That’s me to my brother, Kevin, a few minutes ago! He said he was coming to see me yesterday, but he didn’t make it! I told him about the person I met with the words “Live Wise” tattooed on them and how I’m so grateful to him for teaching me to be a wise and strong woman. I was literally on the side of the road balling crying the other morning thinking about this brother and how he has helped me make the WISEST decisions for every aspect f my life. I was replaying all my TikTok videos where I kept talking about all the advice he gives me. Honestly, I felt so deeply loved by God to have this brother show up to genuinely love and support me as take on some difficult stuff on behalf of God and my family. CAN WE ALL BE MORE LIKE KEVIN? God’s angels in the world?
And let me tell ya how God loves me so much that after Kevin gave me that advice about being a wise woman, God then sends Ceri to teach me all these Godly values and principles for living the wisest life. I don’t play with these messages from Ceri and every day I have church with Ceri listening to his words of wisdom as soon as I wake up every morning. Honestly, I was so happy when a new brother, TJ, told me that he is learning from Ceri to forgive, and forgiving is one of the wisest decisions we can make. I love this old post:
That’s why I can’t get over my brother, Kevin. In one of my painful moments, I called him one day, and he incredibly said, “Neeks, you’re like a boxer right now. You will take 10,000 punches, but eventually, you will become numb. Keep fighting!” God Himself spoke to me through my brother to keep going and not give up! Who tells someone to stay in the ring and take 10,000 punches? This was not only what was good for me, it was indeed best for me! God was teaching me these crucial values in the process:
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To love others the way He loves us: unconditionally! To keep forgiving and keep forgiving and keep forgiving until we increase our capacity to forgive. And this forgiveness thing is for us! It brings us peace and joy! I try to wipe the slate clean for everyone every day, the way God does for us. Thanks, Ceri, my God influencer!
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To think less of self and more of others: “Don’t forget to do good and to help one another, because these are the sacrifices that please God.”
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My family is a team, and I must make decisions that are best for the team! My personal happiness goes to the back seat!
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To wisely, calmly, kindly, skillfully, and lovingly handle problems!
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Don’t repay evil with evil; LOVE EVEN HARDER!
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When others go low, you go high because, at the end of the day, everything is between us and God. God more than makes up for any disappointments! (Wink! Wink!)
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To obey and trust God! No matter how difficult what He is asking – He will be our strength to do difficult things!
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Stay committed! Don’t give up when things get hard. Sometimes we must go through difficult paths to get to the best ones. Loyalty all the way, baby! All for the glory of God!
▪ Do not judge! Loving others for both their strengths and weaknesses! NO ONE GETS IT RIGHT ALL THE TIME!
A special thanks to Kevin and Ceri! Thanks for putting up with me!