We Roll With God

I lovingly corrected a friend a short while ago! “The African culture is that no matter what the husband does, the wife is to be quiet and not mention a word of it to anyone!” Both of us have noticed that once we’ve blabbed to other people about stuff our hubs have done, we feel terrible afterward. So, I’m running with this message from Jesus, “Go and sin no more!”

This friend and I are having some excellent conversations about holding each other accountable for goals that we’ve set for ourselves. My list for improvement includes stopping all the useless noise (unnecessary thinking) in my head where I’m beating up myself and others for times when we might not have quite gotten it right. Nobody’s perfect. I want to be the Nik who God is calling me to be, FULL OF FORGIVENESS, LOVE, AND KINDNESS FOR MYSELF AND OTHERS. God’s girl, baby!

I lost my nephew, Ray, yesterday. We were lucky to have him for the time we did. He brought such happiness, love, fun, and lightness to our lives telling jokes all the time. I want to be more like Ray. Quicker to forgive and bring more of that light and cheerful attitude wherever I go. My brother was telling me anytime he called Ray, he would answer “Hey Uncle, what do you need me to help you with?” Great guy, our Ray! I know you’re resting with God now!

The last conversation I had with him was to remind Him that God is always with Him and to hold on to God’s hand super tight as he endured the hospital and all their pricking and prodding over him. And hopefully, that’s the message all of you are getting from these posts that no matter the trouble, trials, and stresses that come our way, God is with us and He can help us get through anything! Mine eyes are ever toward the Lord. Amen.

The fasting that I’m doing for Ramadan is super hard! But it’s bringing me so close to God. Like in a weak moment a short while ago, I go to read my meditation book, He and I, and look what showed up:

“WHEN YOU FEEL WEAK AS YOU DO TODAY (Wink! Wink!), take your brother’s (Jesus’) power to love, to praise, to thank our Father. Don’t deprive Him of any smile. A smile is a happy amen. And give the same to the people around you. They need joy and kindness so much.”

God is using these weak moments to bring me closer to Him on EVERY SIDE! The fasting continues!

KEEP CALM—YOU’RE ROLLING WITH GOD

“I don’t know why I’m about to tell you this…” I said to the wife of a friend whom I was meeting for the very first time. But I felt God asking me to share with her a recent hurtful experience and specifically how He showed up for me in the words of Pope Francis. I had written how we’re to reflect the GOD IS LOVE CHARACTER and two hours later, I read the same thing in Pope Francis’ book. And I knew right away it was God’s sweet way of revealing His Presence, wrapping His arms around me to console my little broken heart in that alone time with Him.

So, there I was telling this lady all my business and showing her the Pope Francis book. She agreed that it was indeed God, and not coincident. Then I noticed a book in her hand and I asked her to see it. She had it folded. Can you believe that after showing her my post about the GOD IS LOVE CHARACTER, the Pope Francis’ book about the GOD IS LOVE CHARACTER, the very page she had that book folded to, I immediately read:

“GOD IS LOVE” Wink! Wink!

Turns out that both of us are not Muslim, but we’re both fasting for Ramadan! We felt that this was God revealing His Presence AGAIN with us. Wow! For me to be so open with her and to tell her that story and to see the very page where she was reading for those words to show up was so comforting. Like God was saying, ‘Nik, you’re right! I am LOVE! Wink! Wink!’

Forget about it, every Ramadan I will be fasting, by God’s grace! I’m feeling God’s Presence so intimately and it’s not too late for you to start. God has given me such peace, joy, and comfort since the beginning on Monday. Your girl here is super happy despite all the troubles that are surrounding me. I know my God is with me and He is in complete control of everything and everyone, and I, therefore, have NOTHING to worry about.

“People with their minds set on you,
you keep completely whole,
Steady on their feet,
because they keep at it and don’t quit.
Depend on GOD and keep at it
because in the LORD GOD you have a sure thing.” – Isaiah 26

Amen!!!

KEEP CALM—YOU’RE ROLLING WITH GOD/ALLAH

FACEBOOK FRIEND: Nikki, I love watching your videos, they truly are wonderful in a spiritual way! But I am so frustrated sometimes with how you always have to forgive this husband of yours! I am an advocate for women, and so many times I find myself wanting to scream! It seems like he is always letting you down, hurting your heart, or just not being a good husband. My question is, do you think God wants you to suffer this much hurt?
ME: YUP! God does. Even in the middle of the night, He asked me to suffer for Him. He said that all suffering has meaning in His kingdom and that I must take the cross from Jesus and continue carrying it. I read Pope Francis’ book yesterday and written there was another confirmation that I’m to reflect God’s love to my husband. That’s what marriage is about, combining Divine and human love together. Not easy, but I’m doing it for God and my family.
And God confirmed my belief! In my last post, I wrote:
“Our job is reflecting the GOD IS LOVE CHARACTER wherever we go and in whatever we do.”
Fast forward about two hours later, trying to wrap my head around some messy marriage stuff, this message showed up in my appointment with God:
“Marriage is a precious sign… God is, as it were, mirrored in them; he impresses in them his own features and the indelible CHARACTER OF HIS LOVE.” – Pope Francis
This was no coincident! This was God revealing His Presence, wrapping His arms around me and letting me know He AGREES with me. I actually pulled out four different meditation books and ended up reading THAT one and THAT page. I took it as a BIG HUG FROM GOD. He knows the worst about us but still loves us unconditionally. We’re to do the same for others. Got that?!?
When my husband is weak, I’m to be the strong one for the family and VICE VERSA. Despite mistakes and failures, we’re to forgive and grow and mature together – ’til death do us part, baby!
So, I’m not stupid or crazy, I’m just someone who has dedicated her life to God and who seeks to be obedient to Him in every moment. NOT EASY, but so worth it! My sons just came to join me as I type this and we’re off to continue studying for the ALL A HONOUR ROLL. God Himself rewards me when I’m obedient to Him! His blessings are out of this world! Everything is between Him and me, not between me and anyone else. I will continue to be the glue that holds my family together, ALL FOR GOD’S GLORY. AMEN! Superhero style, baby! Wink! Wink!
KEEP CALM—YOU’RE ROLLING WITH GOD

Woohoo! I NEEDED this reminder from 1 Corinthians 2:9 today! This is the reason why I’m NOT turning into crazy lady, and I’m focusing instead on doing what I feel God Himself would have me to do: Nik, be the calm and wise woman I’m training you to be. ‘Yes, Father. Anything to please You!’

Super tough to be OBEDIENT to God, but this is how He leads us through the Holy Spirit to the beautiful path He planned out for us even before we were even born. I don’t know about you, but I’m living my God dream to the fullest DESPITE the junk the devil wants to throw my way. Devil, I ain’t got no time for you, I’m too busy living my best life with God.

And I want the world here with me, seeking to LISTEN and be OBEDIENT to God and His voice within each of us, keeping our FOCUS on Him despite the negativity surrounding us. We forgive and forget remembering God is our audience. And we know ALL things are possible with Him on our side fighting our battles for us in the spiritual realm. Our job is reflecting the GOD IS LOVE character wherever we go and in whatever we do. Don’t let the devil take us off our God designed path!!!

I’m having the best conversations with my kids these days. With my FOCUS on God, I can look forward to me and my husband attending their college graduations, marriages, the birth of our grandkids and all the other marvelous things God has planned out.

Therefore, no matter the negative situation, I want us believing God’s voice, not the lies of the devil. With us HOPING for the best, expecting the best and working towards the best, we do what we can, and we leave the rest with God. Wink! Wink!

“I CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH HIM WHO GIVES ME STRENGTH”

KEEP CALM—YOU’RE ROLLING WITH GOD

I said to my daughters yesterday. I don’t want to say something I might later regret, so I posted an old blog, which had this at the very end:

“I loved our family’s appointment with God today that we should go as far as praying and asking God for help in learning to forgive and love the difficult people in our lives. I CAN’T GET OVER HOW HE HAS CERTAINLY HEALED MY LITTLE BROKEN HEART!”

Fast forward to maybe an hour later and still in my messed-up mood from ANOTHER BROKEN HEART (LOL), I finally opened up my meditation book to see what God had to say to me, and unbelievably I opened to this powerful message from Him:

“STAY CLOSE TO ME (GOD) as I work on mending your BROKEN HEART. Of course, your repaired heart will not be exactly as it was before, but in some ways it will be much better. Your renewed heart—stripped of its cherished hopes—will have more space for Me.” – Jesus Calling by Sarah Young

Woohoo! Yes, please God, I want more of You!!!

This was another one of my God winks where everything lines strangely too perfectly. For me to pick that old post of all the thousands of them I’ve written, and for me to open to THAT page in a book of over 700 pages and even to read THAT book of all my meditation books was God coming down and wrapping His arms around my BROKEN HEART and letting me know that He’s with me.

I will never get over the sweetness of God and how He will find some way to orchestrate something so that I’d know His invisible Presence is ALWAYS with me. The hurts and disappointments will always be there too, but at least with God’s Presence, I can calmly and manly handle them. With my eyes fixed on Him, I can go the extra mile in love, ALL FOR HIS GLORY. 

Are you making your relationship with God a priority? He sometimes leads us down some extremely difficult paths and asks us to make some tough decisions, but when we follow His leading being our best, most loving and forgiving selves, trusting Him with all our hearts and that He would be the One to pay us back for any wrongs, He guides us on the path to the best life. Wink! Wink!

KEEP CALM—YOU’RE ROLLING WITH GOD

A Facebook friend asked me one day! I replied, “No, not in the normal sense, but I do consider myself the daughter of the King of Kings – God, so that makes me royal in His Kingdom, right?” And let me tell ya, God MAKES ME FEEL LIKE ROYALTY with all the love and attention I receive from Him ON A DAILY BASIS. No matter the challenges, disappointments, hurts, and frustrations that come my way, He’s always there helping and guiding me. He hasn’t disappointed me yet, and I know He’s not about to start now! I’m staking my entire life on God, and I want you here with me!

HERE’S THE DEAL:

I’m living the dream! He has beautifully guided my life, and I don’t want you guys to miss out! Jeremiah 29:11 says:

“FOR I KNOW THE PLANS I HAVE FOR YOU,” DECLARES THE LORD, “PLANS TO PROSPER YOU AND NOT TO HARM YOU, PLANS TO GIVE YOU HOPE AND A FUTURE.”

But the devil is always looking to distract us and take us away from God and His grand plans for us. When we allow bitterness, hurt, anger, grudges, feelings of being mistreated and offended, envy, rejection, jealousy, and sadness take root, we’re letting the devil in. We’ve given him entry into our lives and have allowed him to take us away from God’s perfect guidance and direction. The Bible says, “God is love,” and whenever we move away from being our most loving and forgiving selves, we move away from God’s direction and His excellent plans!

I confessed to my hubby today how I was feeling last week, and how the devil had me believing all the lies he was putting in my head, but that this week I’m back to being the super proud wifey. I told him how I was looking at him work yesterday with such love in my heart asking myself how I could’ve been so silly. God has melted away all those nonsense thoughts and replaced them with lots of love. I’m looking forward to every day of our future together, LIVING OUR BEST LIVES WITH GOD!

So, regularly catch yourself when you’re allowing the devil in with thoughts of revenge, bitterness, unforgiveness, and sadness and immediately switch back to God’s ideas of love, kindness, forgiveness and FAITH. LOVE YOUR ENEMIES!!! I’m not going to let anyone keep me away from God’s blessings, baby!

I loved our family’s appointment with God today that we should go as far as praying and asking God for help in learning to forgive and love the difficult people in our lives. I can’t get over how He has certainly healed my little broken heart!

KEEP CALM—YOU’RE ROLLING WITH GOD

Asked a customer when I told him that we were having a BBQ. I replied, “We’re celebrating the glory of God where every day is a celebration with Him!” That’s my attitude, baby! Every day is a celebration with God when we focus on His BLESSINGS.

God got me all emotional today while exercising. I had placed the music on shuffle and said to God that He was my DJ. When the song, ‘I Gotta Be’ played, I stopped and just held my hand in the air, praising Him. I believe it’s God singing these words to me and you:

“I gotta be the One you love
I gotta be the One you feel
And I gotta be the One to fill your life with sunshine”

Let me tell you guys a secret: I LOVE DISAPPOINTMENTS!!! Because any disappointment is fuel and motivation for me to get CLOSER to God. That’s why I got so emotional when I heard that song play. After a BIG disappointment this week, I felt this coming up in my exercise playlist was God’s way of reminding me,

Nik, “I gotta be the One you love
I gotta be the One you feel
And I gotta be the One to fill your life with sunshine”

And when my eyes are focused on Him, who cares about the little disappointments! God has FILLED my life with such sunshine that all day long I’m just saying, ‘God, Thank YOU!’ This part of the song, I sing to Hi,:

“Is this real, what I feel
Could it be you and me till the end of time
Take my heart, hold it tight, its true love.”

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

I called hubs to say I was coming to the office to study with the kids and he said, “Come, I’ll grill fish for you.” I smiled with God, ‘You have filled my life with sunshine!’ Wink! Wink! As I type this, I’m eating the most delicious fish ever! Let’s reflect His love in everything we do and say, going the extra mile in forgiveness, kindness, gentleness, mercy, and faithfulness.

KEEP CALM—YOU’RE ROLLING WITH GOD