10.23.24 - i want to obey, but…
Good morning ,
I rarely post any screenshots of sales or anything but I want to share this with you because God continues to show me what to do despite my fear, rebellion and many questions.
I want to obey but man I want my way too. Do you ever feel like that?
In 2021 I obeyed God and launched a wholesale website. I was half way in and half way out because “my plans matter too, God”. In April 2022 I fully committed to becoming a full time wholesaler. I was devastated. I was doing it because God asked me, not because I wanted to. But oh how God blessed me.
My wholesale business grew so much. I learned so much and was able to share my knowledge with other women in the industry so they didn’t make the same mistakes I did. I was able to help over 1000 women with wholesale skin care products and business advice all over the country.
I kind of got lost in it all. I was so excited for the growth but a piece of me was missing. I missed Naturally Created 4 You. I missed creating content, sharing my journey and building this business. I had so many ideas that were placed on hold, but I trusted God.
In 2023, I was able to split my time and manage both NC4Y and wholesale. While I was glad to be back here, I ended up exhausted. I knew something had to change, and even though I knew what it was, I was scared of the impact.
In 2024, I stopped advertising my wholesale business. I stopped doing all the things I did before, and there was a huge sense of relief. Sales slowed down a little but the company still did well.
In an effort to keep sales up without creating more work for myself, I asked God multiple (I mean MULTIPLE) times to allow my digital products in that business to flourish so I could have more passive income. I also took matters into my own hands, like most of us do. And it typically never works - but we try anyways for some reason. My prayer has not been answered, unfortunately, but I have to trust God that his plan is better than mine.
Last month I decided (on my own) to start advertising "again" for wholesale products in efforts to increase sales. Again, taking matters into my own hands. The amount of stress I felt was crazy. No amount of money is ever worth the stress caused to your mind and body. So I immediately stopped and I felt another huge sense of relief. Only this time the sales slowed down significantly.
You may be thinking “oh no, what is she going to do?"
Some call it irony. I call it the humor of God and his perfect timing. For the first time since March 2022, Naturally Created 4 You is seeing more sales than wholesale orders. I am over the moon. It's so beautiful to me that once I stopped doing unnecessary things that God did not tell me to do, God gave me increase. Something I had been hoping for.
God is a God of process. He takes us through things to strengthen us, to strip us, and to purify us so that we are prepared for what’s next.
I pray that I can walk boldly into what’s next for me, because I can tell you right now it’s big.
God has big plans for you too. I encourage you to seek him in everything you do. Trust him with everything you have even when your circumstances say differently. Praise him in the midst of a blessing or trouble, because you will have both.
Here is a screen shot (click here) of some orders I have received. God is good. If you only knew the trouble this year has brought, only to be met with peace, grace and strength from the Lord.
This is a reminder to myself to stay the course and don’t neglect the things God has placed on my heart. I don’t have to worry about sales. He can make a way out of no way.
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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