sometimes god isolates you to realign you

there was a point where i thought i fell off.
less people hit me up.
less things were happening.
less noise, less momentum.

i thought isolation meant i was losing —
but really, god was rebuilding me quietly.

sometimes god pulls you away from everything because he knows if you stayed, you’d keep pretending.
pretending you’re okay. pretending you’re still motivated. pretending you’re still aligned.

so he sits you down.
he slows your pace.
and he strips you of all the fake noise that was never meant to carry you anyway.

that silence? that’s where the real work starts.

it’s where your habits rebuild.
it’s where your vision sharpens.
it’s where you hear him louder than the voices of doubt.

and if you’re there right now — don’t rush out of it.
because when god isolates you, he’s not punishing you.
he’s positioning you.

he’s saying:

you’ll notice that once you stop fighting the silence, peace starts to meet you in it.
you’ll stop chasing things that don’t serve you and start building what’s meant for you.

this season isn’t about being seen.
it’s about being shaped.

your reflection:
instead of asking “why is everything slowing down?”
ask “what is god trying to teach me here?”
because when you walk out of this season, you won’t be the same.
and that’s the point.

faith • discipline • growth
ethan & remy at intredis