Growth Happens In The Hidden Places

I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately.

How we love the “sunlight parts” of life .. answered prayers, good news, breakthroughs, the days when everything feels light and easy. And yes, those are blessings. Those moments keep us going.

But if we’re honest, those aren’t the moments that grow us the most.

Growth happens in the hidden places.

In the confusing, heavy seasons we don’t post about. The moments when you feel buried, not planted. When life feels too tight, too dark, too heavy.

But here’s the thing I’m learning:

Seeds grow not because of sunlight alone…

but also because of the weight pressing down on them.

The soil that feels suffocating is actually the very environment that strengthens their roots.

Without the darkness, the seed stays a seed.

Without the pressure, it stays closed.

Sometimes, God allows the weight.

Not to crush you, but to grow you.

Not to bury you, but to root you deeper than sunlight ever could.

So if you’re in a season where you feel the heaviness ..

emotionally, spiritually, financially, or even just in the daily grind ..

maybe it’s a sign that you’re growing.

You may not see the progress yet.

You may not feel the “breakthrough” moment.

But God does some of His best work in the hidden parts of your life.

And when the time is right,

you’ll break through the surface.

Not because everything was light…

but because the weight made you strong.🍃