The Narrow Way

You prayed in shadows.
You were broken in secret.
You bled behind the scenes.
Now the doors are opening,
and the light is hitting your life.

But here’s the question:
Can you still stay holy when everyone’s watching?

Because the spotlight doesn’t make you pure—
it tests what you carry.

Holiness isn’t a vibe.
It’s not an aesthetic.
It’s not “Christian enough to be liked.”

It’s fire.
It’s oil.
It’s intimacy with God that costs something.

And the danger of the spotlight?
It can tempt you to trade your altar for applause.
To measure success in followers instead of fruit.
To become more concerned with image than intimacy.

But God’s call is the same now as it was in the cave:
“Be holy, for I am holy.” (1 Peter 1:16)

That doesn’t mean perfect.
It means set apart.
Consecrated.
Uncommon.
Uncompromised.

It means still waking up hungry for His voice
even when people are shouting yours.
It means fasting when no one’s asking.
It means repenting even when no one saw the sin but God.

Because revival doesn’t rest on gifting.
It rests on holiness.

And the moment you think you can carry fire
without first being on the altar—
the fire dims.

So stay holy.
Even when it’s not trendy.
Even when it’s misunderstood.
Even when the crowd wants a show
and heaven is asking for surrender.

The world doesn’t need another talented voice.
It needs a holy one.

And when you choose purity in a polluted world,
when you choose the secret place over the stage,
when you walk away from compromise,
even if no one else notices—

He does.

And His glory will mark you more than any spotlight ever could.