Keep Going When It Feels Blah

There are seasons in sobriety—and in faith—when everything feels blah.

You’re doing the right things. You’re not drinking. You’re praying. You’re reading. You’re showing up. And yet… nothing. No warmth. No rush of God’s presence. No spiritual fireworks. Just a dull, heavy blah that follows you through the day.

If that’s where you are right now, I want you to hear this clearly: this does not mean you’re failing, backsliding, or doing sobriety wrong.

Sometimes, the bravest thing you can do is simply keep going.

Faith Is Not a Feeling-Based Practice

Faith, at its core, is not about how inspired you feel today. It’s about trust. And trust is often built in the unremarkable, unseen moments.

It’s built when you:

• get out of bed even though you don’t want to
• say a prayer that feels like it hits the ceiling
• choose sobriety again without feeling especially grateful
• open your Bible and feel nothing at all

God is not offended by your numbness. He is not distant because you feel distant. Scripture is full of people who walked through long stretches of dryness—David, Elijah, Job—people who kept showing up even when God felt silent.

Silence does not equal absence.