There’s a kind of becoming no one claps for.
It doesn’t come with milestones or metrics or before‑and‑after photos. It doesn’t get announced. It doesn’t get shared. Most days, it doesn’t even feel productive.
It happens quietly. Slowly. Often uncomfortably. And most of the time, no one even knows it’s happening.
This week on the podcast, I sat down with Rebekah Atkins, and our conversation stayed with me long after we stopped recording. Not because it was flashy or groundbreaking—but because it was honest. The kind of honest that settles in your chest and keeps tapping you on the shoulder days later.
We talked about waiting, yes—but more than that, we talked about who we’re becoming while we wait.
Rebekah used the word resoluteness, and I haven’t been able to shake it.
Not the loud, hype‑yourself‑up kind of determination. Not the kind that posts daily progress updates or demands immediate results. But the quiet kind. The kind that keeps showing up when no one is cheering. The kind that stays obedient even when the fruit is slow—or invisible.
The kind of faith that looks like doing the next small thing because God asked you to, not because it’s being rewarded.
One thing that stood out to me in our conversation was how often we mistake these seasons for delays—or worse, failures. We assume that if life has slowed down, God must have pressed pause.
But what if He hasn’t? What if He’s actually doing some of His deepest work right here?
We talked about seasons where God seems less interested in advancing our calling and far more invested in shaping our character. Seasons where our plans hit walls. Where our body slows us down. Where our energy, control, or certainty gets stripped away.
And suddenly, we’re left with harder questions than we expected:
Who am I when I’m not producing? Who am I when my progress isn’t obvious? Who am I when I disappoint people—or stop trying to keep everyone happy?
Those questions don’t feel spiritual when you’re living them. They feel frustrating. Limiting. Sometimes even humiliating. But they’re holy questions. They get to the heart of what we believe about God—and ourselves.
Rebekah shared about learning surrender in seasons she didn’t choose. About letting go of timelines, expectations, and the need for approval. About discovering that freedom often comes after we release control, not before.
And as we talked, I kept thinking about how many of us are waiting for permission to move forward. Waiting for clarity. Waiting for confidence. Waiting for the perfect moment when everything finally feels lined up.
But what if waiting well doesn’t mean waiting until things are ideal? What if it looks like quiet obedience? Like taking the next faithful step with what you have—even if it feels small, unimpressive, or unfinished?
So much of the becoming God does in us happens without applause. It happens in routines no one sees. In obedience that doesn’t make sense yet. In staying when leaving would be easier. In beginning again when you’re tired of starting over.
And I know that kind of season can feel lonely.
If that’s where you are right now—if you feel overlooked, behind, or unsure if anything is actually changing—I want you to hear this: You are not wasting your life. You are not doing it wrong. You are not forgotten. You are becoming.
Even if it’s quiet. Even if it’s slow. Even if no one is clapping. God is still at work—and He’s paying attention.
If you’re in a season that feels unseen, I hope this week’s episode feels like companionship more than instruction. A reminder that you’re not alone in the in‑between.
With you in the waiting,
- Reanna
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