When You Know Better, But Struggle Spiritually Anyway | Faith Reflection

We love to say, “I know better, so I’ll do better.”
But what happens when you know better — and still find yourself stuck?

That’s exactly where I found myself not too long ago — in a season where I wanted to prioritize God, but just… didn’t.

Wanting to Move, but Feeling Stuck

In my mind, I knew what I should have been doing.
I knew I should’ve been praying more.
I knew I should’ve been walking fully in my calling.

But physically, emotionally — I just wasn’t moving.
And it was one of the strangest, most frustrating seasons I’ve walked through.

There were moments I even called myself “a lost cause.”
But God..

The Reminder I Needed: Romans 7

This season reminded me so much of Paul’s words in Romans 7 — especially in the MSG version.

“The answer, thank God, is that Jesus Christ can and does. He acted to set things right in this life of contradictions where I want to serve God with all my heart and mind, but am pulled by the influence of sin to do something totally different.”
— Romans 7:25 MSG

Reading that, I realized: I’m not the first person to wrestle like this.
Even someone as faithful as Paul understood the tension — the knowing, the wanting, and the struggle to actually move.

For a couple of months, that was my reality. The desire to fulfill God’s will was there… I just felt paralyzed.

But Thanks Be to God

Like Paul said, “Thanks be to God, chile.”

Even when I was sitting still, stuck in my head, or speaking negatively over myself — God kept me.
He never gave up on me.
He patiently stayed, covered me, and gently pulled me back into alignment with Him.

Want to Hear More?

In the video above, I dive deeper into this season of my life — how I’m reclaiming my prayer life, choosing to speak life again, and learning that even when I feel stuck, God’s faithfulness doesn’t move.

I pray it encourages you if you’re in a season like this too.