Sometimes, we struggle with believing in ourselves and even sell ourselves short. For a few weeks, I have been developing a shop for my small business so customers can buy online.
Now, if you know me personally, I am not tech-savvy. Computers break even when I look at them, or at least that’s how it feels. But I decided I was going to develop a little shop that matched my business colors, logo, products, and checkout section and somehow linked it to my blog.
BUT IN THE END, IT DID IT
Well, after many tears, prayers, and googling searches, I managed to develop a shop and not break the computer. It was truly a miracle, at least in my eyes. And to think, I didn’t know I could do it because I didn’t believe in myself. Yes, I dedicated days of my life to developing my little shop, but in the end, I did it, and in just a few days from now, it will be live!
MOSES’ STRUGGLES
After completing my online shop, it got me thinking of the story of Moses in the Bible. Moses didn’t think he was a good speaker because he struggled with speaking, which reminded me of my struggle with computers. In Exodus 4:10-12, “Moses says to the Lord, “Please, Lord, I have never been eloquent — either in the past or recently or since you have been speaking to your servant — because my mouth and my tongue are sluggish.”
The Lord says to Moses, “Who placed a mouth on humans? Who makes a person mute or deaf, seeing or blind? Is it not I, the LORD?” God then sends Moses on his way, “Now go! I will help you speak and teach you what to say.”
HE MOVED PAST HIS FEAR
After a little protesting, Moses and his brother Aaron spoke. Aaron was Moses’s voice, but God told Moses what to say. Moses found his voice. He moved past his fear and stepped into what God called him to do (what I like to call “his calling” in my small business).
GOD WILL SEE YOU THROUGH
So when you struggle with believing in yourself or wanting to sell yourself short, remember that God has already given you the ability to do it. Yes, it may take googling searches and prayers, but if God calls you to it, He will see you through it.
For extra encouragement for stepping into the unknown, click to hear the story of Steve Richardson