“NIKKI, YOU DON’T HAVE ANYTHING TO WORRY ABOUT”

That was this incredible husband to me this morning. Despite all the ups and downs we may go through, bottom line: I trust him. More importantly, I know God Himself is behind the scenes of our lives guiding us on the right path. Like last night I questioned him about how he found out about some wrong someone close had done to him behind his back, and he responded, “I don’t know. My mind just told me I should ask about it.” That’s God in action! He’s very much involved in our lives, whispering to us exactly what He would have us to know, what to do, where to go, and even what to say. START PAYING ATTENTION!

A few weeks ago, though, I was saying to God, ‘I didn’t need to know all of that!!!’ But I believe it was to teach me, and hopefully you, a crucial life lesson: MERCY (forgiveness without punishment). Hubs had admitted to making a mistake (nobody’s perfect!), and as I listened to God as to how He would have me to react, I felt Him say to me through my spirit, “SHHHH. Quiet, Nik, leave it alone.” I accepted the fact that we all make mistakes, forgave hubby, and I haven’t mentioned it since. Which was the same thing hubby did with me when I made a very costly mistake recently. “Let’s not talk about it anymore,” he lovingly and forgivingly said to me.

And that’s the place where God has beautifully guided our marriage, that we both can mess up, and we still can say, “It’s OK, boo, I still love you.” Granting each other constant grace and forgiveness.

“How are you able to forgive?” someone asked me the other day. And I responded that it’s not me, it’s God’s strength and power coming through – I can do all things with Him! My appointments with God are helping me to learn His character so that I can follow Him when I’m back out in the world. God is love. I’m slowly becoming much more loving, kinder, gentler, and forgiving. I loved a wink from Him today, “You see, when you become more beautiful, I become more beautiful.” Can we all make God more beautiful by demonstrating His love in the world?

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