Ifeoma Chuks-Adizue 
Have you ever found yourself in a season where everything seems fine, yet something inside you feels unsettled?
The job is good. The family is well. You’re ticking the boxes you once prayed for. You’re deeply grateful…truly grateful…and yet, beneath that gratitude, there’s a quiet stirring that keeps whispering: “There’s more.”
Most career women try to silence this stirring, calling it “a phase,” blaming stress or even reminding themselves to be more thankful. Yet no matter how hard they try, the restlessness lingers. This is because sometimes, that unease isn’t a problem to fix but a nudge from God. His gentle way of saying, “You’ve grown here. It’s time to move higher.”
If you read my earlier column, “The Stirring You Can’t Ignore,” I shared three signs that show you’re ready to step into God’s bigger assignment. This week, let’s go a step further into why and what to do when the nudge won’t leave you alone.
Ready? Let’s dive in…
The Nudge comes when REDIRECTION is required. Sometimes God stirs your spirit because you’ve fulfilled an assignment and Heaven is signaling that it’s time for a new one.
Here, the peace and grace that once marked a season starts to fade and no matter how hard you try to stay, something in you just knows it’s time to move. If that’s where you are, stop fighting to revive what God has already completed.
The restlessness may not be about something ending but about something beginning.
The Nudge comes when PREPARATION is needed. At other times, God stirs not to push out but to prepare you for what’s ahead.
Think young Moses. He saw his people’s pain and felt the urge to help, most likely because the stirring had begun. Yet it wasn’t time for action. It was a season of preparation – to replace impulsiveness with patience and strength with humility. Virtues he would later master in the wilderness before leading Israel.
So if the doors haven’t opened yet, don’t mistake delay for denial. The stirring may not be pushing you out but pulling you deeper into maturity for what’s next.
The Nudge comes when ACTIVATION is due or overdue. Sometimes, the stirring means the time for action has come. You’ve prayed, prepared and processed and Heaven is saying, “GO!!” That idea won’t leave because it’s time to give it life.
Other times, the stirring means you’ve already delayed obedience. That instruction keeps resurfacing…in prayer, in conversation, in your thoughts…because Heaven won’t let you forget what you were born to do.
Here are 5 things to do when you sense the nudge and it’s just not going away..
1. Pause and Partner With God To Discern What
Before you rush into action, pause long enough to listen. Ask God what He is calling you to in this season of your life? What past instructions, dreams, ideas have been left undone – are they still relevant?
2. Assess What Is Needed
Write down what you sense God is leading you to build or birth, then identify what it would take to start the minimum viable version of it. What will it require of you? Do you need new knowledge, refined skills, or mentorship? What would it cost financially? What kind of support would you need to launch it without jeopardizing what you’ve already built? How much time must you intentionally carve out to birth this instruction – weekly, daily or monthly?
Document it all. Clarity grows as you write it all out.
3. Secure the Support You Need
Purpose work can’t thrive in isolation. You will definitely need spiritual, relational and practical support. Pray for the right helpers and partners…people who carry the same heart and can help you bring structure to the vision. Whether that’s a VA for support, a coach for guidance and accountability or a praying friend, build your circle intentionally.
4. Start Where You Are
Don’t wait for the “perfect” moment. God’s instructions rarely wait for convenient timing. Begin right where you are – in your workplace, your church, your alumni network and on social media.
Start small… scale fast. Remember, obedience is the seed of acceleration. I still remember the first time I shared my thoughts, it wasn’t on a big stage but in a simple article sent to my colleagues at work. That small act became the seed for what is now a movement of over 30,000 career women discovering and birthing their MORE.
5. Always Review Progress With Him
The same God who began the work is the One who will sustain it. Don’t run ahead of grace. Take time to pause, pray and review your next steps with Him regularly. Like we learn in Galatians 3:3, it’s foolish to continue in the flesh what you received in the Spirit . Long story short…stay aligned, stay yielded and keep walking at Heaven’s pace.
So, if the stirring hasn’t left you alone, maybe it’s not supposed to! Good thing is that you now know WHY and WHAT to do…
So, until next week, keep saying YES to your MORE!
Ifeoma Chuks-Adizue, fondly known as Iphie, is a seasoned professional with a rare mix of experience in brand management, sales, media and over 20 years’ experience building global brands across Africa. Iphie is the Managing Director Africa at Global Citizen – an international advocacy organization focused on ending extreme poverty now. She is the author of two books – The Uncommon Woman and Made for More, and is Founding President of the Uncommon Woman Movement.