"She's leading conferences while I'm still figuring out my calling."
How it sounds in your head: I see her on stages and podcasts with a clear message while I don't even know what I'm supposed to be doing. She found her purpose in her twenties and I'm in my thirties still wandering. I've missed my window.
"He has made everything beautiful in its time."
-- Ecclesiastes 3:11Enemy using another woman's visible platform to convince you that you've missed your calling and it's too late.
She seems so clear and established while you're still asking God what you're supposed to do. Every year that passes feels like you're falling further behind where you should be.
Anna was a widow for the majority of her 84 years, serving in the temple in obscurity without a platform or visible ministry. At 84, she got her moment - she saw baby Jesus and prophesied over the Messiah, becoming one of the first evangelists of the gospel in an instant.
I REFUSE the lie that I've missed my calling because someone else found theirs first. IT IS WRITTEN in Ecclesiastes 3:11 that He makes everything beautiful in its TIME - my time, not hers. I am not behind God's schedule. IT IS WRITTEN in Jeremiah 29:11 - 'I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.' That's present-tense knowing, not past-tense missed opportunity. I am the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus, and my Father runs toward me with the microphone while I'm still asking Him what to say.
The Father who called Moses at 80 and Anna at 84 isn't worried about your age or timeline. He's preparing your stage while you're comparing yourself to her podcast downloads.