Why We All Feel Like Something Big Is About to Happen — And Why 2025 Has Everyone Bracing for Impact
Even non-religious people feel like something is… coming
“When will this all make sense?”
If you’ve asked yourself that recently — take comfort. You’re not malfunctioning or being dramatic. And, you’re definitely not the only one.
This year has a strange pressure to it. A weird sense that something is humming under the floorboards of everyday life.
And even if you’re not religious…
Or don’t care about prophecy…
Even if the end-times crowd usually gets an eye roll from you…
Still — be honest — something in you is whispering:
“What is happening right now? Why does everything feel fragile? Why does it feel like we’re all waiting for… something?”
So let’s talk about it.
Because the world is shaking — in ways your soul feels even when your mind can’t explain it.
Pull up a seat.
Let’s go there.
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That Quiet “Something’s Off” Feeling You Can’t Shake
There’s a strange tone in the air these days. It’s not panic exactly… but it’s not peace either.
It’s more like standing on a dock that’s not totally steady. You’re not falling in, but you’re not stable, either. And you’re definitely holding your breath more than usual.
You know the feeling:
The sense that things are shifting too fast
Awareness that you don’t quite trust what tomorrow looks like
The worry that “normal life” isn’t as normal as it used to be
Weird spiritual fatigue that sneaks up on you at 2 a.m.
Thought you were the only one didn’t you?
Most people have no idea how to talk about it.
Because saying “I feel like something big is coming” sounds like something only conspiracy people or doomsday prophets would say.
But regular people — your coworker, your neighbor, your gym friend — are saying it too. Quietly. Like it slips out by accident.
The feeling is everywhere.
And no one knows what to do with it.
The World Is Changing Faster Than Our Brains Can Handle
The human mind was never designed for this level of rapid change.
We’re built for gradual shifts — seasons, slow adjustments, small steps. But the world right now?
It’s flipping the table every other week.
One minute you understand the world.
Next minute: new tech, new threat, new crisis.
Then suddenly the job you thought you’d retire from is being sized up by a machine that doesn’t need sleep or health insurance.
We’re experiencing:
An identity crisis
A meaning crisis
A technological crisis
A financial crisis
A relational crisis
A spiritual crisis
All at the exact same time.
No wonder we’re tired.
People feel like they’re waiting for a shoe to drop — or the whole ceiling.
We’re not just experiencing change, but a global psychological crisis.
The Fear No One Wants to Admit: “I Could Lose Everything Overnight”
You know what’s really messing with people?
It’s the speed of everything.
Jobs aren’t disappearing slowly.
Companies aren’t restructuring gradually.
Life isn’t wobbling gently.
It starts with an email. Then an announcement. A quiet update. An algorithm running in the background. One choice made far away from you — and everything changes.
And suddenly the life you built feels like a sandcastle in front of the tide.
People are afraid of losing:
Their job
Their identity
Their income
Their routine
Their purpose
Their place in the world
But the biggest fear?
Losing it all suddenly. Without warning.
That’s the psychological wound of 2025.
It’s the pain point pulsing under our culture.
The shadow behind everyone’s confidence.
Even if your life looks stable, your soul is bracing itself.
AI Isn’t Just Taking Jobs — It’s Stealing Identity
Here’s the part people really don’t want to say out loud:
It’s not the robots that scare us.
It’s what the robots say about us.
Because when a machine can do your job — faster, cheaper, and without attitude — your mind goes straight to the place no one likes talking about:
“Am I replaceable?”
It’s no longer:
“I need to be better than Bob.”
It’s now:
“I need to be better than a machine.”
It doesn’t get tired, doesn’t need breaks, doesn’t wrestle with emotions or bad days — and it’s not hiding in the bathroom watching TikTok like the rest of us.
We spent decades telling people:
“Your job is your purpose.”
“Your career is your calling.”
“Your work is your worth.”
And now that work is becoming optional — or obsolete — people are quietly breaking inside.
You take away someone’s job?
You bruise their spiritual ego
That’s why this moment feels spiritual.
Because it is.
Everyone Is Carrying Secret Panic — But Pretending They’re Fine
Let’s talk about the world’s biggest lie: social media.
You could be having the worst week of your life, and open Instagram to see:
Happy couples
Perfect kitchens
Perfect vacations
Perfect careers
Perfect skin
Perfect faith
Perfect everything
Meanwhile you’re over here:
Losing sleep
Losing direction
Losing motivation
Losing hope
Losing grip
But nobody posts:
“My job might be gone soon and I’m terrified.”
“I feel spiritually empty.”
“I feel like God is quiet and I don’t know why.”
“I don’t tell anyone this but I’m scared for the future.”
So you end up comparing your real life to someone else’s highlight reel — and of course that makes you feel like you’re falling apart.
People aren’t okay.
They’re pretending.
We all are, a little.
And the pretending is exhausting.
There’s a Reason This Feels Like a Spiritual Moment
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Even if you don’t consider yourself spiritual — even if church hurt you, or faith feels far from your life — something about this cultural moment is stirring that deeper part of people.
Because when:
Your stability crumbles
Your identity shakes
Your future feels foggy
The world feels unpredictable
Technology outpaces your ability to adapt
Your soul wakes up.
It starts asking questions your brain avoids:
“Is there something bigger going on?”
“Why does this moment feel… significant?”
“What am I supposed to do with this anxiety?”
“What if this isn’t random?”
“Is God trying to get my attention?”
You don’t need a degree in theology to feel spiritual tremors.
Major life shifts tend to do that — individually and collectively.
Something about this season feels bigger than economics or politics.
Bigger than technology.
Bigger than the news.
It feels… purposeful.
Heavy.
Pregnant with meaning.
Like we’re on the edge of something.
Something we can feel before we can see.
The Exhaustion You Can’t Explain? It’s Not Laziness — It’s Soul Fatigue
You hear it everywhere:
“I’m worn out.”
“I can’t think straight.”
“I feel disconnected.”
And this isn’t a diet issue or a sleep issue. It’s deeper than stress or too much time staring at a phone.
This is what psychologists call anticipatory stress:
The constant tension of waiting for something to go wrong.
It drains you.
Silently.
Steadily.
Relentlessly.
You’re not tired because you’re weak, your nervous system is just doing push-ups around the clock.
The Collapse of “Normal” Isn’t the End — It’s the Unraveling
Let’s get to the heart of all this.
2025 feels intense because the old world — the version we trusted — is breaking down.
We’re watching old systems crumble.
It feels like an ending because endings always feel like collapse.
But what if it’s not collapse?
What if it’s clearing?
What if the old world is falling apart because it wasn’t strong enough to carry the next season?
What if we’re being forced — not gently — to rethink:
What matters
Who we are
What we trust
How we find purpose
What we build our lives on
This is an awakening.
Scary awakening?
Yes.
Painful awakening?
Sure.
Necessary awakening?
Heck I don’t know. Probably.
Maybe We’re Not Waiting for Disaster — Maybe We’re Waiting for Direction
Here’s a thought:
What if that “something big is about to happen” feeling isn’t actually fear?
It might be the beginning of clarity.
That uneasiness in your soul stretching? What if that’s just room being cleaned out for you to see clearly.
Humans always feel anxious before major transformation.
Always.
There’s always a shaking before a breakthrough.
So maybe — just maybe — this isn’t the end.
Could be the birth of something we can’t see yet.
Maybe everything shaking is exposing what was already fragile.
This is a holy disruption, not a global collapse.
So What Do You Do With This Feeling?
You don’t brush it off or bury it under noise and fill the silence with mindless scrolling.
You pause and take notice.
That quiet pull inside you — the one whispering, “Something’s changing” — isn’t meant to unsettle you…..It’s meant to wake you.
Maybe God is stirring something new. Do you feel being drawn a little deeper? It’s possible the days ahead aren’t a threat, but a doorway you’re meant to walk through slowly and honestly.
I guess thats hard to see if you keep pretending everything’s fine.
So let the shift be felt and ask the questions. Give yourself permission to say, “Yeah… something’s different this year.”
Because that kind of honesty is usually where transformation begins.
The Last Thought I Want to Leave You With
What if the world shaking isn’t meant to break you…
but to wake you?
If this strange, unsettling pressure on your soul isn’t danger —
is it possibly….direction?
Maybe the thing you’re bracing for isn’t destruction —
but invitation?
Sit with that. Let it soak in.
Not in fear — but in curiosity.
Because maybe — just maybe — you’re not at the end.
You’re at the edge.
And that’s where the real story begins.
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If you’ve been trying to earn your way into heaven, it’s time to stop striving and start surrendering. Today can be the day everything changes.
The Bible says in 2 Corinthians 6:2, “Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.”
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I definitely feel that there is something coming. Call it a revival, a (re)awakening, or something else--we are definitely on the verge of mighty move of God.