That was from my friend, Mabel, yesterday. I told her that she has been a significant part of my transformation as she was the one to introduce me to smoothies, but she corrected me saying, “No. It’s the work of God.”
HERE’S THE DEAL:
God makes us BETTER! I’m amazed when I look back on the Nikki that I use to be to the Nikki God has helped me become. I asked my daughter, Julie, to have an appointment with God with me, and the page she just randomly opened to blew me away from our kids’ devotional:
“Jacob had come face-to-face with God and it changed his life.
When Jacob began to cooperate, God started working, and the first thing he did was give Jacob a new name, a new identity. God changed Jacob from a cheater and schemer to a good man with the name “Israel,” a “prince of God.” God knew Jacob’s potential, he saw through Jacob’s attempt to be a tough guy. God saw all of Jacob’s weaknesses, but he also saw beneath the surface. “That’s not the real you, Jacob. You’re actually an Israel. You are a prince.” God saw the prince in Jacob and changed him into that kind of guy.
When we’ve had personal encounter with God, we can no longer be the same. The good news is this: beneath all those things that you do not like about yourself, God sees an Israel. He sees the prince or princess. He sees what you can become. He sees your potential, and he wants to change you from a Jacob to an Israel. Let God do his changing.” – The Purpose Driven Life Devotional for Kids
After discussing this with Julie, I said to her I feel God was speaking to me to stop feeling sad over a particular situation and get back focused on the BIG PLANS He has for me. She said, “Mom, what did you say?” I repeated myself that I needed to get back focused on God’s BIG PLANS for me like writing my book on marriage. She replied, look what this prayer I just read says:
“Lord, I’m glad to be a part of your BIG PLANS.”
Wink! Wink! And once again, and entirely out of the blue, everything lined up a little bit too perfect to be coincident. It was another LOVE NOTE from God to remind Julie and me (and you!) that His Presence is always with us, even as I sat in our bathroom tub having an appointment with Him! TMI!!! Told ya! God is intimately involved in our lives! (SMILE!)
Who we were five minutes ago, does not define who we have to be going forward. Let’s ALL become the prince and princesses God has created us to be. What weaknesses do you have to work on? I’ve now made three words my goals for the year: LOVE, DISCIPLINE, AND FOCUS. May God help all of us. Amen.
KEEP CALM—YOU’RE ROLLING WITH GOD