“DON’T BE EMOTIONAL”That was the great advice from my brother/angel, Kevin, pictured here with me in a day your girl here was boiling angry. Here’s what he wisely explained:“Yes, Nikki. Whatever you have to do, however, you have to adjust. Just be a chameleon (a lizard that knows how to adjust its color to blend in with its environment). If the surface turns brown, you turn brown. Adjust with life (go with the flow, is how I put it!). Don’t fight it. And trust me when I tell you this, sometimes you’re in a position where you have to do certain things to get things done. You have to sit down and realize that you are in this position; you’re in this situation. Now you be smart enough to deal with it. Know how to deal with it. Strategize. Don’t be emotional. Emotions get you nowhere but upset. Put emotions in the back and do what you gotta do.”And I have done precisely that! Emotions, I got no time for you! I’m back focused on essential matters like bringing you closer to God! Wink! Wink! Kevin and I have teamed up to be Rockstars for God. His Godly wisdom and my craziness go perfectly together to hopefully teach you and me some crucial lessons from God Himself. A year ago, he said he wanted me to be a wise woman. I told him last night that I wanted to take the entire world along with me. I love this old post:“I FINALLY GET IT!!!At every moment, we have God’s love, power, generosity, strength, wisdom, patience, charm, personality, influence, Spirit, angels, warmth, and friendship backing us up. Are you guys getting this???? God is intimately involved in every nanosecond of our lives, just waiting for us to remember that, although invisible, He is there with us. SWEET!!!”Like this situation that made me so angry. When I put a God perspective on it, He challenged me through an appointment with Him to resist ALL evil with an even stronger commitment to love, goodness, and faithfulness. I’m upping my game for God, baby! I’m using all the messiness in my life to motivate myself to RISE HIGHER in all aspects. What was meant for my harm, I’m using it for my good and the good of the entire world when I share the incredible lessons with you guys. Devil, you won’t put me to shame; I will put you and your people to shame! HEEHAW!!!““Whether you eat, or drink or do anything else, do it all for the glory of God.” 1 Cor. 10:31Reflection: Even secular things can and should be enlisted in the holy service of God. Put your whole life, even your joys, into the cup of right intention, and then EVERYTHING will contribute to the glory of God and obtain a blessing for you (even this anger God will use to bless me as I use it as fuel to put more goodness in the world)! Do I begin each day in this spirit?Prayer: Lord, bless everything I think, say, do and SUFFER, so that it may acquire eternal value.” – Minute Meditations for Each DayMay we all RISE HIGHER together. Amen.
