5 Faith-Led Signs It’s Time for a Promotion — In Your Career or Calling
- Sherrika Sanders
- Aug 5
- 4 min read
For the Woman Balancing Faith, Family, and Leadership... Without Losing Herself
If you’re a working mom, wife, and woman of faith, chances are you’ve wrestled with this question at some point: “Is it time for more… or am I just tired?”
The truth is, we serve a God of increase, but also one of order and peace. As a mentor to faith-driven women leaders, I see this tension all the time: women who are capable of so much but afraid to step into the more God is calling them to, or unsure if now is the right time.
You don’t want to lose yourself to ambition, but you also don’t want to ignore the nudge of purpose.
So how do you know when it’s truly time for a promotion — whether that’s in your career, your influence, your business, or even your personal life?
Here are five Spirit-led signs that it’s time to move forward, and how to do it without compromising your identity, peace, or priorities.
1. You No Longer Feel Challenged - Only Drained
If your current role (at work or in life) feels more like survival than stewardship, that could be a sign. God doesn’t call us to burnout. But He does call us to growth.
Faith Prompt: Ask God, “What are You trying to teach me here?” If the lesson feels complete, it might be time for a new assignment.
✔️ Pros: You’ve likely outgrown your current capacity. This could lead to increased impact and fulfillment.
⚠️ Consider: Be careful not to confuse frustration with a call to escape. Seek clarity, not just relief.
2. You Keep Getting Invited into Bigger Rooms
Promotion often begins in the unseen, but it doesn’t stay there for long. Are people starting to seek your voice, your insight, your leadership? That’s not random. That’s favor.
Faith Prompt: Favor is a signal, not a fluke. Steward it well and pray for discernment on when to step forward.
✔️ Pros: God may be opening doors you didn’t knock on. Walk through them boldly.
⚠️ Consider: Promotion means responsibility. Be sure your yes won’t come at the expense of your family or health.
3. Your Capacity Has Expanded — and You Know It
You're handling more with grace. You’re not just managing your roles — you’re multiplying impact. This is often a precursor to elevation.
Faith Prompt: Reflect on how much you’ve grown. Sometimes we don’t need more. We need to recognize we’re already operating at a new level.
✔️ Pros: You’re ready... and the fruit shows it.
⚠️ Consider: Don’t underestimate your value. You might need to advocate for the promotion no one else will offer.
4. You Feel a Holy Discontent
It’s not bitterness. It’s a burden. A pull toward something greater. A vision that keeps resurfacing in your prayer time. This is sacred.
Faith Prompt: When God begins to stir your spirit, it’s rarely about ego. It’s about obedience.
✔️ Pros: You're likely being called to a greater purpose or territory.
⚠️ Consider: Obedience may cost you comfort. Make peace with discomfort being part of the process.
5. Your Inner Circle Confirms What You Sense
God often uses wise counsel to confirm what He’s already whispered. If mentors, friends, or spiritual leaders are affirming your next step... listen.
Faith Prompt: Proverbs reminds us that “plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.” (Proverbs 15:22)
✔️ Pros: External confirmation can give you courage and strategy.
⚠️ Consider: Don’t rely only on others. Let God's voice be the loudest.
Promotion isn’t just about a new title. It’s about alignment. As daughters of the King, we don’t hustle for favor. We walk in it. But walking still requires movement.
So if any (or all) of these signs resonate, it might be time to stop asking for permission — and start preparing for promotion.
If you’re ready to discern your next move without sacrificing your peace, identity, or family in the process, I’d love to walk alongside you.
Let’s partner together in faith, strategy, and purpose. 👑
I'm Sherrika Sanders, founder of Transform the GAAP and host of She Leads Boldly — the podcast for faith-driven wives and mothers leading in business, corporate leadership, and at home. With over 15 years of corporate experience, I equip Christian women to thrive in leadership, honor their faith and family, and steward their God-given calling boldly and authentically without losing themselves in the process.
I know what it’s like to be the overworked “go-to” person — unseen, undervalued, and spiritually dry — while trying to lead with excellence. But I also know the breakthrough that comes when you realign with God, advocate for yourself, and rise into leadership from a place of identity, not just performance.
If you’re a woman navigating faith, family, and leadership — and you’re ready for mentorship rooted in purpose — I’d love to connect. Let’s build together.
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