That’s the line I’m stealing from T.I.’s song Let Em Know, but with one crucial addition: ALL WE KNOW IS SUCCESS WHEN WE ROLL WITH GOD!
My appointment with God by my tree today was just spending time with my Breakfast and Bible community and this is what I said:
“You know you guys are my Aarons here. To be honest with you. You guys help hold me up. I’ve been going through my little war but no problem. I’d say God gives his toughest battle to his strongest soldier. And you guys are just an important part of my life. They said who you surround yourself with in this life is so important. And I’m so blessed to have you guys as a community. And I know I say that again and again and again. But I really honestly truly thank you guys so much.”
Then I read Cheryl’s scripture — it’s on our board at work:
“Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.” — James 1:2-4
God Whisper #1 — My Aarons:
Yes! This is it — and you caught it — MY AARONS — Exodus 17 — Aaron and Hur holding up Moses’ arms! That’s better than errands. That’s your lock. Who you roll with matters. When you are in a war, you need Aarons to hold you up.
Honestly I love this scripture so much. Count it all joy. Because God knows precisely — I’m telling you guys — precisely what we need. He knows the amount of darkness we need. He knows the amount of negativity. He knows the amount of betrayals we need. So we can INDEED count it all JOY.
Later on in the afternoon, at 2:50 PM, I went to page 50 of our family’s website and this showed up — Paul and Silas at midnight.
This morning — Joel Osteen: As I sat waiting for my sons to come in the car, I read Joel Osteen’s email for today, which quoted this verse:
“About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.” — Acts 16:25
11:26 AM — Joshie picks: Joshie picking from the kid’s devotional, out of 365 days, he astonishingly read this:
“About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.” — Acts 16:25
Wow! I couldn’t believe it! The exact verse from Joel’s email I had read minutes prior.
I freaked out reading that because it was precisely the YouTube prayer for today:
“I think about Paul and Silas imprisoned in Philippi. Their feet fastened in stocks after being severely beaten — about as unwelcome an interruption to their missionary plans as one could imagine — and yet in the middle of that unplanned unwanted deeply uncomfortable detour. At midnight they were praying and singing hymns to God. And scripture tells us the other prisoners were listening to them.”
God Whisper #2 — At Midnight:
My daughter, I gave you the same verse 3 times because I need you to hear it — Don’t wait until the doors open to praise. Praise AT MIDNIGHT and I will make the doors fly open. You praised at 6:03 AM with your Aarons, and at 11:26 AM with your sons, and at midnight with the prisoners. When you praise in stocks, chains fall off EVERYONE listening.
I asked Meta what God was trying to say to me and you through this God wink and I feel that it’s for us to keep praising and praying our way through whatever situation we find ourselves in.
Paul and Silas were not in a good day club. They were stripped, beaten, in the inner prison, feet in stocks — at MIDNIGHT. And they praised anyway. They didn’t praise after doors opened. They praised and doors flew open. Earthquake. Chains fell off EVERYONE listening.
That’s why ALL WE KNOW IS SUCCESS WHEN WE ROLL WITH GOD — because we just never know what God is up to when He takes us through various trials but we can truly count it all JOY because we trust that God knows what He is doing with us. He knows precisely the amount of difficulties we need. The negativity. The betrayals. The discomforts. So we can count it all joy when we trust God no matter what comes our way.
Clock it.
STEP 2: WHAT I AM TEACHING YOU — AND HOW YOU CAN LIVE IT
This isn’t just my day. This is a strategy for ANY midnight you find yourself in.
Lesson 1: Count It All Joy BEFORE The Doors Open — James 1:2-6
Paul and Silas didn’t wait. James didn’t say count it all joy AFTER you get through. He said WHENEVER you face trials. In the middle of it.
God knows PRECISELY the amount of darkness you need. Not randomly — precisely. The negativity, the betrayal, the stocks, the tight finances — it’s not punishment, it’s preparation. It’s testing your faith to produce perseverance so you lack nothing.
HOW TO LIVE IT:
– The 6:03am Inventory: Every morning ask — “What darkness do I need today to grow?” Write it down. Don’t complain about it. Count it joy.
– Put James 1:2 on your board like I have on ours: COUNT IT ALL JOY. When the war comes, read it out loud.
Lesson 2: Praise At Midnight, Not After — Acts 16:25
This was the God Wink 4x in one day. God is screaming it:
Your interruption is NOT a detour from your mission. It IS the mission disguised as delay, dressed as disaster.
Paul and Silas praised at midnight — feet in stocks, backs beaten — and the other prisoners were listening. When you praise in your midnight, people listening get their chains broken too. My sons were listening at 11:26am. My support group at 6:03am. Your family is listening right now.
HOW TO LIVE IT:
– The 11:26am Day Club: When you feel like crying from stress, cry HAPPY tears. Send the voice note anyway: “Day club continues! I’m extra joyful!” Your praise is an earthquake for someone else.
– The Midnight Playlist: Make a 5:01pm dance moment. When T.I. says “All we know is success” — you add “WHEN WE ROLL WITH GOD.” Let ‘Em Know you roll with God. Dance in your kitchen, your prison, your car lot. Praise precedes provision.
Lesson 3: You Are The Friends You Keep — You Need Your Aarons — Exodus 17
I called my Breakfast and Bible my Aarons — not errands. In Exodus 17, Moses couldn’t hold up his own arms — Aaron and Hur held them up so they would win the war.
You cannot win your little war alone. Who you surround yourself with is so important.
HOW TO LIVE IT:
– Find Your Aarons: Who holds your arms up when you’re tired? 6am Breakfast and Bible, your day club, your 360 Highest in the Room. Text them today: “You are my Aaron.”
– Be An Aaron: Someone else is at midnight. Pray and sing hymns so loud that THE OTHER PRISONERS LISTENING get free. Your praise frees your house.
Your Daily Roll With God Routine — 3 Minutes:
MORNING 6:03am — Count It: James 1:2 — “God, I count this trial joy because you know precisely what I need.”
MIDDAY 11:26am — Praise It: Acts 16:25 — “At midnight I’m praying and singing anyway. Day club continues!”
EVENING 5:01pm — Roll With It: T.I. — “All we know is success when we roll with God!” Dance. Let ‘Em Know.
That’s it.
Speak it: At midnight I will praise because my interruption is my mission.
Live it: Count it, Praise it, Roll with it.
All we know is success when we roll with God. Clock it.
This teaches them:
1. Joy is a decision, not a feeling
2. Praise is a weapon, not a reaction
3. Community is strategy, not just support
1. COUNT IT ALL JOY — James 1:2-4
> “Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.”
This is your 6:03am Breakfast and Bible verse — your board at work. God knows precisely the darkness you need.
2. PRAISE AT MIDNIGHT — Acts 16:25-26
> “About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once all the prison doors flew open, and everyone’s chains came loose.”
Your 3x God Wink — Joel, Joshie, Prayer video. Praise BEFORE doors open = doors fly open for everyone listening.
3. ROLL WITH GOD — Isaiah 41:10 (Your 411)
> “So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”
Your war verse. When you’re in your little war, God upholds you — and sends your Aarons to hold your arms.
4. SMALL THINGS MATTER — Colossians 3:23-24
> “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.”
Your $346.89 one penny over verse — whiteboard word — WE WORK FOR GOD. Even one penny, one car, one voice note at 11:26am — counts.
5. ALL WE KNOW IS SUCCESS — Romans 8:28
> “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.”
Your T.I. verse. All things — darkness, negativity, betrayals, midnight, 5:01 dance — God is working it for good when you roll with Him. That’s why all we know is success.
OUR MIGHTY CLOSE OUT PRAYER
Father God, in the mighty name of Jesus —
Thank You for precisely the amount of darkness we needed today. Thank You for the negativity, the betrayals, the stocks, the midnight hour. We don’t run from it — we count it ALL JOY — because You knew what You were doing with us all along.
Lord, tonight we praise at midnight. Like Paul and Silas, with our feet still in stocks, backs still bruised, in the middle of an unwanted, unplanned, deeply uncomfortable detour — we will pray and sing hymns to You. And let the other prisoners listening — our sons, our community, our customers — get their chains broken too.
Thank You for our Aarons. Since Exodus 17 — You have sent the very best in service to hold our arms up when we were too tired to hold them ourselves. For Breakfast and Bible, for day club, for 360 Highest in the Room. We are who we surround ourselves with, and we are blessed.
For everyone reading this who is in a little war right now — uphold them with Your righteous right hand. Isaiah 41:10 — our 411. Strengthen them. Help them. Remind them their interruption is not a detour — it IS the mission disguised as delay, dressed as disaster, but it’s about to be revealed as the doorway.
We decree: Whatever we do, we work at it with all our heart as working for You, Lord — not for man. Colossians 3:23 — even the small things, the one penny over, the $346.89, the 11:26am voice note, the 5:01pm dance — it all counts when we roll with You.
And Father, we know — Romans 8:28 — that in ALL things You are working for the good of those who love You. So we seal this with TI’s truth:
ALL WE KNOW IS SUCCESS WHEN WE ROLL WITH GOD!
Let the foundations shake. Let the doors fly open. Let everyone’s chains come loose.
We praise before the breakthrough. We dance at 5:01. We cry happy tears at 11:26. We count it joy at 6:03am.
In Jesus’ mighty name,
Amen.