It’s Time To Do the Hard Thing
My whole life I have told anyone who would listen that I never want to start and run my own business. “I don’t have an entrepreneurial bone in my body,” I would say. Yet, God has taken my life and thrown me into uncharted, unplanned territory… and I couldn’t be happier about it!
I’ve heard too many people say, “If you want to hear God laugh, tell Him your plans.” I personally don’t like the image of God laughing at my hopes and dreams for my life. I think that God is actually doing something entirely different: He’s reminding us that with His help, we can be so much more than we thought. He is forcing us to realize that sometimes the biggest obstacle in our lives is ourselves.
I like safe and predictable. Always have. I went to a casino once, put five dollars into a slot machine, and cashed out when my total was ten dollars. Walking away with twice my money seemed like a good night, and I haven’t been back to a casino since. Gambling is too risky, so it’s no fun for me.
Even a job (for my husband) based on commission felt too unpredictable for me. I like to budget, and knowing exactly how much money we will earn would put my worry-brain at ease. The allure of maybe having extra money one month never trumped the fear of not having enough another. The only natural decision was for my husband to find employment with consistent paychecks. That was the life we led for many, many years.
Then, those dependable, reliable paychecks stopped. Turns out I really needed a lesson in detachment from worldly things (like paychecks), so God removed them from my life. He nudged me. He encouraged me. He patiently waited while I sat anxiously in misery wishing for the paychecks to return. Then, at last, I agreed. It was time to do the hard thing.
I have opened an LLC, which will be the publishing label for my new children’s Catholic books. I’m a CEO, y’all! Also, I’m head writer, finance manager, administrative assistant, and janitor (plus other duties as assigned). I don’t know where this path will take me. What I do know is that I am living in God’s will and not my own, so look out world, there’s a new entrepreneur on the scene.
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