausting, overwhelming me, or draining me, um, rather than maybe something that is practically hard or practically hard for me.
If I put it on the paper and I'm like, "This feels hard right now," if it's not always hard, maybe it's because in this season it's something I shouldn't take on.
Maybe it's something I love doing or something that brings me joy to do or someone that I want to be with, but if it's hard in this season, why is that? Maybe it's not about whether the thing is wrong, but maybe it's if this season does not require me to carry it, and carrying it is the wrong step that I've taken.
You cannot-- Christine Caine says this so brilliantly, and I cannot do anything other than to quote her.
You cannot carry someone else's calling or responsibilities without dropping or releasing your own.
So every time you take on someone else's responsibilities or responsibilities that do not belong to you, we have limited capacity, we have limited hours, we have limited brain cells, we have limited energy.
And when we take on things that don't belong to us, we are leeching energy from something else that does.
So you have to remember the truth that you can be over responsible and you need to pay attention to what you're carrying.
We're supposed to cast the troubles towards the Lord because all of the troubles are not ours to fix.
And the reason why I do that, honestly, is because I need to pay attention to what is emotionally exhausting, overwhelming me, or draining me, um, rather than maybe something that is practically hard or practically hard for me.
If I put it on the paper and I'm like, "This feels hard right now," if it's not always hard, maybe it's because in this season it's something I shouldn't take on.
Maybe it's something I love doing or something that brings me joy to do or someone that I want to be with, but if it's hard in this season, why is that? Maybe it's not about whether the thing is wrong, but maybe it's if this season does not require me to carry it, and carrying it is the wrong step that I've taken.
You cannot-- Christine Caine says this so brilliantly, and I cannot do anything other than to quote her.
You cannot carry someone else's calling or responsibilities without dropping or releasing your own.
So every time you take on someone else's responsibilities or responsibilities that do not belong to you, we have limited capacity, we have limited hours, we have limited brain cells, we have limited energy.
And when we take on things that don't belong to us, we are leeching energy from something else that does.
So you have to remember the truth that you can be over responsible and you need to pay attention to what you're carrying.
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