GOD DEVISES WAYS TO BRING US CLOSER TO HIM EVERY DAY

That’s the message from Ceri that is so true! Like I run to my God tree every day, excited to see all the many ways He would find to reveal His invisible Presence with me. And this morning, He did not, as usual, disappoint me. Every conversation. Every interaction. Every thought we think. GOD KNOWS ALL ABOUT IT!!!!

So, yesterday, I made this comment to my brother, Jason:

“God is correcting me with what you always say (consistency)! Keep the corrections coming, please! DON’T GO EASY ON ME!

I got to the tree at precisely 16 minutes past the hour, so I went to page 16 of our family’s website, and there was an entire post there entitled, of all words: DON’T GO EASY ON ME! No one can tell me that it was some ordinary coincidence that my words to my brother showed up out of 146 web pages. What normal person even talks like that! LOL! It was AGAIN God Himself sweetly making me aware of His invisible Presence that is always with us.

And about this not going easy on me, I feel that’s my assignment from God Himself, baby! I’m His guinea pig whom He takes through some challenges to learn the crucial God perspective for our lives. This showed up in another post on that page:

“Your girl here has become a professional at swallowing some bitter pills and taking emotionally painful punches, but I feel that’s my special role from God (Me a soldier!). To be the glue that’s keeping my family together and, at the same time, show you guys that love can still exist within imperfections. Love is a decision that we can make every day despite whatever has happened in the past, and we do it all for God. Hubby certainly puts up with the crazy God lady here who writes posts sharing all our family drama with the world!”

It’s constantly asking God:

“What is Your perspective here. This relationship. This circumstance. This decision. And how can I enter into it to glorify you.”

Trust me, this is not easy! It’ takes superhuman strength sometimes, but that’s where a relationship with God comes in. God knows what we do not know. He knows the utmost best decision for us in every moment. He sees the hearts of others that we do not see. He designs tests for us to make us better. And when we are weak, we can count on His strength to back us up! It’s just for us to keep our eyes fixed on Him from one moment to the next, seeking His wisdom.

I love a message from Menk that anything that brings us closer to God is a good thing! So, with me in Florida trying to get our business going again, I’m running to God constantly for His help and support, so ultimately I am taking it as a great thing! I feel so close to Him, and I want you here with me! Make sure you take time daily to read or listen to anything that connects you with Him. We need Him!

“God is not fear; He is peace. He is not worry; He is faith. He is not stress; He is trust. Be all that He is, and you will have the spirit of calm that you desire in your life.” -Mottos of Success

For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. – 2 Timothy 1:7

YOU GUYS ALREADY THINK I’M CRAZY!

So here goes another one of my God stories! I needed to talk to my husband about something important yesterday, but God told me in my spirit to call him later. When I did speak to him, he started asking me for the price of a new iPhone 15. I said, “Roughly $1,000.” He questioned me repeatedly, and I kept saying, “Hon, like $1,000.” But let me tell you how God showed up.

God has a way of taking our attention where He wants it, and He brought my attention to a paper with a big “$1000” written on it. And because I’ve learned God’s voice so well, I knew this was no coincidence, but God Himself made me aware that He was with me as I discussed that crucial matter with my husband. It was another one of my God winks where things lined too perfectly to be considered an ordinary coincidence. Of all the places for me to be standing to have that conversation with hubby while he kept questioning the price of that phone, for God to take my attention to that paper directly in front of me was God’s way of showing me, such deep love. Not only me but my family.

That was an exceptional conversation with hubby, who gave me such great advice. Thanks, boo! And because God made His Presence known, that meant your girl here had to be on the highest road )no turning into crazy lady) but be the wise, calm, supportive, and loving wife God would have me to be.

Believe it or not, God went as far as to confirm that this was Him because I got to my God tree at 6:43 today, and this showed up on page 43 of our family’s website where something similar happened some years ago:

“To have a healthy and happy family is a HUGE blessing from Him that I’m not taking for granted! His wisdom in every aspect of my life is seriously working. So much so that when He asks me to do difficult things for Him, I just have to say, ‘God, anything for You!’ Like yesterday at the dentist’s office. I used the time waiting for the boys to talk to my husband in Nigeria. Trust me, I had a lot that I wanted to say in that conversation, but God figured out a way to tell me, ‘Nik, SHHHHHH. Be quiet.’ Exactly where I was on the phone, outside in the parking lot, my husband said, “I spoke to your MOM for over one hour. Did she tell you?” Immediately as my husband said “MOM,” God took my eyes to the license plate of a parked car that incredibly had the word “MOM” inside. This was one of my God winks where, once again, everything lined up too perfectly to be some ordinary coincidence. It was God revealing His invisible Presence with me there.

And with one glance at God, I knew what He would have me to do: “MUMS THE WORD, NIK. BE SILENT! To hold back all the words I wanted to say and stay on the high road with Him. ‘Yes, Boss!’ God exceeds my expectations when I stay on the path that He has for my life. Not easy, but when I look back, I can see that God’s ways are always best. He is making your girl stronger, more mature, loving, forgiving, and much more patient. ‘God, how may I honor and glorify you in every moment of my life?’ is my constant prayer.”

As Ceri explains, God is constantly speaking to us and giving us updates throughout the day. Our job is to develop a relationship with Him so we know when He is talking, and we can be obedient to Him and what He would have us do. This is how He guides us to the best lives with Him! Amen! And no matter how far you feel you are off track, God will help you find your way back. No situation is too difficult for Him! Wink! Wink!

“God has wonders and miracles waiting for those who trust Him enough to do what He tells them.” – Mottos For Success

Trust in the Lord with all your heart…
In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He shall direct your paths. – Proverbs 3:5-6

CAUGHT!

That was me a few minutes ago, by God! Here I am, the God maniac here telling you guys to trust God, and yet all day, my faith in Him has been going up and down. I screamed at myself, saying, ‘What’s wrong with you, Nik!’ Can you believe God found a way to address this issue with me? His love!

So, I had an appointment earlier in the day with my son, Joshie, and I felt God saying in my spirit that I should go to the very next day from where we left off, and look what showed up in our Jesus Calling Daily Devotional For Kids (written as if God is speaking to us):

“In math class, you learn that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. So let’s pretend that you are at point A and I am at point B. The quickest way for you to get from A to B—to Me—is through the straight line of unwavering trust.

The key is unwavering. It means trusting me constantly, no matter what. Because when your trust wavers—when sometimes you trust Me a lot, other times only a little (here is where He completely caught me, guys, doubting Him today!), and other times you completely forget Me—then your straight line of trust starts to have lots of twists and turns. You can still reach Me—eventually. But you will have wasted a lot of time and gone through a lot of unnecessary trouble. When you realize that your trust has wavered, just whisper, “I trust You, Jesus.” And I will draw you back onto the right path with Me.

Trust in Me with all your heart, and I will make your path straight.”

Amen! Honestly, I had such a great appointment with God by my God tree today, where He again figured out a way to let me know that His Presence is always with me. It was my angel friend/mechanic Jeffrey who came by to help me out yesterday. Because I got to my God tree at exactly 6:23, I went to page 23, where an old post about Jeffrey showed up:

“God is blowing me away with all the love and attention He shows me!!! In every aspect of my life, He is showing up! Like, I called my husband in Nigeria asking for help with a vehicle that we had already sold with a coolant problem. He was busy and didn’t have time for me. Can you believe within the hour, a mechanic friend (Jeffrey!) just happened to stop by and was able to diagnose the problem within minutes? It was the radiator cap!”

It was another one of my God winks where everything lines up too perfectly to be an ordinary coincidence. Out of 146 web pages, for me to go precisely there after spending most of the day with Jeffrey yesterday was all God revealing another glimmer of His invisible Presence with me. Like He was personally saying, ‘I see everything about you, my Nik!’ And His Presence gives me the faith and courage to keep going. I hope you are having your alone times with Him, reading or listening to anything that makes you feel connected to Him! MAKE GOD YOUR TOP PRIORITY AND FOCUS!!!

SORRY YOU GUYS HAVEN’T BEEN HEARING FROM ME SO MUCH LATELY

No more spoilt wife; your girl is working hard these days, getting our business up and going again! I honestly can’t get over God asking me to leave hubby and my sons in Nigeria and that I should come back and unpause our family’s business in the US. This week, a customer thanked me for coming back, and another customer came today looking for a vehicle for his daughter, who is about to graduate from university, and that made me extremely happy. I preach to my team that God is our Partner, so we should show up as if God Himself has asked us to work there. All over our signs are “In God We Trust,” and I have no doubt whatsoever that God is standing strong with us!

God is so involved that it freaks me out! One day, I was having an appointment with God with my son Joshie, and my hubby got in on our conversation from the background, telling me how I make so many mistakes because I don’t listen to him. Even though I said to him that he was a big part of why I lost confidence and had to go to my brothers for strength and courage to keep going, he didn’t care and went into me even more! He did this in front of my 13-year-old son!!! But let me tell you guys how God showed up. The next day, Ceri posted this on his Facebook wall:

“SOMETIMES WE’RE LONGING FOR A FAMILY MEMBER TO BELIEVE IN US AND CHEER US ON OR FOR A FRIEND TO ENCOURAGE US, BUT IT’S JUST THE OPPOSITE (This was precisely me with my husband!!!). There will be people who are close to you who don’t think you can accomplish what God put in your heart. You have to say as Paul did, “So what if they don’t believe? I love them, but I’m going to be deaf to their unbelief.” These are tests we have to pass. You don’t need them to believe in you. Be respectful, but be deaf to their unbelief. The quicker you get rid of it, the better you’ll be. If you dwell on it, it will become a lie that infects your thinking. You can’t play defeat in your mind and have victory. You can’t think sickness and have health. You can’t dwell on thoughts of lack and have abundance. The way you keep the infection out is by dwelling on what God says about you: “You are strong, talented, and valuable. Your future is bright. Your dreams are on the way.”

NOBODY CAN TELL ME THAT WAS A COINCIDENCE! That was God Himself giving me specific instructions on how to deal with the hubby’s constant criticisms: NIK, RESPECTFULLY IGNORE THEM!!! Honestly, seeing that post was such a boost to my confidence, knowing God Himself believes in me and loves me so much to even have this post show up from Ceri. I accept that hubby is my most prominent critic, helping me to tackle weaknesses and to be more business-minded like he is and make me stronger. If I’m to be this fierce businesswoman, I have to toughen up. And my self-esteem should not be from anyone else; that’s why it is called SELF-esteem! Now I’m telling hubby I will be better than him and my brothers in business because I’ve made God my Business Partner! Heehaw!

I hope you are feeling God’s Presence with you, too, and that you are taking the advice of my guy Mufti Menk”

“Your five daily prayers (alone times with God reading or listening to anything spiritual)—work on them. Hold on to them. Become strong on them. And see the miracles in your life.”

Don’t play around with your relationship with God! We walk by faith, not sight, where we expect everything to go better than we can even ask or imagine! Amen!

That was me to my home’s exterminator, George. Like he just said, “God works in mysterious ways!” When some unwelcomed guests suddenly showed up, I called George that I needed him urgently. As I was talking to him today, I thought of a conversation we had years ago when I told him how we have to love others for their strengths and weaknesses. Fast forward to a few minutes ago, while waiting for something, I said let me have a quick appointment with God, and out of 146 webpages, look what incredibly showed up (that very conversation with George from over a year ago):

GOD GETS IN ON A CONVERSATION

Yesterday, I explained to someone about the ups and downs of marriage and how God must be at the center of every move we make. Being obedient to God is how He guides us on the best paths for our lives. I wrote yesterday about God directing my daughters to these top-notch universities in New York that we have no doubt that they were personally picked for them by God Himself (His love is too much!!). It ain’t always pretty, though, and He does ask us to put up with some difficult stuff at times. Not always about our personal happiness, but just constantly looking to God, asking what would make Him happy. I told them all about my meetings with God under our God tree, and he gives me specific instructions. They left with me asking one crucial question that God asks me often: It’s easy to love someone for their strengths, but can you love someone also for their weaknesses? That’s the true test of marriage!

Fast forward to this morning, I felt God saying to me in my spirit that I should go for my run (Didn’t feel like it today!!) so I could meet with Him under our tree. I got there, and I paused the Nike Running Club app. I had jogged/walked exactly .58 miles, so I decided to go to page 58 of our family’s website. Look what incredibly showed up in the first post there:

“Do you love me enough that I may be weak with you? Everyone loves strength, but do you love me for my weakness? That is the real test.” – Alain de Botton

Is that amazing or what? God figured out a way to let me know that He is intimately involved in every conversation, thought, and word I speak, and our relationships are critical to Him. Is that beautiful or what? No way this lined up so perfectly to be some random coincidence. It was God revealing His invisible Presence with me. And again, these meetings with Him under our tree give me such confidence, courage, peace, joy, love, and approval, knowing God Himself is my Support, Help, Back-up, Strategist, Counselor, Friend, Father, and Protector as I take on my life. And no, I don’t look crazy at all hugging this tree (HUGE SMILE).

This advice about loving people for both strengths and weaknesses goes for all our relationships! We need each other because this life is too hard to do on our own. God gives us the wisdom for every relationship, every circumstance, and every decision. I was telling someone how I went to the Justin Bieber concert without a mask (don’t know what I was thinking!) and ended up sick. Now, I’m trying to get my strength back together. But God has a reason for everything, and in all my weakness, He reminds me that He is my strength. THE GOD PERSPECTIVE CHANGES EVERYTHING!!! May every day bring us closer to Him. Amen!

Today, I’m at work with my sons as we take the family hustle to the next level. No shame in my game! I need God as I bravely take on this challenge not only for my kids but also for my grandkids, great-grandkids, and generations to come. Next year will make 30 years since my husband started this business, and God has stood strong with us. Our motto is “In God We Trust,” and I teach our kids that everything we do should be done to honor God. Not that we get it right all the time, but we show up trying to always give our best.

Julie told me today that I’m her ride-or-die mom. That’s me boo, and wife too!! The boys are totally upset with me right now as I keep finding fault in a car they’re cleaning (if you’re a street cleaner, be the best street cleaner, is what my mom taught me!), but that’s my crucial work from God to be the wife, mom, and person He would have me to be. Our reward is with Him! May we all do everything for the glory of God, especially in our homes. May our lives reflect Him to a watching world.

That’s not only the song God sings to me; it’s how He makes me feel. Like this morning, right before running to my God tree, I looked at a brown Coach New York bag my brother, Jason, gave me. I thought back to another brown Coach New York bag given to me by a close friend in Nigeria. She went to visit London, and of all things there, she brought me back another brown Coach New York bag with a beautiful purse inside. That was years ago when Ember and I had our eyes on the prize of her attending university in New York despite my husband constantly telling us, “Ember is not going to university in New York!” Guys, I took that brown bag from my friend as more important than the bag inside, feeling this was a special glimmer from God that He was with us in this battle for Ember to go to New York. I said to Ember, “We’re going to do what I always write about in my posts, “Do the best of your abilities, then leave the rest with God.” Long story short, “God came through with hubby finally giving his blessings for her to go!

Fast forward thirty minutes or so later, after seeing Jason’s brown Coach bag and thinking of that story, I go for my run. Because I had an appointment, I didn’t make it to my God tree, so at 51 minutes past the hour, I stopped at another random tree and went to page 51 of our family’s website, and of all stories to show up, this one did:

“OUR EYES ARE ON THE PRIZE, BABY GIRL!”
I just sent this in a text to my daughter, Ember, along with a pic of a bag I now cherish with “New York” printed on it! I’m taking it as a special God wink at my daughters and me. They want to go to university there, and I want to meet with a book agent to help me spread this GREAT news that God is intimately involved in every aspect of our lives, it’s just for us to learn His voice and to be obedient to Him.”

No way that story showing up was some random coincidence minutes after I thought of that story! It was God Himself revealing a glimmer of His invisible Presence with me. He timed precisely when I needed to stop at that tree! See the love of God I don’t want you guys to miss out on. For Him to orchestrate for me to see that bag and minutes later that story out of 146 web pages was all Him showing me His deep, deep love for me and my family.

Both of our daughters are now attending university in New! I’m giving God all the glory and praise for working in the spiritual realm on our behalf to see that happen! We may not see a way and how everything will work out, but God does. It’s just for us to keep showing up in every moment, giving our utmost best, being obedient to God, and trusting God to do His part behind the scenes. Wink! Wink!

Everything is between us and God! Don’t mind what anyone else is doing! It’s just for us to say, God, what is your perspective on this circumstance? This relationship? This decision? And how can I enter into it to glorify you? I promise, you, this is the way to the best life with God. Yes, He does ask us to do some hard things, to sacrifice and suffer through some challenges, but they’re so worth it. People may disappoint us, but God doesn’t. So we must keep our eyes fixed on God in every moment and learn His voice through alone times seeking Him so we know what He would have us to do on a moment-by-moment basis.

“Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us…” – Epesaians 3:20

We can do all things with God who strengthens us! Amen!

TAKE YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD SERIOUSLY!!!

I have a new guy in my life! He is a Muslim pastor named Mufti Menk, and he is taking me to a new realm of closeness with God, baby! He said this in an Instagram reel, and it has changed me:

“Your five daily prayers; Work on them. Hold on to them. Become strong on them and see the miracles in your life.”

Let me tell ya, I’m back running to my God tree in the dark because of this message! I’m taking my relationship with God more seriously than ever. When the going gets tough, the tough (us!!!) get closer to God. I’m blown away by how God would figure out all these unique ways to reveal His Presence with me there. I run to the tree, excited to hear from God! Here’s what happened today:

Before getting to the bench close to the tree where I sit to read and hear from God, I saw a mile marker on the running path that said 1/6, so I said I would go to page 16 of our family’s We Roll With God website. But this God wink began last night when I forgot my keys in the office to get into my house, so I said let me go and have dinner at a close restaurant while I waited for my nephew to come and open up for me.

There, having alone time with God, reading a meditation book, the verse from the Bible, “Vengeance is mine, says the Lord showed up. I then thought about a customer, Richard, who taught me that. I then start thinking about all the other things Richard taught me and how he has had such a strong influence on my life in the little conversations we’ve had. It’s amazing the wisdom he has blessed me with! I then go to the page 16 of our website and look what showed up there:

“PLEASE DON’T MENTION THAT AGAIN!!!
That was me to my daughter, Julie, after she jumped to fight for her sister’s rights to transfer from the university she is currently attending. I explained to her it was the same situation when everyone in the family turned against me when I wanted her to leave high school early and begin college. I’m so happy a customer, Richard, explained to both what’s going on with me:

“You guys may not understand your mom’s decisions now, but stick with her. Support her. Love her. Your mom is in a heavenly realm where she makes decisions with God. Just trust her and listen to her.”

Can you believe I have quoted that back so many times to my daughters? Even Ember wanting to leave her university in New York, and I would say remember what Richard said, “I’m having conversations with God that you may not understand, and I am not feeling God say you should leave that university.” Now Ember is the one telling me that not only does she NOT want to leave the university, but she herself wants to even kick it up a notch and move to the campus that’s in New York City where I’ve been trying to get her to go. The power of conversations with God!

That’s why what Menk said is on point:

“Your five daily prayers (alone times with God); Work on them. Hold on to them. Become strong on them and see the miracles in your life.”

We need to hear from God before making decisions! I stood firm with my daughter, saying I didn’t feel God was asking her to leave that university. Now she is happy she stayed, and she is enjoying working with Nike! I’m so proud of her guys! She is the one now motivating me to step up my game to make her proud of me the way I am so proud of her! That’s how we do my lil baddie! Appointments with God are a must for our lives! Let’s all learn His voice so we know the decisions He would have us to make!

GIVE YOUR HEART TO GOD

AND TO GOD ALONE!!! Let me tell ya, you don’t want to miss out on the most significant relationship ever with GOD HIMSELF!!! I’m in a new realm of closeness with Him now, baby. Like yesterday, a new friend keeps telling me he will buy a car from me. We have some pretty sacred conversations that God uses to reveal His Presence with me. The thing is pretty freaky!

Yesterday, he told me about a friend who was so brokenhearted over a lady he was having a long-distance relationship with and found out the lady had just given birth to a baby for another man. I held my hand to him as if I was holding a heart. I said, “Your heart should only belong to God. Don’t give it to anyone else! They are only going to break it! Once you know God is the complete owner of it, you handle everyone in their proper perspective.”

Fast forward a couple of hours later, I felt my spirit saying to go and read from my meditation book, ‘Jesus As Friend’ and look what incredibly showed up:

“Guarding the heart means KEEPING IT FOR GOD…Guarding the heart also means loving purely and passionately those whom we ought to love, while excluding the jealousy, envy and restlessness which are sure sources of disorder in love.”

That was no coincidence, guys!!! God wants to be the sole owner of our hearts!!! One day this friend asked me to hang out with him outside of work, and I said to him that I was infinitely percent faithful to my husband, that I am his ride or die and whatever we must go through, we’ll go through it together. I explained that I’m God’s prototype for a wife, mom, and person. The next day, I ran to God in a rough moment, and this showed up in an old post:

“Google defines a prototype (Wink! Wink!) as “someone or something that serves as a model or inspiration for those that come later.”

Again, no coincidence! I took that as an extra special wink from God to inspire you as the superhero wife, mom, and person on God’s behalf. No matter what anyone else is doing, I want God to hold full possession of our hearts, then share His love with the world – HOLDING EVERYONE IN THEIR PROPER PERSPECTIVE! Don’t give your heart to anyone!!! Just love everyone genuinely and purely with God’s love! Got that? This old post explains where God wants us:

“It was my brother, Kevin, who said to me under my God tree one day something like, “Neeks, you’re like a boxer right now. You eventually get numb to the pain after getting hit in your head like 10,000 times.” That’s what has happened. The figurative (not real, guys!) blows don’t affect me like they did in the past. The emotional, weak, and wreck of a person needed to go! This was all God’s LOVING way to help me become the Neeks He would have me to be: courageous, tough, brave, strong, confident in Him woman, but at the same time, loving, gentle, loyal, faithful, enduring, kind, and going the extra mile wife, mother and person HE WOULD HAVE ME TO BE. Thanks to the pain!

One Sunday, I was at brunch with Kevin when an elderly server said, “You have to have a shield on so that nothing gets through to bother and upset you.” I wake up now and put on my shield. The disappointments still come, but with my shield on, I don’t let them get to me anymore the way they used to. I now live from a space of having one foot on earth with the hurts, disappointments, messiness, clutter, challenges, and brokenness exist, and the other foot in heaven FOCUSED ON GOD.”

Can we all serve as God’s prototypes, bringing heaven to earth by being His representatives, especially in our homes? God’s ways are not our ordinary human ways. Like I told hubby with the boys today, “If we ask anything more of you, we would be greedy!” God has been teaching me to focus on the angels and innocence of others, not their demons and guilt. Me included! I’m still my own biggest enemy! We’re all a constant work in progress.

“Learn to get good at covering the offenses of others,” is what Victoria Osteen taught me. We do that for God and ourselves so that we don’t waste precious time and energy getting bitter, angry, upset, and constantly frustrated, replacing those emotions with love, forgiveness, gentleness, kindness, and patience. I leave everyone on their journey with God while focusing on running my race the best I can. I had such a beautiful evening picking up and hanging out with my super sons! Super wife, momma, and person, all for God’s glory! I get to show up every day knowing He has my back! My help comes from the Lord! Wink! Wink!

I’M IN A NEW REALM OF CLOSENESS WITH GOD, BABY!

The way He is showing up for me! Like last night, I was making up my bed thinking that I wanted to buy a perfume named “Alien” because I wanted to be reminded of my daughter, Julie, who is so hard-working, disciplined, and focused. She came to work with us and completely changed the culture of our business! ‘I need to be more like Julie!’ I thought to myself. Fast forward to this morning, the Nike Running Club announced that I had run 23 minutes for my first mile, so I went to page 23 of our family’s website, and look what incredibly showed up out of 146 pages:

“I gave her (Julie) a big hug because she has gone the extra mile for me as a daughter. I noticed that she smelled nice, so I asked her what perfume she was wearing. Guess the name, guys? “ALIEN””

Then, I was out running an errand for my brother, Jason, and I called him, telling him that the zip code where he sent me ended in “311,” which means that I should stay on the highest road with God and BE STILL AND KNOW THAT HE IS GOD (He is in control of everything and everyone). The following day at the God tree, this old post showed up:

“So, on Monday, your girl woke up stressing (hey, I’m only human!). But here is how God showed up. First, it was a customer who I offered to pick up. She sent me the address from where she had to return a rental vehicle, and the building number ended in “311.” Next, I’m filling out her application to apply for the loan, and her zip code astonishingly ends in “311.” I submitted her application, and the first bank that approved her, the payment turned out to be exactly “$311.11.” No way these were all random coincidences; they were all orchestrated by God to remind me of His deep love for me and that He is by my side as I bravely, courageously, and lovingly take on my life. HEEHAW!!!”

I can honestly go on and on forever with how close I’m feeling to God right now, but the critical message I want to get across to you today is what my brother, Kevin, has been teaching me, “Neeks, I want you to be wise. For me, that means making God the center of every move you make, your top priority and focus. Notice how I don’t play around with my daily runs to my God tree, where I sit down and ask what He has to say. I also don’t play with my ‘Words of Wisdom’ from Ceri, my other brother, on our “We Roll With God” YouTube channel. Ceri gives me the God mindset to take on my days lovingly, joyfully, and bravely, knowing there is never a moment when God’s Presence isn’t with me, helping and supporting me.

Don’t conform to the world that tells us things like not being weak or humble, setting boundaries, and not taking or putting up with stuff from other people. LISTEN TO GOD! Let me tell ya, God loves the humble and rewards humility. What the world may consider weak, like overlooking and covering offenses, is Godly wisdom. God rewards us when we have patience and seek peace, forgiveness, and love. Sometimes, He does ask us to go a little crazy, though, and not take some stuff, but it’s a constant conversation with God as to what He would have us to do or not do. Once you learn God’s voice, this is how He directs us on the best individual path for us that exceeds anything we can ask for or imagine. Trust me, you don’t want to miss out on this life with God! Wink! WinK! Wake up daily to some alone time with Him by listening or reading something you feel connects you with God, seeking His perspective for your life.