MY HEART WAS SHATTERED INTO A MILLION PIECES ???
I’M RIDING WITH GOD! ARE YOU?!? ???
“DO YOU STILL THINK I NEED TO GO AND SEE A THERAPIST?”
I joked with the person who suggested I see one some days ago. LOL! No shame in my game, when I’m struggling with something, I go RUNNING to God: GOD, WHAT IS THIS? GOD, WHY ME?? GOD, HELP ME!!! And astonishingly, He ALWAYS shows up.
“The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them;
he delivers them from all their troubles.” – Psalm 34:17
Like I felt Him in one of my alone times with Him say through my Spirit, ‘Nik, why don’t you fast with the Muslims for Ramadan?’ I paid attention! I called, Fatimah, our assistant in Nigeria, and asked, “When does the fasting start? I’m in!”
And God has been using this fasting to just draw me even closer to Him:
“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted
and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” – Psalm 34:18
Like yesterday, I had an alone time with Him reading an old post from three years ago that said:
“I (GOD) BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU; I make My Face shine upon you; I turn My Face toward you and give you Peace.” – Jesus Calling
Fast forward to this morning, for an appointment with God,
I watched Steven Furtick who said that this is the blessing He says over his children almost every night:
“‘“The Lord bless you
and keep you;
the Lord make his face shine on you
and be gracious to you;
the Lord turn his face toward you
and give you peace.”’ – Numbers 6:24-26 (NIV)
Of all the messages to show up at the very top of my YouTube feed for me to watch, this was no coincident, but God Himself confirming that message from the day before to me: “NIK, I BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU.” I went out on my morning run super happy dancing and jogging: ‘MY GOD IS WITH ME, BABY!’
And if that’s not enough for you, fast forward another couple of hours, having an appointment with God while waiting a few minutes for my daughter, I opened up my meditation book to incredibly read this from exactly where I had last left off:
“I will bless you and keep you, making My Face shine upon you graciously, giving you Peace.” – Jesus Calling
And God’s peace is not the world’s peace. His is the peace that passes all understanding even during the toughest trials. In this life you will have trouble, but when you know You have God blessing you and keeping you, that’s life on a completely different level. Are you riding with Him? Make sure you have appointments with Him being honest about your struggles. I want us hearing EVERYTHING God has to say to us!
GOD, I ACCEPT THE CORRECTIONS
Let me tell ya, God is pretty talkative when you have ears to hear Him. So, late last night, I was up working when a glitch forced me to exit out of the software I was using. And because I know God’s personality so well, I figured out that He was trying to get my attention. ‘OK, Boss!’ I said, and decided to have an appointment with Him.
I felt Him say to listen to a message from Devon Franklin on YouTube. I wasn’t attracted to any of them right away that came up in the original search, and I felt God saying to go directly to his channel. I paid attention! Getting there, I incredibly watched Devon’s last video from a month ago, and it was a direct message from God to me. It was pretty freaky the way he pinpointed precisely some of my current BIG weaknesses.
Like he asked how many of us were checking our phones every other second – MEEEEEE!!!! He explained that one of the keys to a Christian (Godly) lifestyle is FOCUS. He importantly asked, “How focused are you on where God is taking you? Or are you allowing certain distractions to get you off course?” Wow! I’m talking DIRECT message from God to super distracted Nik over here. He summed it up perfectly like this:
“The more FOCUS, the more FOLLOW THROUGH, the more FAVOR, the more SUCCESS. The more DISTRACTIONS, the more DETOURS, the more DEPRESSION, the more ANXIETY.In order for us to be who God has called us to be and do what He has called us to do, it requires FOCUS. We really have to start looking at our environment as to what is distracting us from being all He is calling us to be. Ask, “Lord, what is eating up my time?”
Then, yesterday I felt God whispering to me to add this one sentence at the end of my post: “No judging allowed.” So when I heard Devon say this, I couldn’t believe it:
“One of the main things that come up with Christians today that shouldn’t be apart of the Christian (Godly) lifestyle but is too often associated with the Christian lifestyle is JUDGEMENT.”
Oh my goodness, he was AGAIN talking DIRECTLY to me as He precisely confirmed what I do wrong all day long – JUDGE others when God is calling me to love and enjoy them.
God, I accept, and thank You for the corrections. Today, I recommit myself to being better, hoping to shine even brighter your light of nonjudgement and love to a watching world. So help me God. Amen.
“And what does the Lord require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy
_ and to walk humbly with your God. – Michas 6:8_
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“YOU KNOW YOU THE BADDEST, BABY”
“YOU KNOW YOU THE BADDEST, BABY”
That was what I felt was my reminder from God on our Sunday run together. My phone glitched and suddenly started playing this Future song featuring Nicki Minaj, ‘You da Baddest. I thought I might have come across arrogantly when I did one of my videos afterward, saying I’m the baddest, but that’s God’s calling for us all. Urban dictionary defines Baddest as:
“Supreme in status or standing. The very best at something. The Ultimate Champion or Warrior. Ultimate Title or Crown. The Highest Honor. The Greatest.”
I don’t know about you, but I’m going for the gold medal, not silver, in every aspect of my life – the champion momma, warrior wife, and the greatest blogger and vlogger, and God’s fav girl. (HeeHaw!) – so that when I die, God will say to me, “Well done, my good and faithful servant.” Amen! Heaven is our audience, and God is our Boss!
Running with my mom’s advice has paid off: “If you’re a street cleaner, be the best street cleaner possible.” When I got my first job, I took such pride in presenting my supervisors with my best work. Shortly after that, my boss in the Bahamas came to my desk and said, “Oneka, I don’t want you going to just any university, I want you going to the same university my son went to in New York. How did this happen after my mom told me she had no more money to help me finish my education, and I needed to get a job? That’s God in action, baby! When you do your best, HE is the one to reward you. That experience in New York changed the trajectory of my entire life. I had such an excellent time there, even working at the headquarters of one of the top banks in the world on Wall Street.
And now that’s my advice for you today! BE THE BADDEST. God is our Boss and He doesn’t disappoint. I want us tapping into God’s Divine mind being the people He would have us to be in every moment. Going the extra mile, all for His glory. Are you having your appointments with Him? That’s where we learn His personality and character and what He expects of us when we’re out in the world.
After saying that my motto for this year is to SHINE BRIGHT, a T-shirt I glimpse on a TV show said, SHINE BRIGHTER. I knew this was another message from Him to do my work for Him in the world, reflecting BRIGHTLY His love of each one of us. No judging allowed. We are each on our own journey with Him. God is love, and He that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God. KK?