WHAT’S STOPPING YOU FROM BEING HAPPY?

That’s the important question I have for us today! I know this transition from Nigeria to Florida has had me on a roller coaster of happy and sad (happy to be here for the girls, but seriously missing the boys and my hubby), but like I always write about – GOD IS HELPING ME.

Sundays are especially super tough and as I type this, I’m sitting in Starbucks with my delightful daughters, having our once a week treat. It was a nudge from God when I lied in bed crying one Sunday morning when I felt Him saying, ‘Nik, get out of this bed. You and the girls go and get some Starbucks, and have a nice run in the park together.’ And since then, it’s been our little Sunday routine. – No time for being sad! I’ve accepted that this is my life right now and I intend to ENJOY it knowing God is with me in every moment. It’s a JOYFUL sacrifice!

And as I’m enjoying the girls, hubs and the boys are bonding without the mama. Like I woke up in panic mode today, thinking I didn’t see about them getting their annual Nigerian outfit for the Independence Day celebration at school made. I called my elder son, Emmie, and he said that someone from our office in Nigeria coordinated for the tailor to come and sew outfits for them, without me knowing anything about it. It felt like God was saying, ‘Nik, Relax. I got you!’

So, what’s stopping you from being happy? Get God involved! HIS PERSPECTIVE CHANGES EVERYTHING. God has been my special Counselour. I go through my life lying on His heart. Whatever I’m sad about is a time for me to go to Him and talk about it. Getting up that Sunday morning and making it a routine with my daughters changed everything, instead of being sad and depressed. I trust that the boys and hubs are well taken care of by God. Ask Him to help you address what it is that’s upsetting you. Everything I’m worried about, I give it to God. I do my best and I leave the rest with Him!

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