Let me tell ya, the mad lady wants to come out sometimes, and I must QUICKLY remind myself that I’m to be the Nikki God is calling me to be: self-controlled, disciplined, calm, mannerly, merciful, loving and respectful. BUT IT AIN’T EASY! So, for me, I’m asking Him to help me remove anything from my character that is unpleasing to Him. What can He help you remove?

This morning, on the drive to school with our kids, we listened to ‘I Wanna Know’ by Joe. I said this is my song to God asking Him:

‘I’d like to know what makes You cry
So I can be the one who always makes You smile

Tell me what I gotta do to please You
… anything You say I’ll do
Cause I only wanna make You happy
From the bottom of my heart, it’s true’

And as I do that, oh my goodness, God seems to go out of His way to make me SMILE. God’s spoilt girl over here! Like the other night, we were watching a choir from a church in Nigeria that traveled to Bethlehem to perform Christmas songs. I was so thrilled listening to the words feeling as if God was speaking directly to me. I had a complete church praise session in my living room, thanking God for turning all my mourning into such joy and making me feel so LOVED.

Right after that, I went to bed, but before sleeping, I wanted to have some alone time with God. After reading my own book all day, I decided to switch meditations books and unbelievably, out of all my books, here’s what I randomly opened to, written as if God was speaking directly to me:

“Christmas music is one of the best blessings of the season. You can sing the carols at church or in THE PRIVACY OF YOUR HOME. As you are making a joyful noise, pay close attention to the words.” – Jesus Always, Sarah Young

Believe it or not, this was God’s remarkable way of saying, ‘Nik, I saw you just now singing those Christmas songs and praising Me! I’m ALWAYS with you.’ That gives me the confidence to stand strong in a world where we never know what’s coming our way from one moment to the next; MY GOD IS WITH ME, BABY!

And He’s with ALL of us! Anything you need help removing, He’s only one call away! Just say, ‘God, I need Your help.’ In every moment, we have access to His strength, wisdom, and solutions to tackle anything. Your girl here, is learning to go to Him 5,000 times a day, if need be. And His ways are ALWAYS THE BEST. He hasn’t disappointed me yet!

KEEP CALM—YOU’RE ROLLING WITH GOD