By Pastor Kolawole Amigun
Rooted Together Devotional | October Series: Called, Not Just Hired
When the Grind Feels Empty
Solomon knew the ache of weariness.
He wrote,
“Yet when I surveyed all that my hands had done and what I had toiled to achieve, everything was meaningless, a chasing after the wind; nothing was gained under the sun.”-Ecclesiastes 2:11 (NIV)
There are days when your work feels like a treadmill, constant motion, no progress.
But the truth is: God wastes nothing. Even the mundane has meaning when it’s surrendered to Him.
Purpose Beyond Productivity
Purpose isn’t always found in the task, it’s found in the One who assigned it.
When you offer your work to God, He infuses it with eternal value.
What feels pointless to you may be planting seeds you can’t yet see.
Sometimes the most sacred work is the kind no one sees;
folding laundry, answering emails, showing up again and again.
These hidden acts, when done in faith, become offerings.
God delights in faithfulness more than flashiness.
He sees the quiet perseverance, the unseen labor, and He calls it good.
Whenever your hands feel tired and your heart wonders why,
remember: you’re not just working for something,
you’re working with Someone.
And He is faithful to finish what He started in you.
Action Step
Speak this aloud,
• “My labor is not wasted; it is seed sown in God’s timing.”
• “I will trust the slow work of God and remain faithful today.”
• “What I cannot see, God is growing.”
Write down one task that feels meaningless.
Ask God to show you how it matters in His bigger picture.
Today's Prayer
Heavenly Father, when my work feels empty, remind me that You are still working in me.
Give me eyes to see purpose beyond productivity.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
A Word of Encouragement
Beloved, you are not merely turning a wheel, you are watering a future harvest.
You are not wasting time, you are shaping endurance.
You are not unnoticed, you are being formed for faithful fruitfulness.
I speak over you,
• What feels empty will become evidence of God’s unseen work.
• What feels small now will be honored in His timing.
• What feels routine will be revealed as rehearsal for greater fruit.
• You will find sacred significance in small tasks.
• Your perseverance will become a testimony that outlasts the moment.
• Quiet faithfulness around you will awaken courage and hope in others.
• Moments that felt pointless will become sparks for kingdom gain.
You are a kingdom gardener in the grind.
You are faithful when results are delayed.
You are planting purpose even when the harvest is hidden.
Today's Blessing,
May the Lord cultivate patience in your hands and purpose in your heart.
May hidden growth rise where you cannot yet measure.
May your daily fidelity become the soil for someone else’s breakthrough.
Go into this day not defeated by the invisible,
but strengthened by the promise that God makes nothing in vain.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
-Pastor Kolawole Amigun
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