We Roll With God

Oh, my goodness! Whenever I think about it, I cringe just thinking how terrible this would have been, if not for God. He is always speaking to us, and some weeks ago, I felt Him telling me that I needed to take care of a matter. I was busy working on something, and I delegated it to our assistant, Martha, to follow up with my husband so we could take care of it. Every day I would ask her about it, feeling in my spirit that this was something we needed to resolve immediately. But, with everything my hubby has always going on, he didn’t take it as a priority. When we finally got to the bottom of it, it was a pending major explosion. The horror! I’m seriously thanking God more than ever that He helped us to avoid such a disastrous situation. GOD, THANK YOU!!! Phew!

I loved a recent appointment with God reading one of my fav meditation books, Jesus Calling:

“Expect to find trouble in this day. At the same time, trust that My way is perfect, even in the midst of such messy imperfection. Stay conscious of Me as you go through this day, remembering that I never leave your side. Let the Holy Spirit guide you step by step, protecting you from unnecessary trials and equipping you to get through whatever must be endured. As you trudge through the sludge of this fallen world, keep your mind in heavenly places with Me. Thus the Light of My Presence shines on you, giving you Peace and Joy that circumstances cannot touch.”

“As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield for all who take refuge in him.” – Psalm 18:30

“”For I am the LORD, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.”” – Isaiah 41:13

Don’t miss out on the most important relationship, one with God. He delights in every detail of our lives, and He is behind the scenes looking out for us and protecting us from terrible situations. But we must learn His voice through the Holy Spirit. Notice how I felt Him alert me to take care of that matter. Through the alone times with Him, I’m getting better and better at discerning His crucial voice and what He would have me to do on a moment by moment basis.

Block off some time in your schedule to listen to God and what He has to say to you. This book, Jesus Calling by Sarah Young, has helped me tremendously in my walk to get closer to Him. I’ll forever be thanking a Facebook friend for introducing me to her writings. A life close to God is the best life!

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That’s what I had to do many times yesterday! I went RUNNING to HIM!! Lord, help me! And as always, He figured out some ways to let me know He was there. Yesterday morning’s appointment with Him was reading an old post from my book about a time when Ember, my daughter, woke up past 3 am so that she could accompany me for an emergency passport for my son, Joshie. After reading that, I even had to apologize to her for calling her a fake daughter. She’s always there for me as my little assistant from God! But when I ran to God for that appointment with Him later on that afternoon, the very exact verse from that post about Ember showed up AGAIN at the very top of the exact page I felt in my spirit God was asking me to read for that alone time with Him:

“The Lord replied, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.” Exodus 33:14

Another one of my alignments with God letting me know He was with me – NO COINCIDENT.

After that, my Verona called, and even though I wasn’t in the talking mood (very unlike me!), but I listened and kept reminding her that we’re keeping our focus on God. At the end of our talk, I said to her, “We have to BE STILL and trust God is working everything out for us.” Right before sleeping, going to God for ANOTHER alone time, my Nook electronic book reader asked if I wanted to continue reading from where another device had left off, and I said yes, only to find this:

“Let go, relax, BE STILL, and know that I am God.”

Wow! My exact words to my Verona. See how God finds these sweet ways to let us know that His Presence is with us and that He will give us rest. We’re not fighting our battles alone, God is with us. See how He spoke to me through my spirit as to what He would have me to do when I said to Verona, “Be still,” and then go as far as confirming it through the Jesus Calling meditation book. That’s why I keep repeating to you guys that God is in the FIRE with us, in the STORMS with us, in the FURNACE with us, in the TROUBLES with us. It just for us to learn His voice when He says, “Be still and know that I am God.” As we hold our peace, God will fight for us.

“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” – Isaiah 41:10 (NIV)

May we all commit to an even stronger relationship with God. Amen.

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He is in the STORM with us. He is in the FURNACE with us. He is in the DUNGEON with us. He is in the FIRE with us. That’s what He keeps showing me. Like yesterday, I called my quarantine buddy feeling very upset, and I said to her, “I’m on to God. He is trying to unshackle (free, unrestrain) me from everything that is holding me down and keeping me from rising up into the Nikki I know He is calling me to be.” Fast forward about an hour later, still very upset, I go to look for something I had read in my meditation book where He told me in another difficult moment that He knew this was hard for me, but to trust that it is also BEST for me that I go through it. I searched the entire book for the word “hard,” and this was the first result that came up (written as if God was speaking to me in that very moment):

“Hardships are part of the journey… THE WORLD IS FULL OF TROUBLE, but I have overcome the world! I call you to transcend your troubles by looking up to Me. I am training you to be an overcomer—UNFETTERED (Wink! Wink!) by circumstances.” – Jesus Calling

Immediately, that word UNFETTERED grabbed my attention. I go to Google asking what’s another word for unfettered and guess what showed up: “UNSHACKLE.” Exactly my sentiments to my friend that God is still trying to release me from slavery and being tied down too close to this fallen, broken, and cluttered world, to live instead from a heavenly perspective KNOWING that HE IS WITH ME. Woohoo!!!

Another one of my God winks to let us all know that He is intimately a part of EVERY conversation and every moment of my life directing and helping us, no matter the challenges that come our way. It’s like He said, ‘Nik, search for the word HARD in your meditation book!’ just to let me know that His invisble Presence is in all the troublesome situations with me. I can, therefore, be calm, relaxed, and at peace, doing my best at EVERY moment, tapping into God’s strength, power, love, approval, wisdom, guidance, and direction. HE IS IN THE FIRE WITH US!!! Start pay attention!!! Don’t miss out! God, PUSH us closer to You!!! Amen!

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