Tired, Overwhelmed & Praying for a Reset? A Faith-Based Guide to Starting Over

Have you ever woken up and wondered, “Why am I THIS tired?”
Is it hormones? Is it ageing?
Or is it the long night of mentally rehearsing tomorrow’s to-do list like it’s a Broadway show?

Let’s be real.
God has been generous to me. I know I don’t say “thank You” nearly enough.
I had so many answered prayers. Some took a while and some came rushing before I can blink. Some prayers made my heart flutter and make a happy dance but a majority come wrapped like a side quest?

Life is chaotic but still good. Still full. No complaints (...okay, maybe a few).

I love working.
I look forward to Mondays and I like the thrill of deadlines. I find that juggling a lot of things and running around like a headless chicken in high heels makes me feel complete and accomplished because at the end of the day, I deliver!

But this is draining for me now. I answer emails, review my conversations even on my sleep. My mind is on fire. It doesn't stop. My body is not keeping up either. I thought ageing finally got me, my doctor is now my bestie and trips to pharmacy is quite frequent.

Burnout wasn’t creeping anymore — it had pitched a tent, brought snacks, and turned my soul into a construction zone.

I stared at myself looked at my panda eyes and whispered, “Lord… am I still okay?”

I heard it in my heart, "Daughter, pause."

Stopping is terrifying. Resting is worse.
You spend years building habits and repetition.

It feels like a shaking.
Like God is asking me to let go so He can move me somewhere new.
Am I ready?
Absolutely not.

But I’m choosing faith.
Even when the little control-freak secretary in my brain is panicking and filing imaginary complaint reports.

Deep Breaths. So… How Do I Start Over?
Here’s my simple reset plan — honest, doable, and infused with faith and sanity:

✔Reclaim my identity.
Start with guided journals to remember who I am and Whose I am.

✔ Reset my goals.
Pull out those affirmation cards and rebuild confidence, one truth at a time.

✔ Read again.
Something calming, something funny, or something that puts me to sleep — all acceptable.

✔ Actually sleep.
Not the “scroll until 2AM” kind. The real, God-given, healing kind.

✔ Hydrate. Caffeinate.
Tea if I’m pretending to be healthy. Coffee if I’m myself.

✔ Watch that Korean drama everyone keeps forcing me.
The subtitles alone might knock me out.

✔ Touch sunlight.
10–15 minutes only. SPF has been my personality since 2010.

✔ Move (a little).
Gym? No.
Clean the house? Yes.
Laundry? Absolutely — sweating counts as cardio.

✔ Learn something new.
Or revive an old hobby… the one I dropped somewhere between adulthood and survival mode.
And pray to God, please pause the side quests for now.

Steal my arsenal:
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Journal
Affirmation cards
Hydrate - water (YES!), coffee (it's necessary!), wine (you're an adult, take it responsibly)
Reminders - journals , boards, wall arts

Love yourself like you would love those important to you.  You deserve it, too.