More effort. Less joy. That's a sign.

Main message: Spiritual dryness is a sign that you've been running to something other than God; it won't sustain you and is often used by God as a corrective gift to call you to repent and return.

Key points:

• Running to anything other than God will eventually leave you empty—those things cannot last or fully satisfy.
• A season of dryness (no "rain") can indicate that people need to repent and come back to God.
• Dryness is often a God-directed signal to show that something in your life isn't working.
• Persisting in effort without increased joy, peace, or results is a warning that you've misplaced trust and need redirection.

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