“Keep Going (Even When It Feels Like God Ghosted You)”
Let’s just get one thing straight:
Starting your dream isn’t the hard part.
You know what’s hard?
Continuing.
Continuing when no one claps.
Continuing when your “yes, Lord” has turned into “um…hello?”
Continuing when all you’ve got is a vision, an empty bank account, and a prayer life that sounds more like a complaint department.
Yeah, that’s the scary part.
You don’t need a motivational playlist to start.
You need supernatural caffeine and an angelic pep talk to keep going when it looks like God’s doing absolutely nothing.
But guess what?
He is.
Just because you can’t see Him working doesn’t mean He ghosted you.
He’s growing roots — the stuff under the surface — and if you pull out now, you’re just digging up your own harvest.
Exhibit A: Joseph
Dreamed big. Got a divine download that his brothers would bow to him.
What did that get him?
Thrown in a pit
Sold like clearance shoes
Falsely accused
Forgotten in prison
And yet — Genesis 39:2: “The Lord was with Joseph.”
Oh? With him where, exactly?
In the pit?
In Potiphar’s awkward HR meeting?
Yup. That’s where.
Because God doesn’t just show up when the palace doors swing open.
He’s in the pit, building roots.
You don’t get to wear the robe unless you survive the pit, the prison, and the long, awkward in-between where it feels like your dream was just a delusional nap.
“You prayed for fruit, but God sent you fertilizer. Welcome to growth season.”
Faith Isn’t Just for Fireworks
Anyone can shout when the Red Sea parts.
Real faith is when you’re standing at the shore and there’s not even a breeze.
It’s saying, “God, I trust You” while duct-taping your dreams together and watching others skip ahead in life with ease and Instagram filters.
God’s not slow.
He’s strategic.
Isaiah 64:4 says, “No eye has seen any God besides You, who acts on behalf of those who wait for Him.”
God moves for those who wait, even if they’re ugly-crying in their bathrobes wondering if they missed it.
Roots > Hype
You ever plant a tree and yell at it the next morning because it didn’t bloom overnight?
No? Then stop doing that to your purpose.
Jeremiah 17:7–8 says the person who trusts in the Lord is like a tree planted by water:
Roots go deep
Doesn’t fear heat
Always green
Still bears fruit even in drought
You’re not being buried — you’re being planted.
But planting doesn’t feel glamorous. It’s dark, it’s quiet, and no one’s asking you to speak at their conference.
You feel forgotten.
But God?
He’s forming something fierce in you.
Depth. Strength. Grit. The kind of fruit that lasts — not just goes viral.
Remember the only thing that grows overnight? Weeds!
You’ve Got a Part to Play
Let’s not confuse waiting on God with spiritual napping.
Waiting is not code for “do nothing.”
You water. You weed. You show up.
James 2:17 says “faith without works is dead.”
That dream? It needs a planner, not just a prayer.
Do the small faithful thing while God handles the supernatural heavy lifting.
“God will do the impossible — after you do the inconvenient.”
Feelings Aren’t the Faith Filter
If you base your obedience on your emotions, you’ll quit by Tuesday.
God doesn’t need your mood — He needs your movement.
Elijah once called down fire and then two verses later told God he wanted to die (1 Kings 19:4). You’re not crazy. You’re human.
Your feelings aren’t facts — they’re just loud.
Listen to God louder.
Keep Going. Like…Seriously.
Hebrews 10:36: “You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised.”
Don’t quit at mile 25.
Don’t back out when it gets boring.
Don’t assume silence means absence.
Keep writing.
Keep sowing.
Keep pitching.
Keep healing.
Keep forgiving.
Keep showing up.
God’s still working.
Even in the weird Tuesdays, even in the “what was I thinking?” nights, even when the metrics say it’s failing.
You are not forsaken. You’re just in the middle.
One day, you’ll see the fruit.
One day, people will ask, “How’d you do it?”
And you’ll grin and say,
“Oh, I just kept watering while no one was watching.”
“I trusted God in the dirt.”
“I stayed planted when I wanted to run.”
Because God is faithful, even when you feel forgotten.
And the scary, stuck, awkward middle?
That’s where resurrection begins.
Truly, if you keep going, The Best Is Yet to Come,
Rev. John Roberts
Great message! Keep focused on the goal—alow roots to grow and allow God to work on you and for you!! Thank you, John!