Level Up
When the stay-at-home orders began March 2020, I sensed it was time for me to level up.
Although it felt like the whole world was on fire, I was determined to use the break in routine wisely. The Spirit had been beckoning me to come higher for awhile and quarantine was the perfect time to start. So, I started a morning devotion routine. I adopted a new, daily skincare routine. I learned how to accurately fill in my eyebrows. I experimented with new hair products and hairstyles. I created the ScriptHer Notes Bible Study Journal. I completed an intensive Bible study program with Everyday Seminary. And I completed a dream interpretation class.
Within months, I’d accomplished all of the things on my short list of goals but there was one big goal I didn’t try to accomplish for fear of disappointment: I wanted a new job.
Specifically, I wanted more flexibility, a salary increase, less travel time, and an opportunity for professional growth. There were days I struggled with praying for a new job because the spirit of religion made me feel like I didn’t deserve it. The spirit of religion made me feel as if I wasn’t content with the job God had given me, after rescuing me from a harassing boss. The spirit of religion made me feel greedy for asking God for greater, for better, for more. So, I stopped praying and stopped looking for a new job, still silently hoping that God would open a door.
Months later, as my maternity leave was coming to an end, my desire for a new job welled up inside me again. This time, I responded to the desire because now I had a need to ask for greater, for better, for more. My family of three had grown to a family of four. So, I started submitting applications for positions that were above a specific pay grade only. However, because I didn’t begin the job hunting process when I sensed it was time to level up, before I gave birth, I had to find time to submit applications while caring for a newborn, adjusting to being a mother of two, and homeschooling my oldest son, all while functioning on a limited supply of sleep.
Thankfully, in less than six months, I had a job offer for a full-time, remote position, that had everything on my wish list. Even more, the pay was double my current salary!
Last week I asked God why the open door didn’t happen sooner. What kept me from moving to the next level the moment You called me? He answered:
Lack of clarity about my purpose, assignments, gifts, etc.; about my access and benefits as a child of God
Lack of devotion to God, making time for Him only when it’s convenient for me; prioritizing other relationships before my relationship with God
Lack of participation in creating or researching opportunities; waiting for opportunity to find me; laziness, slothfulness
Since I focused on other things instead of remedying these three areas of lack, I wasted time, missed opportunities and limited my own access. It’s one thing for an enemy to stand in the way of my way, it’s another thing to stand in my own way!
If you’re on the cusp of a breakthrough, let me coach you to the other side. The Religious Detox is designed to help you break free of religion that’s holding you back, boxing you in, or limiting your knowledge, skills, ministry, business, etc.
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