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This is How to Break Through Spiritual Stagnation in Just One Week

June 24, 2025 by Deneen Troupe-Buitrago Leave a Comment

…even if you feel disconnected, overwhelmed, or stuck.

Let’s be honest: Have you ever felt like your faith life has flatlined?
You’re showing up—praying when you remember, squeezing in a devotional—but it feels like nothing is shifting inside.

This spiritual stagnation isn’t uncommon. Especially for high-capacity women—entrepreneurs, professionals, leaders—it can sneak in when your soul gets buried under responsibility.

But the good news?
You don’t have to stay stuck in spiritual stagnation.

woman on a deck overlooking a lake thinking about spiritual stagnation

I have a step-by-step process based on the Personalized Faith Plan (PFP)™—and how, in just one week, you can begin to break through the fog, the spiritual stagnation and rediscover clarity, connection, and spiritual momentum.

And if you’re ready to go even deeper?
There’s a way to turn this reset into a rhythm—more on the Rooted Rhythm Retreat at the end (keep reading).

Step 1: Recognize the Real Root of Stagnation

Day 1: Monday

“Search me, God, and know my heart… Lead me in the way everlasting.” — Psalm 139:23-24

Spiritual stagnation often isn’t about laziness or lack of effort.
It’s often a misalignment between your spiritual growth practices and how God uniquely designed you.

In the Personalized Faith Plan (PFP)™, we teach that each woman has a “faith shape” that reflects how she’s wired to connect with God—heart, soul, mind, or strength.

Ask yourself:

  • Am I doing what should work, instead of what fits me?
  • Where do I feel drained or resentful in my faith life?

Take the Faith Shape Quiz to discover your unique approach to connecting with God.

stepping out in faith and trusting God to cure spiritual stagnation

Step 2: Rebuild Connection With Your Primary Faith Leading

Day 2: Tuesday

Once you know your “faith leading”—Heart, Soul, Mind, or Strength—you can stop striving and start syncing with how God made you.

Example:

  • Mind-led? Carve out space to study scripture or explore theological insights.
  • Heart-led? Lean into worship, music, or journaling with emotions.
  • Strength-led? Turn your work into worship and get outside moving with God.
  • Soul-led? Schedule unhurried quiet or thoughtful prayer.

Your spiritual reset begins when you stop forcing what doesn’t fit—and start flowing with what does.

Step 3: Renew Your Mind with a Personalized Framework

Day 3: Wednesday

Here’s where the FRAME Tool comes in:
It stands for Faith acceleRator for shAping Mature disciplEs and gives you clarity around how to deepen your spiritual life with intention.

Ask:

  • Where am I now in my spiritual growth?
  • Where is God inviting me to mature?
  • What rhythms actually help me move forward?

Mid-week reset: Journal what needs to be released—and what needs to be reignited.

women strategizing.

Step 4: Reconnect in Community

Day 4: Thursday

“Let us not give up meeting together… but encourage one another.” — Hebrews 10:25

Isolation is fuel for spiritual stagnation. You were never meant to grow alone.

  • Who do you talk to about your faith?
  • Who holds you accountable when you want to grow?

Even one intentional conversation with someone who “gets it” can reignite something inside you.

Consider joining a faith-driven community that ‘gets you’ (like the PFP™ group) for support and structure.

In fact, check out my free training: “How to Redefine Faith Growth by Embracing Freedom, Confidence, and a God-Centered Journey” and discover how to create a personalized faith plan that works with your unique design.

woman climbing up a path

Step 5: Reestablish Rhythms that Actually Work for You

Day 5: Friday

By now, you’ve discovered:

  • What’s not working
  • What fits your shape
  • What helps you grow
  • That you’re not alone

Now it’s time to build a customized rhythm—one that’s simple, sustainable, and sacred.

Try the 8-8-8 Model:

  • 8 minutes daily
  • 8 hours monthly
  • 8 days quarterly

What can this look like for you?

8 minutes daily- This is your daily reset. Think of it as a mini realignment with God.
No pressure. No elaborate routine. Just 8 intentional minutes of connection.

Examples:

  • Heart-led: Turn on a worship song, close your eyes, and pray through the lyrics.
  • Mind-led: Read a single verse and write one sentence about what it means for your workday.
  • Strength-led: Walk outside and pray as you move—offer your day to God in motion.
  • Soul-led: Sit in silence, breathe deeply, and repeat a breath prayer like “God, You are here.”

8 hours monthly (Slow day to realign)- This is your Sabbath-style pause. Once a month, block out time to rest, reflect, and recalibrate.

Bringing you back to life

It’s not about “doing nothing”—it’s about doing things that bring you back to life.

Examples:

  • Begin your day with an unhurried coffee and journal reflection:
    Where did I feel close to God this month? What needs releasing?
  • Read a spiritual book that speaks into your season (not just theology—also story, inspiration, creativity).
  • Spend 2–3 hours in nature. Let God speak through His creation—take photos, sketch, or just observe.
  • Revisit your PFP or Faith Shape results and ask, Am I still aligned? What needs attention?

8 days quarterly (a focus reset)- This is where transformation deepens. Every 3 months, take 8 days total (can be broken into 2–3 days at a time or done all at once) to retreat inward, recalibrate your purpose, and reignite your passion for God.

This is the rhythm the Rooted Rhythm Retreat was designed to mirror.

Examples:

  • Block a weekend for a personal retreat: unplug, journal, walk, worship, and realign your goals with God.
  • Attend a guided retreat like the Rooted Rhythm Retreat in Colombia—designed for high-capacity women to reconnect deeply with their calling.
  • If travel isn’t possible, take a few slow mornings off to step away from your regular pace. Visit a botanical garden, a friend’s farm, or a quiet museum and listen for God’s voice.

This creates ongoing momentum instead of quick bursts that fade.

What is one thing you can plan today to begin your own 8-8-8 Rhythm Model? Let me know in the comments.

Woman on park bench. Feeling spiritual stagnation

Step 6: Reflect + Rest with God

Day 6: Saturday

Make space to pause.

Reflect on:

  • What God revealed this week
  • How your mindset shifted
  • What clarity you now carry

Sit outside. Take a slow walk. Soak in God’s presence. Let His peace fill the places that felt stuck.

Step 7: Reset with Intention

Day 7: Sunday

Now that you’ve experienced a spiritual stagnation breakthrough in just one week… What would it look like to make this your way of life?

What if you could step away from your everyday distractions and go even deeper?

That’s exactly what we’ve created with the Rooted Rhythm Retreat—a sacred space in the mountains of Colombia designed for women like you to:

  • Realign with God’s voice
  • Reconnect with your faith rhythm
  • Renew your soul and direction

This isn’t just a getaway—it’s a guided transformation, so you don’t return to your old patterns.

If this one-week plan stirred something in your spirit, imagine what could happen in 10-days away with God.

Click here to join the waitlist for the Rooted Rhythm Retreat.

Your soul is worth the reset, calling is worth the clarity and your life is worth the alignment.

Don’t just break through for a week—build a rhythm that lasts.

Let me know in the comments: What part of your faith life feels out of rhythm right now—and what would change if it was reset?

Be filled to overflowing,

DeneenTB

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