GOD GOTTA BE THE ONE WE KNOW!!!!
This life is no joke, guys! No shame, I’m running to God all day, seeking His Presence and guidance, and let me tell ya, GOD DOES NOT DISAPPOINT! This wink from Him started yesterday when I spoke to the Breakfast and the Bible group, where I said specifically this:
“Indira, I’m going with your message of faithfulness. That’s my word of the year: FAITHFULNESS. No matter what anyone else is doing, I want to be faithful to this God who is so faithful to me.”
Fast forward a few hours, and again running to hear from God, I read a post from my book entitled, “Great is Thy Faithfulness.” Then, minutes later, I went to search for old blogs in my email, and the feeling was to search for “strategic,” and the first one to appear was me quoting these verses:
“The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; _
His mercies never come to an end; _
They are new every morning; _
Great is Your faithfulness.” – Lamentations 3:22-23_
Let me tell ya, I was there venting to God, “God, I’m going to tell the group tomorrow, I’m taking back this faithfulness. Forget this faithfulness!!!” But with one glance at God, I knew what He would have me do: “Nik, be faithful regardless of what anyone else is doing.” I said, “Ok Boss, anything to please You.”
Fast forward to this morning: when I got to work, I asked my sweetie, Naomi, what she read for her appointment with God. Incredibly, it was Day 70 out of 366 posts in my book saying this when I had an appointment with Him years ago at a friend’s house:
“The FAITHFULNESS was a big one that day. We’re called by God to be loyal, dependable, and trustworthy, no matter what anyone else is doing.”
How can my very words to the group yesterday appear in Naomi’s appointment today? When I replayed the message from the group for her yesterday, we both felt so elevated and elated. We both felt God’s Presence was right there with us. We gave each other a big hug.
I spoke to her very sternly, though, telling her not to play around with her relationship with God because this life is just too hard to do without Him. OUR GREATEST STRENGTH IS KNOWING WE NEED GOD. She must not lean too much on other people – hold everyone in their proper perspective. God must be our God and not people. We must keep our focus on Him, learning His wisdom and being the WISE people He would have us be BY BEING OBEDIENT TO HIM.
The reason why I’m making FAITHFULNESS my word of the year is because of God’s strong faithfulness to me – YOU CAN INDEED LOSE EVERYTHING AND EVERYONE, BUT YOU CAN NEVER LOSE GOD. I’m betting my entire life on Him! The way He shows up for me with His deep love, help, and support, who am I not to be faithful to Him, constantly asking God, “How can I please You here?” No matter what anyone is doing. Vengeance is mine, says the Lord. He repays the good and bad, so let’s be His peeps in the world, overcoming lots of evil with God, so help us God.
BE GREAT EVERY DAY…WE ROLL WITH GOD