That was me to my friend/sister, Nosen! She has been putting up with me and my God winks for 12 incredible years. I’ll never forget a night at Disney World when we were asked to make a wish out loud, and I said I wished we could be friends forever. I still mean it! I say the day we met her at her home in Nigeria, God Himself bowed there first because He knew that this friendship would be one that would impact the world on His behalf. (HUGE SMILE) God sent me to her for training. She has been the best friend anyone could possibly have because she points me to God. No matter the troubles that come my way, she reminds me to keep my focus on Him. That there’s nothing too difficult for God to handle. Or her fav thing to say, “Pray about it!”
But back to that God wink! One day she called me, and I felt God in my spirit saying to pay attention to her telephone number, which includes “811.” A couple of hours later, I’m having to walk pretty far to meet up with my daughter at the airport, and all over the taxi cabs, there was the number “811.” Ever since then, God has been using this “811” as a reminder that specifically means that we can have peace that passes all understanding. And just to show you guys how annoying I am, here are the dates and messages I sent to her regarding this:
June 18: That taxi service with the 811 just passed. God is with us. He wants us to have the peace that passes all understanding because we trust in Him.
August 1: Three of our taxis at doctor’s office (all parked together). 811. God’s peace that surpasses all understanding.
Aug 19: Our number 811 on a check amount. The peace that passes all understanding.
Today 10:19 am: (Sending her another pic of “811”) This is our number boo to have the peace, joy, and courage that passes all understanding.
Today 5:02 pm: I searched for God, and this email came up from 2012: “I’m talking the peace that passes all understanding, my guys!” (Wink Wink!)
Trust me, that was no coincidence that this email from 2012 showed up with that message! It was God Himself making us aware that His invisible Presence is with us. I was putting stickers on our cars outside when I felt my phone vibrating in my back pocket to notify me that it was time for my 5 pm appointment with Him. I simply put “God” in the search bar of my email account and ended up picking out that email to read from 10 years ago. It was God’s way of confirming that He indeed wants us ALL to have this peace, joy, and courage that passes all understanding. WE ARE NEVER ALONE; WE HAVE GOD (ANOTHER SMILE).