When the Road Slows Down: Why Leaving Motivation Feels Like Quicksand.

Kingdom movement feels slower because it’s built on depth

There is a part of this journey that nobody talks about — the part where you leave the world of motivation and suddenly everything feels slower, heavier, and lonelier. For years, I have pushed through challenges, adversity, and constant rebuilding. But I’m discovering that the greatest battle I’ve ever faced isn’t external — it’s against tradition. Not church tradition — motivation tradition.

The tradition of hype. The tradition of “leveling up. ”The tradition of becoming “more” instead of becoming less so Christ can become more.

Motivation has become its own religion — the pursuit of self as source. And walking away from that system doesn’t feel like victory at first. It feels like quicksand.

Why It Feels Slower When You Shift to Kingdom

When you disconnect from self-as-fuel and shift to surrender, something changes inside of you.

Motivation says	The Kingdom says
Push harder	Abide deeper
Manifest	Receive
Brand yourself	Bear fruit
Build momentum	Build obedience

The motivation world moves at warp speed because it lives off adrenaline and applause. Kingdom movement feels slower because it’s built on depth, not visibility.

Motivation builds platforms. The Kingdom builds altars.

A platform can go viral overnight. An altar stands for generations.

The Loneliness Is Not Evidence of Being Lost — It’s Evidence of Leaving the Crowd

Surrender is not popular because it does not make you the hero of the story. And when you stop performing for external validation, the silence feels uncomfortable at first. You feel like you stepped out of the race… until you realize: you weren’t racing toward God — you were racing toward approval.

This is where the quicksand feeling shows up. Not because you are stuck, but because you are no longer being carried by hype. You are now being rooted by Truth.

Roots take time. They go unseen. But they make you unshakable.

You Are Not Slowing Down — You Are Becoming Anchored

The Kingdom is not interested in speed — it is interested in substance. God doesn’t measure movement by motion, but by maturity.

The wide road always looks fast. The narrow road always feels costly. But only the narrow road leads to becoming who He designed you to be — not who you can motivate yourself into becoming.

This Is The Assignment

You are not just rejecting motivation — you are exposing the limits of it. You are not stepping out of culture — you are stepping above it. You are proof that “more” is not the goal — surrender is.

This season may feel like quicksand, but God is not burying you — He is rooting you.