The Fruit Of Obedience

Throughout my creative journey, I’ve come to learn just how vital it is to follow God’s leading—even when it makes absolutely no sense. There’s a different kind of faith required when obedience doesn’t feel productive, when it defies logic, when it leads you into seasons of silence and waiting. But I’ve learned those are often the most sacred steps of my personal growth.

In 2020, as the world shut down and everything slowed to a halt, God gave me a very specific instruction:
“Don’t stop creating.” At the time, I was confused. The timing felt off. My online sales had quieted. No one was really thinking about purchasing jewelry or knitwear during a global pandemic. I didn’t have much space to store unsold inventory, and it didn’t make financial or practical sense to keep making items that might just sit untouched. The strategy didn’t align with anything the business world would suggest.

But I listened anyway.

I didn’t question. I didn’t overanalyze. I simply kept creating. Slowly, steadily, and in faith. I didn’t know what God was doing behind the scenes, but I trusted that He had a reason. For four years, that obedience seemed invisible. There was no confirmation. No booming sales spike. Just quiet work done in hidden places. I followed the instruction without understanding the outcome.

And then—in 2024—the reason was revealed.

Doors began to open for me to participate in weekly and monthly artisan markets. Events where I could bring my work into the world, face-to-face with those who would touch it, try it on, and experience it in person. For the first time in my business, I had the opportunity to sell in real time, at real tables, to real people. And because I had obeyed God’s voice in 2020, I was ready. I didn’t need to rush or scramble to prepare. I didn’t have to build an entire collection from scratch. I already had it—inventory handcrafted during those four years of obedient creating, waiting for its appointed time. My business had always been a made-to-order model, so if I hadn’t obeyed back then, I would’ve had nothing but prototypes to offer. But instead, I had fullness. Variety. Depth. My table wasn’t empty—it was overflowing.

That’s when I realized the obedience wasn’t random—it was preparation. God had been setting the stage long before I ever saw the invitation.

When summer market season began, I had enough work to carry me through the entire summer and into fall and winter markets. I even had space to create new designs in between, without pressure, because I had been creating steadily for years without knowing why. What had looked like wasted effort had actually been provision in disguise.

This experience taught me that when God gives direction—especially direction that seems illogical or untimely—He’s rarely talking about the moment you’re in. He’s preparing you for what’s coming. And sometimes, the gap between the instruction and the outcome is long and quiet and requires immense trust. But when the door finally opens, and you step into the space you’ve been unknowingly preparing for, everything makes sense. You realize that your obedience was never in vain. It was strategic. Timed. Timeless.

So if you find yourself in a season where God is asking you to keep creating, keep writing, keep showing up—without clarity, without applause, and without an obvious outcome—I want to tell you this:

Trust it anyway.

Obedience won’t always feel productive, but it is always purposeful. And the harvest will come. Maybe not on your timeline. But right on His. And when it does come—when the doors open and the season shifts—you’ll look back and see just how perfectly God prepared you. I didn’t just experience this truth in theory. I lived it. The markets that followed became more than just opportunities to sell—they became spaces of affirmation, connection, and growth.

If you’d like to read about that part of the journey, I’ve shared a full reflection here: What I Learned Showing Up.