Does your faith ever feel dry?
You show up for your quiet time. You open your journal. You feel absolutely nothing.
God feels distant. Your prayers feel like they’re hitting the ceiling. The words that once brought comfort now feel a little flat.
This is what I call a spiritual dry season.
It is this quiet space where our faith feels more like a habit. It does not feel like a vibrant connection.
Within your heart, you feel a sharp sting. It is called guilt.
“I’m doing something wrong. I’ve lost it. My faith is failing.”
Winter is Not Failure
I want to reframe this for you.
What if a “dry season” is not a sign of your failure? What if it is a normal, necessary part of your faith landscape?
In nature, a field must rest. It sits in that “dry” and “unproductive” space of winter. It gathers nutrients for spring.
Your soul is the same. You cannot be in a constant, vibrant “bloom.” You must give yourself the space to have seasons of quiet rest.
Faithfulness vs. Feelings
This is not a season of failing. It is a season of faithfulness.
It is the time when our faith goes deeper than a “feeling.” It becomes a quiet, steady “choice.”
Your journal, in this season, is not for writing flowery prose. It is simply for tending the soil.
yOUR pROMPTS
Prompts for Your “Dry” Season
Don’t force the bloom. Just water the roots.
- An Honest Confession: “God, I will be honest. I am in a ‘dry’ season. It feels like I am going through the motions.”
- One Small Stone: “Looking back, what is one time in my past when God WAS faithful to me? I will write it down as a quiet reminder.”
- The Simple “Show-Up”: “My heart doesn’t have big feelings today. But I am here. My simple, quiet prayer of faithfulness is…”
- Tending the Soil: “What is one small, kind act of ‘tending’ I can do for my soul today? (for example, A nap? A walk? Reading just one verse?)”
yOUR ACTION POINT
Your Action Point: The “Just One Thing” Practice
The pressure to “fix” your dry season is what causes the guilt. Let’s release that.
For this week, your only journaling “job” is to do “Just One Thing.”
- Open your journal each day.
- Do not write a long entry.
- Just write one thing:
- One verse that you read.
- One word you are thankful for.
- One honest feeling.
This is not about the volume of your devotion. It is about the consistency of your heart.
You are just faithfully tending the soil.
With care, Debbera
