From Egypt to Exodus: Preparing for Freedom While You’re Still in Bondage
There’s a heaviness that comes with waking up every day to the same grind. The same bills. The same job that doesn’t see you. The same cycle that makes you wonder if this is all life has to offer.
That weight? That’s Egypt. Bondage. The place where you are technically alive, but not free. And if you’ve ever whispered to yourself “there’s got to be more than this,” then you already feel it, the pull toward Exodus.
But here’s the catch: you don’t get to wait for a Moses to lead you out. You’ve got to move, prepare, and plan your own way forward while you’re still standing in Egypt.
Naming the Bondage
Egypt today doesn’t look like pyramids and chains, it looks like overdraft fees, debt letters, and bosses who think you’re replaceable. It looks like exhaustion that eats your joy and routines that keep you stuck.
For me, bondage was sitting in corporate meetings, hearing them brag about billions while I checked my account balance before payday. It was smiling for customers while my dreams collected dust.
Bondage isn’t just where you are, it’s the mindset that tells you you’ll never leave.
Realizing the Exodus Starts Inside
The flip came when I stopped waiting for a savior. No one was coming to hand me freedom wrapped in a bow. I had to start building while I was still stuck.
Exodus isn’t just walking out, it’s preparing in secret. It’s making moves in silence. It’s stacking skills, saving coins, healing wounds, and refusing to become a mummy in someone else’s empire.
Freedom doesn’t start the day you leave. It starts the day you decide, “I’m leaving.”
Empowerment
To my sisters, my girls going hard every day: I see you. You’re tired, but you’re not done. Egypt isn’t the end of your story.
You can rise while you’re still buried in responsibility. You can prepare your exit even if you can’t take it today. And you can claim freedom without waiting for a leader to do it for you.
How to Prepare for Your Exodus While Still in Bondage
Shift Your Mindset First.
Bondage tells you this is all there is. Freedom starts when you reject that lie. Write down the life you want in detail. Let it live on paper before it exists in reality.
Save Quietly, Build Quietly.
Even $10 set aside is a seed. Don’t underestimate small beginnings, remember, Exodus started with a single step.
Stack Your Skills.
Take free or affordable courses. Watch tutorials. Volunteer in areas that stretch you. Each skill is a brick in the foundation of your freedom.
Guard Your Energy.
Egypt will try to drain you. Set boundaries. Don’t pour so much into the job that you’ve got nothing left to build for yourself.
Create Streams.
Start something small on the side, a blog, a service, a craft. It doesn’t have to be perfect; it just has to be yours.
Find Your Tribe.
Even if your circle doesn’t get it, find like-minded people online, in groups, in books. You need reminders that you’re not crazy for wanting out.
Mark Your Progress.
Celebrate the small wins. Paid off a bill? That’s a brick. Learned a new skill? Another brick. You are building your Exodus piece by piece.
In Other Words
Egypt is temporary. Bondage is temporary. What lasts is the power you build while you’re in it. Don’t wait for someone else to free you. Don’t shrink yourself to fit the empire.
When the moment comes, and it will, you’ll be ready to walk out of Egypt with your head high, your spirit unbroken, and your dream alive.
Exodus isn’t a story you read. It’s a story you live. And yours is already in motion.
— KIMMe PROMISEs