“ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT ME DRIVING?”

That was my daughter, Ember, yesterday as she drove us somewhere. I said, “No, I remember what God said to us when we were debating whether or not to leave Nigeria in our kids’ devotional: “No matter where you go, God will be with you.” That right there, KNOWING that God is always with my kids, even when I’m not, has given me such peace. We’re not going through life alone; God’s invisible Presence is always with us.

Are you feeling His closeness? That’s my assignment from Him, to share with you my experiences so you begin to feel Him as you go through your life. Like yesterday, sitting on a little stool in our bathroom, He showed up. I decided to chat with and encourage a friend who has gone through a crushing failure recently. I typed, “F.A.I.L. – “For Another Important Lesson.” I shared how a mistake I made the other day has been so good for me because I’ve learned that instead of rushing in to do things on my own, I need to slow down my roll and check in with God first – ‘God, what would You have me to do here?’ Right after that conversation, still sitting there, I decided to have a short appointment with God, and I unbelievably and randomly opened to this as if God was speaking to me:

“It is through problems and failure, weakness and neediness, that you learn to rely on Me.” Wink! Wink!

That was no coincident, but God revealing His intimate Presence with me there, with an important message for my friend after that disappointing defeat:

“Thus begins your journey of profound reliance on Me. It is a faith-walk, taken one step at a time, leaning on Me, as much as you need. This is not a path of continual success, BUT OF MULTIPLE FAILURES. However, each failure is followed by a growth spurt, nourished by increased reliance on Me. Enjoy the blessedness of a victorious life through deepening your dependence on Me… The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” – Jesus Calling

Notice the sweetness of God and how He comes to us amid life’s messiness. To be honest with you, I don’t know if my friend really believed this was a message from God, but I did. God has spoken to me so many times through this book that I have no doubt this was Him. Through our alone times, I’ve gotten to learn His cool and down to earth personality – He shows up in my bathroom! LOL! This gives me such confidence in knowing that He is my personal Protector, Adviser, Counselor, Friend, and Father, who is always with me.

Are you getting to know Him? I loved listening to the “Bible” app with my husband yesterday. To hear him so excited to share his alone time with God made this God geek wife super happy.

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