“Hi, God.” That was the cute little conversation I had with my sons as we waited for hubby IN OUR CAR yesterday evening. One asked, “Is God really here? Where is He?” I answered, “God is everywhere, and He is always with us.” “Will God answer us back?” another asked. “Sometimes He does,” I replied. Can you believe God did answer?!? He figured out a way to let me know that His Presence was INDEED with us IN THAT CAR.

Fast forward a few hours, I’m in bed trying to sleep. But because my body clock still has not adjusted to the Nigerian time zone, I couldn’t. I then decided to listen to Rich Roll’s podcast, but for some reason it refused to play. I then go to listen to Bel Air’s Church’s, and boom, it surprisingly worked. However, the one that played, I ended up changing to play another episode. Listen to what the Pastor unbelievably says a couple of minutes into that other sermon:

“We CAN imagine that God is in the same room OR THE SAME CAR WITH US…” Wink! Wink!

Again, for that to line up sooooo perfectly, out of the blue, like that, was no ordinary coincident. It was God revealing His invisible Presence that’s ALWAYS with us. Of all the podcasts I could have listened to, for Rich Roll’s one to refuse to play, and for me to listen to THAT specific one after my sons wanted to know if God was really in that vehicle, was another one of my God winks, with Him sweetly answering, “Yes, I was there IN THAT CAR WITH YOU.”

And this is the love I’ve gotten to KNOW from God. He stoops down and comes to our level and our little lives to let us know that He’s REALLY there. Right after that, I smiled with Him, and I drifted happily off to sleep.

Are you getting to know God’s voice and His communications with you? You see that smile on my face in this pic? No fake smile over here! This is the smile of someone with REAL joy who KNOWS she’s incredibly loved by her God/Heavenly Father. I USED to be STARVING for the love and affection from others. No more! His joy. His love. His peace. EQUALS MORE THAN ENOUGH. God, fill our lives with even more of Your Presence. Amen.

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MARRIAGE AND SINGLE MATTERS

I have now concentrated all my prayers into one, and that one prayer is this, that I may die to self, and live wholly to Him. — Charles Spurgeon

“GOD LOVES US MOSTEST”

That was me to my sweetie sister, Marilyn. We have these playful arguments about who loves who the most and this one statement we both agreed on. I think that’s my latest calling from Him. To share with you guys that He’s not this harsh, judgmental, and angry God who is mad at us. It’s the reverse, He is madly in LOVE with us.

Like on Saturday, I spent like an entire hour listening to Chris Brown’s song, ‘Go Crazy,’ feeling the lyrics were God singing to me:

‘Everything you do is amazing’

I then go and shoot one of my videos telling the world that I thought God was singing those words to me. Talk about going crazy! Right after that, we hop in the car to go to the mall, and of all radio stations and all songs, this same song plays with me saying to my kids, “See, this song was a message from God to me. He does think everything I do is amazing.”

The next day, though, I said maybe that sounds a little bit too conceited and arrogant for me to say that, but out on a five-mile run with the Nike Run Club, Coach Bennet brings it up saying something like you are amazing giving everything your body is doing right now – the entire act of running is amazing!

So, yesterday, again, I brought up this whole everything you do is amazing feeling in another video, like that was God’s message to all of us, not just to me – we’re all amazing when you think of all the things our bodies are capable of in one moment – breathe, see, hear, move, think…. That’s pretty freaking AMAZING!

I then go to my closet a few hours later, and noticed that the bag we brought home from the mall, astonishingly said:

“YOU ARE AMAZING. REMEMBER THAT'”

Thanks, Charlotte Russe, for this fantastic God wink where once again, out of the blue, everything lines up a little bit too perfect to be just some random coincident. From listening to that song getting dressed, to shooting that video telling the world about it, to the song playing on the radio minutes later, to Coach Bennet saying it on my run with him the next day, to me doing another video about it, to seeing those words appear  on that bag, was all the LOVE I’m feeling from Papa God that He wants you feeling too.

Forget the angry God and replace it with the MOST LOVING BEING EVER. In fact, He wipes our slates clean every moment, and holds our transgressions as far as the east is from the west away from us. That no matter how many times we fall and fail, His love is unconditional. Do you feel it? I know I do!

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“I’M TEACHING YOU HOW TO BE A KING”

That was me to my nephew, Duro, when we drove an hour somewhere and an hour back for work reasons. I said, “Everyday we’re hustling and making things happen. Going the extra mile when we must.” I told him how I’m learning to have courage and to be brave because I’m in charge of our business here, away from my over protective husband. It’s been so good for me because I’m learning to dance lightheartedly with God, going to Him at every decision point asking what He would have me to do. The feelings of peace are what I look for before moving forward. No peace, no move. Like that long drive, I felt peaceful about going. Moment by moment decisions with God is where I want all of us.

And not that I get it right all the time, but God has a way of turning all my negatives, including what I may call losses, mistakes and failures, into huge wins. Go figure! Like God revealed Himself with me in a little book I found while cleaning yesterday morning. I knew He was talking directly to me when I read this:

“Isiah begins to tell the amazing story of God’s servant from His lowest humiliation to His highest exaltation. From it we learn of the price that has been paid to establish God’s kingdom in a rebellious world. How often we overlook the fact that though our salvation is free it is not without cost.” – Every Day With Jesus

This describes me perfectly. From all my embarrassments lately, God has brought me up higher and closer to Him. I feel I got to be a representative of His. That I didn’t always get it right, but I showed everyone watching that we’re called to go the extra mile in love, forgiveness, never giving up and not getting weary in doing good. Super tough, but we do it for God’s sake and His glory. Our families sticking together is important to God.

I came through it all God’s girl with a greater capacity to love and forgive. And for that I count everything rubbish compared to this knowledge of knowing God is with me, for me and on my side. A HUGE WIN in my books! All the times I fell and went running to Him, He would always figure out some way of letting me know His invisible Presence is always with me. You can’t beat that with a bat! As I teach Duro about being a king – brave, wise, fearless, resilent, hardworking, tough, and strong, also I hope to teach him about being kind, forgiving, loyal, gentle, disciplined and loving. Learning to keep His eyes fixed on God in every moment as to what God would have him to do. This is the way to the best life where God turns everything into a WIN even the awful stuff where we ask, “God, why me?” Its all a part of Him bringing us closer to His heart. Amen.

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