When You Have Nothing Left to Give…
What Do You Do Next?

You don’t have to answer out loud. Just nod if this feels like you:

• You're holding everything together for everyone else… but secretly falling apart inside.

• You check the account balance and wonder how it’s supposed to stretch again.

• You smile in the meeting… but cry in the car.

• You pray, “God, I’m tired. I don’t know what else to do.”

• You feel poured out. Behind. Empty.

If you’ve ever whispered, “I don’t know how to keep going like this…”You’re not alone. And more importantly… you’re not without hope.

The Widow. The Oil. The Empty Jars.

The place you are in is exactly where she was in 2 Kings 4.A grieving widow who was drowning in debt and facing the unthinkable of losing her sons.She had nothing left to give after her life unexpectedly changed.  Until the prophet asked her this one question… but a jar of oil.

But when she surrendered what little she had…When she stopped hiding her emptiness and brought it before God through the prophet…Something miraculous happened.

“Go around and ask all your neighbors for empty jars. Don’t ask for just a few.” (2 Kings 4:3)

This wasn’t a budgeting tip. It was a invitation:

Will you let Me fill what looks impossible?

Financial Therapy Thoughts:

When you feel behind, ashamed, or overwhelmed financially, emptiness can feel like failure. But what if it’s not failure? What if the emptiness is an invitation to pause and see what God sees?

Financial anxiety thrives in secrecy and shame. But healing begins with truth-telling.

Like the widow, maybe it’s time to ask: “What do I already have in my house?”

Take a moment and breathe into that question. Maybe it is a ....

- A checking account with $43 in it? 

- A gift or skill you’ve been downplaying or delaying? 

- A dream that scares you to admit out loud? 

- Faith that’s fragile… but still flickering?

These are not Scraps.

These are Seeds.

And seeds must be seen before they can be Sown.

Financial Education Encouragement:

When I walk with women who are rebuilding, after divorce, burnout, layoff, or a long caregiving season, we start with something I call:

Inventory with Integrity

It’s more than spreadsheets and balances. It’s about honestly assessing:

• What do I still have access to?

• Where have I avoided the truth out of fear or shame?

• Where might God be trying to shift my view of provision?

Before we ever touch a budget, we bless what is.

We breathe over what’s been neglected.

We bring it before the Lord.

Because healing doesn’t start with more income. It starts with clarity, compassion, and courage.

When Emptiness Meets Courage

Emptiness teaches dependence. But it’s courage that activates the overflow.

Peter in Acts 4 had every reason to stay quiet. He had denied Jesus. He had failed before. But “filled with the Holy Spirit, he said to them…” (Acts 4:8)

God didn’t just give him comfort. He gave him boldness.

And that’s the invitation for you too.

Your voice. Your story. Your wisdom that came through the struggle... it’s needed. 

Not once you’re fully healed. 

Not when your bank account is full. 

Now. 

Even from the place of rebuilding.

Let's Reflect & Reset:

Therapy Prompt: Where do I feel most “empty” financially & what story am I telling myself about that?

Faith Prompt: Have I invited God into this area or tried to fix it on my own?

Financial Prompt: What’s one overlooked resource or skill in my “house” that I can use today?

Now, take a deep breath as you read this final word.

You don’t have to be full to be faithful. You just have to be willing.

God doesn’t wait for the jar to be full. He waits for the heart to be open.

So bring what you have. Even if it feels like nothing. Because when God fills it, it becomes more than enough.

"God doesn't wait for the jar to be full,

He waits for the heart to be open."

With Wealthy Blessings,

Tricia