ALL THE LIGHTS! TURN IT UP SO WE CAN SEE EVERYTHING! DEAL AGGRESSIVELY!*
My daughter Julie taught me this: The darkness must be exposed to the light!
That’s the message for today! And God gave me a God wink to prove it!
GOD WHISPER #1 — ALL THE LIGHTS CRASH!
Today I’m talking to Bro Kevin and Bro Jason — telling them darkness must be exposed! Fast forward, I get to the house and my phone alerts me Kanye West crashed the Usher and Chris Brown concert! What song did he crash?
ALL OF THE LIGHTS! All of the lights!
Lyrics: Turn up the lights in here, baby. Extra bright. I want y’all to see this. Turn up the lights in here, baby. You know what I mean? Want you to see everything!
Do you hear me? Nobody can tell me that was not God! I say darkness must be exposed, God sends Kanye to sing, “Turn up the lights in here, baby. You know what I mean? Want you to see everything!”
GOD WHISPER #2 — MY CRITICS ARE MY LIGHTS!
I mess up constantly! But I can tell you how incredibly loved I am by God! He doesn’t care how many times I fail! I used to call myself queen of falls. Now I call myself queen of GET BACK UP! I can fall a million times and my God picks me up a million and one!
But to get here, darkness needed to get exposed! Hanging with my daughter Ember today — I love her and Emmie, they’re my critics! They love to expose my darkness! And I love it! Tell me where I’m going wrong, please! I love corrections!
GOD WHISPER #3 — THE BAD REVIEW THAT BECAME A BLESSING!
Even the other day I got a terrible review and lady went IN! I’m happy she did! Because I got to explain — we roll with God in this business! God is our boss! We can’t sell a car that’s not good!
We ordered the auxiliary battery, trusted the seller, put in the VIN, it didn’t work! We’re not perfect! We’re humans! But the real reason God allowed that review was to teach me:
It doesn’t matter what anybody thinks of us! It’s just GOD’S VIEW that counts!
You could give me 10 billion bad reviews — doesn’t matter as long as I know and my God knows I show up every day to put families in safe, reliable vehicle!
WE DEAL AGGRESSIVELY — DON’T RUN!
Listen guys — we gotta deal AGGRESSIVELY with our sins and failures! Don’t run from them! Don’t hide them! Don’t sugar-coat them! Don’t coddle them!
The enemy wants you to hide in darkness! God says drag it to the light!
Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy. – Proverbs 28:13
That means you don’t whisper your struggle, you DECLARE WAR on it! You say, “God, here is my mess! My potty mouth, my short temper, my falls! I bring it to ALL THE LIGHTS! Purify me!”
That’s queen of GET BACK UP energy! Fall a million times, get up a million and one — because you don’t run, you FACE IT HEAD ON!
We all bozos on the bus! Starting with me — God maniac with potty mouth who says I’m gonna stop cussing and two minutes later I’m cussing again! So far from perfect! But every day I wake up, go to my God Tree, try to be more loving, more forgiving, more patient!
So let’s expose it! Any area we need to work on, let’s work on it! Don’t run from it! Face challenges head on! Turn on ALL THE LIGHTS! Extra bright! Want y’all to see this!
And when we expose it? God says:
Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise! – Psalm 100:4
We give thanks even for the exposure! Thanks for critics, thanks for bad review, thanks for light! Thanks that You love me even when I fail! That’s how we get back up! That’s how we alchemize fails into FUEL! Fuel to be better, wiser, stronger!
I’m doing this Umrah as my way to get closer to God! Getting up early, going to meet God at the God Tree and God says, “Nik, I see you!”
We roll with STRENGTH, COURAGE, and ALL THE LIGHTS ON!
HUGE SMILE: CHECK! GOD STRONG, BABY! WE ROLL WITH GOD!
STEP 2: WHAT AM I TEACHING YOU TODAY & HOW TO LIVE IT IN YOUR LIFE!
Guys, I’m not just telling you my story — I’m giving you TOOLS! Here’s what God taught me today through ALL THE LIGHTS and how YOU can use it starting TODAY!
TEACHING #1: DARKNESS MUST BE EXPOSED TO THE LIGHT!
What I’m teaching: Anything hidden grows! Anything exposed to light loses power! God can’t heal what you hide! My daughter Julie taught me this — and God confirmed it when Kanye crashed that concert with ALL THE LIGHTS!
How to live it:
– STOP HIDING! Don’t sugar-coat your struggle! Write it down! Say it out loud to God at your God Tree!
– PRAY THIS: “God, turn up the lights in here, baby. Extra bright. I want You to see this! Here is my potty mouth, my anger, my impatience, my failure!”
– GET YOUR EMBER & EMMIE! Ask 1-2 trusted people who love you enough to tell you the truth! Say: “Tell me where I’m going wrong. I want correction!”
TEACHING #2: DEAL AGGRESSIVELY — DON’T RUN! FACE IT HEAD ON!
What I’m teaching: The enemy wants you to run, hide, and cover up! But Proverbs says who conceals sins does NOT prosper! 1 John says if we walk in the light, the blood of Jesus purifies us! You have to DECLARE WAR on your mess, not whisper about it!
How to live it:
– NO MORE HIDING IN DARKNESS! That bad habit? That mistake at work? That review? Don’t delete it, don’t defend it — BRING IT TO THE LIGHT!
– DECLARE WAR: Don’t say “I’m trying.” Say “I RENOUNCE this! I confess this! God purify me!” Aggressive!
– USE IT AS FUEL! Like I did with that battery and that bad review — ask: “Where did we go wrong? What system do we need? How can we be more loving?” Turn your FAIL into FUEL to be better, wiser, stronger!
– Remember: You’re Queen of GET BACK UP! Fall a million times, get up a million and one! God is not counting falls, He’s counting get-ups!
TEACHING #3: IT’S GOD’S VIEW THAT COUNTS + ENTER WITH THANKSGIVING!
What I’m teaching: 10 billion bad reviews don’t matter! People’s opinion is not your identity! Only God’s view of you ULTIMATELY counts! And the way you enter His presence after you expose darkness is not with shame — it’s with THANKSGIVING AND PRAISE!
Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise! — Psalm 100:4
How to live it:
– CHECK WHOSE VIEW YOU’RE LIVING FOR! Today, when someone criticizes you, say out loud: “It doesn’t matter what anybody thinks of me. It’s God’s view that counts! And God says I’m deeply, deeply, deeply loved even when I fail!”
– STOP AND GIVE THANKS LIKE CERI TAUGHT US! On Page 9 Ceri said: “Sometimes let’s just stop and give God thanks and praise. Cast these troubles on Him. When I told Him thanks, I woke up with that refreshing clean feeling. God got this!”
– YOUR DAILY PRACTICE: Every morning at your God Tree, before you ask for anything — just say THANKS! Thanks for critics, thanks for exposure, thanks for lights, thanks that You pick me up!
– ALCHEMIZE IT! Like Ceri said — cast it on Him and wake up clean! Say: “God, thank You for this light exposing me. Thank You that You love me anyway. I give You this burden, You take the heavy part!”
YOUR CHALLENGE TODAY:
Don’t run! Turn on ALL THE LIGHTS! Extra bright!
| 1. | What ONE darkness do you need to expose today? Write it down. |
| 2. | Who is your Ember / Emmie you will let correct you this week? |
| 3. | How will you enter with thanksgiving instead of shame? |
Face it head on, deal aggressively, and watch God purify you!
We roll with STRENGTH, COURAGE, and ALL THE LIGHTS ON!
STEP 3: THE VERSES — GOD’S RECEIPTS FOR “ALL THE LIGHTS! DEAL AGGRESSIVELY!”
FOR TEACHING #1 — DARKNESS MUST BE EXPOSED — ALL THE LIGHTS!
1. John 3:20-21 — Turn Up The Lights!
> Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed. But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God.
2. Ephesians 5:13-14 — What Julie Taught You!
> But everything exposed by the light becomes visible — and everything that is illuminated becomes a light. This is why it is said: “Wake up, sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
FOR TEACHING #2 — DEAL AGGRESSIVELY — DON’T RUN! QUEEN OF GET BACK UP!
3. Proverbs 28:13 — The Aggressive Confession!
> Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy.
4. 1 John 1:7 — The Purifying Light!
> But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, His Son, purifies us from all sin.
5. Proverbs 24:16 — Queen of GET BACK UP!
> For though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again, but the wicked stumble when calamity strikes.
6. Micah 7:8 — Your Get Back Up Anthem!
> Do not rejoice over me, my enemy; When I fall, I will arise; When I sit in darkness, The Lord will be a light to me.
FOR TEACHING #3 — GOD’S VIEW COUNTS + THANKSGIVING & PRAISE!
7. Psalm 100:4 — Your Triple Receipt Verse!
> Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise; give thanks to Him and praise His name.
8. Galatians 1:10 — God’s View vs People’s View!
> Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ.
9. 1 Samuel 16:7 — God Sees Your Heart!
> But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”
10. Psalm 34:5 — The Alchemize Verse!
Those who look to Him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame.
MIGHTIER THAN MIGHTY CLOSE OUT PRAYER — ALL THE LIGHTS! DEAL AGGRESSIVELY!
Papa God!
We come to You right now with ALL THE LIGHTS ON! Extra bright! Turn up the lights in here, baby! We want You to see everything!
Papa, today we don’t hide! We don’t run! We don’t sugar-coat! We bring our darkness to Your light! Here is our mess, Papa — our potty mouth, our short temper, our fails, our impatience, our bozo moments!
We confess it aggressively! We renounce it! We don’t whisper it, we DECLARE WAR on it! And Your Word says when we walk in the light, the blood of Jesus purifies us from all sin! So purify us right now!
Papa, thank You that You are not counting how many times we fall! You are counting how many times we GET BACK UP! We used to be queen of fails — now we are queen of GET BACK UP! We can fall a million times and You pick us up a million and one! When we sit in darkness, YOU are a light to us!
Papa, we thank You for our critics! Thank You for Ember and Emry who love us enough to expose our darkness! Thank You for Bro Kevin, Bro Jason, Daughter Julie who taught us darkness must be exposed! Thank You even for that bad review — because it taught us that it doesn’t matter what anybody thinks of us — only YOUR view counts! People look at outward appearance, but You look at the heart!
So today we enter Your gates with thanksgiving and Your courts with praise! Thank You for the exposure! Thank You for the light! Thank You that You love us even when we fail! Thank You that those who look to You are radiant and their faces are never covered with shame!
Papa, we cast all our anxiety on You because You care for us! We give You the heavy part!
Let us alchemize every fail into FUEL — fuel to be better, wiser, stronger, more loving, more forgiving!
We roll with STRENGTH! We roll with COURAGE! With ALL THE LIGHTS ON!
In Jesus’ mighty name!
HUGE SMILE: CHECK! GOD STRONG, BABY! WE ROLL WITH GOD!