Author Darlene J. Conard

There is an unsettling that rises within every believer—a holy restlessness that refuses to be quieted. It’s not anxiety, and it’s not doubt. It’s the gentle rumble of heaven shaking the walls of our inner room.

I’ve felt it myself.

That searching.

That ache for a word that actually lands—a message with enough weight to silence the longing that keeps echoing inside.

What once nourished now feels like crumbs.

What once stirred my spirit now barely brushes the surface.

It’s as if the familiar wells have run dry, and the old manna no longer satisfies.

And then, in the middle of that spiritual hunger, comes the realization:

This is God’s invitation.

His whisper says,

“Come deeper.”

Deeper than the shallow waters where you once stood.

Deeper than the comfortable rhythms that used to sustain you.

It’s His way of drawing us past the shoreline, past the predictable, past the places where we can still touch the ground.

He calls us into the valley—not to bury us, but to teach us how to dig.

To keep striking the earth until hidden wells break open.

To keep searching until the spiritual gold mine reveals itself beneath the dust.

Because the longing is not a sign of lack.

It’s a sign of calling.

A sign that the Spirit is expanding the borders of our hunger so He can expand the borders of our revelation.

The unsettling is not punishment.

It’s preparation.

It’s God saying, “There is more. Come find it.” There is something greater that lays dormant within every one of us that God wants to awaken.

“Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.”-   Psalm 42;7 KJV

Feel free to forward it to anyone you wish. My mission is to encourage everyone to follow our Lord Jesus Christ with all their heart, soul, mind, and strength. ©Darlene J. Conard Vision Ministries 2026. This may not be republished or used without the author’s written consent. The photograph is AI-generated. Darlene J. Conard is also affiliated with Glory Carrier Ministries. If you have a prayer request, please email it to darlene.conard@hotmail.com, and my intercessors and I will pray.

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