🌱 When the Spirit Gets Quieter — You’re Not Losing It, You’re Growing
🌱 When the Spirit Gets Quieter — You’re Not Losing It, You’re Growing
There’s something that happens in a sincere spiritual life that almost no one warns you about.
At some point…
the Spirit doesn’t feel the same anymore.
And that moment can be terrifying.
People start asking questions they’re afraid to say out loud:
Why don’t I feel it like I used to?
Did I do something wrong?
Did God pull away?
Am I losing the Spirit?
Let me say this clearly, gently, and with love:
🕊️ No. You’re not losing the Spirit.
🌿 You’re growing up.
🔥 Level One — When the Spirit Feels Big
For most of us, early spiritual experiences are very emotional.
Tears.
Warmth.
Overwhelming peace.
Sometimes even shaking or intense joy.
And we’re taught—explicitly or implicitly—that:
“This is what the Spirit feels like.”
So we begin to measure our spirituality by emotional intensity.
But here’s what no one explains:
Early on, the Spirit often has to break through fear, stress, and fight-or-flight just to reach us.
That contrast is powerful.
When your life is loud, anxious, pressured, or overwhelming…
and suddenly safety enters the room—
your body reacts.
That reaction is real.
It’s sacred.
But it’s not the Spirit itself.
It’s your body responding to safety.
🌿 Level Two — When the Spirit Feels Different
As you mature spiritually, something changes.
You begin to:
calm the natural man
recognize peace more quickly
trust God more deeply
make better decisions on your own
And something unexpected happens…
🔥 The emotional highs soften.
This is where people panic.
Because they were taught:
“If you don’t feel it strongly, something’s wrong.”
But nothing is wrong.
What’s happening is this:
🕊️ The Spirit no longer has to shout.
There’s less fear to push through.
Less stress to override.
Less chaos to interrupt.
So the Spirit becomes:
quieter
steadier
more constant
less dramatic
Not weaker.
More efficient.
🧠 What’s Actually Changing (This Matters)
Here’s the part most religion never explains.
Emotions are biochemical messages.
They come from hormones and neurotransmitters.
Adrenaline.
Cortisol.
Dopamine.
Endorphins.
Early spiritual moments often involve stress relief chemistry:
fight-or-flight turning off, safety turning on.
Later spiritual moments don’t need that contrast.
So the body doesn’t react as loudly.
👉 Less emotion does not mean less Spirit.
👉 It often means less fear.
That’s growth.
🧒 A Simple Picture (This Helps)
Think of a child crossing the street.
At first, a parent holds their hand tightly.
That feels very reassuring.
Later, the parent steps back and says:
“Look both ways. I trust you.”
The hand-holding stops.
But the relationship didn’t disappear.
💛 Trust replaced dependence.
That’s what’s happening spiritually.
⚠️ Why People Get Confused (and Hurt)
When no one explains this, people assume:
“God left me.”
“I’m unworthy.”
“I lost the Spirit.”
Some chase emotional highs.
Some manufacture spiritual drama.
Some think darkness has entered.
Some give up entirely.
But the truth is much kinder.
🌿 The Truth (Please Hear This)
🕊️ Quiet confidence is not spiritual loss.
🕊️ Peace without fireworks is not failure.
🕊️ Growing up spiritually doesn’t feel exciting—it feels stable.
The Spirit didn’t leave.
He trusted you.
🤍 If This Is You
If you’ve been wondering why things feel different…
If you’ve questioned yourself quietly…
If you’ve been afraid to say it out loud…
You’re not broken.
You’re not alone.
🌱 You’re growing.
And that’s a good thing.
Video 15 on my YouTube channel explains this phase also...
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