8.1.23 - When God says “no”
Hi ,
I have another story for you. I've been busy doing vendor events this summer. I started off by doing a farmer's market and it was great experience but didn't result in much else.
After a couple of those I was invited to a food truck event with live music and non food vendors. Hundreds of people came out and my experience from the smaller event helped prepare me to be more confident in my table, speaking to people and making sales.
That larger event gave me an opportunity to participate in another event hosted by the same organization. I went to the next event and on the way there I prayed that God would allow me to make $300.
I don't know how I landed on $300 other than it was more than my previous event.
As this event went on I kept talking to God, asking him to help me and if it was his will I would make $300.
This event was going great. I noticed my table looked better than before, people were more engaged, the conversations flowed easily and as I result I was making more sales. The event started winding down and I hadn't hit the goal yet. I kept telling God we still had time lol (like he didn't know what time it was). The event was over and I was short 16 cents from hitting my goal. Why Lord???
But can you believe I had the nerve to think I was unsuccessful? I sulked for every bit of 30 minutes while I took my tent/table down and loaded up my car. Why didn't God allow me to hit $300? Why in the world did I come up 16 cents short?
Then it dawned on me that the devil will try to creep into our mind and make us feel less than. Make us feel like God didn't hear us. Make us feel like we don't deserve something. I quickly understood why God didn't allow me to see $300. The devil was trying to steal my joy and make me feel like a failure. He is a master manipulator and a liar. God was trying to teach me that it was never about the $300.
This was my most successful vendor event yet!
This event gave me more confidence.
This event helped me to put my trust in God and not myself.
This event showed me that it's more than hitting a goal.
I'm so thankful for God's lessons. If you are going through something right now or maybe you have been recently disappointed. Ask yourself these questions:
What are you learning?
Who are you becoming?
What are you relying on?
A lot of times God doesn't give us everything we ask for because he needs us to go through a process first, so that once we receive it we are prepared for it.
I'm not sure who this was for, but I wanted to share it with you to encourage you.
I appreciate you being a part of my community. It's always more than skin care :)
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Love,
Danielle
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