Anchored in Your Purpose
Today marks six years since my last day in my twelve-year career in the medical device industry.
It was a great job, with great pay, great benefits, and a title I had worked hard for. It was a role my heart knew I needed to leave, but my head often argued otherwise.
I loved the security of a steady paycheck, the ability to help provide for my family, the freedom of having spending money whenever I wanted, and honestly… I was attached to the identity the job gave me. But deep down, my heart was with my babies at home.
After having our third baby, I realized that having a serious career and being the kind of mom I wanted to be were no longer compatible. For over a year I wrestled with the desire to quit, and the desire to keep all those benefits. I remember driving to work in the dark early mornings, after getting up hours earlier to work out, make my lunch, and pump for my still-breastfeeding son. And I would pray: “God, please open a door for me to leave.”
But instead of opening a door, God closed one.
My amazing flexible schedule was ending, and I learned I would need to be in the office much more. The door on my career was closing… and a brand-new door was opening, one I had quietly dreamed about since the moment I became a mother.
Leaving a secure two-income household for one income was nerve-wracking. It felt like stepping off a cliff with nothing under my feet. I was exhilarated and terrified all at once. But I leapt, trusting God to meet me on the way down.
As I settled into our new rhythm at home and we made the decision to homeschool, I found so much joy, being with my kids all day, having the luxury of taking my time to clean the house, fold laundry, and care for our home. But as the newness faded, a new struggle surfaced.
I wrestled with my purpose.
With no longer being the financial contributor I once was.
With losing the prestigious title that used to define me.
With feeling like I wasn’t “doing enough.”
So I searched. I took classes, got licensed in real estate and financial services, always chasing that feeling of purpose. I prayed every day, “God, show me what You want me to do. Give me my assignment.” I waited for something big, an aha moment, a divine download, a clear line in the sand.
But the big moment never came.
Instead, the answers showed up quietly:
In early mornings reading my Bible.
In worship songs that filled my soul.
In slowing down long enough to hear God’s whisper instead of demanding His shout.
What I thought would be a grand reveal turned out to be the same whisper I had heard for years, one I had dismissed because it seemed too small, too simple, too ordinary.
My purpose is not what I do.
My purpose is who I am becoming.
God closing the door on my career helped me become a more present mother.
Starting my day in His Word helped me become anchored in Him.
Working out daily while listening to Scripture helped me become disciplined in body and spirit.
Caring for my home helped me become more grateful for what He has blessed me with.
Homeschooling helped me become a teacher, an advocate, and the steward of my children’s futures.
Purpose isn’t a job title, a paycheck, or a role. Purpose is the ongoing transformation God shapes within us, piece by piece, through every opportunity, every challenge, every season.
Looking back over the last six years, I can see it so clearly:
God has been revealing my purpose little by little-
in every trial,
every blessing,
every closed door,
and every new beginning.
And He’s still writing it.
He’s still shaping me.
He’s still anchoring my heart in Him.
Anchored in God’s Purpose
God’s purpose for your life is not something you “find” by striving or hustling. It’s something you grow into as you walk with Him. Even when you feel unsure, unseen, or in-between, He is faithfully weaving every moment into a divine purpose that will unfold in His perfect timing.
A Prayer For You:
Heavenly Father, thank You that Your purpose for my life is steady, sure, and anchored in Your love. When I’m tempted to strive or compare, remind me that my worth is not in what I achieve but in who I am becoming in You. Open my eyes to see the quiet ways You are shaping me every day. Help me trust Your leading and rest in Your timing. Amen.
Anchored in Hope,
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