There are seasons in our walk with God where growth feels slow, quiet, or even invisible. You’re showing up, remaining faithful, obeying what you know to do… yet nothing seems to be happening on the surface. No obvious fruit. No visible progress. No breakthrough you can point to.

In this episode, we explore a Kingdom truth that brings deep reassurance: God often builds roots long before He produces fruit. What looks like delay is often formation. What feels like waiting is frequently preparation.

🌱 What You’ll Learn in This Episode

1. Why Spiritual Growth Often Feels Hidden

* How God works beneath the surface before He allows visible fruit

* Why quiet seasons are often the most formative

* The danger of measuring growth only by what can be seen

2. God’s Order: Roots Before Fruit

* Jeremiah 17:7–8 and the biblical pattern of trust → roots → stability → fruit

* Why God prioritizes sustainability over speed

* How deep roots protect future fruit from pressure and drought

3. The Bamboo Principle: Hidden Growth Before Breakthrough

* Why bamboo grows underground for years before shooting upward

* How unseen strengthening prepares you for sudden visibility

* What looks like delay is often intentional design

4. Deep Foundations Support Great Heights

* The engineering wisdom behind the Willis Tower’s foundation

* Why God deepens you before He elevates you

* The danger of visibility without formation

5. Abiding, Not Striving: How Fruit Actually Grows

* John 15:4–5 and Jesus’ model of spiritual growth

* Why fruit is a result of connection, not effort

* The branch’s role: remain, not produce

6. What Root-Building Seasons Look Like in Real Life

* Faithfulness without recognition

* Obedience without applause

* Consistency without emotional momentum

* These seasons are not punishment, stagnation, or neglect. They are evidence that God is growing something meant to last.

7. Releasing the Pressure to Produce

* Galatians 6:9 and the promise of harvest in proper time

* Why pressure disrupts formation

* How trust restores peace in the process

8. Trusting the Underground Work of God

* Reframing slow seasons as seasons of establishment

* Learning to rest when growth isn’t visible

* Why God’s pace always protects your future

📖 Key Scriptures in This Episode

* Jeremiah 17:7–8

* John 15:4–5

* Galatians 6:9

* Psalm 1:1–3 (the tree planted by streams of water)

🔗 Read the Full Blog Post

Growing Spiritually: Why God Builds Roots Before Fruit

👉 https://heavenspeaks.co/blog/growing-spiritually-roots-before-fruit

🎧 This Episode Is For You If…

* You feel like your spiritual growth has slowed or stalled

* You’re faithful but not seeing visible results yet

* You’re tempted to rush the process or measure progress outwardly

* You want to trust God’s timing without striving