Feeling unseen is more than being ignored. You start questioning your worth, your value, your very existence. It's the soul-deep exhaustion that comes from giving and giving with nothing filling you back up.

It's praying and feeling like your prayers hit the ceiling. It's serving and feeling taken for granted. It's loving others well while feeling unloved yourself.

But here's what I know after walking through my own valley of feeling invisible: Your feelings are valid, but they don't define your reality.

Sometimes our spiritual maturity can cover up our emotional needs. We think because we love God, we should be "over" our struggles. We believe that having faith means we shouldn't feel lost, uncertain, or weary. God gives us solutions for the feelings. He does not throw us away.