Are you going through life feeling depleted? You’re in a constant loop of overwhelmed, overworked, and tired of being tired all the time. You snap at a loved one who didn't deserve it. You read the same paragraph four times and retain none of it. You lie down exhausted but still can't sleep. This constant state of doing is undoing you, and the things you grab to recover rarely touch the parts of you that are empty.

Here's what Scripture shows over and over: God fills the empty. He refreshes the poured-out. Psalm 62:1 says, "My soul finds rest in God alone." But if God feels far away right now, that's okay. You don't have to feel close to Him to come to Him. When you're running on empty, here are five ways to bring that emptiness to the God who fills it.

1. Tell God the Truth

When you're depleted, prayer is often the first thing to go. You're too tired to find the words, so you don't. Or you've gotten so used to answering "busy" or "fine" when someone asks how you're doing that you start giving God the same response.

Psalm 62:8 says, "Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge." Pouring out your heart means telling God the truth about how empty you really are. He really wants you to bring Him the raw, honest cry from the bottom of the tank.

Try This: Set a timer for five minutes and pray out loud. (Go on a drive alone if that helps.) Tell God exactly where you are. Confess your frustrations, your fears, your disappointments, or even the numbness that comes from being completely depleted. Pour it all out so He can pour into the parts of you that are empty.

2. Take Care of the Body God Gave You

Rest of any kind is often ironically the last thing you let yourself have when you’re running on empty. There's always one more thing to finish, one more person who needs you, one more reason to push through on four hours of sleep and another cup of coffee. Somewhere along the way, you started believing that taking time to care for yourself means falling behind (and falling behind means you're failing).

But Genesis 2:2-3 shows you a God who stops on purpose. God built the rhythm of rest into His creation and then practiced it Himself on the seventh day. You are not what you do. Your worth isn't measured by your output, your productivity, or how many lunches you eat at your desk. You are loved for who you are—God's child—not for what you produce. When you take care of the body He gave you, you're agreeing with God about your value and the rest you need.

Try This: Pick one physical need you've been ignoring, such as eight hours of sleep, a real meal, a day off, water instead of another coffee, and meet it this week without apologizing for it. Give your body the rest it needs.

3. Lean on Jesus Before Pushing Through

Your go-to response might be to push through and finish the thing that's draining you. Wrap up that big project. Get out of credit card debt or make it through the teen years. After that (whatever that is), you won’t be running on empty all of the time. You keep trying to work your way back to full.

Jesus shows you a different way. "Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed" (Mark 1:35). Before He walked into His day, He withdrew to His Father. He knew peace was found in His presence.

You don't have to untangle your whole life before you come to Him. His presence refreshes you before your circumstances change. Sometimes, the most productive thing you can do when you're running on empty is stop being productive and simply sit with Jesus.

Try This: The next time you catch yourself running the problem on a loop, stop yourself. Say, "I'm going to be with You for a minute before I try to solve this." Then do that before you touch the problem again.

4. Let Other People In

You have nothing else to give emotionally, so you cancel plans with friends and stop returning texts. You don't want to be a burden. So you withdraw to carry it alone, which is exactly how the tank stays empty.

God built His people for living in community with one another. Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 says, "Two are better than one … If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up." The whole design assumes you'll need a hand sometimes. Letting someone know what’s going on (and letting people help you) is one of the ways God refills what's run dry. But your friends can't help what they can't see. Sometimes the most faith-filled thing you can do is admit you're not okay and let someone show up.

Try This: Think of one person you've been keeping at arm's length because you didn't want to seem needy. Text that person today and let them in. Say: "I'm worn out and could use some company." Then get together, even if it’s just a 10-minute FaceTime chat.

5. Focus on Who God Is.

When you're running on empty, your problems tend to take up more mental space. And the more you stare at what's wrong, the emptier you feel. So shift your focus from what's wrong to Who is watching over you. Throughout Scripture, God reveals Himself by name: your Provider, your Shepherd, your Peace, the God who is always there.

Remembering who God is doesn't require energy you don't have. You just look up. When you fix your eyes on His character instead of your circumstances, the thing draining you shrinks back down to its actual size.

Try This: Pick one name of God that meets you where you are right now, such as Provider, Healer, Peace, or the God who is always there. Write it down. Say it out loud throughout the day. Let who He is fill you.

The God Who Fills Empty People

God meets people at the end of themselves. You don't have to arrive at His feet full. You don't have to fix your exhaustion before you come to Him or pretend the tank isn't empty. Jeremiah 31:25 is God's own promise: "I will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint." That's His promise for the depleted. That’s His promise to you. He has never once turned away an empty person, and He isn't about to start with you.