Rediscovering Wonder: When Faith Feels Routine
Remember when your faith felt electric? When every worship song gave you goosebumps and every Bible verse seemed to leap off the page just for you?
Yeah, me too. And if I’m being honest, some days that feels like a lifetime ago.
Maybe you’re there right now—going through the motions, checking off your spiritual to-do list, but wondering where that spark went. Church feels predictable. Prayer feels flat. Even your favorite worship playlist sounds like background noise.
First, take a breath. You’re not broken, backslidden, or forgotten by God. You’re human. And even the most passionate relationships go through seasons that feel more steady than spectacular.
The Gift Hidden in the Ordinary
Here’s what I’ve learned: God doesn’t love you any less during the quiet seasons. Sometimes He uses routine to build something deeper than feelings—He’s building faithfulness. That steady showing up, even when you don’t feel like it? That’s actually spiritual maturity, not spiritual failure.
But that doesn’t mean you have to stay stuck in spiritual autopilot forever.
Small Shifts, Big Difference
Change your prayer location. If you always pray in bed, try the kitchen counter with your coffee. Sometimes a change of scenery can shift our perspective too.
Ask different questions. Instead of “What do You want to teach me today, God?” try “How did You show up in my life yesterday that I might have missed?”
Break your Bible reading routine. Reading through Psalms for the fifteenth time? Jump into a Gospel and watch Jesus with fresh eyes. Or try a different translation—sometimes familiar verses hit differently in new words.
Worship differently. Skip the playlist and sing (badly) in your car. Or try silence instead of music. God speaks in both the sound and the stillness.
The Truth About Spiritual Seasons
Every farmer knows you can’t have harvest season year-round. Sometimes the ground needs to rest, seeds need to grow in the dark, and roots need to go deeper before the next bloom.
Your faith isn’t dying during the quiet seasons—it’s developing. The wonder isn’t gone; it’s just wearing work clothes instead of party clothes right now.
A Prayer for the Weary
God, I miss feeling amazed by You. I miss the butterflies and the tears and the certainty that You were right there. Help me trust that You’re still here even when I can’t feel You. Show me something today—maybe something small—that reminds me why I fell in love with You in the first place. Amen.
One Last Thing
Wonder isn’t always a feeling—sometimes it’s a choice. Choose to notice one beautiful thing today. Choose to thank God for one ordinary blessing. Choose to believe He’s working even when you can’t see it.
The spark isn’t gone. It’s just waiting for you to tend it with the same faithfulness God tends you—routine and all.
What’s one small way you could shake up your spiritual routine this week? Sometimes the tiniest shifts create the biggest breakthroughs.
