“She is clothed in strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future.” Proverbs 31:21

During one of our latest Monday Morning Motivations, Vone and I talked about this Proverbs verse. You can watch it here! Each day comes its own sets of challenges. A new blank chapter, ready for anything. This reminds me that no matter how low my valleys get, or how high my mountains, I always have a reason to laugh.

With God by my side, I don’t have to fear my future. Even though I struggle because I am human, and worry. I try to give that worry up to God. Let him guide me. His guidance is what keeps me going. He sets me on the right path. There are so many things that I would not have been able to accomplish without the strength He gives me, and my countless blessings. Those blessings clothe me. They give me strength, dignity and laughs. I know my future is bright.

When I think of this verse in terms of our small businesses I think of when we go through the tough times. When someone comes in to your space, and messes it up. When you’re in the valleys and you don’t see the light at the end of the tunnel, know there is light. There will always be situations that we have to overcome. I believe that when we overcome these obstacles, and climb those mountains, our strength grows stronger. We come out bigger, and better with even more blessings that we had before we entered the valley. When we finally find our right path we become unstoppable!! Most of the time, when you get out of the tunnel and see where you came from, and where you are at now, you are okay to move on.

It takes a strong person to be their own boss. We often are toughest on ourselves than we are any other person, but we can also be lax. We are our biggest competitors, and the biggest nit pickers of our products we produce, but allow ourselves to procrastinate. It takes a lot to reach our standards. We run our businesses with strength. We do it with dignity. It is said that a small business owner would rather put in 70 hours of work a week with little monetary gain than work an unfulfilling 9-5 job. We will all have our highs and lows. Whether in business, or life in general. As long as we remain faithful, honest, and stick to our true selves everything will fall into place. You will overcome, you will grow in strength, and dignity. Laugh, for your future is bright. Use your challenges as lessons, and one day when you reach the top of the mountain, you will laugh and you’ll be amazed at how far you’ve come.

I hope your blessings clothe you, and give you strength. When the fear gets big, pray. Find a reason to laugh, and look forward to the future. It is shining bright.