"You know you're not supposed to be here by this time. It's God that brought you here. 

My cord just got spoiled

Do you know that it's ministry that you're doing?"

…

It sounded weird to me at first when he said those words to me.

But as I let the words replay in my head and sink into my spirit,

All of a sudden, his words started to make a lot more sense to me.

My day yesterday couldn't have started any worse.

There had been no light since the previous day, and by extension, the whole of yesterday.

So you can imagine my frustration at the whole thing, wondering how I was going to charge up my devices and get stuff done.

It wasn't until around 11 pm that the power was restored.

As I lay on my bed sliding across Salem King's story on Instagram,

I pondered over whether or not I should still make a sales round last night.

The time was already past 11pm, and though I'm no stranger to making sales rounds that late,

Starting out around that time didn't exactly feel "right".

But I listened to my "gut", which told me to go ahead anyway.

Let's be honest...

My gut seldom ever tells me not to go. 😂

Long story short, as I went through the rooms, several sales later,

I was negotiating with someone who wanted to buy a Type C to Type C Cord.

And while we were negotiating, I can't remember how the conversation spiraled into that direction.

But while he was trying to negotiate paying a certain amount for the cord, those were the words that came out of his mouth.

The same words I started this email with. 

"You know you're not supposed to be here by this time. It's God that brought you here. 

My cord just got spoiled

Do you know that it's ministry that you're doing?"

And so it got me thinking.

What if I didn't go out tonight?

What if I had listened to my body's never ending demand for rest and relaxation, and decided to sleep in for just one night?

What if I shrugged off the potential sales I could make as recoverable? 

Afterall, I can always go the next day and make the sales all over again. 

Right? 

It wouldn’t be the end of the world. 

And heck, I wouldn’t be wrong to have chosen rest over stress, depending on how you look at it. 

The problem with that though is that... 

That one soul who is in dire need of my services... 

That one person who desperately needed me to show up so that he could charge his phone and read overnight... 

That one kid who had already consoled himself by saying... 

"He always shows up everyday, so he'll definitely show up today..." 

That one person... 

That one kid... 

That one soul... 

They'd all be disappointed. 

This goes beyond just making sales now. 

It's about meeting needs. 

It's about showing up for people. 

It's about "ministering" to people. 

It's about ministry, . 

It's all about ministry. 

So when I said I've been called into ministry, I don't mean that I'm now a pastor. 

I mean, I've been called to minister to people using my businesses, my skills and my person. 

You've been called into ministry too. 

The problem with you though, is that you don't see your skill or business as a ministry yet. 

That's why you only show up when you feel like it. 

That's why you only post once a month and disappear for the next seven months. 

That's why you don't take yourself and your business seriously. 

That's why you don't rate yourself. 

It's no surprise people don't rate you and your business too. 

My intention is not to make you feel bad or judge you. 

But if you're reading this letter and you still aren't taking yourself and your skill or business seriously, 

This is God's word to you today.

Change! 

Many lives will depend on your intentionality. 

Destinies are at stake. 

Nations are waiting for that spark that will arise from your consistent showing up. 

Wake up, sleeping business owner.

Wake up, sleeping skilled individual. 

Wake up, ! 

— KD™