“YOU SHOULD SEE A THERAPIST”

Someone suggested to me yesterday. But let me tell you, I have the ULTIMATE THERAPIST: GOD. He has been my Wonderful Counselor who has guided my life to a lovely place, no smoking, drugs or alcohol needed. Thank you very much! It’s not always pretty, though, and there are some tricky things I have to endure for Him, but no problem. For this God who is doing 10,000 things for me in one moment, I say, “ANYTHING FOR YOU!” even the things I struggle deeply with I can say, ‘God, I got You!’ I’m a soldier in the army of the Lord!

I feel the SWEETNESS of His Presence ALWAYS with me! Like yesterday after venting that I can’t believe that every year I say I will use this fasting during Ramadan to work on my negative thinking that I allow to constantly drag me down, yet I still struggle with it year after year, the same nagging, depressing thoughts like Nik, what is wrong with you! This wise person said something like the lesson may not just be for you, but it’s also meant to help someone else. Fast forward a few hours later, I asked my son, Joshie to have an appointment with God with me. He said, “Mommy, you pick the number.” I looked at the time and it was 2:20, so I said let’s read day 220. Unbelievably it said:

“Because he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are tempted.” – Hebrews 2:18

Exactly what this person had said. Which is the assignment I’ve gladly accepted from God, to learn crucial lessons from a God perspective of everything I go through, and pass them on to you guys.

Then this morning, RUNNING WHILE FASTING DURING RAMADAN, of all the runs from the Nike Run Club, I did one which I’ve never done before, and unbelievably it was from a Muslim Coach who spoke about RUNNING WHILE FASTING DURING RAMADAN and having to deal with the same negative thoughts that I’m dealing with. Wink! Wink! This was another one of my God winks where everything strangely lined up too perfectly to be a regular coincident. It was my Therapist (God) letting me know that He sees me, and He is with me to help me go through any situation that comes my way. Heehaw! And about these ugly, negative thoughts that plague me, He constantly reminds me of this ONE verse:

“Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.” – Philippians 4:8 (NIV)

Yes, my Therapist! (SMILE)

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GIVE YOUR HEART TO GOD

That’s the best advice I can give you! Where you ask Him to be the Guide and Love of your life! That’s where my heart is, and I have absolutely NO REGRETS!!! This song played on my run with Him today:

“If you give your heart to Me

I no go let you go

Wey I no go do you basa basa (I won’t do you wrong)

Baby trust in me

When you give your heart to me

I no go let you go

Wey I no go do you basa basa (I won’t do you wrong)

Baby trust in me” – Skin Tight, Mr Eazi

And don’t think you have to get all cleaned up, either! I cuss, I go crazy, I listen to whatever music I feel like, I procrastinate A LOT, I get angry, and I know I’m still God’s girl, loved and approved by Him. He said to me through one of my meditation books something like, “I love ALL of you, which includes your faults and weaknesses!” In fact, after writing so many times that God stoops to my level to meet with me, this showed up in another alone time with Him:

“You know how much more intensely one loves when one feels loved. It’s like an animated conversation. Only in this one there is no need for any words. We love; that’s all. And I am much yours that you don’t feel that I come down or that you rise up, but it seems quite simple to you that we talk to each other on the same level, share as equals, even exchange our two hearts… and although you give yourself utterly, you keep your personality and only enhance it the more.” He and I

How beautiful is that! We can keep our personalities exactly as they are but God will help us to make them even more beautiful, like today Him asking me to be kinder to those who have hurt me.

Give your heart to Him. He won’t let you go! Let’s offer our entire lives to Him, every action, every word. Will you say this prayer with me: “God, I give my heart to You.”

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“O DAUGHTER OF LITTLE FAITH, WHAT DO YOU FEAR?”

I love when God talks to me! I was feeling really anxious about some stuff last week and I went to one of my fav places to hear from Him, Tumblr.com, and like usual, He had the perfect message waiting for me in a post there:

“Fear is a greater evil than the evil itself. O daughter of little faith, what do you fear? No, fear not; you walk on the sea, amid the winds and waves, but it is with Jesus. What is there to fear? But if fear seizes you, cry loudly, ‘O Lord, save me.’ He will give you His hand: clasp it tight, and go joyously on. To sum up, do not philosophize about your trouble; do not turn in upon yourself; go straight on. No, God cannot lose you, so long as you live in your resolution not to lose Him. Let the world turn upside down, let everything be in darkness, in smoke, in uproar—God is with us. And if God dwelleth in darkness and on Mount Sinai, all smoking and covered with the thunders, with lightnings and noises, shall we not be well near Him?
— Letter from St. Francis de Sales to St. Jane de Chantal, 6 August 1606 (via catherineaddington)

Did you get that? “But if fear seizes you, cry loudly, ‘O LORD, SAVE ME.’ He will give you His hand: clasp it tight, and go joyously on.”

And that’s exactly what I did, I handed the issue I was worried and fearful about over to God, doing my best with what I needed to take care of and I left the rest with Him. I noticed He’s training me to trust Him more and to let go of so many things I try to control in my little world. Like He’s saying, “Be brave and courageous, my daughter! Come out on this limb with me holding My hand, letting go of fear and live the best life with Me, afraid of nothing!’

This morning I had an extra special moment with Him reading from the new Jesus Calling Morning and Evening,which reinforced this lesson of being courageous:

“COWARDLINESS IS NOT OF MY KINGDOM. When you are feeling overwhelmed by your circumstances, remember who you are—a child of the eternal King! Invite Me into the very circumstances that are intimidating you, and let the Light of my powerful Presence strengthen you. When you choose to live courageously, I am pleased—and I respond by strengthening your heart.

“Be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart, all you who hope in the Lord.” Psalm 31:24 NKJV

KEEP CALM, YOU’RE ROLLING WITH GOD

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MARRIAGE MATTERS

JUST OVERLOOK IT

I’m learning in marriage that you need to overlook lots of stuff if you want a peaceful home. Nobody’s perfect! If you’re looking for the perfect spouse, sorry to break the news to you, but such a spouse doesn’t exist. I love that quote that says when I met you, you were perfect and I loved you. Now I know you’re not perfect and I love you even more. This is where I want us!

We have to accept the good, bad and ugly all together, not picking and choosing the parts about our mates we like. The wiser Nikki has learned to focus on all the positives I love about my hubby and learn to overlook the rest, fixing my eyes on God and what He would have me to do. And a lot of times He’s simply teaching me to overlook and ignore. Life is too short to be anything but happy! Choose your battles wisely, my peeps!

FIGHT FOR YOUR FAMILY

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HEALTH MATTERS

A MAN’S OWN SELF IS HIS FRIEND,
A MAN’S OWN SELF IS HIS FOE.

Which will you be today to yourself? Every decision we make boils down to that – Am I being a friend to myself or a foe? Pushing to myself to exercise when I didn’t feel like it was me being a friend to myself. Drinking my veggie smoothie every day whether I feel like it or not is also being friend to myself. I want us living long, healthy lives. Let’s choose to be best of friends with ourselves!

LET FOOD BE THY MEDICINE AND MEDICINE THY FOOD

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INVITE GOD INTO THE QUARANTINE

I promise you won’t regret it! I said to a friend recently that the best thing that has happened for us is that our husbands are quarantined away from us, and I’m taking it as a huge Godwink, no coincident. God knows what He is doing with each one of us, and He knew that we both needed this time alone with Him to see our spouses in their proper perspectives, as children of God, and NOT our false Gods.

Beauty attached to God is sacrament, cut off from God it becomes an idol. – Frithjof Schuon

This quarantine has been a great time of reflection for me and time for God to work on some areas where I have been getting it totally wrong. I now love my husband the way God would have me to love him:

“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.” – 1 Corinthians 13:4-8

I’m free from stressing a little bit too much about what my husband is doing or not doing. I’ve freed him to his life, and most importantly, I’ve freed myself to focus on important goals and dreams God has placed on my heart to accomplish. Woohoo! Thanks, God.

Let’s not waste this quarantine away, invite God in! Make Him a priority! At first, let me tell ya, I wasn’t finding this separation funny and I needed LOTS of appointments with God. Not one moment of those alone times were wasted. It’s like He took out my old heart and replaced it with a new, better, and even more loving one. Amazing!

“Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’” – Isaiah 41:10…“Our lack of intimacy with God causes a void that we try to fill with the frailest of substitutes.” What’s taking you away from a closer relationship with God?

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