Power Move™ #8: Pray and FastBefore You Make a Career Decision, Seek God's Direction
- Glennae Davis, RN, Workforce Care Specialist™
- Jul 20
- 3 min read
Power Move™ #8: Pray and Fast
Before You Make a Career Decision, Seek God's Direction
"Is not this the fast that I have chosen...?"— Isaiah 58:6 (KJV)
Prayer is communication.
Fasting is discipline.
Together, they are power tools.
When workplace stress, fear, injury, discrimination, or career burnout come for us, our natural instinct is to move.
We want relief.
We want answers.
We want the pain to stop.
But God often calls His people to do something different.
He calls them to seek Him first.
Career Burnout Competes for More Than Your Energy
Career burnout doesn't only affect your body.
It affects your attention.
Your confidence.
Your judgment.
Your hope.
And if left unaddressed, it can slowly weaken your relationship with God.
When employees become overwhelmed, they often spend more time researching employer policies than seeking God's direction.
They ask coworkers.
They ask family.
They ask social media.
They ask everyone except the One who knows the end from the beginning.
Prayer Before Decisions
Throughout Scripture, God's people prayed before making major decisions.
Prayer is more than asking God to fix a problem.
Prayer aligns our hearts with His will.
It reminds us that our Provider is not our employer.
Our security is not our paycheck.
Our future is not determined by one supervisor, one organization, or one difficult season.
Prayer teaches dependence on God.
Fasting Trains the Flesh
Fasting is often misunderstood as simply giving something up.
Biblically, fasting is an act of discipline and surrender.
It teaches us that every appetite should submit to God.
When fear is loud…
fast.
When anxiety is driving your decisions…
fast.
When you're tempted to react before you've sought wisdom…
fast.
Fasting doesn't manipulate God.
It changes us.
It quiets competing voices so we are better able to hear His.
Before You Decide
Before you resign...
Pray.
Before you request FMLA...
Pray.
Before you confront your manager...
Pray.
Before you accept another job...
Pray.
Before you let fear determine your future...
Pray and fast.
Career decisions made in panic often produce regret.
Career decisions made in God's presence produce peace.
Employee Mental Health Education Is Different
Employee Mental Health Education teaches employees how to make informed employment, mental health, and faith-based decisions.
Prayer and fasting remind us where wisdom comes from.
Education gives us understanding.
Prayer gives us direction.
Fasting gives us discipline.
Together, they prepare us to walk confidently in the path God has prepared.
Read. Comprehend. Apply.
If workplace stress has clouded your judgment, don't rush your next decision.
Pause.
Pray.
Fast.
Seek God's direction before seeking everyone's opinion.
📋 Take the Work Fatigue Quiz™ and discover your current level of Work Fatigue™.
Your results will help you identify your next right step before workplace stress progresses into burnout, disability leave, or unnecessary career loss.
📖 Continue reading Operation Mental Health™: Practical Lessons on Career Burnout and Recovery as we move through the 10 Power Moves™—faith-based actions designed to help Black career women, registered nurses, and believers protect their employability, strengthen their faith, and make informed employment, mental health, and faith-based decisions.
Understanding creates options.
Options create hope.
Employee Mental Health Education is the new standard of care.
