The Birth of AM

Obedience vs Disobedience

May 2020, God gave me a brand named, "Amour Mili" which in my mind at the time was solely a perfume brand. I went through the process of getting the logo, label, samples, bottles and all but I changed the name to "Mili Amour". Nothing moved.

God spoke and said "You took what I gave you and made it your own." This is now two years later and the Holy Spirit is reminding me of what was first spoken, Amour Mili. After finally listening and being obedient, God said to release an anointing oil before the perfume. 

Here we are! When God gives you instruction, to a T, follow it. When you try to add, take away or in my case rearrange what God said, the instructions are distorted and disobedience is rearing its head.

Trust in Him. Trust what He has said. It is only He who is unfailing, infallible, always true.

 

 

 

A Reflection

Now, in 2026, I can look back and clearly see what God was doing.

Years have passed since I first wrote "The Birth of AM." Reading it today brings tears to my eyes because I now see what I could not see then.

At the time, I believed God was simply giving me a brand. Looking back, I now realize He was preparing me for a battle I never knew I would have to face.

One of the first instructions God gave me was to release the anointing oil before the perfume. At the time, I didn't fully understand why. Today, I do.

Throughout Scripture, oil represents consecration, healing, and the presence of the Holy Spirit. Before the fragrance came the oil. Before the testimony came the preparation. Before the battle came the armor.

Years later, God instructed me to go to the doctor. Then He spoke these words to my heart: "You will live through this."In that moment, I had to live what I had written years before—to trust Him and trust what He had said.

Looking back, I now understand that Amour Mili was never simply a brand. It was God's preparation before the battle. Every product, every message, and every collection reminds me that God equips His children before He calls them into the fight.

With Grace, Always 🤍

Tonya Kemper