When the Work Doesn’t Feel Anointed
Some days I show up to the work God gave me, and it feels like I’m just going through the motions.
No fire.
No breakthrough.
No clear sign that heaven is clapping.
Just sweat. Silence. A tired body.
And another brick to stack.
This is the kind of obedience nobody applauds.
The kind that feels more like a grind than a calling.
But it still counts.
And it might matter more than the days that do feel anointed.
The Silence After the Calling
When you first feel the call to build something, your family, your business, your ministry, it feels alive. It’s like fire in your bones. Purpose pouring through your veins.
But then the days stack up.
You show up to work.
And the fire quiets down.
Now you’re filming in a messy shed while your kids sleep.
You’re praying when your mind is wandering.
You’re writing when you’d rather lie down.
You’re obeying… but it doesn’t feel spiritual anymore.
And in that tension, you start to wonder:
Is God even in this?
Where Did the Fire Go?
Modern church culture has unintentionally trained us to chase feelings of anointing instead of acts of obedience.
We think that if God’s in it, we’ll always feel His presence.
That if it’s holy, it’ll feel Holy.
But obedience doesn’t always come with goosebumps.
Sometimes, obedience feels like swinging a hammer with cracked hands and no applause.
That’s when you find out what your faith is really built on.
God doesn’t spoon-feed grown men. He hands them bricks.
And the work doesn’t stop just because the feeling does.
The Lie of Constant Fire
Noah built a boat for a hundred years with no “spiritual high.”
Joseph was faithful in a prison cell with no pulpit.
Paul made tents to support his ministry.
Jesus spent three decades working a normal job before He preached once.
The fire didn’t leave.
It just moved deeper.
And if you’re in a season where the work feels heavy and the Spirit feels silent, it doesn’t mean you’re off course.
It might mean you’re finally mature enough to be trusted with silence.
Holy Tension at Work
This is where the tension lives loudest:
You are building by faith in a season that doesn’t feel supernatural.
You are praying when the heavens are quiet.
You are disciplining your kids, honoring your wife, and waking up early to chase the calling, without any applause or confirmation.
And yet…
He still sees you.
He still honors it.
He still uses it.
Because faithfulness in silence is a sound that echoes in eternity.
Obedience Is the Anointing
You don’t need a viral moment to prove your calling.
You don’t need to feel anointed to be anointed.
You don’t need emotional proof to walk in power.
Your obedience is the anointing.
And it speaks louder in your silence than any spotlight ever could.
Stack the bricks.
Even if no one sees it.
Even if it feels flat.
Even if your hands are shaking and your soul feels dry.
That’s the altar.
That’s the cost.
That’s the Holy tension of building for a King who watches in silence and rewards in eternity.
Final Charge
If you’re showing up right now and not feeling it, don’t stop.
The work may not feel anointed, but that doesn’t mean it’s not being used.
Obedience in the shadows is how God builds men of light.
You’re not forsaken. You’re being formed.
You’re not wasting your time. You’re building something eternal.
You’re not failing. You’re learning to obey without a crutch.
This is what separates the called from the casual.
The faithful from the flashy.
The men are from the boys.
So keep building.
Even when it doesn’t feel anointed.
Because that’s when it is.
