We Roll With God

That’s what I told my sweetie pie sister, Verona, is our new mission from God Himself – to wake up every day and SHINE BRIGHT on His behalf, using all the negativity and evil in the world as fuel to spread even more love, positivity, and goodness, starting in our homes and spreading out from there. God’s soldiers, baby! We got this, and God got us! Wink! Wink!

I loved my God wink on my morning run today. I was procrastinating about starting it, so at 20 minutes past the hour, I went to page 20 of our website and read an old post where Joshie said, “Mommy, you’re the one who puts the Range in the Rover,” a line we stole from Lil Kim from the song ‘The Jump Off.’ As I run, I put the music on shuffle, allowing God to be my DJ, and of over 800 songs in my music library, can you believe God had that very song to play minutes later? It was another one of my God winks where everything lines up enormously too perfect to be a coincidence, but all God orchestrated to remind us all that His invisible Presence is always with us. Even as Jay-Z said in another song, “54321,” the Nike running Coach then immediately says, “54321.” This was again timed perfectly by God! OUR GOD IS ALWAYS WITH US, BABY!!!

God also sings to me through these songs He selects. Like these lyrics from Monica’s song, ‘For You I Will’ is the kind of love I’m experiencing from God:

‘I will shield your heart from the rain
I won’t let no harm come your way
Oh, these arms will be your shelter
No, these arms won’t let you down
If there is a mountain to move
I will move that mountain for you

Put your faith in me, put your faith in me
And I’ll do anything oh
I will cross the ocean for you
I will go and bring you the moon
I will be your hero, your strength, anything you need
I will be the sun in your sky
I will light your way for all time, promise you
For you I will, yes yeah, yeah’

Yes, God sings to us! I want us to find new ways of enjoying Him. Also, notice His fun personality to have that Lil Kim song play as if saying, ‘I saw you procrastinating, my Nik, to begin your run!’ And honestly, that inspires me to RISE AND SHINE, knowing how much God loves me and that He is always there standing with me, being everything I need; even when I’m at my lowest, I feel His love strongly with me. He’s with you, too! Are you getting to know Him better? Don’t miss out on the best life with God as we spread His love in the world!

That statement blew me away last night from our Royal Chef, Victoria. I said, “I love you, my sweetie,” and she responded, “I love you mostest!” See the love I receive from God? He sends me people like Victoria, who go overboard in showing love to my family and me. I witnessed her making my smoothie one day. After lovingly buying all these fresh fruits and vegetables from the local market, she squeezed fresh orange juice to use as the liquid for blending when I would usually add water. She inspires me to be more loving and joyful because she comes into our kitchen enthusiastically and always makes us laugh. Anything you do, do it for God, not for other humans!

On top of that, she is very wise. One day I was saying something negative, and she immediately stopped me saying, “Speak only positive things!!!” Since then, I catch myself whenever I find myself with a negative focus, and I switch to a more positive one – OUR HOPE IS IN GOD, AND THERE IS NOTHING TOO DIFFICULT FOR HIM!!!

She was the one who taught me, “When you are with your husband, he is your husband. When you’re not with him, he is not your husband (it is what it is, folks!). I’ll never forget one Sunday feeling so upset with hubby, and it was like God Himself who told me to call her. I was expecting my husband to fly from Nigeria to the US, and I wanted to turn into a crazy lady. She said, “I want you to forget about everything and welcome him like I see you do when he comes home from work – “Hello, honey! Welcome home, sweetie! Pet him up, happy and laughing with him!” I did precisely that, being my most loving self and staying on the high road with God, and that was the best advice because I truly have the better than the best husband. Nobody’s perfect!

God even got involved that day, agreeing with Victoria! After picking hubby up from the airport, he insisted on going to a specific food store. After writing and telling you guys how God speaks to me through the number 311, saying specifically that I should be still, leave battles with Him, while I stay on the high road with Him, in this gigantic store, hubby calls me over and points to a sign with some sodas on special for “3/$11.” Wink! Wink!

Wow! The intimate love and attention God pays to my family and me truly blows me away, and why I’m here like a broken record saying, “Don’t play around with your relationship with God! Start seeking Him in every moment as to what to say (or not say), what to do (or not do), and where to go (or not go). And make sure you’re following the 311 by staying on the highest road being your most loving and excellent self like Victoria so wonderfully demonstrates, and going the extra mile, all for the glory of God. Our reward is with Him!!! Wink! Wink!

God talks a lot through numbers to me, and “311” means explicitly that I should stay on the high road with Him and that I should BE STILL (not worried, anxious, or fretting) and allow Him to fight my battles for me. Let me tell ya, this 311 has beautifully guided me! So much so that I got a new friend on board with me. We even call ourselves the “311 Girls!” as we AIM (nobody’s perfect!) to stick with what we feel God would have us to do at every moment, every example, and every experience. Super tough, but always worth it! God’s ways are always best!

So many times after speaking to her, God would have this 311 show up somewhere, somehow, and yesterday He didn’t disappoint us. I was busy getting a customer approved for a vehicle, so I asked her if I would call her back. Minutes later, I got the approval from a bank, and the payment came to $311. I called her freaking out! But again had to call her back as I needed to switch the customer to another car that I was trying to sell them. Incredibly, two separate banks with entirely different terms and amounts to finance both calculated payments at $311! No way this was some ordinary coincidence that $311 showed up so many times, it was God again revealing another glimmer of His invisible Presence with us as if saying, “Hey, my 311 girls! I’m here with you guys!” Wink! Wink! (HUGE SMILE)

That’s the love and attention from God that I want the entire world to feel! It os what what gives the peace that passes all understanding knowing that we have God with us at every moment, and you don’t have to handle life alone! How wonderful is this that we have the Creator of the universe walking with us, and we have ACCESS to Him 24 hours a day? Pray about everything and involve God in every decision, every move you make, staying on the highest road with Him being your best, most loving and bravest self, asking constantly, ‘God, what would make YOU happy here?’ and then do that. I promise you, this is how He lovingly guys us on the best paths! Wink! Wink!

The sweet life with God continues, baby! Yesterday, before coming to work, I went to my fav bookstore to get another copy of my meditation book, The Imitation of Christ, which God so lovingly speaks to me through. So, in getting to work, I say hello to my husband, and he immediately puts me on the phone with someone. The person on the phone says, “Nikki, you’re not our friend. Only Emmanuel (my husband) is our friend.” That statement caught me off guard because I believe in my heart that I’ve been a great friend. The overly emotional, crazy lady here ended up getting so upset as to why this person would have such a thing to say.

I then decided to see what God had to say to me in the book I had just purchased. I randomly opened it and incredibly read this:

“Reflection:

In this chapter the pious author seeks to persuade and convince us to disregard the opinion and judgment of others, and NOT PERMIT OURSELVES TO BECOME DOWNCAST BY ANYTHING THEY MAY SAY IN REGARD TO US (Wink! Wink!). We must try to derive profit from these calumnies so as to become more humble and patient. GOD ALONE IS OUR JUDGE AND KNOWS OUR SOUL TO ITS VERY DEPTH.”

Tell me, how could those words, addressing precisely how I was feeling at that moment, be just a random coincidence? It was God speaking directly to me and revealing another glimmer of His invisible Presence that’s always with us as if saying, ‘My Nik, why are you allowing this to get you so down? I alone can judge you!’

That’s why I spoke to some staff today about giving eye service and pretending to work in front of the boss. I told them that they’re deceiving themselves because our real Boss (God) sees everything, and He is the one to reward us when we try our best to honor Him in all that we do.

Are you taking time to hear from God like I did in that awful feeling moment? He’s always available! It’s just for us to seek Him and make space for Him in our lives. Never a moment spent with God is wasted! I said a prayer about 15 years ago asking for a closer walk with Him, and that was the best prayer I’ve ever said. The love and attention God shows me, I feel like His favorite girl, and I want the entire world here with me. I have an appointment with Him first thing every morning, at noon, and again at 5 pm. Read or listen to anything spiritual that you feel will bring you closer to God.

“The final purpose of self-discipline is to find one’s heart constantly in the presence of God.” – Imam al-Ghazali

That’s God singing to me today and how He makes me feel – my fairy tale life with God continues, baby! Yes, He sings to me!!! And He sends angels to calm and soothe my mind! Like I wrote like a crazy lady how God speaks to me through our friend, Ceri. I wrote this specifically:

“Ceri also is making me more loving teaching me to love others the way God loves us – unconditionally… A message I listened to last night from Ceri spoke about granting others the same grace and mercy (pardoning without punishment) God grants us when we mess up.”

Well, God found a way to confirm that this was a message from Him! God is pretty talkative once you have ears to hear Him! In posting my post to Tumblr yesterday, I immediately saw a post that got my attention in my feed. I decided to read some more from this person and look at the post that incredibly showed up:

We all need grace, mercy, forgiveness, love…how can I withhold that which I’ve been given so abundantly (by God). I want to love better because I’ve been loved better (by God).

_We love because he (God) first loved us. _

If anyone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen. 1 John 4:19-20” – yieldfruit

I’m talking about the precise message from Ceri that we grant mercy and grace to others because that’s what God does for us (abundantly!!). Yayy! I’m not crazy, y’all! I told Ceri yesterday that God said when I was ready that He would teach me about love. He sent Ceri to help me learn these challenging lessons, and I’m so grateful to him and God for helping me through a difficult patch. It’s been rough, but I believe that I can do all things through He who strengthens me – when I’m weak, God is my strength! Amen! What is too difficult for God? Nothing! It’s just to follow God’s direction moment by moment, even when it’s hard!

No shame, I would stalk Ceri in this ClubHouse app where he speaks, and I would personally record and upload them to our YouTube channel. I’m the God maniac here, but I needed those reminders and lessons from Ceri that have tremendously increased my faith in God and taught me about being the person God Himself would have me to be in the world.

Looking back on everything, I can count everything as rubbish compared to this knowledge of knowing God. Through everything, I’ve come to experience TRUE love from God Himself (don’t need love from no other body!). In my weakest moments, God has been there. His love casts away all my fears and anxieties. It replaces them with peace, joy, courage, enthusiasm, hope, boldness, bravery, and confidence while also making me more loving, patient, and humble.

See how God can even use the worst situations to grow us up? That’s His deep love for us all! He’s not just into me, though. He’s into you, too! I’m just the God nerd who pays attention to report on the fairy tale life I’m experiencing with God. Knowing that through it all – the good, bad and ugly, He stands STRONGLY by our sides. Don’t miss out on all this good love from God Himself! Wink! Wink!

That was me to someone a few minutes ago, and the message from all my long posts! OUR GOD IS ALWAYS WITH US, and we can incredibly tap into His strength, love, wisdom, abilities, favor, and guidance on a moment-by-moment basis. In every relationship, every decision, every circumstance, I want us asking, ‘God, how may I enter this moment to glorify you?’ I promise you, this is how He lovingly and intimately guides us on the best pathways for our lives! I love this old post I read in my appointment with Him today:

FEELING HEAVILY SUPPORTED BY GOD

Yeah, baby! The way He constantly shows up for me to let me know He is with me gives me such joy, peace, courage, and strength, KNOWING THERE IS NEVER A MOMENT GOD HIMSELF IS NOT WITH ME. Even this morning, I did not want to get out of bed (rough week!), but He found a way to let me know He was there. I felt Him nudging me to read my book, Keep Calm, You’re Rolling With God, from where I had last left off and this post from eight years ago showed up:

“I feel God is saying something similar to us: STICK WITH ME, and you’ll live the sweetest life, filled with peace, joy, gratitude, and contentment, despite all the challenges you may face.

▪ But, God, I’m tired. STICK WITH ME. Your weakness is a gift, drawing us closer together as you realize I’m your strength. “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness” (2 Corinthians 12:9, NIV). Imagine I am with you and holding your hands every moment.

▪ But, God, some people are talking about me and insulting me. STICK WITH ME. “You will make small account of words which fly. If you do not desire to please others, nor fear to displease them, you will enjoy much peace.” –The Imitation of Christ

▪ But, God, these problems I’m dealing with are too overwhelming! STICK WITH ME, as I direct you one step at a time. I will help you plan your day so that you will do less but accomplish more. Trust Me in every situation, and focus on doing the “intuitively” right and excellent thing in every moment, example and experience. And you will come through each challenge stronger, wiser, more mature, and closer to Me. I will never leave you or forsake you. I am your Teacher, Helper, Supporter, Friend, and Companion.

▪ But, God, this person did me wrong. STICK WITH ME. Stay on the high road, and I will pay you back whatever they took from you and more. “Even your mistakes can be recycled into something good…” — Jesus Calling

Our Father, pardon our sins and may we live our lives completely focused on You. Help us to get back up whenever we fall, dust ourselves off, and keep moving forward with You. Amen.”

I smiled with God, feeling that this was Him speaking to me saying, Nik, STICK WITH ME. Maybe like ten minutes later, I felt a God thought come to mind saying that I should look at the comforter next to me. Can you believe all over this comforter are the words “STICK WITH ME?” See the love I feel from God. On one side of the comforter, there is a huge “STICK WITH ME,” On the other side, there are sixteen smaller “STICK WITH MEs.”

This message is not only for me, though. This message is for you, too. That no matter where you find yourself right now, stick with God. No situation is too big or complicated for us to handle with Him by our side.
It’s just for us to stick with God by being obedient to what He asks of us.

And for us to know what He is asking of us, we must take time to learn His voice. Notice how He led me to read my book with that post about sticking with Him, and minutes later, the thought came to mind to look at the comforter next to me. It was a prayer I said almost 15 years ago asking for a closer walk with Him, and I consistently work on our relationship by seeking Him and having alone times with Him.

I suggest you do the same because this life is too hard to do on our own. We need His guidance, strength, help, love, favor, and support as we aim to be the greatest of all time people in the world on His behalf. We got this, and HE GOT US!!! Let’s keep going, my superheroes, staying on the high road with God as we go the extra mile in excellence, kindness, love, faithfulness, and COURAGE. Our reward is with God as He gives us more than we can ever ask or imagine. (Wink! Wink!)

That was an excellent message from my sister, Kelly! Ceri is a family friend who I low-key stalk in this group he formed to discuss Bible verses and how they relate to our lives today. And let me tell ya, not a moment of listening to him is wasted! Thanks, Ceri! You’ve helped me make some significant decisions that I’m pleased about! (HUGE SMILE)

Ceri gives me direct messages from God as to the decisions God Himself would have me make. I call Ceri my God influencer because he influences my choices as I consider them from the Almighty God perspective. Trust me when I tell you this: GOD’S WAYS ARE NOT OUR ORDINARY HUMAN WAYS; THEY’RE INFINITELY BETTER!!! Wink! Wink!

“I will instruct you (says the Lord) and guide you along the best pathway for your life; I will advise you and watch your progress.” – Psalm 32:8

I feel God in my spirit directing me through Ceri’s messages that resonate strongly with me saying, ‘Nik, this is what I would have you do.’ For example, Ceri repeats the message of learning to be obedient to God. Then, Dr. Charles Stanley (another one of my messenger’s from God) often repeats, “Obey God and leave the consequences to Him!” Guys, obeying God is the most crucial thing! In practice, though, THIS IS EXTREMELY HARD!!! Sometimes the crazy lady wants to come out, and I must keep saying, ‘Nik, obey God!’ I tell the crazy lady to go away. When I do this, things work out even better than I expect them to; God always exceeds my expectations when I follow His leadership. He truly guides me on the best pathway for my life. Not always easy, but always best!

Ceri also is making me a more loving teaching me to love others the way God loves us – unconditionally. I’m learning that love is not a feeling, it’s an ABILITY to go through difficult times and yet stay committed, going the extra mile in love and forgiveness, WIPING THE SLATES COMPLETELY CLEAN, and no looking back on the past. Super tough! A message I listened to last night from Ceri spoke about granting others the same grace and mercy (pardoning without punishment) God grants us when we mess up. When I asked him about praying for our enemies, like, are we really supposed to do that??? He said, yes, but you do it to give yourself peace. He was right!

Ceri has honestly upped my faith in God to a whole new level. His strong belief in God has rubbed off on me that I’m feeling so close to God with a new level of confidence in Him like never before. I know that no matter the trials and troubles that come my way, I have God’s Presence backing me up. That’s the peace, joy, and love you cannot get from this world! This love I’m feeling from God is a sure thing, baby!

The moral of this story is that God has the best pathway for your life! Make sure you are developing a relationship with Him where you are learning His voice through having alone times with Him by listening to anything spiritual that brings you closer to Him (like me stalking Ceri!). Then, be obedient to God, listening to His moment-by-moment guidance for your life. Trust me, His plans for us are real good!!! Wink! Wink!

My daughter, Ember, has been giving me a hard time because she wants to transfer from the university she is currently attending in New York to one in Florida. Each time she brings it up, however, I tell her that I’m not getting that feeling from God that she should transfer. She gets agitated at me because I do not see things her way, but I keep saying, “I’m not feeling it, boo. God directed you there, so let’s pray about it and ask God which university He would have you to attend.” Well, yesterday, I felt God saying, ‘Ember, I want you to stay exactly where you are!’

So, this story began years before Ember’s first day in New York, with 117 and 711 being our numbers from God, signifying His Presence with us. We get to the university, and unbelievably, precisely at the entrance, are these two huge signs with 117 on them, the name of the state road where it’s located. Then, out of all the hotels she selected for us to stay at while dropping her off, I did a map a year ago to see how many miles it was from our home, which was exactly 1,107 miles. Again, the 117 showed up! In my mind, I have no doubts whatsoever that this is the university God Himself selected for her. I dropped her off feeling peace, knowing God Himself was there with her!

Fast forward to yesterday, she came to assist me at our office, and within 40 minutes, God figured out so many ways for this 117 to appear. First, we had a customer for us to try and get approved for a vehicle, and they had a repossession reported on 1/17. Then, in a report we needed to produce, Ember said, “Look, his first payment is 1/17.” Next, we ran the information and the first sale at the top, selected by the computer software, was a vehicle we sold for $11,700. Next, as I’m talking to her waiting on another customer, I’m posting my post on Whatsapp, and there is a voice note from someone timed for exactly 1:17. No way that in those few minutes, all those 117 appeared on their own! They were all signs from God saying to my daughter, “EMBER, STAY RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE!!!’

See the close guidance, attention, and love we receive from God! We’re a family rolling with Him, baby! The entire holiday, Ember has been fighting me on this issue, and I’ve had to keep saying, ‘Let’s hear from God! Let’s hear from God!’ and He had everything all perfectly lined up with those customers, the report we needed to complete, and even the WhatsApp note to let us know that He did not want her to transfer.

Up to every thought we think, God is aware of it! Like yesterday, I felt He was saying I should include the words “we should wipe the slates clean” when I wrote of loving others from a pure and clean heart, but I didn’t. At 11:05 this morning, I had some time for an appointment with God, so I went to page 115 of our family’s website, and look what incredibly showed up:

“He takes me through these sad times, though, to grow me up, mature, and teach me (and hopefully you) some crucial lessons. This time I felt He was teaching more about love – His kind of love. Love is not a feeling, it’s an ABILITY to go through difficult times and yet stay committed, going the extra mile in love and forgiveness, WIPING THE SLATES COMPLETELY CLEAN (Wink! Wink!), and no looking back on the past. Got that?”

God is intimately involved in our lives down to every thought we think! Like I’ve been teaching Ember, learn God’s voice and follow where He leads every moment because His ways are always best! MAY 2023 BE OUR YEAR TO GET STRONGER WITH THE LORD! AMEN!

That was the comment from my sweetie sister, Kelly, yesterday! The joy of the Lord is my strength, as He finds the sweetest ways to let me know His invisible Presence is always with me. Like this morning, getting dressed to come to work, I felt Him say to me to pay attention to the message written on the outside of my make-up case:

“SHINE BRIGHT LIKE THE STARS”

Fast forward to less than 20 minutes later, I was driving to work and decided to read my meditation book, God’s Promises, and look what incredibly showed up:

“The wise people will shine like the brightness of the sky. Those who teach others to live right WILL SHINE LIKE STARS (Wink! Wink!) forever and ever. – Daniel 12:3

And that was another one of my God winks, with everything lining up again too perfectly to be considered an ordinary coincidence; God Himself revealed another glimmer of His invisible Presence that is always with us. That’s where the true JOY, peace, strength, hope, and courage come from! Knowing that we’re not handling our lives alone; GOD IS ALWAYS WITH US.

Our job is to PAY ATTENTION to His voice, though! Notice how I felt Him say, ‘Nik, read those words on your make-up case.’ Like a strong prompting, a nudge from Him that you learn when you practice listening and being obedient to Him. Then, next in the car on our way, again that prompting said, “Go to the ‘God’s Promises’ meditation book!’ Again, I listened! The feeling was to search for the word “world,” and I was so shocked when the chapter entitled, “Influence Your World’ included that specific verse. God planted it there to reveal His intimate Presence with me. Heehaw!!!

Yesterday He showed up through a beautiful young lady working with us, Ola. Every day she has a word from God for me, and when I asked her to tell me my message from Him yesterday, she pondered and pondered and finally quoted this verse:

“I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.” – Ezekiel 36:26

I started hugging her and thanking her for this verse because it was God confirming a message He spoke to me just the day before through this old post I had written almost four years ago:

“And all day long, I kept trying not to go down that dark road of negative thinking. But then, a late-night appointment with God encouraged me:

““I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.” – Ezekiel 36:26

Before You Turn Out the Light

Trust Me to do what you cannot do: remove the little stones that mar the beauty of your heart.” – Jesus Calling

That made me so happy that God was there with me feeling my pain, but I must trust Him to take away those hurts from my heart. I wrote in my notes on my phone: “Don’t let difficulties from the past mar the beauty of your heart.” I went to bed happy.

Fast forward to today, I’m chatting with a customer, and he gives me his card, and unbelievably, printed on the back are these words:

“Then I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within them, and take the stony heart out of their flesh, and give them a heart of flesh.” – Ezekiel 11:19

I started crying KNOWING this was a direct message from God to me confirming His message from the night before.. No coincident! This was His way of letting me know that He’s with me and He doesn’t want me focused on past hurts and disappointments but on HIM. And that He does not want me sad. I asked the customer why did he pick that particular verse for his cards, and he showed me there are different verses, but he always asks God that he should give the right card to the right person. In this case, he got it correct!

See the love and intimate attention I receive from God? For Ola to quote of all verses in the Bible, that specific one was God saying yes, “Trust Me to do what you cannot do: remove the little stones that mar the beauty of your heart.” He then had this verse to show up today:

“…in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a PURE HEART.”

Ask God to help remove the stones that are marring the beauty of your heart by pardoning anyone you feel has disappointed you and loving them from a pure and clean heart of genuine love and forgiveness the way God loves and forgives us. Let’s all shine bright like the stars on God’s behalf by being His people in the world! Our reward is with Him!!! Amen!