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✝️ QUESTION OF THE WEEK
From Maya, 19 — Dayton, Ohio
February 3, 2026
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“Hi, Pastor James. I’ve gone back and forth about sending this, but I’m struggling and don’t really know who to talk to…

I feel overwhelmed all the time. Between school, work, bills, and trying to plan a future that feels more expensive and uncertain every day, I’m constantly anxious. Social media makes it worse—everyone else looks like they’re thriving, successful, and confident, while I feel like I’m barely holding things together.

Some days I can’t focus. Other days I feel exhausted before the day even starts. I worry about money, jobs, and whether I’ll ever feel ‘stable.’ I still believe in God, but I don’t know how to trust Him with my future when I don’t even know what it looks like.

Is it normal to feel this pressured and afraid so young? And how do I keep faith when the weight of everything feels so heavy?”
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Hi Maya — thank you for your courage in putting words to something so many young adults are carrying silently.
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Let me tell you this with honesty and compassion: you are not weak, broken, or failing because you feel this way.
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Your generation is growing up under enormous pressure—economic uncertainty, nonstop comparison, and a future that feels unclear. Feeling anxious in the middle of that does not mean your faith is small. It means you’re human.
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✨ You are not behind because your path isn’t clear yet.
✨ Anxiety about the future does not disqualify you from trusting God.
✨ Faith is not pretending everything is fine — it’s bringing the weight to God honestly.
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When the future feels too big to carry, pray this:
“God, I don’t know what tomorrow holds, but I place today in Your hands. Help me take the next right step.”
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You are not forgotten. You are not alone in this pressure-filled season. And your life is not defined by what you have figured out at 19 — it is defined by a God who walks with you one step at a time.
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