“WISH WE WERE THERE WITH YOU GUYS”

That was me to my hubby today. He and the boys are in Nigeria, and me and the girls are in the US. And with the airports being closed there to international flights for a month or so, we’re riding out this Coronavirus separated from each other. I told hubs that God didn’t plan for us to be together, but I would like to use this as an opportunity for us to get closer to Him. My goal is to come through this storm a happier and better wife, momma, and person. I thanked him for the beautiful life I get to live with them. I have the best family in the world, y’all. We ain’t perfect, but we’re sure close. (SMILE)Let’s not allow a good tragedy to go to waste, is how I’m feeling! I’m back on my 50 days of discipline, seeking as always to work on becoming a better me. The goal of spending 24 hours a day with God is back on. That means continually seeking His love, wisdom, direction, and strength in everything I do, say, and especially everywhere I go. I love a sermon I’ve been listening to repeatedly that asks:“Jesus (God), what is your perspective on every moment of my life. Every relationship. Every decision. Every circumstance. And how can I enter into it to glorify you.” – Bel Air ChurchGot that?“Jesus (God), what is your perspective on every moment of my life. Every relationship. Every decision. Every circumstance. And how can I enter into it to glorify you.” – Bel Air ChurchGod, make it possible for us to love You more. May we tune in to Your will for our lives. Let us see more clearly where we’re going wrong and give us the grace not to repeat them offering our entire lives to You.“So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.”It’s not about what we want, but continually asking God, what would You have me to do here? Offering every moment to Him. And this is how He will guide us safely through this storm and any other storm that comes our way. We can have a God perspective trusting that He is intimately involved in every moment of our lives, protecting us and fighting battles on our behalf. Amen.WEROLLWITHGOD.COM
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MARRIAGE AND SINGLE MATTERS
Check out my video – I can boast of my weaknesses:https://youtu.be/0EmLHVT8FVULIVE IN GOD, LIVE IN LOVE
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HEALTH MATTERS
NO MORE SWEETS, JUNK AND FAST FOODSThe girls have been baking lots of cakes and I’ve been enjoying myself too much! Time to get back on track and make the most of this at home time to get my discipline game back on track and up my nutrition game. Today I have to make my big batch of veggie and fruit smoothie and take care better care of myself physically, spiritually and mentally. Are you with me?“Let food be thy medicine!”

GOD, HELP ME GET THIS CRAZINESS OUT OF MY HEAD

That has been me to Him, lately. I have this situation that REALLY FRUSTRATES me that for years now, I’ve been referring to as my “WEEDS.” So, yesterday, feeling so annoyed at myself for dwelling on them too much, I went running to God. And can you believe He showed up? Of all my meditation books, of all the pages, this one was a direct message from God HIMSELF to me (the crazy lady) in that exact moment:“Your deepest, most constant need is for My Peace. I have planted Peace in the garden of your heart, where I live, but there are WEEDS (Wink! Wink!) growing there too. I am the Gardener, and I am working hard to rid your heart of those WEEDS. I do My work in various ways. When you sit quietly with Me, I shine the LIGHT of My Presence directly into your heart. In this heavenly Light, Peace grows abundantly and WEEDS shrivel up. I also send trials into your life. When you trust Me in the midst of trouble, Peace flourishes and WEEDS die away. Thank Me for troublesome situations; the Peace they produce far outweighs the trials you endure.” – Jesus CallingWow! God is too much! For over a week now, I’ve been stressing too much about a WEED that appeared and I’ve been begging Him to please take it off my mind. And yesterday, running to Him for an appointment, when I was feeling so low, He had this all perfectly timed for me to read. Nik, let ME worry about the WEEDS, not you. KK, God, they’re all Yours!!!See the sweetness of God I always write about. No matter the messiness that we have going on, He figures out ways to help us. I can, therefore, BOAST of my weaknesses because when I’m low, God comes through even GREATER to let me know He is with me. And with a love like that, from the Creator of the Entire Universe, tell me, what is there to be sad about?This gave me such a confidence booster yesterday. Forget Coronavirus. Forget all the other troublesome situations in my life at the moment. MY GOD IS WITH ME. And He’s with you, too! Start running to Him too when you have your difficult moments and get His perspective on your life. His ways are not our ordinary human ways; they’re so much better! Wink! Wink!“God can turn the strongest poison to the sweetest honey.”WEROLLWITHGOD.COM
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MARRIAGE AND SINGLE MATTERS
Check out my video – God knows how to make me seriously HAPPY:https://youtu.be/2nltxtG26EoLIVE IN GOD, LIVE IN LOVE
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HEALTH MATTERS
Hope you’re taking better care of yourself – sleep well, eat well, exercise well!!!“Let food be thy medicine!”

“GOD GOT US”

That was me to my brother, Kevin, this evening after speaking to my mom via telephone together as she recovers in the hospital from having a low sodium level. This momma means the world to us and we can’t get over how God has once again EXCEEDED our expectations with a top hospital here in Florida taking excellent care of her. I say I write these posts that I work for God but let me tell ya, HE IS SERIOUSLY WORKING FOR ME. My screensaver on my phone sums up my relationship with Him:“I’ll be there (God), though unseen, and you’ll feel the sweetness of my Presence.” – He and I“How did you make this happen?” my sister asked today. “It’s God,” I replied. Not only is the hospital taking great care of her, THEY’RE COMPLETELY COVERING ALL HER HOSPITAL BILLS. We applied for financial assistance and they sent a letter saying that they’re taking 100% responsibility. Wow! Even the God maniac here is blown away. But God gave me a little wink one day when I spent the day working at a mechanic shop. I had called to check to see if they had received some emailed documents and as the recording on the phone said “Community Health,” I looked up from where I was outside making that call and there was a building directly across the street that said “Community Health” at the same time as that recorded message. That was no coincident. That was God saying, “Nik, I got you.” And just like that, hundreds of thousands of dollars of bills have been magically paid for IN FULL. Don’t play with our God! He takes excellent care of His people!But if anyone deserves this awesome gesture, it’s my mom. She has been the kindest person in the world. She gives her all to all. I’m blessed to have such a mom to teach me about kindness. “To the giver comes the fullness of life; to the taker, just an empty hand.” I’m having a FULL life thanks to my mom teaching me kindness. So much so that I dedicated an entire year to being with my mom and daughters hoping that she would rub off on them too with this crucial value. Kindness is rewarded by God Himself.But don’t take my word for it, go out and be the kindest person you know asking God to allow you to be his hands and voice in the world doing as much as you can, for as many people as you can, for as long as you can. No one pays me to write these posts, but I feel the sweetness of God’s invisible Presence all day long. And there is FULLNESS of JOY in His Presence because we trust in Him. Be kind.WEROLLWITHGOD.COM
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MARRIAGE AND SINGLE MATTERS
Check out my video about BECOMING A PROFESSIONAL FOGETTER:https://youtu.be/VsFYx_wFc8QLIVE IN GOD, LIVE IN LOVE
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HEALTH MATTERS
PLANT STRONG, BABY!More than ever now, I’m trying to keep my immune system strong. I’m doing my best and leaving the rest to God. Smoothie filled with lots of fruits and vegges every day along with lots more all day. More plants and less animal, processed and junk foods is the plan and lots of prayers.“Let food be thy medicine!”

A SILLY STORY WITH A BIG MEANING

“Let’s have an appointment with God,” I said to my fantastic son, Joshie, before sleeping the other night. I snuggled next to him on his bed and asked him to pick a number from our A Purpose Driven Life Devotional For Kids that I’m so in love with these days. In the middle of him reading, though, he stops to tell me a cute story of a student in his class that’s always chewing on his pens. “Mom, I even loaned him my pen, and he started chewing on that one too. I told him he could keep it!” LOL! He then continued reading the day he had picked for us to read from the devotional.I told him that because I didn’t get a high five from God (something that reassures me that His Presence was with me) that meant we had to pick another day to read, but that I will pick it this time. I took my phone and just decided to scroll and select wherever my finger landed on, and astonishingly this showed up as the title for that very day:“CHEW ON THIS” Wink! Wink!See how God used Joshie’s silly little story of his friend chewing on pens to reveal His invisible Presence with us. Joshie and I were totally blown away by God’s closeness. Wow! For me to randomly pick that day with that title minutes after Joshie’s story about his classmate chewing on pens was just the high five from God I was looking for. Woohoo!!!The BIG meaning I want you to take from this is that God’s invisible Presence is with all of us ALWAYS. I’m just the God maniac who pays attention to any glimmer of His Presence – “Chew On This!” I also had the best time singing Justin Bieber’s song, ‘That’s What Love Is’ with Him today:”Ooh, and I can feel you
Even though I haven’t touch You
Yeah, that’s what love is”And honestly, God showing up for me at that moment with my son, “Yeah, that’s what love is.” The song also has an important line that I love, “Til You put it in perspective.” No matter the worries, challenges, burdens, once I put it from a perspective that God is with me as my Helper, Strategist, Partner in every moment – “My self esteem gets low, You lift it right up to the ceiling.” I know that TOGETHER WE CAN TAKE ON ANYTHING. Phew! Yeah, that’s what TRUE love is.WEROLLWITHGOD.COM
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MARRIAGE AND SINGLE MATTERS
Check out my video about constant, constant conversations with God:https://youtu.be/YBqwqxvxjVALIVE IN GOD, LIVE IN LOVE
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HEALTH MATTERS
PLANT STRONG, BABY!To be our best “warrior” selves, we must put the right foods in our bodies. For me, that means making my diet 80-90% from fruits, vegetables and beans. I start my days with whatever fresh fruits I have available with my morning coffee. I came just in time to Nigeria to enjoy fresh mangoes from our trees. Next, I try to have a veggie and fruit smoothie after my morning run. Next, it’s fasting, followed by a huge dinner plate of my one cooked meal for the day of mostly veggies with some ocassional seafood.“Let food be thy medicine!”

GOD SHOWS UP ON A ROUGH DAY

I love how intimately God is involved in our lives and how He astonishingly finds these sweet ways to remind us of His Presence. Even during a very overwhelming and stressful day, He LOVINGLY showed up! I called my husband all emotional, telling him that I needed to cut my trip to Nigeria short because of some situations going on in the US. He said, “Calm down, we’ll talk about this when I get home.” And since hubs had no time for my drama, I then went RUNNING to God reading my children’s devotional:

“King David called God his hiding place. When the king was in trouble or afraid, he “ran to God” (exactly me in that moment! LOL!) and told God what was going on. Since God is everywhere, David COULD STAY RIGHT WHERE HE WAS. All he needed to do was start talking to God.” – The Purpose Driven Life Devotional for Kids

God is pretty amazing! He had that all lined up perfectly for me to read minutes after that conversation with my husband and getting those upsetting calls from the US – ‘NIKKI, STAY RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE.’ And I did exactly what the book suggested, I started talking to God as to what He would have me to do. The book continued, “Thank the Lord that he is bigger than the things that make you afraid. Thank the Lord that he is a safe place.” Amen.

I know this might sound too good to be true that God is that much interested in my life. But He is. Like today I needed help wrapping my mind around some stuff from the past, and He again shows up through the same kids devotional with the PERFECT ADVICE: FORGET. I call my self a professional ignorer, but after today, I want to be a professional FORGETTER.

“Remembering is an important part of learning, but sometimes it is best to forget. Wait. What? Paul said he practiced forgetting. He didn’t want to get so stuck on the good times or bad times that he missed what was happening in the moment. He didn’t want the past to keep him from moving forward toward his goal of serving Jesus Christ every day. Yes, it’s good to remember the past for memories and lessons, but don’t let the past rule what you do today…Ultimately, we want to look toward Jesus and his plans for our lives so that nothing can hold us back—especially the past.
Prayer: Lord, it’s hard to forget the past, whether it’s good or bad. But today is a gift from you that I want to enjoy and make the most of. Will you keep me in the present? – The Purpose Driven Life Devotional for Kids”

Nobody’s perfect and we all should practicepractice being professional forgetters and enjoy people for who they are in the present, leaving the past in the past. Immediate and endless forgiving going the extra mile in love and support of each other. “And like my fav pajama reminds me, “BE HAPPY EVERYDAY.”

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