378. How to Break Through a Spiritual Plateau and Start Growing Again
The Rob Skinner Podcast: Helping You Make This Life Count
Release Date: 02/02/2026
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378. How to Break Through a Spiritual Plateau and Start Growing Again
The Rob Skinner Podcast: Helping You Make This Life Count
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Episode Description
Have you ever felt stuck in your spiritual life—going through the motions, but missing the passion and freshness you once had?
In this episode of the Rob Skinner Podcast, Rob talks about how to start growing again when you’ve hit a spiritual plateau. Drawing from Hosea 10:12, Rob unpacks the powerful biblical image of breaking up unplowed ground—and what it looks like to let God soften hardened areas of the heart so new growth can take place.
Through a memorable personal story, practical spiritual insights, and honest encouragement, this episode will help you recognize when it’s time for renewal and how God brings refreshment after repentance.
If your faith feels dry, routine, or stalled, this message is for you.
Key Scripture
Hosea 10:12
“Sow righteousness for yourselves, reap the fruit of unfailing love, and break up your unplowed ground; for it is time to seek the Lord, until he comes and showers his righteousness on you.”
In This Episode, You’ll Learn:
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Why spiritual growth often slows or stalls over time
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What “unplowed ground” looks like in the heart
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How disappointment, routine, and unconfessed sin harden us spiritually
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Why dryness doesn’t mean failure—it means it’s time to plow
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Practical ways to soften your heart again through prayer, fasting, confession, and reflection
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Why God always brings renewal after repentance
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How new seasons of growth often come after uncomfortable seasons of change
Memorable Moments:
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A vivid story of turning a thorn-filled blackberry bramble into a fruitful garden
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Rob’s personal experience of spiritual dryness after early zeal as a Christian
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The promise that God always “sends rain after the plowing”
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Encouragement for long-time disciples who feel worn down or discouraged
Quotes from the Episode:
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“God always brings rain after the plowing.”
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“Dryness doesn’t mean you’re failing—it means it’s time to dig.”
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“Every new season of growth begins with breaking up hardened ground.”
Takeaway
Spiritual plateaus are not the end of growth—they’re often the beginning of a new season. When God starts to plow the heart, it may feel uncomfortable, but it always prepares the soil for deeper grace, renewed passion, and lasting fruit.
Let God break up what’s grown hard—and watch what He grows next.
Resources & Next Steps:
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📩 Sign up for Rob’s weekly newsletter: robskinner.com
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📖 Read Rob’s book, The 10X Christian (available on Amazon and robskinner.com)
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🎧 Subscribe to the Rob Skinner Podcast for weekly encouragement
Connect with Rob:
Website: robskinner.com
Email: rob@robskinner.com
Make this life count.