You Don’t Need to Be an Expert to Start a Business — You Just Need Obedience

Let me say this plainly:

You don’t need a business degree to build wealth.

You don’t need a huge following to make sales.

You don’t need to know everything — but you do need to start.

When I began my business journey, I wasn’t confident. I wasn’t sure if people would listen to me. I didn’t even know if I could make a single dollar online.

I actually started my first YouTube channel just to share what I was learning.

I had no idea people were even making money from YouTube, affiliate links, or digital products.

I just wanted to help — and document my journey.

And in that simple act of obedience, everything changed.

Please note: I am not a financial advisor. I share my journey for educational and spiritual encouragement — not financial advice.

😓 The Lies I Had to Confront

Before I made my first dollar, I believed lies like:

“I need to be an expert before I teach anything.”

“No one will take me seriously.”

“I need to have everything perfect before launching.”

“If I don’t make money fast, I’ll look like a failure.”

These lies were rooted in fear and comparison. But God reminded me:

“You’re not starting this to prove anything — you’re starting because you’re called.”

✨ Obedience Will Take You Where Perfection Never Will

There’s something powerful about obeying God before you feel ready.

When I said yes to:

Publishing on Amazon KDP

Opening a Print-on-Demand store

Selling digital products on platforms like Stan Store

Learning to trade, one strategy at a time

Offering freelance services

Starting affiliate marketing by recommending tools I actually use

And uploading videos on YouTube to share what I was learning…

…I wasn’t trying to impress anyone.

I wasn’t even trying to start a business.

But obedience created opportunities I didn’t even know existed.

💼 Start With What You Have

When Moses stood before the burning bush and told God he wasn’t enough, God asked him,

“What’s in your hand?”

He had a staff.

I had a laptop, Canva, and faith.

What do you have?

📌 You don’t need to be certified. You need to be committed.

📌 You don’t need to be the best. You need to be available.

📌 You don’t need a logo. You need a willing heart.

God can multiply what you start — but He won’t multiply what you won’t move.

✅ Here’s What I Recommend if You’re Just Starting:

Pick one simple business model (KDP, POD, affiliate marketing, digital products, trading, freelancing)

Learn from free resources (my YouTube channel is a great place to begin)

Give yourself 90 days — and show up daily

Don’t wait for perfect — publish, post, or launch now

Invite God into every decision — and obey without delay

You may not feel like an expert, but you can be a vessel of value.

📖 The Scripture That Anchored Me

“If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land.” — Isaiah 1:19

Obedience opens doors that hustle never could. And when you obey in faith — even when you feel afraid — God brings favor, clarity, and results that make no sense in the natural.

💬 Final Encouragement

I started a YouTube channel just to help others — and it became one of my biggest income streams.

I started using affiliate links to recommend tools I already loved — and it became a blessing to others and a business.

I started publishing journals just to share my message — and it opened up a new stream.

I started trading just to learn — and now I help others grow too.

It all began with one yes.

You don’t need a title — you need a testimony.

You don’t need approval — you need obedience.

💛 Let me know in the comments: What’s one thing you’ve been putting off because you feel unqualified? I’d love to encourage you in it.

Let’s move by faith. Let’s launch with boldness. Let’s build with obedience.