Ever feel like you’re just getting through the day instead of truly living it? Between responsibilities, exhaustion, spiritual dryness, it’s easy to lose the fire that comes from having real faith. God doesn’t just want you to survive; He wants you to flourish and to grow. In this video, let’s unpack how to stay rooted in God when life feels empty, how to let his word bring refreshment again, and how small choices of faith can lead to renewed joy and strength. Let’s jump in.
(On-screen text: 01 stay rooted in God. 02 Be refreshed by His Word. 03 Be renewed by choosing faith.)
In Psalm 1:1-3 in the NIRV, the Bible says:
(On-screen text: PSALM 1:1-3 NIRV. Blessed is the person who obeys the law of the LORD. They don’t follow the advice of evil people. They don’t make a habit of doing what sinners do. They don’t join those who make fun of the LORD and his law. Instead, the law of the LORD gives them joy. They think about his law day and night. [3] That kind of person is like a tree that is planted near a stream of water. It always bears its fruit at the right time. Its leaves don’t dry up. Everything godly people do turns out well.)
Staying rooted in the Bible is one of the ways we thrive instead of surviving. Holding to the Bible, actually applying it to our daily life in real-time, is how we get real faith that leads to joy, instead of grasping for temporary happiness that doesn’t last. A friend of mine calls it “The Worldly Drift.” We develop sinful habits, and we dry up inside, and we find ourselves empty because our souls are thirsty. Our lives don’t end up bearing fruit, we stop growing, and we lose or don’t develop a sense of purpose beyond ourselves.
(On-screen text: The Worldly Drift)
So, what does the worldly drift of dryness look like? Well, one, social media addiction.
(On-screen text: Social Media Addiction)
The world tells us every day, “You need this. You aren’t going to be happy if you don’t have the iPhone 6-7 update.” Okay, that was for the teens. You know, we make time to scroll for hours. But when I talk to women, often the response is, “I just don’t have any time to read or listen to the Bible.” What do you end up thinking about day and night? Is all of the negativity drying you up and shriveling up your faith?
Recently, I was talking to a close friend who’s a psychiatrist, and we were discussing another worldly drift: the shift towards AI companionship instead of real humans. More and more people are relying on AI bots for marriage, parenting, financial, or spiritual advice, instead of talking to an actual human. What we used to call “friends.”
I think this drift is one of the ways you try to maintain some kind of control, and it resists vulnerability and valuing human connection, which can be unpredictable and even really messy at times. We fear opening up with friends, we fear being uncomfortable in prayer, or we resist just learning how to pray. Our minds and our hearts are so filled with the water the world gives—attention, money, status, success. Chasing these things can wear you out and dry you up. And so there isn’t actually room for God’s Word to even take root.
(On-screen text: Q: WHAT DOES “FLOURISHING” LOOK LIKE FOR YOU IN THIS CURRENT SEASON? Q: WHERE HAVE YOU FELT SPIRITUALLY DRY—AND WHAT HAS THAT REVEALED ABOUT WHAT YOU’RE ROOTED IN?)
Something to think about: What does flourishing look like for you in this current season? Where have you felt spiritually dry, and what has that revealed about what you’re rooted in?
This week, make the small choice of faith to replace your social media scrolling and scroll through the Deep Spirituality website that provides tons of content that can give you help to quench that inner dry spell.
(On-screen text: Deep Spirituality. TAKE YOUR BIBLE STUDY TO THE NEXT LEVEL. DEEPSPIRITUALITY.COM)
Then, instead of talking to ChatGPT, maybe call a friend or grab dinner, actually have a conversation.
In Jeremiah 17:7-8 in the NIV, it says:
(On-screen text: JEREMIAH 17:7-8 NIV. “But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. They will be like a tree planted by the water…”)
The Bible says the person whose confidence is in God is blessed. Blessed means really happy or fortunate. A tree planted by the water doesn’t need anything.
As women, oftentimes our confidence comes from what we can do for ourselves instead of putting our trust 100% in God and the Bible. We can live on autopilot. We don’t want to stop moving, we don’t want to slow down or reflect on how we’re really doing.
I understand this trap very well. I can live on autopilot. I trust in my own abilities, what I can get done, go, go, go, and be productive. There’s this false sense of excitement that comes from always being on the go. I have a close friend who refers to me several times as a high-speed bullet train. “We don’t know when to get on, and we don’t know when to get off.”
Growing up with divorced parents, I was constantly on the go, back and forth between one home to the next, week after week. Life was moving so fast. In high school, I was in a million extracurricular activities. I was at school every day from 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM every night. And growing up, I often had no gauge on what I was feeling or thinking. Living on autopilot became a sinful habit, a way to block out the intense, painful circumstances I experienced, from loneliness to deep emptiness and raging insecurities. If I slow down too long, I’m going to have to talk to someone about how I’m feeling, and I don’t always want to do that, especially if it involves something I’m afraid of.
Okay, question: How full is your faith tank?
(On-screen text: Faith Tank)
Are you a quarter full, halfway full, three-fourths there, or are you 100% full? This is something we can reflect about. I want you to take out a pen and a piece of paper, and I want you to write down where you are on your faith fuel tank.
Ask yourself: Where am I on this gauge right now, spiritually? What’s draining me? And how could God fill me up again?
(On-screen text: Where am I on this gauge right now—spiritually? What’s draining me? How could God fill me up again?)
How could learning how to trust God more develop in you a sense of genuine contentment?
Lastly, remaining in God. In John 15:4 in the TPT, it says:
(On-screen text: JOHN 15:4 TPT. So you must remain in life-union with me, for I remain in life-union with you. For as a branch severed from the vine will not bear fruit, so your life will be fruitless unless you live your life intimately joined to mine.)
Our lives can’t grow into their fullness without remaining in God. I know for me, the times when I’ve tried to go at it alone—avoiding praying honest prayers, or reading the Bible as a checklist, trying to do things without my husband—it is fruitless. We are not meant to live this life alone.
Specifically, not giving up on prayer. This past year, I went through something incredibly difficult in my family. It was one of the most painful last 12 months of my life. Without remaining in God through prayer, I would have completely caved. Quit on my marriage, my kids, my friends, my purpose. The only thing that gave me hope was remembering that God was always listening. No matter how small the prayer, the size, the crying, He heard me, and that kept me going.
Building relationships that pushed me to remain in God was a lifesaver. Having best friends in my life who were constantly sharing the Bible with me to give me faith when I was tempted to stop believing that God was still working. Then I was able to pass on that faith to other women: teenagers, single working professionals, working moms, grandmoms. The Bible and prayer have no limit to its power.
In Isaiah 41:10 in the TPT, the Bible says:
(On-screen text: ISAIAH 41:10 TPT. Do not yield to fear, for I am always near. Never turn your gaze from me, for I am your faithful God. I will infuse you with my strength and help you in every situation. I will hold you firmly with my victorious right hand.’)
Here are some questions to think about and discuss: What’s one small step you can take this week to reconnect with God’s Word as your power source?
(On-screen text: What’s one small step you can take this week to reconnect with God’s Word as your power source?)
Share that step with a friend in a Bible study, a time of prayer, or over coffee. Have a connecting conversation with a friend that can help you this week to stop surviving and start thriving. Until next time.
