"Nobody wants to hire a woman my age. I'm invisible to employers now."
How it sounds in your head: Younger women get hired instantly. When I walk in for interviews, I see the disappointment in their eyes—I'm not what they pictured. They want someone young and energetic who'll be there 20 years. I'm a bad investment at 82.
"Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, do not forsake me, until I declare Your strength to this generation, Your power to everyone who is to come."
-- Psalm 71:18Source: World's ageism and sexism combined, invisibility spirit targeting older women, cultural beauty and youth worship.
She's experienced being dismissed or talked over because of her age and gender. Statistically, older women face the worst hiring discrimination. She sees younger women getting opportunities she's denied.
Anna was 84 years old, a widow for most of her life, and God positioned her to be one of the FIRST to recognize and declare the Messiah. Her age and gender didn't disqualify her—they positioned her for historic significance.
I REFUSE the lie that I'm invisible because of age and gender. IT IS WRITTEN that when I am old and grayheaded, God does not forsake me but gives me assignments to declare His strength. I am Abraham's seed—the BARAK blessing makes me the head and not the tail, above only and not beneath, regardless of what hiring managers think. IT IS WRITTEN that what God opens, no man can shut. Like Anna at 84 who was positioned by God for historic prophetic recognition, my age is my ASSET in His kingdom. I don't need their approval; I have HIS FAVOR by covenant.
The Father sees you with absolute clarity and delight—you're not invisible, you're VALUABLE. He's preparing opportunities that specifically need your seasoned wisdom, and those divine connections don't care about age or gender.