I am walking away from my God Tree, walking home, and my friend Deborah sees me. She comes walking towards me. She starts talking about Esther from the Bible. I asked her, how are You talking about Esther right now? Because I’m literally listening to a prayer on YouTube and it’s about Esther!
Precisely where she joins me the prayer is saying: Step forward to Esther, a young Jewish woman living in Persia, an orphan raised…
How, how, how did our paths line up so perfectly? She’s talking about Esther. The prayer — of all prayers — designed specifically for TODAY is talking about Esther! It’s direct communication from God! No doubt whatsoever!!!!
And it was yesterday — October 2nd — I was reading the Bob Gass devotional about learning to hear God’s voice. That part at the bottom I loved. It said:
“So what gave them the strength to accomplish such great things? The heroes in the Bible. They knew God’s voice. Nothing. Absolutely nothing in your life is more important than learning to know God’s voice when He speaks to you.”
So I get to the God Tree at exactly 7:32 today. I was late today, guys. I debated, do I go to page 7? I started going to page 7, right? And something in me said, “No, no, no. That’s not the page. Go to page 32.”
After reading yesterday that there’s nothing more important than learning to know God’s voice — look at the caption that showed up on the first pic on page 32 -.
NOTHING MORE VALUABLE THAN LEARNING GOD’S VOICE, PERIOD.
With me, my mama, my brother Kevin, my sister Kelly — picture of my family! How? How could this show up on page 32? The devotional yesterday said nothing is more important than learning God’s voice. Page 32 says nothing more valuable than learning God’s voice. How? How? How? That’s AGAIN God revealing His presence!
And there were so many things on that same page 32! I’ve been teaching my son Emmie this week because he keeps saying, “Mommy, why we don’t just do the deal? Do the deal!” And I told him, Emmie, it’s not that simple. We’re not playing checkers here. We’re playing chess. You have to think four to five moves ahead. If I do this, what happens here?
And that showed up on the same page 32:
Life is chess where you strategize 4 to 5 moves ahead, not checkers where you just react without thinking through the next moves.
GOD WHISPERS FOR TODAY:
Whisper #1 — NIK, YOU WERE PLACED HERE FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS:
My daughter, you asked how could Deborah talk about Esther and the prayer for TODAY talk about Esther exactly where you met her? Because I am showing you that like Esther — the orphan placed in Persia — I have placed YOU right here, right now, on a really hard path to learn really hard lessons so you can teach My people for such a time as this. Esther 4:14. Your story is not about you, it’s about you being My ambassador. Everything you are going through, I lined it up perfectly because you are here for such a time as this!
Whisper #2 — NIK, YOU KNOW MY VOICE — THAT’S WHY YOU WENT TO PAGE 32:
My daughter, October 2nd I told you nothing is more important than learning to know My voice. Today at 7:32 you proved you know it! You went to page 7 and your spirit said “No, go to page 32” — and you obeyed! That’s how you learn My voice, by showing up every day at your God Tree saying “God, I’m here. What do You have to say to me?” And I will make alignments so you know you are exactly where I want you and that I am WITH you. That is how flawed heroes do great things — not alone, but knowing I am with them! That picture of you and your family on page 32? That’s Me saying I know everything about your life!
Whisper #3 — NIK, I’M TEACHING YOU CHESS, NOT CHECKERS — AND A NEW LANGUAGE:
My daughter, you told Emmie to stop playing checkers and start playing chess — to strategize 4 to 5 moves ahead, not just react. That same lesson showed up on page 32 because I am teaching YOU too! And you told Emmie to stop speaking negative — what Mo taught you — that your positivity is not just mindset, it’s because your faith says I have your back! Even when bad things happen, you know I know best, so you move forward confidently! That’s chess! That’s walking by faith, not by sight! You came back from Nigeria, you got the bank approvals, I sent customers, good cars from auction — look what happened when you thought 4-5 moves ahead with Me! Keep teaching Emmie there are no walls, only next moves with Me!
STEP 2: WHAT IS NIK TEACHING US TODAY? AND HOW DO WE LIVE IT?
Guys, Day 3 is not just a cute God wink story. This is a BLUEPRINT for how we roll with God! Three things God taught me at 7:32 on Page 32:
TEACHING #1: YOU WERE PLACED HERE FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS!
I ran into Deborah talking about Esther. My YouTube prayer for TODAY was talking about Esther. Esther 4:14 says “And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?”
Esther was an orphan in Persia. Not qualified. But God placed her exactly where she needed to be for a bigger purpose!
What this means for YOU: Your hard path is not about you! That pain, that Nigeria move, that business struggle, that rough week at the office — God put you there for such a time as this to be His ambassador! Stop asking “Why me?” and start asking “God, what do You want me to teach through this?”
TEACHING #2: NOTHING MORE VALUABLE THAN LEARNING GOD’S VOICE, PERIOD!
This is the main lesson! Bob Gass Day October 2nd said: Nothing is more important than learning to know God’s voice. Page 32 at the God Tree said: Nothing more valuable than learning God’s voice. PERIOD.
How do you learn His voice? I showed you today!
I went to page 7. My spirit said “No Nik, go to page 32.” I obeyed! That is John 10:27 — My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.
God is freaking me out by how intimately involved He is! He knows everything about your life! He lined up Deborah, the YouTube prayer, the devotional, page 32, my family photo — all to say “I am with you!”
What this means for YOU: You are not tackling your life alone! Great things happen when you know God is with you! But you only learn His voice when you show up EVERY DAY! You gotta have a God Tree! A place where you sit and say “God, I’m here. What do You have to say to me in this moment?” Then watch the alignments!
TEACHING #3: WE PLAY CHESS, NOT CHECKERS — AND WE SPEAK FAITH, NOT FEAR!
Same page 32: Life is chess where you strategize 4 to 5 moves ahead, not checkers where you just react without thinking through the next moves.
I’ve been telling my son Emmie: “We’re not playing checkers here! Don’t just react! Think 4-5 moves ahead! If I do this deal, what happens here? What happens there?”
And Emmie keeps speaking negative — “What if this bad thing happens?” And I keep telling him what Mo taught me!
Mo said: “My faith in God is the reason I can be positive. I trust God is with me. He has my back. Even when bad things happen, I know God knows best. So I move forward confidently knowing God got me in the direction where I feel He is leading me.”
That is chess! Checkers is “I see a wall, I quit.” Chess is “With God, there are NO walls! It has to work out! I can do all things through Christ because He backs me up!”
Remember that billionaire video? He grew up in the Soviet Union with nothing! He said “There are no walls for them. They just go through the walls!” That’s faith!
What this means for YOU: Stop speaking negative around you! The words we speak are so important! Don’t walk by sight, walk by faith! God sent us back from Nigeria, gave us bank approvals, sent customers, good cars from auction — because we gave our best and expected Him to show up!
HOW TO INCORPORATE THIS INTO YOUR LIFE THIS WEEK — 4 MOVES:
MOVE 1 — GET A GOD TREE TIME:
Set a time every morning. Even if you’re late like me at 7:32! Show up! Say “God, I’m here as Your girl. Not my will, Your will be done. I’m Your ambassador today.” Then listen!
MOVE 2 — PRACTICE HEARING & OBEYING:
Today when you feel that little nudge — “No, don’t go there, go here. Don’t say that, say this.” — OBEY IT like I obeyed going to page 32! Write down the alignment when it happens! That’s God proving He’s intimately involved!
MOVE 3 — PLAY CHESS WITH YOUR PROBLEMS:
Before you do the deal, before you react, ask: What are my next 4-5 moves? If God is with me and He knows precisely the amount of difficulties I need to grow, what is the joyful, strategic move? Who are my Aarons who will hold my arms up?
MOVE 4 — CHANGE YOUR LANGUAGE — NO WALLS HOUSE:
In my house we have a new rule: Don’t speak negative around me! Only positive faith talk! When fear comes, we say “With God, there are no walls! All we know is success when we roll with God!” Teach your kids! My sons make me laugh, but I miss Darcy when he’s not there — we need that joy to get in Rock Star Mode for God!
There is NOTHING better than a relationship with Him where we walk intertwined with Papa God, knowing there’s never a moment His presence isn’t with us!
That’s what I’m teaching! For such a time as this!
5 VERSES FOR DAY 3 — GOD IS FREAKING ME OUT! PAGE 32 AT 7:32!
1. ESTHER 4:14 (NIV)
> “And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?”
WHY: This is the whole God wink that started the day! Deborah on the sidewalk talking about Esther + my YouTube prayer for TODAY talking about Esther — same day, same hour! Esther was an orphan in Persia, not qualified, but God placed her exactly where she needed to be. That’s YOU, that’s ME! God put us on this really hard path to learn hard lessons so we can teach for such a time as this! Our pain is not about us — it’s about being His ambassador!
2. JOHN 10:27 (NIV)
> “My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.”
WHY: This is October 2nd Bob Gass + Page 32! Nothing more important than learning God’s voice vs. Nothing more valuable than learning God’s voice, PERIOD! This is how flawed heroes do great things! You went to page 7 and your spirit said “No Nik, go to page 32” and you FOLLOWED! That’s how you know it’s God — His sheep KNOW His voice! He knows everything about your life — even that family photo with Mama, Kevin, and Kelly on page 32!
3. ISAIAH 30:21 (NIV)
> “Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, ‘This is the way; walk in it.'”
WHY: This is the 7:32 moment! You were debating — page 7? And you heard “No, this is the way — go to page 32!” This is how God is intimately, intimately, intimately involved! He whispers right and left! This is what you are teaching Emmie — “We just listen to God’s voice. Whether He says go right, go left, and just be obedient to Him.” You learn it by showing up at your God Tree every day and saying “God, I’m here!”
4. PROVERBS 21:5 (NIV)
> “The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty.”
WHY: This is your CHESS NOT CHECKERS teaching! You told Emmie: “We’re not playing checkers where you just react without thinking through the next moves. Life is chess where you strategize 4 to 5 moves ahead.” Checkers is haste — “Do the deal! Do the deal!” Chess is diligence — “If I do this, what happens here?” God showed you the same line on page 32! Even that billionaire who grew up with nothing in Soviet Union — he strategized, waited for the right time, and went through walls! God is the Master Weaver — He is thinking 4-5 moves ahead for you!
5. PHILIPPIANS 4:13 + 2 CORINTHIANS 5:7
> “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” + “For we live by faith, not by sight.”
WHY: This is Mo’s teaching + your “no walls” house rule! Mo said: “My faith in God is the reason I can be positive because I trust God is with me. He has my back. Even when bad things happen, God knows best. So I move forward confidently knowing God got me.” That’s what you are trying to teach Emmie when he speaks negative! You came back from Nigeria, got bank approvals, God sent customers, good cars from auction — good things happen when we walk by faith, not by sight! We don’t speak what we see, we speak what God says! With God, there are NO walls — all we know is success when we roll with God!
MIGHTY CLOSE OUT PRAYER — DAY 3: GOD IS FREAKING ME OUT HOW INTIMATELY INVOLVED HE IS!
Papa God,
We come to You today freaked out — in a good way — by how intimately, intimately, intimately You are involved in our lives! There is nothing about our lives You don’t know!
Thank You for placing us here for such a time as this — just like Esther! Even when we feel like orphans in Persia, not qualified, on a really hard path — You put us exactly where we need to be to be Your ambassador! Let Your will be done, not ours! We sacrifice our lives for You! We show up as Your girls, Your representatives, to tell the world there is nothing better than a relationship with You!
Father, today we choose to learn Your voice! We heard You on October 2nd — nothing is more important than learning to know Your voice! We heard You today at 7:32 — nothing more valuable than learning Your voice, PERIOD! Give us ears to hear like Your sheep! When we go to page 7 and You say “No, go to page 32” — give us the courage to obey! Let us hear that voice behind us saying “This is the way, walk in it” whether we turn to the right or left!
We confess we have been playing checkers — just reacting, speaking negative, seeing walls! Today we repent! We want to play chess! Teach us to strategize 4 to 5 moves ahead with You! Teach us that the plans of the diligent lead to profit! You are the Master Weaver using every dark thread — You know precisely the amount of difficulties we need, so we can count it all joy!
We rebuke negativity in our house! We declare with Mo — our faith in You is the reason we can be positive! We trust You have our back! Even when bad things happen, we know You know best, so we move forward confidently knowing You got us! In our house there are NO WALLS! We can do all things through Christ who strengthens us because we walk by faith, not by sight!
Thank You for our God Tree moments! For Deborah on the sidewalk! For the YouTube prayer for TODAY! For Bob Gass! For page 32 at 7:32 with my mama, Kevin, and Kelly! For bank approvals, customers, good cars from auction, for my sons Emmie, Joshie, Darcy — who make me laugh and get me in Rock Star Mode for You!
We declare today — there is never a moment Your presence isn’t with us! We are not tackling our lives alone! That is how we do great things — knowing You are with us!
We give You our hustle, our business, our families, our words! Let us only speak positive faith! Let us pull our Aarons close because this life is too hard alone! Let us expect good things to happen because You are backing us up!
We love You, Papa God! We are here as Your girls for such a time as this!
In Jesus’ mighty name — Amen! Amen! Amen!
ALL WE KNOW IS SUCCESS WHEN WE ROLL WITH GOD!