“STRONG AND SOFT”
That’s the name of our bath tissue and EXACTLY where I am in my life at this moment! LOL! You need to be both! Away from overprotective hubby, and having to take control managing our business here in Florida without him, your girl here is learning to be strong, brave, courageous, bold, unflinching, tough, determined, and fearless. On the other side, God is also teaching me these SOFT qualities:
“But the Spirit produces the fruit of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. There is no law that says these things are wrong.” – Galatians 5:22-24
He also sweetly gives the wisdom as to when to be what! Every relationship. Every decision. Every circumstance. I aim to look to God, continually asking, ‘What would You have me to do here? Where would You have me to go? What would You have me to say?’ And step by step, I joyfully follow His lead knowing His invisible Presence is always with me.
Even in a run yesterday, He amazingly showed up. I enjoyed listening to Charlie Rocket in the Nike Running Club app, so much that I paused my music playing in the background. When Charlie spoke of his affiliation with Nike and wanting to inspire a million people, he got my attention. I started dreaming big too about working with Nike. ‘Nike, Nikki. Nike Nikki. I like the sound of that! I could inspire people as they run about having a strong relationship with God. I need to become a partner with Nike too!’ I started thinking. Hey, a girl can dream!
Immediately after having these thoughts, and Charlie had stopped talking, I resumed my music, only to hear Drake say, “Nike.” I thought, ‘Did Drake just say Nike?’ I rushed to see the song lyrics, and can you believe he did say, “Nike, crossbody, got a piece in it.” I freaked out because I knew this was no coincidence, but God’s sweetness revealing His Presence with me. I mean down to the nanosecond, He had me to resume playing that song exactly for Drake to say Nike!
Like my sister in law, Aima, said to me yesterday, “God knows the moment I was conceived, and the moment I will die. My life is in His hands.” And he had me to pause that song and restart it precisely when Drake said that “Nike” just to remind us all that He has all of our lives all timed out, too, down to the seconds!
Incredible His love is for us! Don’t miss out! Remember: Every relationship, Every decision. Every circumstance. Let’s go to God as He leads us on the paths to the best lives with Him. No matter the troublesome situations that come our way, our God is GREATER than anything we will ever face! We can be joyful and at peace, doing our best and leaving the rest with Him to tackle in the spiritual realm! Wink! Wink!
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