“WE BELONG TOGETHER!!!”

That was me dancing outside my office when Mariah Carey’s song played with me singing my heart out to God:

“Cause We belong together
Who am I gon’ lean on when times get rough?
Who’s gon’ to talk to me ’til the sun comes up?
Who’s gon’ take Your place, there ain’t nobody there
We belong together”

And I want the entire world here with me singing our hearts out to God saying, ‘WE BELONG TOGETHER!!!’ Are you with me? HE MUST BE FIRST PLACE IN OUR LIVES!!! Let me tell ya, the love God shows me is unbelievable. Like I have a meditation book by my bed from my friend, Mabel, that God uses to speak directly to me and make me aware that His invisible Presence is always with me. GOD STRONG, BABY! I open it asking what He has to say to me, and the messages are crystal clear to me from Him. And He proved it to me this morning when I randomly opened it this morning DIRECTLY to this in a chapter about wives:

“Her husband is known in the gates,
When he sits among the elders of the land.” – Proverbs 31:23

Fast forward to me getting to my God tree to call my husband to pray together there, but he didn’t answer. Can you believe he ends up sending videos of a wedding in Nigeria that he is attending with one of the current Governors?

“Her husband is known in the gates,
When he sits among the elders of the land.” – Proverbs 31:23

That, again, is the Presence of God in our lives. That’s our testimony, baby, that we’re a family rolling with God; we’re not perfect, but we’re pretty close! Wink! Wink! My husband was invited to that wedding because of his hard work and conducting his affairs wisely by doing his best to honor God. He has earned that respect! Proud of you, my boo!

God also used some other portions of that page I opened to speak to me and let me know that His invisible presence is with me. Also, regarding the wives, it said,

“She perceives that her merchandise is good” – Proverbs 31:18

Guys, they laugh at me to the extent that I go to make sure that I’m selling good vehicles in our family business. It’s a big part of my struggle to buy inventory, I’m too picky! I told you guys about me looking for the special coolant that a vehicle I was selling needed. It had some already, but I wanted to go the extra mile and fill it to the max level. Someone working with me said to add water, and I said no. They then go to the gas station to purchase the correct one but are brought back twice with the wrong one. Only for the customer’s friend to have an unopened bottle of the specific blue coolant the vehicle needed in his vehicle. See why I’m singing to God? No way I can run this dealership without Him! He had that coolant there for me! Like, ‘Here you go, My girl, the correct coolant you are looking for!’ That’s the deep, deep, deep love I’m feeling from God!

But more from that book I opened to this morning in the chapter about wives:

“She also rises while it is yet night” – Proverbs 31:15

That’s God letting me know that He sees me waking up to run in the dark so that I can drop my sons out early to school and get straight to work. I see you, My Nik! Tackling this business is the hardest thing ever, but it is bringing me closer to God where I have no doubt He is with me – the peace you cannot buy in knowing GOD Himself stands with you!

I tell you guys how when I see 117 or 711 together, that’s God letting me know that He is with me. So, I recently sold a car to some great people, and the bank (God!) adjusted the price to $11,700. I took it as a wink from God that everything would be fine with the deal. But I was blown away when the bank called me to say that even though the income was considerably less than I submitted it and the rent turned out to be higher, they would still fund the deal with everything working out much better than I expected. That’s the favor of God in action: helping me buy vehicles, prepare them for sale, send us good customers, and have great banks to help finance them. God got us! I’m excited about next year being our 30th year in business, all by the grace and favor of the Almighty God!

I say all that to say, TAKE YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH God seriously. Not one moment of running to that tree is wasted where I pray and seek God’s strength, wisdom, favor, love, support, protection, and guidance. I invite Him to spend the rest of the day with me, where I do my best to do everything for His glory! Even my mistakes He is using to bring me even closer to Him! May we do it all for His glory! If God is for us, who can be against us?