46-YEAR-OLD ME VERSUS MY 16-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER IN A 5K RACE

Who do you think won? ME, BABY!!! LOL! We have these unspoken races, and she always wins, but this morning, your girl here was on fire, and I’m giving all the glory to God. I started this fasting with the Muslims for Ramadan asking God to please help me because it felt like I was losing my mind with all the crazy talk I had going on in my head, and God has LOVINGLY come to my rescue. I’m feeling so close to Him right now. (HUGE SMILE)

Like after sharing one paragraph in my post yesterday, He used it to reveal His invisible presence with me. I wrote:

“When I saw that “we will no longer be babies,” I knew God was talking directly to me saying, ‘Nik, I want you to grow up to be the mature, loving, confident in Me woman I DESIGNED YOU TO BE.”

Immediately after posting, I had some time with God and just using my scroll button at the bottom of my screen to randomly select something to read, this incredibly showed up:

“In closeness to Me, you are transformed more and more into the one I DESIGNED YOU TO BE.” – Jesus Calling

How could that possibly be an ordinary coincidence for my very words to show up from this over 700-page book? It was another one of my God winks where, out of the blue, everything lines up extremely TOO perfectly with me going DIRECTLY to that date to confirm my sentiments EXACTLY. God, thank You for the transformation. Your girl is getting her happy, peace, strength, and focus back. (ANOTHER SMILE).

Then I also wrote:

“Not being tossed to and fro by every little situation that pops up.’ I love when God talks tough to me! (SMILE) This big, emotional, and neurotic wreck of a train here that keeps falling, seriously needed the reminder. God corrects those He loves.” – Jesus Calling

So, later on that night, after writing so much lately how I keep FALLING, He had this to say to me through another meditation book:

“Don’t you understand that I prefer someone who has FALLEN many times but who despises himself at My feet, to the self-righteous person who thinks he is without fault. My little girl, tell Me every day how sorry you are for any way you have pained Me. Take a steady look at your failures and stains, and offer them to Me so that I may wash them away. Tell Me how weak you are and how often you fail. Say: “My great friend, help me. You know only too well how helpless I am, but with You I can do anything.’ – He and I

That helps to explain my happiness out on that run today, God has washed away so many burdens and failures I’ve been carrying around with me. Today, I want you here with me recommitting your life to Him. Like Devon Franklin explained,

“The commitment to God is what is going to make you stronger, bring you more peace, and it is going to alleviate some of the stress you’re under.”

God, I’m in! May every moment of my life honor and please You. And may I rest the times I don’t get it right at your feet to wash away for me, so that I may keep going and living my best life with You as my Guide and Partner for success in every area. With You I can do anything. ’Amen!

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“IT IS WHAT IT IS”

I’ve been quoting that statement from Donald Trump ALOT lately, and a few minutes after saying this to someone, God found a fun way of revealing His invisible Presence with me. This message incredibly showed up in my meditation book:

“This is an opportunity to TRUMP (Wink! Wink!) your roller-coaster feelings with faith in Me. Make the most of it.” – Jesus Calling

That “TRUMP” showing up was no coincident! It was a tiny glimmer of God revealing His invisible Presence with me. I held on to that small glimpse of Him with me for the ENTIRE day reminded that He is ALWAYS with me and I’m to practice a more steady and confident faith in Him – no roller-coaster faith. That goes for you too!!!

Another wink from Him was these verses showing up:

“Then we will no longer be babies. We will not be tossed about like a ship that the waves carry one way and then another…Speaking the truth with love, we will grow up in every way… Each part does its own work to make the whole body grow and be strong with love.” – Ephesians 4:14-16

When I saw that “we will no longer be babies,” I knew God was talking directly to me saying, ‘Nik, I want you to grow up to be the mature, loving, confident in Me woman I designed you to be. Not being tossed to and fro by every little situation that pops up.’ I love when God talks tough to me! (SMILE) This big, emotional, and neurotic wreck of a train here that keeps falling, seriously needed the reminder. God corrects those He loves.

But what I loved most about yesterday is that in a moment of feeling overwhelmed, I called my husband for some emotional support, and he was busy with a customer. That left me going to God and spending a little EXTRA time with Him, which left me feeling guilty that I needed that LONG appointment when I have so much on my plate to do right now. But, God knowing every thought I think, had this to say to me in a late-night alone time with Him:

“SPENDING TIME alone with Me is essential for your well-being. It is not a luxury or an option; it is a necessity. Therefore, DO NOT FEEL GUILTY about taking time to be with Me… Talk to Me about what you are experiencing, and ask Me to show you the way forward…Come near to me, and I will come near to you.” – Jesus Calling

I’m now thanking my husband for being busy yesterday because it pushed me CLOSER to God. And there I have His love, strategies, guidance, support, and solutions to tackle anything that comes my way and also ENJOY His company. A 24 hour a day Husband/Friend/Father/Companion. And you can’t beat that with a bat! Stay safe out there my peeps!

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IT IS WHAT IT IS!!!https://youtu.be/2a6n5Qc6f8YLIVE IN GOD, LIVE IN LOVE
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HEALTH MATTERS
Devon Franklin is reeally motivating me to step up my game to be BETTER. So far, these have been some of the crucial lessons:-Cut down on the Netflix/social media check-ins
-Stop Judging
-Stop anything that’s holding you back – I’ve cut out sweets
-Stop the econstant phone check-ins
-Get up early and have an appointment with God
-Wake up earlier and get an earlier start on my day
-FOCUS more
-Stop worrying about what others think about me appearance wise and how many likes I get
-Do the work God has called you to do
-Have more faith in God – the God stock always goes up
-Stop expecting so much from other people and expect MORE from God
-No matter what anyone else is doing, I must be obedient to God and what He would have me to do in every moment.Search Devon Franklin on YouTube and his book, The Truth About Men, has been excellent so far. Exactly what I needed to learn about being a better wife to my husband.LET FOOD BE THY MEDICINE AND MEDICINE THY FOOD

“NO SHAME IN MY GAME”

Was me to my brother, Kevin, a short while ago! “I NEED GOD. POINT BLANK PERIOD.” He sweetly asked if I was OK after seeing the title of my YouTube video of the day, “God, please take my hand today.” To be honest, I need Him to take my hand every moment like a little girl about to cross the street. God, please!

 â€œI have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” – John 16:33

Just knowing I handle nothing alone brings me peace. During this fasting period with the Muslims, these verses have been showing up if perfectly timed by God:

“‘“The Lord bless you

     and keep you;

 the Lord make his face shine on you

     and be gracious to you;” – Numbers 6:24-25

God reminding me that He blesses and keeps me calms and soothes all the stresses that want to overwhelm me. I grab His hand and hold them super tight as I go through life one moment at a time seeking His help, wisdom, guidance, love, and protection. He continually reminds me, “I am with you always.”

I will never get over the sweetness of God and how much He unconditionally loves us no matter the mistakes and failings of our past. He is saying to us all, “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing!” We can wake up every day and decide to be different people from her we were yesterday. Our lives are beautiful adventures with God, and when we know better, we do better. KK! Let’s stop beating up ourselves over the past.

The challenge is to keep our eyes fixed on God asking His help as we seek to be the people He is calling us to be in every moment: strong, courageous, confident, trusting in Him and at the same time gentle, loving, compassionate, and forgiving of ourselves and others. 

Fall a million times, get back up a million and one, giving God our hands to hold. Then look to Him for His HUGS and smiles of approval. Amen.

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A GOD WINK FROM MICHELLE OBAMA

This God wink began from a few days ago when me and my daughters were out on a run and I stopped both of them to say let’s finish strong by running NONSTOP home playing Drake’s song, NONSTOP. Fast forward to yesterday evening, we’re watching Michelle Obama’s documentary on Netflix, and they show her sitting at a table with her Chief of Staff, unbelievably listening to, our all songs in the world, Drake’s NONSTOP.

Call me Nikki so Crazy, but for me to stop my daughters out on that run to listen to THIS song was God setting us up for this wink from Him through Michelle Obama to remind us that His invisible Presence is ALWAYS with us. Are you paying ATTENTION to your winks from Him?

I’m hoping that as I share my God stories (no matter how crazy they might seem) that you will begin to feel His Presence in your life. That we can eventually go NONSTOP with our eyes on Him no matter the challenges and stress that come our way. Sometimes that may mean holding His hands super tight to make it through some of the difficulties, but no problem, like my sister just told me, “God got us!”

I just want us tapping into His wisdom no matter the situation we face praying for His guidance and His solutions. GOD, HELP ME! No shame in our games! And then start listening for specific steps through thoughts (whispers) that may pop into your mind, suggestions from other people, your feelings, and nudges from Him something you may read. God is pretty talkative once you get to know His voice. And His ways are not our ordinary human ways; they’re so much better!

“Forget the former things;
do not dwell on the past.
See, I am doing a new thing!”

God is constantly taking me through new experiences just to get me to learn more and more about Him and to increase my FAITH. The paths may be treacherous at times, but He always brings me out tougher, stronger, more loving, and wiser. I want us going to Him in EVERY situation moving forward from a God perspective – God, what would You have me to do here? Doing our best in the physically and leaving the rest with Him in the spiritual realm where ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE WITH HIM. Wink! Wink! Even if we start at nothing. Didn’t God create the entire world from nothing?

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