I haven’t always been the best example of working as unto the Lord. I remember when we moved to Atlanta and I took a job at a restaurant. My initial training was incredible—I was surrounded by great people, and I built relationships that lasted for years. But once I officially started in the store that I would be at after training, things changed.

Before the move, I was in a general manager position, running multiple stores. So, coming into this new job was humbling, to say the least. I had to work under a woman who led differently than I would have. It wasn’t about her being a woman in charge; it was about the drastic shift in leadership styles. I couldn’t stop thinking, “If I was leading, I’d do things this way.” But that’s the wrong attitude when you’re supposed to be serving under someone else’s leadership.

And to make matters worse, there was another manager who was… let’s just say, difficult. He had a way of causing division in the store. Nobody seemed to mesh well with him, and it just added to the overall tension I felt at the time.

Over time, things did get a little better. That manager and I eventually found a way to work together, and I gained a bit more peace in the workplace. But if I’m honest, my heart was never 100% in it. My mind was so focused on entrepreneurship and the next phase of my life that I wasn’t giving my all where I was. I appreciated the job, but I wasn’t fully present.

Here’s the lesson: as believers, we’re called to work as unto the Lord, no matter what kind of leadership we’re under. We’re called to serve well, even when it’s difficult or we feel like we could do things differently. God is always watching how we handle those situations.

Looking back, I realize I could have been much more faithful in that job, but I wasn’t. If you find yourself working for someone else—whether in a corporation or any other organization—be faithful. If you plan to have your own, you need to be faithful in someone else’s organization first.

God bless the entrepreneur.