I resigned without a plan- Lessons from my resignation

     

1.    1. We were created to work. - Work is not optional. The man and the woman were both placed in the garden to work, God gave dominion to them both. Sadly, women in the Christian circle stop working once they get married or get children, and I was one of them.

Women need to fulfill the commandment to work; either as entrepreneurs or as employees, or as both. 

 2.      I need to always deal with my personal issues first. – Looking back, I realized that our childlessness was taking a toll on me. I did not know how to handle the internal pressure. Additional pressure from work felt like a tsunami and I thought quitting was the best thing. Unfortunately, after resigning I got so stressed and had to intentionally find internal healing.

Before you turn in your resignation notice, be sure it's not because you're looking for something only Christ can offer.

 3.      Financial realities. – I had to cut on spending and discount on a lifestyle I had acquired. Months later, it occurred that I also had to forget the employer’s pension, this has had a compounding effect on my future finances.

Do the benefits to quit outweigh the lifestyle challenges that come with the resignation? Do not downplay the financial hit that comes with the loss of income.

 4.      Stagnated Career goals – Quitting your job young, with no plan affects your career. With thousands of smart university grads leaving school every year and with the advancement in technology, I risked getting redundant by staying unemployed.

For anyone thinking of focusing on other things now, rather than career, you should have a plan for keeping your skills sharp and staying on top of changes in your profession, as well as thinking ahead to how you might re-enter the workforce.

 5.      Frustrated Entrepreneur- Entrepreneurship is not for everyone. One month after quitting, I was bored and tried my hand in business. Self-employment is hard and emotionally draining, you need to be incredibly passionate. You work longer than a typical corporate job, and will most certainly take longer before you make the money you would make in employment.  

 6.      God Has You Here for a Reason- Mostly, our work circumstances are not ideal, this is not heaven. But God is intentional in everything He does, He has placed you there for a bigger purpose than money and comfort. The job you are so anxious to leave may very well be what God will use to build His Kingdom.

 In my opinion, Men and women complement each other, so when these two workforces work together a better result will produce for sure. Having a purpose in life makes  us understand that we have a life beyond motherhood and playing a good wife. A woman should work for the betterment of herself, her satisfaction and happiness