GOD SHOWS UP IN THE CAR WITH MY SONS TODAY

So, dropping them off at school is one job I can’t delegate to anyone. This morning, Joshie was upset that he needed a NEW BATTERY for his cell phone, and I was giving him a hard time about replacing it (tough-loving momma here!). This is our sacred time where we have our appointments with God reading from their kid’s devotionals, calling my husband in Nigeria, who prays with us, and we also listen to our God influencer, Ceri. Can you believe God used that situation to reveal His presence there with us, when of all things for Joshie to read out of 365 daily devotionals, this randomly showed up:

“But I (God) have much better gifts for you. Gifts of supernatural proportions! They are My Presence and My Peace. These gifts never get holes in them. They never need NEW BATTERIES (Wink! Wink!). And they never go out of style.” – Jesus Calling Devotional For Kids

That “NEW BATTERIES” showing up there within a minute of us discussing getting a new battery for Joshie’s phone was all lining up extremely too perfectly to be some random coincidence. IT WAS GOD HIMSELF MAKING US AWARE OF HIS INVISIBLE PRESENCE THAT IS ALWAYS WITH US.

Yesterday, I was again blown away by how God showed up in my little home office. I love listening to Rich Roll’s podcasts, and that morning I stayed in bed for the longest time enjoying his interview with Dan Buettner. So fast forward to that afternoon and sitting down and waiting for my laptop to boot up, I opened Rich Roll’s book called Voices of Change, and of all pages, I directly went to his essay about, of all his guests, Dan Buettner. God Himself was just there saying, “NIK, I AM WITH YOU! I AM WITH YOU! I AM WITH YOU!”

Out of a book of like 300 pages, THIS AGAIN WAS NO COINCIDENCE. God had me go directly there just to remind me of His Presence with me. I want us all focused on this awareness of His Presence so that we can have the peace the book Jesus Calling spoke about with the boys. THAT THERE IS NEVER ONE MOMENT WHEN GOD IS NOT WITH US. Not only is He with us, He is there to support and help us once we welcome Him to be a part of our lives. I loved this message from Ceri today:

“That is one of the most important things with your relationship with God to understand. That you are made perfectly. You are perfectly and wonderfully made. God has made you in his creation. He has made you. You are not flawed, you’re flawless. You don’t have disabilities you have God’s ability. He is in you. He’s around you (even in my little home office!) and everything that you do, when you don’t have the confidence to do it just remember what he told Moses: “I will instruct you what to say.” And meaning that if you were supposed to say it, and it was supposed to come out of your mouth, what you ain’t had nothing to do with the creation of, He is going to help you along with it.”

This reminds me of one of the toughest situations I ever had to handle. I held on to God’s hands super tight, spoke what I felt God would have me to say, and then I was silent when I felt it was time to stop speaking. Everything went way better than I had expected! God stood strong with me! My new challenge, however, is to take that moment into my entire life. Just walking step by step with the Holy Spirit (God’s voice) and asking continually what God would have me to say, where to go and what to do.

I want this rolling with God to become the lifestyle of the entire world where we are all focused on God’s leading and His direction. He knows everything, and He always knows best in every situation. Honestly, knowing that I don’t have to handle my life alone and that I have God with me in every circumstance, every relationship, and every decision, makes me extremely happy and at peace. Do yourself a favor, and tap into God’s strength, wisdom, and abilities! Tell Him you want to roll with Him in every moment! I say there is no more me, only WE – me and God, as I tackle every moment of my life BRAVELY with Him by my side!