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Spiritual Awake People Quit These 7 Things Slowly | Life-Changing Wisdom & Alan Watts Insights | Kathryn’s Legacy TV | YouTubeToText
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Spiritual awakening leads individuals to shed detrimental patterns and mindsets, such as the need for external validation, toxic relationships, negative self-talk, fear-based decisions, comparison, unhealthy habits, and unforgiveness, ultimately leading to greater freedom, clarity, and alignment with their divine purpose.
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Vanny, can I tell you something? There
comes a moment in your walk with God
when the things you used to carry start
feeling too heavy to hold.
It's not because you're weak. It's
because you're awake now. When you are
spiritually asleep, you can tolerate the
things that drain your soul. But the
moment your spirit wakes up, the things
that once satisfied you, you start
recognizing that peace is too expensive
to sell out for drama. Your purpose is
too sacred to trade for distractions.
And your destiny is too precious to be
delayed by cycles.
I don't know who I'm talking to, but
somebody in here is wrestling with the
decision because the old you is still
pulling on you, but the awakened you is
rising up and saying, "I can't live like
this anymore." That's why today I want
to talk to you about seven things
spiritually awake people slowly begin to quit.
quit.
Not overnight, not perfectly, but consistently.
consistently.
Because when God wakes you up, he
doesn't just change how you see him.
He changes how you see yourself. When
you are spiritually awake,
the first thing that starts to shift is
your hunger for validation.
For so long, you may have lived on the
applause of people, depending on their
words to confirm your worth, their
approval to validate your decisions, and
their acceptance to make you feel whole.
But awakening is disruptive. It shakes
you out of the lie that someone else's
approval is the source of your value.
Spiritually awake people start to
realize that if God already called me chosen,
chosen,
if he already stamped me as worthy, then
no person's clapping or criticizing has
the power to alter that truth. The need
for validation begins to loosen its
grip. Not because you don't care about
people, but because you've stopped
putting them on the throne that belongs
to God. Validation addiction is subtle.
It hides in the way we post just to see
who's watching.
In the way we shrink our voice so we
won't be rejected.
In the way we say yes when everything in
our spirit says no because we're
terrified of disappointing others.
But the spiritually awake start to see
how dangerous this cycle is. Because if
you live for their applause, you will
die from their silence. And God cannot
allow you to keep attaching your
identity to the fickle opinions of
people when he's trying to anchor you in
his eternal truth. So what happens
slowly? You start pulling back.
You stop explaining yourself to everyone
who doesn't understand your calling.
You stop overcompensating to be seen
when you realize you're already fully
known by the creator of the universe.
You stop begging for love in places that
never had the capacity to honor your
worth in the first place.
And it doesn't happen overnight.
Sometimes it feels like detox as
validation can be like a drug. It gives
you a high when people approve, but it
leaves you empty when they don't.
Spiritually awake people recognize the
withdrawal symptoms, but choose freedom
over addiction. And here's the truth.
Walking away from the need for
validation doesn't make you cold. It
makes you clear. You become clear on
your assignment, clear on your
boundaries, clear on who you are, and
clear on whose you are. You can honor
people without being owned by their opinions.
opinions.
You can love people without being
limited by their expectations.
You can receive affirmation without
being dependent on it. That's what
awakening does. It teaches you that your
soul cannot afford to be rented out to
public opinion. But when God awakens
you, he is preparing you to stand in
rooms where not everyone will clap. To
step into callings where not everyone
will understand, to carry anointing that
not everyone will recognize. And if
you're still chasing validation, you'll
end up forfeiting divine opportunities
just to be liked by temporal voices.
But spiritually awake people slowly quit
that cycle. And in the quitting, they
find a freedom that feels like breathing
for the first time in years. When you
are spiritually awake,
one of the hardest but most necessary
shifts you'll ever make is quitting
toxic relationships and soul ties.
And let me be honest,
this one cuts deep because we don't just
form connections casually. We form them
emotionally, spiritually, and sometimes
physically. That means when God starts
awakening you, he doesn't just shine a
light on your destiny. He shines a light
on your attachments. Suddenly you see
that some of the people
Spiritually awake people understand that
love should never come at the expense of
your peace and loyalty should never
question your Toxic relationships can
feel like comfort zones because they're
familiar. Maybe you've been tied to
someone who constantly drains your
energy, manipulates your emotions, or
pulls you into cycles you swore you'd
never repeat. And yet there's a soul
tie, an invisible thread connecting you,
keeping you bound even when you know
better. Awakening doesn't make that
thread disappear overnight, but it does
expose it. You start realizing that
being connected to someone doesn't
always mean being aligned with them.
Connection without alignment
leads to chaos.
And here's what makes this so tough. You
don't always cut ties because the person
is bad. Sometimes they're just not meant
to walk with you into the season God is
calling you into.
Spiritually awake people start to
discern the difference between
assignment relationships and attachment
relationships. Assignments are
God-scent. They push you closer to
purpose, closer to growth, closer to
him. Attachments, on the other hand, are
fleshdriven. They keep you stuck, small,
and spiritually suffocated.
Awakening gives you the courage to quit,
confusing the two.
It's not easy, though. Letting go feels
like breaking a part of yourself. You
may wrestle with guilt, fear of being
alone, or the temptation to go back just
one more time. But slowly, as you wake
up, you begin to see that your soul
cannot heal in the same environment
where it was broken.
You cannot carry toxic ties into a place
of transformation. You cannot step into
the fullness of your calling while being
bound to someone who benefits from your
brokenness. And here's the power in it.
Quitting toxic relationships doesn't
just free you from others. It frees you
from yourself. It breaks the pattern of
you choosing dysfunction over destiny.
It teaches you to value yourself enough
to walk away even when your heart still
wants to stay. It teaches you that
endings are not failures. They're doorways.
doorways.
When you are spiritually awake, you stop
asking how much do I love them and you
start asking how much do I love me?
How much do I love God's plan for me?
And in that shift, quitting becomes an
act of obedience.
not abandonment
because spiritually awake people realize
something. Sometimes God won't bless you
the way he wants to until you release
what he never sent. Toxic ties block
divine flow.
And when you finally quit them, you make
room for the kind of love, friendships,
and connections that don't just hold
your hand,
they hold your destiny. When you are
spiritually awake,
one of the loudest battles you will ever
fight is not with demons, not with
enemies, not with the world. It's with
your own mind. The war of negative
self-t talk and self-sabotage.
Because it doesn't matter how much God
speaks life over you. If the voice in
your head is louder than his, you'll
keep shrinking in rooms you were born to
own. Spiritually awake people start
recognizing that the most toxic conversation
conversation
is not always with others. It's the one
you have with yourself
when nobody's listening. You know what
I'm talking about? The whispers that say
you're not enough. You're too broken.
You're too late. You'll never get it
right. the lies that remind you of every
failure, every rejection, every
insecurity until you start believing
that the broken version of you is the
only version that exists.
That's how self-sabotage is birthed. Not
because the opportunity wasn't there,
but because the mindset wasn't healed.
Awakening disrupts that cycle. It forces
you to confront the reality that your
words shape
your world. And if you keep rehearsing
defeat, you'll keep reliving it. When
God wakes you up, he starts retraining
your language. You begin to see how
dangerous it is to keep saying, "I
can't." When God already said you will.
How destructive it is to declare, "I'm
worthless when the cross already proved
your worth."
How limiting it is to confess, "I'll
always be like this." When the spirit
inside you says, "Behold, I make all
things new." Spiritually awake people
start to realize that every time you
speak death over yourself, you partner
with the enemy's plan. And every time
you speak life, you align with God's promise.
promise.
But here's the part many don't talk about.
about.
Self-sabotage doesn't just show up in
words. It shows up in behaviors. You
know you've self-sabotaged when you
procrastinate on purpose. When you
settle for relationships you know aren't
aligned. When you quit before you even
start because you're afraid of failing.
Spiritually awake people start catching
themselves in those cycles. It's like
you hear the old voice saying you can't.
But the awakened voice rises up and says
try anyway. The old voice says you're
not ready. But the awakened you says God
equips those he calls.
The old voice says, "Stay small." But
the awakened you says, "Step out." And
let me tell you, this is not a quick fix.
fix.
Awakening doesn't mean the negative
thoughts vanish. It means they no longer
control you. It's a daily decision to
replace lies with truth, to turn
self-doubt into self-discipline, to turn
fear into faith.
Spiritually awake people quit giving
their inner critic the final word. They
stop rehearsing every failure and start
rehearsing God's promises. They stop
letting shame dictate their choices and
start letting grace lead the way.
God supports the strong.
God supports the inner critic, the final
word. They stop rehearsing every failure
and start letting grace lead the way.
And that's the process of relationship.
And that's because at the end of the
day, the greatest sabotage is not what
others do to you. It's what you keep
doing to yourself. And when you awaken,
you realize that you cannot afford to be
your own enemy any longer. You learn to
silence the lies, affirm the truth, and
step boldly into the identity God
already declared over your life. When
you are spiritually awake, you begin to
recognize just how much fear has been
writing the story of your life.
Fear-based decisions are sneaky. They
don't always look like fear at first.
They can look like logic, safety, or
just being practical. But if you dig
deeper, you'll find that so many choices
we've made were rooted not in faith, not
in purpose, but in fear. Fear of failure,
failure,
fear of rejection, fear of loss, fear of
not being enough.
And spiritually awake people
slowly begin to quit making choices
based on what they're afraid of and
start making choices based on what
they're called to. Fear will always try
to convince you to play small. It'll
whisper, "Don't apply for that job.
You're not qualified. Don't start that
business. You'll fail like last time.
Don't trust that person. Everyone will
hurt you. Don't take that leap, you'll fall.
fall.
And if you listen to fear long enough,
you'll live your whole life stuck in a
cage that doesn't even have a lock on it.
it.
Awakening doesn't mean fear disappears.
It means you stop letting fear make the
final decision. Spiritually awake people
start to realize that fear is a thief.
It doesn't just steal opportunities.
It steals peace, creativity, and even
time. How many years have been wasted
saying one day when I'm ready? When
really it was fear that kept you
waiting. But when God awakens you, he
makes you confront the reality that fear
has been running your schedule, your
relationships, and even your prayers.
You've been praying safe prayers because
you've been living a safe life.
Awakening calls you higher. It demands
courage, not comfort.
The shift begins when you start asking
yourself a new question. Instead of what
if I fail, you begin asking what if God
shows up. Instead of what if I lose everything,
everything,
you start saying what if this is the
very thing that launches me into
destiny. Because fear wants you focused
on the worst case scenario. But faith
points you to the god orained outcome.
Fear says protect yourself. Faith says
position yourself. Fear says stay
hidden. Faith says step out. And here's
the truth. You cannot live awake and
live afraid at the same time. Fear will
paralyze you. But awakening pushes you
into movement. That doesn't mean you
won't feel fear, but it does mean you'll
choose faith anyway. You'll send the
application while your hands are
shaking. You'll say yes to the
opportunity while your voice is
trembling. You'll walk into the room
even when you feel out of place because
spiritually awake people learn that
bravery is not the absence of fear.
It's obedience in spite of it. Slowly
you quit choosing based on fear and you
start choosing based on faith. And that
shift changes everything.
You no longer ask what's safe for me.
You begin asking what's destined for me.
You stop looking at fear as a wall and
you start seeing it as a test of trust.
Because once you quit fear-based
decisions, you make space for God to
show you just how powerful his plan
really is. When you are spiritually
awake, you can't ignore the way
comparison and envy have been stealing
from you. Because comparison doesn't
just take your joy.
It robs you of focus. It robs you of
confidence. And it robs you of the
unique story God has been writing in
your life. Spiritually awake people
slowly start to quit comparing
themselves to everybody else because
they finally realize you cannot step
into your calling while staring at
someone else's lane.
Comparison is subtle. It creeps in when
you scroll on social media. When you see
someone announce their engagement, their
promotion, their new house, their big
opportunity. Suddenly, without even
realizing it, you start shrinking your
gratitude because you're measuring your
worth against their highlight reel. Envy
whispers, "They're ahead of you. You're
behind. You're missing something. And if
you don't catch it, you'll begin to
believe that God has favorites
and you're not one of them. Awakening
opens your eyes to a deeper truth. God
is not running out of blessings. His
supply has no shortage.
If he did it for them, it's not proof
that you've been overlooked. It's proof
that he's still in the neighborhood.
Spiritually awake people begin to see
comparison for what it really is. distraction.
distraction.
While you're busy measuring yourself
against somebody else, the enemy is
stealing the time and energy you could
be using to build what God placed in
your hands.
Awakening teaches you that your
assignment is tailorade, custom fitted
to your gifts, your story, your scars,
your anointing. And no matter how much
you look to the left or the right,
you'll never find peace until you
embrace what's been placed inside of you.
you.
Let me tell you, envy doesn't just
distort how you see others. It distorts
how you see yourself. It convinces you
that you're lacking when in reality
you're just different. It convinces you
that you're late when in reality, God's
timing for you was never supposed to
match theirs.
It convinces you that you're not enough
when in reality you're overqualified for
the exact purpose you were born to
fulfill. Spiritually awake people stop
letting envy cloud their vision because
they recognize that jealousy is just
misplaced admiration.
What you envy in others might be the
very thing God is stirring in you. If
you can shift from jealousy
to inspiration
comparison doesn't happen in a single
moment. It's a daily practice.
It's choosing to celebrate others
without questioning yourself. It's
learning to say, "Good for them and good
for me, too." It's reminding yourself
that destiny is not a race. It's a
journey. And everyone's path looks
different. Spiritually awake people
learn how to clap for others without
losing their rhythm. How to admire
without feeling insecure, and how to
wait for their moment without doubting
if it will come. Because when you quit
comparison and envy, you step into
freedom, freedom to be authentic,
freedom to be consistent, freedom to run
your race with your eyes fixed forward.
And in that freedom,
you discover that your life doesn't need
to look like anyone else's to be
impactful. It just needs to look like
the one God designed for you. When you
are spiritually awake, you start to
notice the weight of the habits that
quietly drain your spirit. The late
night scrolling that leaves your soul
empty. The constant gossip that poisons
your perspective. The addictions that
numb your pain but never heal it. The
distractions that eat away at your
prayer life, your focus, your energy.
Spiritually awake people slowly begin to
quit these unhealthy habits because they
realize they're not just bad routines.
They are spiritual leeches
draining strength from the very place
God is trying to grow you. Unhealthy
habits often start as coping mechanisms.
Maybe you use them to escape stress, to
cover loneliness, or to silence the
noise of insecurity. But what began as a
temporary relief becomes a permanent prison.
prison.
The awakened spirit begins to see that
these habits are not harmless.
They are assignments of delay. They
don't just waste your time. They waste
your destiny. Every moment you invest in
them is a moment stolen from the life
God has called you to build. Awakening
doesn't mean you wake up one day and
never crave those habits again.
No, awakening means you can no longer
ignore the cost.
You begin to feel the spiritual fatigue.
Every time you indulge, you notice the
fog in your mind, the heaviness in your
spirit, the distance from God.
Spiritually awake people start saying,
"I can't afford to keep living like
this. My purpose is too valuable. My
calling is too serious. My future is too costly."
costly."
Here's the truth.
Unhealthy habits don't just damage your
body or mind.
They disrupt your alignment with God.
How can you hear his whisper if you're
always distracted? How can you walk in
discipline if you're always yielding to
what's convenient? How can you steward
opportunities if you're always drained
by what consumes you in secret?
Awakening exposes that gap. It shows you
that you can't carry both God's glory
and destructive patterns because the
weight of one will crush the other. And
I know this is hard cuz quitting habits
feels like losing comfort.
It feels like tearing away something
familiar. But spiritually awake people
start replacing comfort with conviction.
They stop feeding their pain with
substitutes and start feeding their
spirit with truth. Instead of gossip,
they choose prayer.
Instead of numbing, they choose healing.
Instead of procrastinating, they choose
discipline. Instead of procrastinating,
they choose discipline. It's not about
perfection. It's about direction.
Every small step away from unhealthy
habits is a giant leap toward freedom.
Your awakening makes you realize that
discipline is not punishment.
is protection. Protection for your
peace, protection for your focus,
protection for your destiny.
Spiritually awake people quit unhealthy
habits not because they want to be good,
but because they want to be whole. They
want to be present. They want to be
fully available for everything God has
in store.
Because here's the truth. What you
continually consume will eventually
consume you.
But when you awaken, you choose to let
the spirit consume you instead.
And in that shift, the habits that once
held you hostage begin to lose their
power, and you finally breathe in the
freedom you were always meant to carry.
When you are spiritually awake, you can
no longer ignore the chains of
unforgiveness. At first, it feels easier
to hold on to the anger, the bitterness,
the memory of what they did. You tell
yourself, "If I let this go, then it
means they got away with it." But the
truth is, unforgiveness doesn't trap
them. It traps you. Spiritually awake
people slowly begin to quit the cycle of
unforgiveness because they realize that
carrying old wounds is too heavy for the
future God has designed for them.
Unforgiveness disguises itself as
protection. It convinces you that by
holding on to resentment, you're
guarding your heart. But in reality,
you're building walls that keep out
healing, love, and even the very
blessings God wants to send your way.
The awakened spirit begins to see that
unforgiveness is like drinking poison
and waiting for the other person to die.
It doesn't destroy them. It destroys
you. And let's be honest, this is one of
the hardest things to quit because
forgiveness feels unfair. They hurt you.
They betrayed you. They lied. They
abandoned you. Forgiveness feels like
letting them off the hook. But awakening
teaches you something deeper.
Forgiveness doesn't release them. It
releases you.
It's not about saying what you did was
okay. It's about saying what you did
will not control me anymore. Spiritually
awake people begin to understand that
forgiveness is not weakness. It's
spiritual warfare.
It breaks cycles of bitterness.
It silences the enemy's grip. It
restores peace to your soul.
Unforgiveness will always try to justify itself.
itself.
I can't forgive them until they apologize.
apologize.
I can't forgive because it still hurts.
I can't forgive because they don't
deserve it.
But awakening makes you realize that
forgiveness was never about deserving.
It's about obedience.
God forgave us when we didn't deserve
it. And that same grace he extended to
us is the grace we extend to others. Not
because they've earned it, but because
we refuse to be bound. And here's what
happens when you quit unforgiveness.
You start to see yourself differently.
Because as long as you hold bitterness,
you're tethered to the moment of pain.
You keep reliving the betrayal,
replaying the offense, rehearsing the
wound. But when you release it, you step
out of the prison of the past and into
the freedom of your future.
Spiritually awake people realize they
cannot walk in destiny while chained to
yesterday. Forgiveness doesn't happen in
one moment. It's a process. Some days
you'll feel free. Other days the pain
will rise up again. But each time you
choose release over resentment, peace
over punishment, grace over grudges.
Slowly the cycle breaks. Slowly your
heart heals. Slowly you begin to see
that forgiveness was never about them.
It was always about you stepping fully
into who God called you to be. Because
spiritually awake people know this. You
cannot carry unforgiveness and carry
glory at the same time. One will cancel
the other. And when you finally quit the
cycle, you discover that the freedom of
forgiveness feels lighter than any
justice your flesh could have ever given you.
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