“I HOPE YOU TOOK MY ADVICE AND LEFT YOUR HUSBAND!!!”
That was from one of my friends/customers, whom I called to thank for all the positive corrections he has given me over the years of our relationship. I responded, “I will never leave my husband. That’s my person for life! Whatever we must go through, we will go through it together!!!” I was upset that he divorced his wife, telling me he wasn’t happy. I told him that when you get married, it’s a vow before God to stay together through the good, bad, and ugly. I haven’t seen my hubby and sons in almost a year, but I’m more committed than ever to my family. We are a team, and I always do my best to make the best decisions for our team, not my personal happiness. My happiness goes to the back seat while I ask God to help me be the wife, mom, and person He would have me be. I’m going for the greatest of all time person, all for the glory of God, and I want the entire world here with me.
“Sorry for calling you all the time crying, J!” That was me to my brother, Jason, today! God honestly melts my heart with all the love and support he surrounds me with – I have an entire support crew! I called Jason from the paint store where I was looking to purchase the color he advised me to get for the walls of our business. Without the husband around, Jason comes in and advises me on how to improve. I finally bit the bullet and took his advice on updating our floors. I called him to tell him how great it was working out. Jason is teaching me all about risk-taking. After a meeting with my team about it, they told me not to do it. I told them either we have faith in God that things will work out or we don’t have faith in God. Guys, I went out on a limb with God, feeling it was a nudge from Him to go ahead with the floors. Now, my team is thanking me for stepping out in faith as they already see the difference the floors have made. THANK YOU, JASON AND GOD!!!!
This is why we need to develop a close relationship with God so that we can feel His direction as to what He would have us to do in every aspect of our lives- business, relationships, health, even weaknesses we need to tackle. ANY AND EVERYTHING I WANT US TALKING TO GOD ABOUT IT!!! Pray without ceasing! I want us all to roll with God on the daily feeling and experiencing His Presence. But we must take the time to meet with Him, having those alone times where you read or listen to anything spiritual that makes you feel like you are connected to God. Like me with my ‘Words of Wisdom’ from my brother from God, Ceri, that’s available on our We Roll with God YouTube channel. I promise you with all my heart Ceri shows up to record them, but God takes over and speaks through Ceri as to His principles and values and how He would have us conduct ourselves in the world. Ceri loves these verses, and they have become engrained in me, too:
“Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.” – Colossians 3:12-14
I got to see my walking Bible – my brother, Kevin, and he said one thing that has stuck with me: THE WORLD MUST LEARN THAT NOBODY’S PERFECT. So, as we want God to love us unconditionally for our faults and weaknesses, He asks us to do the same for others. Not always easy, but by God’s strength, may we be His loving representatives in the world loving and supporting each other. So help us, God!