"The guys who started with me are executives now while I'm stuck at the same level."
How it sounds in your head: You entered the workforce together. They climbed while you plateaued. They have corner offices and stock options. You have the same title you had fifteen years ago. Something must be wrong with you.
"Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, and whose hope is the LORD. For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, which spreads out its roots by the river, and will not fear when heat comes; but its leaf will be green, and will not be anxious in the year of drought, nor will cease from yielding fruit."
-- Jeremiah 17:7-8World: Career ladder as masculinity scoreboard, making worth equal to corporate advancement.
LinkedIn shows their promotions. Reunions highlight their success. Your business card hasn't changed. The evidence is overwhelming that you didn't measure up in the race that matters to men.
Ten brothers spent decades as regular shepherds while their younger brother became second-in-command of Egypt. When famine hit, their 'normal' jobs couldn't save them, but Joseph's position saved the entire family and gave them the best land in Egypt instantly.
I REFUSE the lie that my career level determines my value or God's blessing. IT IS WRITTEN that I'm a tree planted by waters, never ceasing to yield fruit regardless of titles. Their corner offices are temporal; my fruit is eternal. I am blessed coming in and going out, head and not tail, above and not beneath—not because of my position on organizational charts but because of my POSITION IN CHRIST. IT IS WRITTEN in Ephesians 1:3 that I'm blessed with EVERY spiritual blessing in heavenly places. My promotion comes from the Lord, and His timing is perfect.
Father isn't measuring you by their org chart. He's already seated you in heavenly places far above all principality and power—your real position makes their executive titles look like participation trophies.