“THIS IS THE BEST GIFT WE CAN GIVE THE WORLD!”

Honestly, my hubby and kids put up with me with this work I do for God! Thanks, guys! But I see it as the most incredible privilege and honor that God would choose us to represent Him in the world. Like I always say, WE AIN’T PERFECT–FAR FROM IT!!!- but we get to show you that God doesn’t require perfection to roll with Him! His love is unconditional, and He holds our sins and transgressions away from as far as the East is from the West, baby! God is our greatest friend, and He is intimately involved in our lives!

Like yesterday, I was talking to my daughter, Julie. She told me her appointment with God was about this verse:

“Be still and know that I am God.” – Psalm 46:10

You know, I always tell you guys that when I see the number “311,” this is God reminding me of that specific verse. Fast forward to this morning, I go to my God tree, and of all the stories to show up, was this one about the very first time He used this verse to communicate to me about letting Him take care of a situation I had going on with my husband at that time:

“Thank you for your positive influence on our family,” I said to one of those people yesterday. My hubby just handed me the phone to say hello to him, and there is something I’ve been seriously upset about and disagreeing with my husband on that I jumped on the opportunity to mention to this wise and older friend. God has been telling me to BE STILL and leave the battle to Him, so I no longer fight with my husband about it. After explaining to this family friend the situation, in my husband’s presence, he then spoke to my husband on my behalf to please consider what I’ve been saying. He told him what a great wife I am and how he sees our future grandchildren thanking us in our graves for making these crucial decisions that we are making right now on their behalf.

Wow! That conversation blew me away as to God’s deep involvement in my life. I was just at the right place at the right time to speak to this friend who spoke so beautifully to my husband. When I was out walking and venting my frustrations to God last week, He whispered clearly in my spirit, “Be still, Nik, trust Me to handle this matter.” On the way home, I decided to see what God had to say to me on our family’s website based on the minutes past the hour. I went to that specific page, and look what incredibly showed up with God confirming His whisper to me:

“BE STILL AND KNOW THAT I AM GOD”

Fast forward three years later, God has exceeded anything we could have ever asked for or imagined! Let me tell ya, I say this is our family’s work for God, but honestly, God is seriously at work on behalf of us! Just know that God is always with you, too, and He is working for us in the spiritual realm. He is there to help us in every aspect of our lives if we communicate with Him and seek Him in all our decisions. We don’t have to figure out everything for ourselves. We must learn God’s voice, though, and follow where He is leading us. It is super hard sometimes to obey God, but when we do, this is how He leads us to the best life with Him. I love how that friend put it that our future grandchildren will be thanking us in our graves for our decisions today (Wink! Wink!). I pray we all go to God and make wise decisions, not allowing the devil in our lives and homes to set us on the wrong path. Amen.

GOD MAKES ME FEEL SO LOVED!!!

He figures out all these ways to let me know His Presence is always with me. This God wink started last night when I had a quick dinner and decided to scroll through Instagram. There was a video of Mario singing his song, ‘Let Me Love You.’ Honestly, I watched the video repeatedly because it’s the song God sings to me. So for THAT video to show up in that little short time, I felt it was God all orchestrated to reveal a glimmer of His Presence with me.

Fast forward to this morning, running to my God tree, I was tired, but I told myself, ‘Nik, keep going!’ Fast forward to me getting to my tree; it was 46 minutes past the hour and look what incredibly showed up on the very top of page 46 of our family’s website:

“TODAY, I RAN SIX MILES IN TWO HOURS UP AND DOWN THE STAIRS OF OUR HOUSE!!! (REPOST)

I’m working on a better me, baby! The goal was to get rid of the old Nik and my constant sad and hurtful thoughts and for a happier and more focused person to emerge… I pretty much played one song repeatedly, ‘Let Me Be The One To Love You,’ (William Singe’s version), imagining God singing these lyrics to me:

“You should let Me love you
Let me be the One to
Give you everything you want and need
Ooh, baby good love and protection
Make Me your selection
Show you the way love’s supposed to be
Baby, love you”

See the sweetness of God! To time my run to that tree perfectly so that I can go to page 46 and confirm that that was again Him singing to me yesterday through Mario saying, ‘Yes, my Nik, I want you to let Me be the One to love you!!!’ Awww! God, I will! I will! I want to be so full of Your love that I just want to share your love with others.

The reason I was tired, though, was because I was up working on getting a bid in for a contract. We were missing one mandatory requirement, but I kept telling myself, ‘Nik, just do your best and leave the rest with God.’ Can you believe our assistant called me at 3 am saying we got an extension for the deadline, which got us enough time to get that missing requirement? Again, the sweetness of God, baby! His love and favor follow us when we walk with Him!

See the importance of faith! I could have easily said, ‘Oh, we’re missing this requirement, let’s give up.’ No, no, no! Instead, I said, I don’t know how God will do it, but I will keep moving confidently, knowing He has our back! I might not see a way, but God does! Even a document that I needed to insert our company name into came up to exactly 1,117 words, and I knew right away that it was God letting me know He would help me because whenever I see the numbers 11 and 7 together, it’s God’s little sign to me that He is with me. I didn’t know how He would help, but I felt Him in my Spirit saying, Nik, RELAX, I got you!

How is your relationship with God going? He is available to help us in every aspect of our lives! It’s just for us to invite Him in saying, ‘God, I want a closer walk with You!’ That easy! Then, pausing throughout the day and asking His perspective on every relationship. Every decision. Every circumstance. But you must take time to spend with Him like I do every day running and having my alone times with God where I learn His principles and ways!!! THE BEST LIFE IS A LIFE CLOSE TO GOD!!!!

I loved listening to a great message from Ceri y’all!! He said that life is frustrating, hard, and challenging, but be kind! I was reminded of what Kevin also taught me, ‘Neeks, don’t try to be God, be God’s angel. Let’s keep it kind out there guys, going the extra mile in love, gentleness, patience, goodness, joy, peace, faithfulness, and self-control, glorifying God in all that we do!

“NEEKS, GOD WANTS YOU TO KNOW YOU ARE SECURE IN HIM!”

That was my guru/brother, Kevin, one day under my God tree that I repeated to the world in one of my videos yesterday. Fast forward to that night, in an anxious moment (this life is rough, man!) I went to our family’s website, and because it was after 9 pm, I went to page 9 to read this message from God:

I loved a God wink first thing this morning. Yesterday, I sent Kevin a photo of his words to me that I’ve made my phone’s screensaver:

“Neeks, God wants you to know YOU ARE SECURE IN HIM.”

First thing this morning, I went to page 4 for an appointment with God, and these words were there written as if God was speaking directly to me:

“I want you to realize how UTTERLY secure you are (Wink! Wink!)! Even if you falter as you journey through life, I will never let go of your hand. Knowing that your future is absolutely assured can free you to live abundantly today.” – Jesus Calling

No way, this was a coincidence! It was God speaking directly to me!!! Not just secure, He said, “UTTERLY secure.”

I smiled at God, asking Him, ‘When will your girl here get this message?’ This was after I had such a beautiful day hanging with my brother, Jason, at this beautiful restaurant in Fort Lauderdale. I had a lot to accomplish, but I felt God saying in my spirit, ‘Go and spend some time with your brother!’ I was happy I listened! This brother who introduced me to both my husband and Ceri (my God influencer who is upping my faith in God so much!) is worth me stopping everything and going to see him. Like I tell my daughters (my eldest in the pic with me, Ember!), “Life is a two-way street! Give and take!” To be honest with you guys, I woke up today with a completely different mindset. How can I get this God perspective out even better to the world?

See how God is involved personally in our lives? For Him to say to me, “Go and spend time with your brother!’ To me waking up with a new sense of purpose and joy for my life – I’m on a mission, baby!!

“Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.” – Isaiah 30:21

Constant conversations with God, guys, is where I want us all! Acknowledge Him in all your ways, and He will direct your path! GOD HIMSELF IS PERSONALLY INVOLVED IN OUR LIVES!!!! Wink! Wink!

“DID YOU GET A DIVORCE?”

That was my neighborhood friend, Marcie, close by my God tree today. “I’m not leaving my husband!” I replied! I told her that I had just returned from Nigeria and stopped in New York to see my daughters, who both make us so proud, and that the boys were stepping up as these incredible little men with their dad. I love my family, y’all! I always say, “We ain’t perfect, but we’re pretty close!” Wink! Wink!

I was so happy I got to teach my daughters about loving other’s God’s way. We have to be so full of God’s love that we only have His love to share. So, when the disappointments come, we can keep our hearts and minds focused on God, asking what He would have us do in every moment, knowing He is our strength to help us do His will. These verses have beautifully guided my actions based on my conversations with God in my alone times with Him:

“Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.” – 1 Peter 4:8 Ain’t nobody perfect! Just how hubby puts up with me, I put up with him!

“Don’t lose your grip on Love and Loyalty. Tie them around your neck; carve their initials on your heart. Earn a reputation for living well in God’s eyes and the eyes of the people.” – Proverbs 3:3-4 I tell hubby that I am his ride-or-die wifey! Whatever we must go through, we’re going through it together! I think of my sister-in-law Verona’s words to my brother, Kevin, when he threatened to leave her. She said, “You’re not leaving me to raise these kids by myself. Go to the room and get some sleep!” That’s me all the way! Ain’t no breaking up over here!

“But the Spirit produces the fruit of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. There is no law that says these things are wrong.” – Galatians 5:22-23. God even has the number 311 showing up all over the place for me, which means He is asking me to stay on the highest road with Him going the extra mile in love, patience, gentleness, and faithfulness. He is our strength in helping us to be the loving people He would have us to be!

And like Ceri always says, God has asked us to do two things: LOVE HIM AND LOVE OTHERS. That love for others goes unconditionally, the same way God loves us!

I take my vows seriously: For better or for worse. In sickness and in health. Until death do us part! I have an essential role taught to me by my other sister-in-law, Aima, to be the glue holding my family together! God is our strength as we live our best lives, all for His glory!

THIS IS THE GREATEST NEWS EVER!

In every moment, we have God’s love, help, support, kindness, mercy, strategies, strength, personality, protection, charm, tact, grace, boldness, peace, approval, power, wisdom, calmness, and encouragement backing us up in this crazy world. BUT WE MUST TAKE THE TIME TO DEVELOP A RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM WHERE WE LEARN HIS VOICE AND DIRECTION AS WELL HIS PRINCIPLES AND WAYS FOR MAKING WISER DECISIONS.

Like every day, I have a God morning routine! NO SHAME, I NEED GOD!!! I sit down to my alone times with Him reading from our family’s website, reading back old posts, my meditation books, and listening to Ceri, my God influencer. And God always finds some way of revealing His Presence with me. Like this morning, I woke up to a text message alert quoting these verses:

“For My thoughts are not your thoughts,
Nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord.
“For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
So are My ways higher than your ways,
And My thoughts than your thoughts. – Isaiah 55:8-9

Fast forward to less than an hour later, I’m having my appointment with God at our dining room table. I opened up my huge Jesus Calling Devotional of over 700 pages and look what I opened directly to:

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
_ neither are your ways my ways,”
_ declares the Lord.
_ “As the heavens are higher than the earth,
_ so are my ways higher than your ways
_ and my thoughts than your thoughts.” – Isaiah 55:8-9_

No one can tell me this was just a coincidence for someone to wake me up and have me read those verses to me opening that huge devotional directly there to reread them less than an hour later. It was another one of my God winks where everything lines up enormously too perfectly, with Him sweetly revealing another glimpse of His invisible Presence with me.

And He is with you, too! My assignment from Him is to teach you how I experience His Presence with me so you begin to feel and experience Him with you. That verse showing up again was what I consider my high five from Him – Yes, Nik, I am with you! These high fives give me the courage, joy, and peace to take on my day knowing God Himself is with me!

And about His ways being higher than ours, I was freaking out with my brother, Kevin, who told me in an awful moment that I was like a boxer taking 10,000 punches, but that I should stay in the ring because eventually, I would become numb. Who advises such a thing!?! That advice to not give up on being the super glue holding my family together led me to cry happy tears at work with my husband and sons yesterday (us in the pic!). The boys are learning the family hustle, baby! Super proud wifey and mom! Let’s be great every day! Be hard – strong, tough, determined, steadfast, and courageous, but at the same time soft – loving, forgiving, gentle, faithful, and patient. None of us are perfect! And like Ceri has been teaching me, we should make room for each other’s faults, loving others unconditionally the way God loves us. So help us, God!

God is the best Boss ever, and His ways are far better than our human ways! He gives us more than we can ever ask or imagine! But don’t take my word for it; get to know God for yourself! Make today the day you commit to developing a stronger relationship with Him! Wak up every morning to your alone time with Him!

“I KNOW YOU GUYS BE THINKING I’M CRAZY SAYING GOD SPEAKS TO ME THROUGH CERI!
But He does! He does! Like God talks to me a lot through numbers. Our business in the US is on pause for a minute while we recalibrate and figure out the next steps. And all week, I’ve been praying and asking God for His direction. So, the number “411” means specifically from God that He will help us with this business. And a few days ago, I had to make a call, and the phone number ended in 411. Two hours later or so, I’m driving home, and God takes my attention to a sign on the highway with “411” printed big and bold on it (you learn when He is directing you within your spirit).

Fast forward to the next day, Ceri, records a message through the Breakfast and the Bible app where I go and stalk him every day (no shame! His explanations of Bible principles are our food for living a healthy and happy life!). Of all verses, he reads from Philippians 4:11 (Wink! Wink!)

And if that’s not enough for you, hubby woke me up this morning asking to switch bedsides. I touched my phone to see the time, and of all times for him to wake me up, it was precisely 4:11. See how talkative God is once you have ears to hear him?!?

Ceri’s message was spot on, too! It was the perfect advice to boost my confidence in tackling that business and every aspect of our lives (Wink! Wink!). Here’s Ceri:

“Philippians 4:11-13 says:

“Not that I was ever in need, for I have learned how to be content with whatever I have. I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little. For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.”

I missed coming in here and starting my day this way. I’ll worship other ways, but this way had brought me out of a dark place and into a good place (me, too!!!). In the same way this room helped me, it has the opportunity to help other people, too.

What stood out in these verses was when Apostle Paul said, “I have learned the secret of living in every situation. “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Like that’s the secret. That’s literally the secret!

Any person who is successful or has accomplished anything or who went through any battle and made it through the other end, that is the secret. You can do anything through Christ who strengthens you (I can tackle that business!). Once you fix your mind on God and take your mind off everything else, that is just literally the secret. And remember that you can do anything through the strength of God, and the power of God.

I feel overwhelmingly grateful to God today and to all the people in my life. I want to speak a blessing over each one of your lives, and I pray that God takes you into higher places and that you continuously keep your heart and mind focused on God, and that you keep him in all your ways.”

For me, that means praying without stopping and lots of hard work! All day ask God’s spirit to be with you and guide you, tapping into His strength (love, power, capabilities, favor, wisdom, tact, character, strategies, support, and help.) This is how He directs us on the path that exceeds anything we can ask or imagine! Like Ceri said, we must focus on God and keep Him in all our ways by obeying His instructions. So help us, God!