Broadcasting. Branding. Shouting. Everyone’s doing it.
Even in Christian circles, the temptation to be loud and visible is real. Maybe especially there. We’re told to be a light to the world, but it’s easy to confuse “shining” with “performing.” In a world full of curated moments and amplified personalities, the subtle, consistent, faithful life seems like a relic.
But Jesus wasn’t loud.
Yes, He drew crowds. He also walked away from them. He healed in secret. He told people not to tell others what He had done. He spent 30 years in obscurity and only three in ministry.
What if the call to follow Jesus looks more like quiet obedience than public performance?
Quiet obedience doesn’t mean apathy or passivity. It’s showing up for your family when no one sees. It’s forgiving someone without broadcasting it. It’s praying in the middle of the night when no one is watching. It’s refusing to compromise, not out of fear of being found out, but because you know you God sees your every move.
In a loud world, obedience is a kind of rebellion.
It’s radical faith to believe your ordinary life can still please God. That hidden faithfulness still echoes in eternity. That you can make a difference without blowing a trumpet.
If you feel unseen, good. You’re in the company of saints. Keep saying yes. Keep being faithful. Keep caring for a world that doesn’t care about you.
Heaven is listening.
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First published at Substack. Image by Whisk.