THE GOD PERSPECTIVE CHANGES EVERYTHING

Let me tell ya; WE NEED GOD IN OUR LIVES!!! Knowing that He is behind the scenes, walking with us, guiding us, helping, supporting,
and unconditionally loving us, changes everything. So, I’m here telling you how He shows up for me so that you, too, will begin to feel His Presence in your life. Here’s how He showed up for me a short while ago:

Of all the runs on the Nike Running Club app, I did a run on Tuesday called ‘One Hard, One Easy’ so that I could hear Coach Cory repeat this message to me:

“Every stride, every breath, there is a potential for doubt. ‘I don’t think I can do this any longer. I don’t think I can run any faster. I don’t think I can keep up with that person.’ Everyone struggles with those thoughts. You just have to believe you can. It’s not about blocking the negative thoughts, it’s about pushing past, conquering them. Showing them who’s boss. You are in control of your own thoughts. So that shouldn’t be a problem, right?”

AGAIN, the next day, I did the same run, just to be reminded of those words. Today, no shame, I did the exact run AGAIN, needing that reminder from Coach Cory. Fast forward to a few minutes ago, I’m waiting for a car to come up at the auction where I purchase vehicles, and I saw the next run number was 67, so I went to page 67 of our family’s website and look what incredibly showed up there:

“Even a run yesterday, I asked Him (God) which of the Nike Running Clubs runs I should pick. I listened to those feelings when I read over the options. The very one I was excited about was perfect. Coach Cory explained how the runs were about me training my mind, body, and soul. Every hard effort that I put my body through, I get stronger, wiser, better so that the next time I can handle even more. He explained that every run was a competition between me and myself – “Every stride, every breath, there is a potential for doubt. ‘I don’t think I can do this any longer. I don’t think I can run any faster. I don’t think I can keep up with that person.’ Everyone struggles with those thoughts. You just have to believe you can. It’s not about blocking the negative thoughts, it’s about pushing pass, conquering them. Showing them who’s boss. You are in control of your own thoughts. So that shouldn’t be a problem, right?”

Those words from Coach Cory showing up there, believe it or not, was God’s way of letting me know that His Presence is always with me. Like He was personally saying, ‘Nik, I saw you doing that run on Tuesday, Wednesday, and AGAIN today!’’ There is no way this all lined up so perfectly as some ordinary coincidence, it was one of my special God winks orchestrated by God Himself to let us all know that HE IS INTIMATELY INVOLVED IN EVERY MOMENT OF OUR LIVES, AND HE KNOWS EVERY THOUGHT WE THINK AND EVERYTHING WE’RE STRUGGLING WITH. GOD IS WITH US ALWAYS, BABY!!!!

Then, yesterday, I left our office to drive over an hour away to tackle a problematic matter asking God to please help me. As often as I write that 11 and 7 appearing together are God’s way of saying He is with me, can you believe I ended up arriving at the location at 1:17, and by the grace of God, the situation worked out. God, thank You!

MORAL: Whatever we’re going through – the struggles, challenges, low and stressful moments, God is there with us. Its just for us to acknowledge Him in all our ways, asking what He would have us to do by learning His voice within us (The Holy Spirit), doing our best to be obedient, and follow wherever He leads us. Then we can confidently leave the rest for Him, as we expect and hope for the best. That’s faith! We don’t have to figure everything out on our own. The battles belong to the Lord! Just take everything day by day and one step at a time. God got us! Nothing is too difficult for God; we can do everything with Him who strengthens us. Amen!