My Hidden Chapter: Being Unseen Felt Like Unchosen

I started to believe that silence meant something was wrong with my life.

That if I was really chosen, things would’ve been happening faster or at least consistently moving.

I was doing everything “right.”

Healing.

Praying.

Showing up.

Surrendering.

Yet somehow, the more I poured into my journey, the quieter life seemed to get. Doors I just knewwere mine stayed shut. People drifted away. Opportunities that once felt aligned never circled back. And in that stillness, I started confusing being hidden with being unworthy.

I didn’t yet understand this occurrence to be the part of growth where God has to hide you. Where the noise dies down so you can hear the truth more clearly.

Everything I’d been preparing for went silent because my spirit was being stretched.

When you finally say yes to the call… but the call stops echoing back, that space will play with your mind. Especially when everyone else’s season looks like it’s blooming, and yours feels paused, delayed, or forgotten.

But this is what I learned:

Being unseen is not the same as being unchosen. Quiet seasons are not empty seasons. They are filled with recalibration that caused the Phoenix to rise.

God wasn’t ignoring me.

He was insulating me.

He was pulling me out of the noise so I wouldn’t build my identity around applause or attachment.

He was pruning, purifying, preparing and protecting the version of me I hadn’t even met yet. And the “pause” that triggered feared was actually the place He was shaping my clarity, my resilience, and my anointing.

Hidden seasons are holy seasons.

You’re not forgotten when you’re being formed.

You’re not unchosen if you’re being refined.

You’re not behind when you’re being built for what requires more of you.

And when it’s time to be seen again, you won’t just show up, you’ll show up activated & ready. And if today’s message spoke to your spirit, make sure you tune into my podcast Soul Said So, where we explore these moments even further and learn how to navigate the quiet seasons with faith, trust, and obedience.

1. Where in my life do I feel “unseen,” and what story am I telling myself about that?

2. In what ways have I mistaken silence for rejection instead of redirection?

3. What part of me is being stretched or strengthened during this hidden season?

4. What expectations about timing or visibility do I need to release right now?