It was about me.

I know this may look like nothing special, but it was such a significant moment for me yesterday.⁣

One of my dreams for my business is to be able to hire employees. Sometimes that dream feels really distant, but gosh, I can see it. I can almost taste it.⁣⁣

For a while now, I have been needing to go through my shop inventory to make sure I had all the right sizes and quantities listed on our website. After a couple of moments wishing I had someone I could pay to do the job, I heard God say, “hire your kids.”

Up until this point, you guys, after three-and-a-half years of operating an online store, I have never thought about paying my kids to help me out before. For whatever reason, it just never crossed my mind.⁣⁣

And could I have asked them – or even told them – to help me for free? Sure. In fact, that’s pretty much what we usually do around here. But this wasn’t about them.

It was about me.⁣⁣

I realized moments after I said yes and started moving that there was something God wanted to shift in me.

This was about taking action even before I felt ready.⁣⁣

A faith-step if there ever was one.⁣⁣

Doing 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 instead of letting overwhelm talk me into doing 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨.⁣⁣

It was about putting a giant stake in the ground, saying: THIS IS WHERE I’M HEADED.⁣⁣

I’ll tell you, those three sweet kids were so excited to help their mama. I love how my kids love my business. I can’t tell you how full it makes my heart that they get to watch me do what I do and because of it, they’re stirred for the same things.

So I want to ask you: what’s a dream in your heart that seems so distant you’re almost afraid to get excited about it? What’s one small thing you can do this week as a step of faith, an act of declaration, saying: THIS IS WHERE I’M HEADED.

One of my favorite quotes from my friend and mentor, Jaime Cross, is, “action creates clarity and action cures fear.” Man, that could not be more true. That big dream in your heart, that thing you want so bad you can almost taste it, just do the next right thing. One small step. And then another.

Do it afraid. You have what it takes.⁣⁣

x, Melissa