And the way He shows up for me!!! Like this morning, before going for my run, I listened to this lady advising someone who had been in a marriage for a long time, with kids, to break up because staying together was not worth their freedom, sanity, and soul. They should consider the price of self for the pain, hurt, manipulation, and betrayal they would have to endure by staying. I commented:
“When you have kids, the rules change. You must make decisions based on what is best for the team, not just yourself.”
Maybe an hour later, I was sitting down for my appointment with God by my God tree. Out of 146 web pages, God took me to page 4, where I wrote this in an old post:
“Also, I feel Ceri’s message about God resonates with me as to the person God would have me to be. That’s why I stalk him because His Godly influence about loving God and loving others is helping me make SOME CRUCIAL DECISIONS ON BEHALF OF MY FAMILY. I love how my beloved calendar (Mottos for Success) puts it:
“A team player thinks of his teammates whenever he makes a move, and he makes decisions according to what is better for the team, not just himself.” (Wink! Wink!)
“Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also the interests of others.” – Philippians 2:4″
God Himself orchestrated that message because OUR FAMILIES ARE IMPORTANT TO HIM!!! And God didn’t stop there, either! When I needed an appointment with Him when I was feeling a bit overwhelmed and under pressure, of all the verses in the Bible, look what incredibly showed up in my Tumblr feed with God saying, ‘YES!!!! THIS IS WHAT I AM EXPECTING FROM YOU GUYS!!!’:
“Do nothing out of selfishness or out of vainglory; rather, humbly regard others as more important than yourselves, each looking out not for his own interests, but [also] everyone for those of others.” – Philippians 2:3-4
No one can tell me all of this happening in a few hours was a coincidence! It was all God! I tell my kids that if I have to swallow a bomb for them, I will – I’m that momma! However, Ember, my daughter, feels she is too young to pay that price for her mental health and soul, so she just broke off a relationship.
It’s a constant conversation with God. He tells me to stay in the ring and take the punches through my brother, Kevin. He tells Ember, that’s not the one for you, my sweetie, run! I’m so proud of her! She said, “Mom, I’m improving myself!” I told her to make sure she’s waking up to appointments with God every day! I said stay with the One who brought you to the dance-God! God undoubtedly picked her university for her, arranged an excellent scholarship package, and a job at Nike, which is like one straight road from her campus. That’s the deep love God shows my family, y’all!! Our motto is to do our best and leave the rest with Him! MAKE SURE YOU ARE HAVING DAILY APPOINTMENTS WITH HIM TO LEARN HIS VOICE AND VALUES TO HELP US MAKE THE WISEST AND BEST DECISIONS FOR OUR INDIVIDUAL LIVES!!!