“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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That was me to my daughter, Ember, a short while ago. I told her how her nerdy mom was watching her sleep and how much I love her and how proud I am of her. But I want her to most importantly to see herself as God’s girl. To not look to the world for love and approval, but to always see herself through God’s eyes of UNCONDITIONAL LOVE no matter her mistakes, faults, or failures. The world may reject us, but our Father in Heaven loves us!

This is where I am at this moment. KNOWING how loved I am by the Creator of the entire universe. I’m still far, far away from the person I strive to be, but God shows me such love and attention as if I’m the only person in the world.

Like last night, I went to sleep listening to David Goggins, who wrote one of my fav books, ‘Can’t Hurt Me,’ that I’m also currently rereading. I got up this morning, again listening to David Goggins, as my appointment with God this morning. I then drive with my other daughter, Julie, to her dentist appointment, again listening to, you guessed it, David Goggins.

So, coming home from the dentist, I was in a dull mood from not sleeping well and decided I needed to have an appointment with God. I asked Him what page from the werollwithgod.com website I should read to hear from Him. I got a feeling to read page 35. Look what incredibly showed up there:

“And with God holding my heart, NOBODY CAN HURT ME (WINK! WINK!). I shake off the frustrations, and I fix my eyes on God, asking what He would have me to do in every moment.”

With me currently rereading the book, ‘Can’t Hurt Me,’ this was God’s way of letting His girl here know that His sweet, invisible Presence was with her. God is familiar with all our ways, baby! We just have to learn to keep our eyes constantly fixed on Him and seeing ourselves as He sees us – His beloved child. Amen! Some more posts on that page were about David Goggins. I loved this one:

“And strangely enough, I did a video on the new mindset I’m learning from David Goggins. I had spent 2 hours with him on Tuesday for my appointment with God watching his appearance on the Rich Roll podcast to promote his book, ‘Can’t Hurt Me.’ And another 2 hours the following day with my daughters watching it AGAIN. I picked up that instead of getting angry when bad things happen to us, we can have a different mindset by turning that anger into fuel to motivate us to be better with a Can’t Hurt Me attitude.”

Check out our family’s website for yourself to see what God has to say to you:

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Said my incredibly wise ten-year-old son, Joshie, to me yesterday. “They are my voice, God’s voice and doubt,” he explained. He even told a little story about how he did something he shouldn’t have, and how God’s voice said to him that was not the right thing to do, so he went back and corrected himself.

And this was just the reality check I needed at that very moment. The crazy lady wanted to make an appearance, but I got a nudge from God to give Joshie a call in Nigeria and have an appointment with him reading from our Rick Warren’s Purpose Driven Life Devotional for Kids. Thank God I did! My little spiritual guy correctly reminded me that I must listen to God’s voice in what He would have me to do, and for crazy lady to disappear.

I called a friend to tell her about what Joshie said, and we should practice listening to God’s voice. She admitted to doing something she knew that wasn’t what God would have had her to do, and we agreed to be better in doing what made God happy. Hanging up from her, I had a little appointment with God by myself, and He confirmed what we had just spoken about:

“The thing you should want most is God’s kingdom and doing what God wants.” – Matthew 6:33

And let me tell ya, even though it’s  EXTREMELY difficult sometimes to be obedient to God, this has been my experience with Him:

“Now to Him who is able to do infinitely more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us, to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.” – Ephesians 3:20

I praise God! He exceeds my expectations, and His guidance through my spirit hasn’t disappointed me. Yes, I still go through my share of troubles, but I always come through them wiser, stronger, and most importantly, closer to Him because He never leaves or forsakes me. He guides me to stay on the high road being my most loving, excellent and forgiving self no matter what anyone else is doing, knowing everything is between me and Him, not between me and anyone else.

Yes, there are losses and wounds I must endure, but I write them all off against the HUGE blessings and victories that I end up winning. Wink! Wink!

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