Money. The word conjures up different things for people. People may view it as the answer to all their problems or they may view it as the problem itself.
I have a problem with money. I view it as a barrier to my dreams. A big barrier. I live in a very expensive sliver of the world. My home is located in the county that boasts the highest cost of housing and the highest cost of health insurance in the nation. These two items are pretty high on my critically important list for necessities. Having a roof over our head and being partially covered with health insurance for one of our inevitable ER visits, is kind of important to not wind up in the poorhouse. The poorhouse doesn’t have a roof or bed to sleep in.
But (there’s always a but) I have a tugging on my heart and soul to follow my dream. My dream is to write, coach, teach, and speak full time. Right now, I’m excited when I get someone new signing up for my email list, even if they don’t open single email from me or read another word I write.
There’s this almost driving force pushing me to go after this dream even though reality, and in the eyes of those around me, it isn’t fiscally going to happen. You can’t live in a place that houses multiple world class ski resorts and natural beauty which takes your breath away even after seeing it every day for ten years without having a secure, full-time job with health benefits.
Even with all the obstacles standing in my way shouting, “You can’t do this, you shouldn’t do this! This is impossible! Don’t even try!”, my heart and a still, small voice as I sit quietly insists, “Please try.”
As I write this, my whole family is asleep and I have a hearing tomorrow on television. Yep, my current job involves being on television. Trust me, it’s not as glamorous as it sounds.
Instead of getting some much-needed beauty sleep for my close-up on public access television, I write. And I keep writing.
I’m tired of feeling the defeat of not being able to finance my dream. The actual money and clients need to come from God. He must lead people to the site, however if only one person is changed by my writing, is that good enough for me? If financing my dream means keeping it afloat with funds for my day job to be obedient to God, am I okay with that?
People all over the Internet teach how to be successful and grow your online business to millions of followers in under 6 months. Become a millionaire in a few short months, they claim.
But, what if God wants my dream to be small? What if He wants to work on my heart first before He makes my work known?
Am I willing to trust God to finance my dream in His timing?
Are you?
I challenge us to see if God wants to witness our commitment first, to do the small things so He can trust us with the big things.
Share in the comments below what some of the small things God is asking you to do. Help encourage others in their path to financing their dream.