I stepped out on faith and quit my corporate job at the end of last year and I have not missed it at all. I now get to create my workdays on my own terms, and I fit my work life around my busy life as a mother of three as a full-time photographer and videographer, and a part-time adjunct professor teaching Public Speaking and Communications.
To say it was easy would be a bit of a stretch. But with God, I can honestly say there has been very little trial and error. Here is why: God had been preparing me for this transition since 2020. During COVID it is safe to say that everyone was working from home. I thought that working from home would be easier, but it had gotten worse. I remember applying for jobs and not even being selected for an interview, which was discouraging, to say the least.
Back to the Office
After a year of working from home, it was time to come back to the office and the atmosphere had shifted tremendously from upper management. I felt trapped, unseen & unheard so, I transferred to a new department thinking that all I needed was a change of scenery. The company is great! I thought and so I stayed, and I was miserable, unfulfilled. I felt as though I was wasting away the longer that I stayed working for this company. Honestly, I felt the pressure of needing to stay because I have responsibilities. I have a husband, kids, and BILLS! Looking back, I know that God had already made the provision and had prepared me for December 31st , 2022. I resigned!
Entrepreneurship
The journey to full-time entrepreneurship has not been an easy one but a rewarding one. I call this my year of revelation. I have been working for someone else since I was 16 years old. So, everything my job was doing for me, I had to now learn how to do on my own. My safe place has been in God. I knew that there was NO WAY that I could do this without Him and so my faith in Him had to grow. As I relinquished control, God took full control and began to reveal to me all that he had instilled in me.
Those unique attributes and the knowledge that lied dormant because I was utilizing them came to the surface. I began to truly see the very purpose of many of the divine relationships that I had with people that God kept me connected to for well over 20 years. I watched these women grow their brands. I had been learning from them all along and now, I am able to give back to them through my gift of visual branding and content creation.
It is in this moment that I have a better understanding of who I am and who’s I am. Yes, I left my job to pursue fulltime entrepreneurship but, I really left my job so that I can truly depend on God. Philippians 4:7 ESV says “And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus” This scripture along with a few others have come to life after my step of faith. Sometimes, we may feel like we do not know “what’s next” in our lives or what our true purpose is in life.
It is the busyness of life that hinders our ability to hear from God. While you may not be called to leave your job, we are all called to do something in the earth to glorify God.
Our life experiences are not just for us to get through but to help others get through.
To be the light at the end of the tunnel for others. I believe that my step of faith will and has impacted others to birth visions, execute projects, draw closer to God, and to be confident in who God has created them to be.
If there is still breath in my lungs, then, there is still work for me to do and if you are reading this, there is still work for you to still do in the earth as well. I pray that you were encouraged by my story. It is still being written and so is yours.
