That was me to my Julie yesterday after I teased her in the office about her crying recently (it turned out to be a good thing!)! I bragged that I only cry happy tears now and my son Emmie was with us backing me up, “Yes, mommy only cries happy tears!!!” That made me extremely happy that my kids are a witness to my life with God. They see all the ups and downs, and lately it’s been lots of ups! PRAISE GOD!!! I love this old post:
“YOU’LL ONLY CRY THOSE HAPPY TEARS”
I felt God singing to me yesterday through the song, ‘I Swear’ by All for One:
“I see the questions in your eyes
I know what’s weighing on your mind
You can be sure I know my part
‘Cause I’ll stand beside you through the years
And you’ll only cry those happy tears
For better or worse, ’til death do us part
I’ll love you with every beat of my heart
And I swear”
I was playing this as I dressed to go out and buy something for the boy’s dinner. As I was leaving to get something to cook, Joshie asked for pizza, and when I told him “No,” he asked his friend, Isaiah, who came over to play their game if he wanted pizza. The way Isaiah responded, though, was so cute and funny that I said, “No problem, I’ll get it.” Can you believe I’m waiting for the pizza, and I started crying those happy tears from the song that I felt God was singing to me minutes before?
It was a crazy day, but again like the lyrics said, “I’ll stand beside you,” I truly felt overwhelmingly supported by God. I just felt God coming through for me in so many areas. Like my daughter, Ember, showed up to help me with a project at our office, and she did such a great job helping me out. I had a great conversation with my nephew Duro that he is getting some help he needed in getting an internship. Joshie ended up telling me that Isaiah said it was his best time having pizza. To see my boys so happy playing with such fun and positive friends made me so happy. When I told Emmie that our life is a mess right now looking at so much laundry to put away, he surprised me and said, “LIFE IS GREAT!” No shame in my game, I can honestly tell you, when I’m weak, God is my strength standing STRONG with me. For better or worse, when I’m high or when I’m low, He is there like this verse from Isaiah beautifully reminds us:
“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.” – Isaiah 41:10
Even when I’m feeling good for nothing, He says, “Nik, give me your nothingness! Didn’t I create the world from nothing!” We can unceasingly worship, praise, and thank God at every moment knowing we can always count on Him to be there for us with His love, joy, strength, peace, wisdom, and favor backing me up in this treacherous world where we don’t know what is coming at us from one moment to the next. He is there for you too!!! It’s just for us to tap into his help, love, and guidance! Pray all day! Every day!
And speaking of His love. After going all overboard about Tom Brady in my last YouTube video, can you believe, hours later, my daughters and I attended what we thought was a DJ Khaled concert, but turned out to be the Sports Illustrated Awards Show, and unbelievably Tom Brady was in attendance accepting the award for Sportsperson of the Year. I gave him a screaming standing ovation, so surprised by God.
This lined up a little bit too perfect to be some ordinary coincidence. I knew this was God lovingly arranging for me to see Tom Brady, who has had such a strong influence on my decisions to train myself like an athlete every day, as I aim to be the Greatest of ALL Time Wife, Momma, and Person, ALL FOR THE GLORY OF GOD! Tom taught me that we could strive to be the best in our little worlds, and I run with that, waking up every day with that as my goal. Some days I fail miserably, but every day is a new start to begin again, leaving the past in the past, knowing God can help get any situation back on track once we look to Him, moment by moment, for guidance. God is personally involved in our lives!!! Don’t miss out on the best life with Him!
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