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When you feel Spiritually Dry · HAVE FAITH LET IT BEGIN®

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Hello, everyone, and welcome back to Have Faith, Let It Begin.
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It's a Monday. It's a new week. Let's talk about something we don't always admit in church spaces.
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Sometimes you feel spiritual dryness. That's right, spiritually dry.
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You pray, but it feels quiet. You read scripture, but nothing jumps out.
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You worship, but it feels routine.
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And you start wondering, what's wrong with me? Let me reassure you.
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Seasons of dryness do not mean you're lost in your faith.
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Even David cried out, My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. Psalms 42, verse 2.
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Thirst means you still desire him.
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Dry seasons are not dead seasons. They're often deeper root seasons. That's right.
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Sometimes God uses dryness to teach us to seek him more intentionally,
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not emotionally, but faithfully.
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Faith isn't always about fireworks. Sometimes it's steady or it's a steady commitment, really.
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If you feel dry today, don't quit. Stay planted.
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Keep showing up. Keep praying, even if it feels quiet.
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Roots grow deeper underground before fruit shows up or shows above.
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Let's pray about that. Lord, when we feel spiritually dry, help us remain faithful,
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strengthen our roots, and renew our thirst for you. Amen.
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And never forget, you matter. I gotta go back to work. Have faith? Let it begin.