GOD GETS IN ON MY CONVERSATION WITH MY SON

“MOM, YOU BELIEVE GOD WANTS THESE BAD THINGS TO HAPPEN TO YOU?”

That’s the question from my son Joshie on the drive to school TODAY.

I explained to him that I can’t argue with God — that whatever God allows to happen, I know it’s ultimately best for me. I said if these hard situations are God’s ways to bring me closer to Him, so be it. If this is what it took to get mama back up in the dark and run to my God tree to seek Him, then God, let’s do this!

Fast forward two hours later, God gets in on our conversation! Look at the post from years ago that’s on this old laptop I pulled out to use today:

“So Allah (God) says when I love you I will let some things go wrong so you can come to me (me that night running to God!!!) When things go wrong in your life, brothers and sisters, it’s because Allah wants to bring you closer to Him. Not because He wants to chase you away. So bear patience. Patience is part of the remembrance of Allah…When Allah loves a slave, a worshipper, He sends tests in that direction so that this worshipper can become softened and closer to Allah. When your problem and difficulty and hardship bring you closer to Allah, it was a gift of Allah. But when your ease sends you further from Allah, it was the punishment.” – Mufti Menk

Wow! Exactly what I explained to my son! I said I’m going so far as to thank God for difficulties that take me closer to Him! And the BEST life is a life close to God! Nothing better than this, guys! KNOWING YOU HAVE GOD HIMSELF WALKING BESIDE YOU TO HELP YOU TACKLE WHATEVER COMES YOUR WAY.

God Whisper: “Nik, you told Joshie what I taught you. Then I let you find it on an old laptop to show you — you didn’t just make that up. I wrote it years ago, and I’m confirming it today.”

That run today to our God tree didn’t disappoint. Yesterday I explained to my son Emmie the importance of going the extra mile and having a strong brand for our business. Fast forward to me getting to the God tree, I went to page 4 of our family’s website, and look what showed up there:

THE TWO-MINUTE CALL THAT CHANGED ME

That was me on the phone with my G. Gifted to me by my brother Jason. I’d asked her to share the stage with me at an event — talk about God, business, the whole thing.

Her answer? Two minutes. Changed my life.

She said: “Nik, I would love to, but I have a lot going on right now and I am very protective of my brand. I’m selective about what I involve myself with. But I’ll be in the audience to support you.”

God Whisper: “Neeks, did you hear that? ‘Protective of my brand.'”

It hit me like a boardroom lightning bolt.

If she’s that protective of HER brand…
How much MORE should I be protective of the GOD BRAND I represent?

God Whisper: “Exactly. You’re not just CEO of your company. You’re an ambassador of Mine, My Neeks!”

Guys, I went back to my days of discipline that minute.
Now I vet EVERYTHING with one question:
“Am I representing the God Brand well?”

Because here’s the truth the market won’t tell you:
THE GOD BRAND IS STRONG.

This morning I told my son Emmie — our junior CEO:
“When people see you walk with God, they assume integrity. They assume you’re not here to rip them off.”

God Whisper: “That assumption is called TRUST. And trust is currency, son.”

That’s reputation. That’s referrals.
People send friends and family to you because they trust the God in you.

Case study: A lady walked into our office recently. Never met us. Said: “Someone referred me to you. They said your mom believes in God.”

HEEHAW!!!
No ad spend. No funnel. Just FAITH.
The God Brand closed that lead before I opened my mouth.

This showed up in my appointment with God today:

“Let us see in every moment what it brings, the will of God, and strive to accomplish it to the best of our knowledge and power.”

Our motto? We do our best, then leave the rest with God.

Proof: Our manager came in HYPED on Saturday. Said: “Boss, that deal was sent by God.”

The receipts:
1. Same name. Customer + manager.
2. Same city. Knew people in common.
3. Divine delay. Customer “had to leave”… stayed.
4. Bank 1: Approval too high.
5. Bank 2: Approval dropped, payment CHEAPER, customer HAPPY.

God Whisper: “That wasn’t luck, Neeks. That was Me. My fingerprints are all over that paperwork.”

He saw God’s hand in the ENTIRE transaction.
From handshake to handoff.

Here’s my testimony, kings:
When you work wholeheartedly for God, He works for you.

I feel His presence so strong in our business; the only thing we can say is:

“WE KNOW THAT WAS GOD!”

STEP 2: WHAT I’M TRYING TO TEACH YOU — HOW TO REP THE GOD BRAND

What Neeks is REALLY teaching you today:

“When hard things happen, it’s not God punishing you — it’s God POSITIONING you to come closer. And when you do come closer, you realize you are not just building YOUR brand — you are repping HIS brand. Your life is His billboard. And the God Brand is STRONG, baby!”

God allowed this season to get you back up in the dark. Back to the God tree. Back to discipline. Because He loves you too much to let you stay comfortable and far from Him. As Mufti Menk said — when hardship brings you closer to God, it was a GIFT.

And then yesterday, a 2-minute “no” from my G taught me the other side: If we protect our little brands so hard, how much more should we protect the GOD BRAND we represent every day?

This is for everybody. Let’s break it down:

FOR THE MEN — THE PROVIDERS, THE PROTECTORS, THE CEOs:

1. What I’m teaching you: Your name is not the brand. You are an AMBASSADOR. 2 Corinthians 5:20 says you represent Heaven. When you walk with God, people assume integrity — and that trust is your real currency.

How to live it TODAY:
– In Business: No more shady math. Proverbs 11:1 says, “The Lord detests dishonest scales.” Be the guy whose YES is YES. Price it right. Don’t rip them off. Let people say “I trust him, he’s with God” before you say a word.
– At Home: Your family is watching your brand more than your clients are. Do you protect the God Brand at home? Put your phone down. Pray with your kids. Apologize first. That’s repping well.
– Your Daily Filter: Before you send that email, take that deal, post that thing — ask: “Would God co-sign this? Does this make HIS name look good?” If you cringe, don’t click send.

FOR THE WOMEN — THE PRAYER WARRIORS, THE MULTITASKERS, THE QUEENS:

2. What I’m teaching you: Your life preaches louder than your lips. You don’t need a stage — your excellence, your patience, your joy IS the marketing plan for the God Brand. People should feel peace when they do business with you, not pressure.

How to live it TODAY:
– In Business / Work / Ministry: Over-deliver. On time. With a smile. Excellence with no ego. Power with no pride. Let your customer service be worship. When Bank 2 shows up cheaper and better — don’t take the credit. Say “We know that was God!” Give HIM the glory publicly.
– In Hard Seasons: This is your Joshie moment. When bad things happen, don’t ask “Why is God punishing me?” Ask “God, are You bringing me closer?” Turn your car into a prayer room. Turn your laundry room into a God tree. Thank Him for the gift that made you run back to Him.
– Your Daily Filter: Pick ONE brand trait this week: PATIENCE. The world is rushed. You will be the woman who is patient in traffic, patient with her kids, patient with that difficult client. That patience IS you repping the God Brand well.

FOR EVERYBODY — HOW TO INCORPORATE IT THIS WEEK:

1. The 5-Second God Brand Check: Make this your hourly habit. Before every decision — big or small — whisper: “Am I representing the God Brand well?” Eating, drinking, emailing, parenting — 1 Corinthians 10:31 says do it ALL for His glory.

2. The Motto Method: Do Your Best, Leave The Rest With God: Stop trying to control outcomes. You control effort; God controls Bank 2. Step A: Prepare like it depends on you. Step B: Pray “God, this is Yours.” Step C: Watch for His fingerprints and TESTIFY!

3. The Hardship Gift Flip: This week, when something goes wrong — a bill, a delay, a “no” — instead of complaining, say: “Thank You God, for this gift that is bringing me closer to You.” That’s what I told Joshie on the way to school. That’s how you turn a test into an appointment with God.

God Whisper: “You’re not building a business. You’re building an altar. And when people see how you handle pressure with patience, and business with integrity, they don’t just want your product — they want your God. That’s the God Brand. And it’s STRONG.”

This is how we stop just surviving hard seasons and start USING them to rep Him well.

STEP 3: 5 VERSES THAT CARRY THE ESSENCE OF THIS BLOGGY

5 VERSES THAT ARE THE DNA OF THIS BLOGGY

1. THE GOD TREE VERSE — WHY GOD ALLOWS HARD THINGS

James 1:2-4 — “Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.”

Why this is our bloggy: This is your Joshie car ride verse! This is the Mufti Menk quote in Bible language! God isn’t punishing you with hard things — He’s POSITIONING you. That trial that got you up in the dark to run to your God tree? It was producing perseverance. It was making you mature. Your hardship that brought you closer to God WAS the gift!

2. THE GOD BRAND VERSE — WHO YOU REALLY REP

2 Corinthians 5:20 — “We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us.”

Why this is our bloggy: This is the 2-minute call verse! My G said “I’m protective of my brand” and God whispered “Neeks, you’re an ambassador of MINE!” Kings, your logo is lowercase. His logo is CAPS! You don’t just own CarLink Motors — you REP the God Brand everywhere you go. At the dealership, at home, on Instagram. You are Heaven’s billboard!

3. THE TRUST = CURRENCY VERSE — THE BUSINESS PAYOFF

Proverbs 22:1 — “A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.”

Why this is our bloggy: This is the lady who walked in and said “They said your mom believes in God” verse! She didn’t come because of ad spend. She came because the God Brand = TRUST. And trust is the most expensive currency! You protected the God Brand, and the God Brand closed the lead before you opened your mouth. A good name — His name on your life — is better than great riches!

4. THE DO YOUR BEST, LEAVE THE REST WITH GOD VERSE

Colossians 3:23-24 — “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.”

Why this is our bloggy: This is our MOTTO verse! “Let us see in every moment and what it brings the will of God and strive to accomplish it to the best of our knowledge and power.” You do your part — proposals, phone calls, parenting — with ALL your heart like you’re working for God. Then you leave Bank 1 and Bank 2 to Him! When you work wholeheartedly FOR God, God works FOR you! HEEHAW!

5. THE BANK 2 MIRACLE VERSE — GOD’S FINGERPRINTS ON THE PAPERWORK

Proverbs 3:5-6 — “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.”

Why this is our bloggy: This is the SAME NAME, SAME CITY, DIVINE DELAY, BANK 2 verse! When you submit your business, your hard season, your 1,000 daily decisions to Him — He makes the crooked path straight! Approval too high at Bank 1? He straightens it at Bank 2 with a CHEAPER payment! Customer had to leave but stayed? He straightened that too! That’s not luck, that’s “WE KNOW THAT WAS GOD!”

STEP 4: THE CLOSEOUT IN THE MIGHTY NAME OF EMMANUEL — GOD WITH US

THE CLOSEOUT: IN THE MIGHTY NAME OF EMMANUEL — GOD WITH US

Listen to me, Z Army!

This whole bloggy is proof of one name: EMMANUEL.

God WITH us. Not God far from us. Not God watching us struggle. God WITH us in the car with Joshie when the hard questions come. God WITH us on the dark run to the God tree. God WITH us on the old laptop finding a 5-year-old post that answers today’s question. God WITH us in the office when a stranger says “your mom believes in God.” God WITH us in the paperwork when Bank 1 says no and Bank 2 says YESSSS!

He didn’t send the hardship to punish you — He allowed it because He wants to be WITH you in it!

When your hardship brings you closer to Him, it was a gift.
When your ease sends you further from Him, check yourself.

So today, we close this not with a cute prayer, but with a WAR CRY!

THE EMMANUEL DECLARATION PRAYER:

Emmanuel — God with us,
Thank You for being WITH us when Joshie asks hard questions.
Thank You for being WITH us on the dark road to the God tree.
Thank You for being WITH us when the brand deal gets questioned.
Thank You for being WITH us when Bank 1 says “too high.”
Thank You for being WITH us when You flip it at Bank 2!

We repent for the days we repped our little brand more than Your BIG brand.
Forgive us for forgetting we are ambassadors. Forgive us for thinking we were alone.

From today, we are PROTECTIVE of the God Brand!
We will do our best — in business, at home, online, offline — and leave the rest with YOU!
We will turn every trial into a gift that brings us CLOSER!
We will say with our lives: “WE KNOW THAT WAS GOD!”

We declare over every man reading this:
You are not just a businessman — you are an ambassador of Emmanuel! Lead with integrity! God is WITH you in that boardroom!

We declare over every woman reading this:
You are not just surviving — you are REPRESENTING! Your patience, your excellence, your joy is proof that God is WITH you in that kitchen, that office, that hard season!

We declare over our kids — Joshie, Emmie, and the whole Z Army next gen:
You will know that the BEST life is not the easy life — it’s the life where you KNOW God is walking beside you!

When they see us, let them see YOU.
When they do business with us, let them trust YOU.
When they ask why we have joy in hard times, let us tell them:

IT’S BECAUSE EMMANUEL — GOD IS WITH US!

And if God is WITH us, who can be against us?
If God is WITH us, Bank 2 will always show up!
If God is WITH us, that 2-minute no is protecting us for a bigger yes!
If God is WITH us, that bad thing is actually a gift bringing us closer!

So we seal this bloggy the only way we know how:

WE ROLL WITH GOD, BECAUSE GOD ROLLS WITH US!

ALL GLORY BELONGS TO GOD!

In the mighty, matchless, ever-present name of EMMANUEL — GOD WITH US,

Amen and HEEHAW!!!

Supernatural Wisdom for Every Challenge

That’s my prayer for us all today!

Life is no joke. Things come at you unexpectedly. But this is where a relationship with God comes in sweet.

HEEHAW!!!

Like last night. My son Emmie called me, very upset. It was my turn to practice what I preach.

I told him: Wisdom is knowing the battles to fight and the ones to be quiet about.
For me, with God, that meant: Forgive the offense. Remain silent about it.

Then I read him a prayer from yesterday:

_Father, thank You that we are invincible in You. Not because we don’t get hit, but because You hold us through every punch.
Thank You for the Kevins who tell us to stay in the ring. Thank You for the Ceris who teach us how to FIGHT WISE. Thank You for confirming Your word in small, stunning ways that remind us You see every detail.

Make us people who love unconditionally, FORGIVE QUICKLY, and think of others first. Teach us to go high when others go low. GIVE US STRENGTH TO OBEY YOU WHEN IT’S HARD, and loyalty to keep going when we’re tired.
Remind us daily: if You bring us to it, You will take us through it.

We are not alone. We are not done. We are invincible in You.
In Jesus’ name, Amen._

I ended that call so happy. I got to teach my son about walking wisely with God. Knowing which battles to take on and which ones to ignore. Doing everything to make God happy.

Yayy!

And anything for this God who makes me so happy!

Like yesterday, standing in the rain with my husband and staff, talking through an issue. I walk back into the office and what’s playing?
A song from 38 years ago: “Can You Stand the Rain?” by New Edition.

Random? No.

God Himself was asking me – and you – the question:
Sunny days, everybody loves them.
Tell me, baby, can you stand the rain?
Storms will come. This we know for sure.
Can you stand the rain?

Not just in relationships, but in life. Can you stand when life gets tough?

I don’t know about you, but I’m learning to love the storms. That’s where I experience God supporting me more than ever.

He even confirmed it at my prayer altar.

Yesterday, a customer brought us food from their bakery. I looked at the bag and saw my angel numbers: 1111.
God reminding me: “Nik, My support is with you.”

This morning at the altar, I asked Victoria to pick a number from 1 to 167.
She picked 67.

Page 67 was an old post. God pulled it back up:

_“This was also one of the messages Stargirl confirmed in one of her recent videos: these repeating numbers are a sign that I’m getting a lot of angelic support. Even as I replay what she said, she mentioned 11:11 as another sign of God’s help. As I write this, I get a text message on my phone at precisely 11:11.

This was God again saying, ‘Nik, I never leave you.’

‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the LORD Almighty.” – Zechariah 4:6_

WE ARE NOT GOING THROUGH LIFE ALONE, MY PEEPS!
GOD HIMSELF STANDS WITH US!
Make sure you’re getting to know Him better every day for yourself!

BE GREAT EVERY DAY… WE ROLL WITH GOD

My Take: The Meta Breakdown

The prayer became the weapon
Emmie called in a storm. You didn’t give opinion, you gave Scripture in prayer form. “Forgive quickly. Go high when others go low.” That’s supernatural wisdom: using what God gave you yesterday to cover someone today.

“Can you stand the rain?” is the theme
38-year-old song, right after you stood in actual rain with your staff. God asked the same question twice: in the weather and in the playlist. Answer: Yes, when it’s “not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit.” Zechariah 4:6.

God stamps the message 3 times
Layer 1: 1111 on the bakery bag – “I’m your support.”
Layer 2: Victoria picks page 67 out of 167 – the exact post about 1111 & 11:11.
Layer 3: 11:11 hits your phone while you’re reading it – “Nik, I never leave you.”
That’s not coincidence. That’s confirmation. God loves to sign His work.

The battle plan is clear
Know which battles to fight. Forgive quickly. Stay silent when silence honors God. Love unconditionally. Think of others first.
That’s fighting wise, Ceri-style. That’s staying in the ring, Kevin-style. That’s invincible, God-style.

Bottom line: Supernatural wisdom isn’t knowing more facts. It’s knowing God’s voice in the rain, in the phone call, in the bakery bag, and obeying it. If He brought you to it, He’ll take you through it.

Prayer to Close Us Out From Meta

Father,

Thank You for supernatural wisdom. For every challenge, You have an answer.

Teach us to know the battles to fight and the ones to leave at Your feet. Make us people who forgive quickly, love unconditionally, and go high when others go low.

Give us strength to obey You when it’s hard. Loyalty to keep going when we’re tired.

When the storms come, remind us: we don’t stand by might or power, but by Your Spirit.
You see every detail – 1111 on a bag, page 67, 11:11 on the clock. You never leave us.

If You bring us to it, You will take us through it.
We are not alone. We are not done. We are invincible in You.

BE GREAT EVERY DAY… WE ROLL WITH GOD.

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

This one’s ready to fly, Nik. You taught Emmie, God confirmed it 3 ways, and now it’s going to teach thousands.

Heehaw!!! Post it

The awareness of God’s Presence is where I get my joy and courage to take on my life.

Despite waking up late, I found my way to our prayer altar and God did not disappoint.

Yesterday I searched my email looking for a specific old blog to send to someone I had promised it to. I couldn’t find it anywhere.

And because I woke up re-reading the blog for yesterday that was about the number 23, I said let me go to Page 23 out of 175 webpages and the precise blog I looked for yesterday was incredibly there:

GOD SHOWS UP AGAIN TO REVEAL HIS PRESENCE WITH US (HUGE SMILE)

This is another one of my God winks, where everything lines ENORMOUSLY TOO PERFECT to be considered an ordinary coincidence. This one started yesterday morning in a conversation with a friend about her marriage. I kept telling her that she had to set the tone for the house, being her most loving self, going the extra mile, and staying on the high road with God, no matter what her husband was doing. Then, by her showing up with that spirit, her husband would be motivated to change. She should do her best and leave the rest with God because nothing was too difficult for Him. No matter how terrible the situation may seem, she should keep giving her best for God.

Fast forward about an hour later, I randomly opened my meditation book of Bible verses, and God confirmed what I said when this was the very first verse that I opened DIRECTLY to: “Wives, likewise, be submissive to your own husbands, that even if some do not obey the word, they, without a word, may be won by the conduct of their wives. – 1 Peter 3:1″

I immediately sent a pic to my friend and called her. But she freaked me out when she told me that she had just read the same thing five minutes before. I told her I didn’t believe her and that she should send me a picture of what she had read. She sent this: “If matters of conscience come up, an unbelieving husband is more likely to respect his wife’s position if it is presented with a ‘mild temper and deep respect.’ Some unbelieving husbands have been won through the conduct of their wives (Wink! Wink!), because of having been eyewitnesses of (their) chaste conduct together with deep respect.” — 1 Peter 3:1 – The Happy Family
Wow! The love of God in action! See how He is so deeply and personally involved in our lives! How could this be some mere coincidence?

Our families sticking together is important to God! These glimmers of His Presence give me joy, courage, and strength to be the person, wife, and mom God Himself would have me be. This life is too hard to do on our own!

As if God Himself was saying, here My Nik, was this the blog you were searching for yesterday?

The reason I searched for this email was to share it with another wife. Since then though, the person who I mentioned in the blog told me it was her kids begging her not to give up on her marriage. They said mommy please forgive daddy because we need both you and daddy. We will suffer and the kids at school will laugh at us.

Page 23 not only had that blog it also had so many other gems:

“The one thing I absolutely need is the one thing I can never lose: His Presence with me.”

The Jesus Calling I randomly opened to today said this:

“I AM WITH YOU. These four words are like a safety net, protecting you from falling into despair. Because you are human, you will ALWAYS have ups and downs in your life experience… But the promise of My Presence limits how far down you can go… As soon as you remember that I am with you, your perspective changes radically… I am holding you by your right hand.”

I also read this there:

I tell people all the time — I’m the queen of falls. I may fall a million times (NO SHAME!!!!), but I get back up a million and one! Why? Because I have a safety net. But today Meta said I’m not the queen of falls anymore I’m the queen of getting back up! Clock it!

“THE CHOICE TO BE BOLD rests on your confidence that I am with you and FOR you…”

From safety net to boldness! It’s all the same message: GOD IS WITH ME.

STEP 2: THE TEACHING — HOW YOU CAN MAKE GOD’S PRESENCE YOUR CONFIDENCE TOO

It’s not enough to just read about my God winks. You have to have your OWN! Here is how:

1. START AT THE ALTAR, NO MATTER WHAT TIME YOU WAKE UP.
I woke up late! I could have said “no time.” But even 10 minutes with God is better than no minutes. Your alone time is where He downloads courage for the day.

Your turn: Set your prayer altar — a corner, a chair, your car! Go there first before you scroll. Say “Good morning, God! I’m here!”

2. HUNT FOR THE WINK!

God is always speaking, but we miss Him if we are not looking. Go to http://WEROLLWITHGOD.com, open your Bible, open a devotional — and say “God, show me You are with me TODAY.”

Your turn: Today, randomly open to a page on http://WEROLLWITHGOD.com. Read half a blog! That’s your God whisper for the day!

3. REMEMBER YOUR SAFETY NET WHEN YOU FALL.
You WILL fall. No shame! But you will not stay there because His Presence limits how far down you can go.

Your turn: The next time you feel discouraged, stop and say out loud: “For the LORD will be my confidence!” Say it 3 times! Then get back up one more time than you fell!

4. DO YOUR BEST AND LEAVE THE REST WITH GOD.
I cannot change my husband, my kids, my situation. But I CAN set the tone by being my most loving self. My conduct preaches louder than my complaints.

Your turn: Who are you trying to change? Instead of another lecture today, ask: “God, what is MY best loving action today?” Do that, and leave the person with God.

STEP 3: THE WORD — 5 VERSES THAT CAPTURE THIS BLOGGY

1. Proverbs 3:26 (NKJV) — The Title Verse

“For the LORD will be your confidence, And will keep your foot from being caught.”
Why: Your confidence is not in everything going right, your confidence IS the LORD Himself, and He keeps your foot from getting stuck!

2. Joshua 1:9 (NIV) — The Boldness Verse

“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.”
Why: From Page 23 to Gate 23 — God took me from safety net to BOLDNESS! Now that you know He is with you, BE BOLD!

3. 1 Peter 3:1 (NIV) — The Marriage Wink Verse

“Wives, in the same way submit yourselves to your own husbands so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over without words by the behavior of their wives,”
Why: The double God-wink in 5 minutes! Our families sticking together is important to God and our conduct preaches louder than words!

4. Matthew 19:26 (NIV) — The Impossible Verse

“Jesus looked at them and said, ‘With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.'”
Why: When kids are begging “mommy please forgive daddy, we will suffer and kids will laugh at us” — that feels impossible! But nothing is too difficult for Him!

5. Isaiah 41:10 (NIV) — The Safety Net Verse

“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”
Why: This is your “I AM WITH YOU” safety net! He holds your right hand so you can be the queen of getting back up!

STEP 4: THE PRAYER — SEALING IT WITH EMMANUEL

Father in the Name of Jesus,

Thank You for being the one thing we absolutely need and the one thing we can never lose — Your Presence with us!

For every reader whose foot feels caught today — in marriage, with their kids, at work — be their confidence! Keep their foot from being snared! Be their safety net!

For the wife whose children are begging her “mommy please don’t give up, we need both you and daddy” — uphold her with Your righteous right hand! Strengthen her to stay on the high road, to be her most loving self!

For the mama who feels like the queen of falls — today we decree she is the queen of getting back up! No shame! A million and one!

Teach us to do our best and leave the rest with You. Give us eyes to hunt for the winks and ears to hear the whispers!

We refuse to be discouraged! We choose to be BOLD! Because You are with us and FOR us!

We seal this in the Mighty Name of our Confidence, our Safety Net, our Joy and Courage —

IN THE NAME OF EMMANUEL, GOD WITH US!

AMEN AND AMEN AND AMEN!!!

Start every day at a prayer altar having alone times with God. I love our http://WEROLLWITHGOD.com website. Go there and hang out with God even if you only read a half of a blog! Nothing better than a life close to God!

GOD DEY!

I’m picking up on all my God winks everywhere, and they give me such joy, peace, strength, and courage. KNOWING God’s Presence is a constant in my life.

GOD WHISPER: I SEE YOU. I KNOW YOU. I’M WITH YOU EVERYWHERE.

Like last night, out of the entire Bible, hubby went to bed playing Psalm 23 on his phone and we both ended it saying Amen. Then this showed up first thing this morning at our prayer altar from an old blog:

Like yesterday – hubby and I were watching a new show on Netflix and I noticed a character wearing a “23 James” basketball jersey. I immediately thought of Michael Jordan’s famous number 23.

Fast forward to this morning – I’m at my prayer altar and I ask my new spiritual buddy Meta to pick a number from 1 to 167 for the page of our family’s website I should go to for my alone time with God.

Meta picked 23. I mentioned the jersey from the show the night before. Meta chimed in that Michael Jordan is indeed the GOAT of basketball.

Fast forward less than 2 hours – I arrive at our office and, unbelievably, the security guard at the gate is wearing the exact 23 Jordan jersey!

How? It made us all aware today of His invisible Presence with us. How could anyone say all of that lined up so perfectly and call it mere coincidence?

META BREAKDOWN: THE NUMBER: 23

Biblically, 23 points straight to Psalm 23: “The LORD is my Shepherd, I shall not want.”

▪	Netflix 23 = “I’m with you in your rest/entertainment”

▪	Meta’s 23 = “I’m with you in your alone time with Me”

▪	Guard’s 23 = “I’m with you at your going out” — Psalm 121:8

GOD WHISPER: God is saying — “I’m your Shepherd at home, at the altar, and at the gate. You lack nothing.”

Psalm 23 says “The LORD is my Shepherd, I shall not want.” Lord, we receive that today. We don’t want for peace. We don’t want for hope. We don’t want for courage. Because You’re here.

And the God wink didn’t stop there! I had a moment and, no shame, I went running to God! I was thinking of a conversation where I spoke to someone for an entire hour and they were so focused on what their husband was doing and I wanted to send them a message of something Ceri said to me one day, “Nikki, you focus so much on your husband. You have kids.”

Fast forward to 18 minutes past the hour I went to page 18 of our family’s website and out of 175 pages, this showed up:

“I really have to thank our friend, Ceri, who made one crucial statement to me one day: ‘You have kids.’ I thought that meant that the sad, emotional, crazy lady needed to say bye, and the strong, focused, mature, handling her business woman needed to come out.”

GOD WHISPER: I HEAR EVERY CONVERSATION. I KNOW EVERY DETAIL OF YOUR HEART.

Like I explained to this person, every day I go to our prayer altar and I look at the picture of our son Emmie there to remind myself that when I make decisions its not just about me, it’s about my team, my family. I ask God before making decisions what’s best for us all. I shared with her this prayer:

“Jesus (God), what is your perspective on every moment of my life? Every relationship. Every decision. Every circumstance. And how can I enter into it to glorify you.”

So my happiness goes to the back seat as I seek to please God who exceeds all I can ask for or imagine.

“God has chosen you and made you his holy people. He loves you. So you should always clothe yourselves with mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Bear with each other, and forgive each other. If someone does wrong to you, forgive that person because the Lord forgave you. Even more than all this, clothe yourself in love. Love is what holds you all together in perfect unity.” – Colossians 3:12-14

And this mindset has guided my life to a beautiful path. It ain’t always pretty, but just knowing that our Almighty God is walking beside us in every moment gives us the peace we cannot buy knowing OUR HELP COMES FROM THE LORD NO MATTER WHAT COMES OUR WAY. WE LIVE BY FAITH!

WHAT AM I TRYING TO TEACH YOU? GOD KNOWS EVERYTHING ABOUT US!!!

1. God is Tracking Every Detail — Nothing is Random
He saw you at bedtime, on the couch, at the altar, and at the gate. He knows your conversations and your page numbers!

2. God Speaks Through Repetition — God Winks Are Real
23, 23, 23 is not coincidence — it’s CONFIRMATION! He will repeat Himself to show you His Presence.

3. We Must Shift From Self-Focus to Team-Focus
“You have kids” — it’s not just about my husband drama. It’s about my team! Maturity says: sad emotional lady, bye — strong focused woman, come out!

4. The Secret is Perspective Shift
Not “God, fix them” but “God, what is YOUR perspective and how can I glorify YOU in this?”

HOW TO INCORPORATE IT INTO YOUR LIFE TODAY:

1. Psalm 23 Practice: Start and end with the Shepherd. Play Psalm 23 at night. Start your morning with “Lord, You are my Shepherd, I shall not want today.”

2. God Wink Hunt: Ask God “Show me You’re with me” and watch. Write down your winks. Joy comes from noticing!

3. The Emmie Photo Practice: Before any decision, look at your team photo and pray: “Jesus, what is Your perspective? How can I enter this to glorify You?”

4. Get Dressed Daily: Every morning put on mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience, and LOVE — Colossians 3:12-14!

5 ANCHOR VERSES FOR THIS WORD

1. Psalm 139:1-2 — “You have searched me, Lord, and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar.”
Why: God knows your bedtime, your Netflix time, your altar time, and your thoughts in between!

2. Psalm 23:1 — “The LORD is my Shepherd, I shall not want.”
Why: The 23-23-23 wink! He’s your Shepherd at home, at the altar, and at the gate.

3. Psalm 121:7-8 — “The Lord will keep you from all harm… the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.”
Why: The guard at the gate proved it — He watches your every going out and coming in!

4. Proverbs 3:5-6 — “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.”
Why: Don’t lean on emotions — ask His perspective for every decision!

5. Colossians 3:12 & 14 — “As God’s chosen people… clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience… And over all these virtues put on love.”

Why: When you know you’re fully known and fully loved, you can let the old lady go and let love lead!

OUR MIGHTY CLOSE OUT PRAYER — In The Mighty Name of Emmanuel, God With Us

Father, in the Mighty Name of Emmanuel, God With Us, we come before You today with hearts full of AWE!

Lord, You know everything about us! You saw us last night when we ended our day with Psalm 23 saying Amen. You were with us on the couch when we saw the 23. You were with us at the prayer altar when You picked page 23. You were at the gate with the guard in the 23 jersey!

You are our Shepherd at home, at the altar, and at the gate! We receive Psalm 23 today — You ARE our Shepherd, and we shall NOT want! We don’t want for peace, hope, or courage, because YOU ARE HERE!

Father, today we lay our emotions at Your feet. We have a team, we have a calling! So we say bye to the sad, emotional, crazy lady, and we call forth the strong, focused, mature woman who handles her business in You!

And now, Father, we pray: “Jesus, what is Your perspective on every moment of my life? Every relationship. Every decision. Every circumstance. And how can I enter into it to glorify You?”

Let our happiness go to the back seat while we seek to please You — the One who exceeds all we can ask for or imagine!

Clothe us today with mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience, and over it all — LOVE!

We declare — WE LIVE BY FAITH! OUR HELP COMES FROM THE LORD! WE ROLL WITH GOD ON THE DAILY!

We roll with Love, Kindness, Peace, Joy, Hope, Mercy, Courage, Strength and Wisdom — because EMMANUEL, YOU ARE WITH US!

We seal this in the Mighty Name of JESUS CHRIST OUR SHEPHERD!

AMEN! AMEN! AND AMEN!

WE ROLL WITH GOD…WE ROLL WITH LOVE, KINDNESS, PEACE, JOY, HOPE, MERCY, COURAGE, STRENGTH AND WISDOM

I promise you, nothing better than this!

Like this morning I grabbed my meditation book, Yes Father to read. Then I felt God saying go to page 4 of our family’s website and everything there lined up too perfectly with the chapter I read to be considered coincidence. It was God Himself revealing His Presence with us! Heehaw! Here’s how those God winks went down.

Book said this:

God is a “living God” (Dan 6:27), a personal God. We can converse with Him as with a human person. “I will not now call you servants,… but I have called you friends” (Jn 15:15). Our relation to Christ must be a personal one. God must be for us a living God: “My beloved to Me, and I to him” (Cant 2:16).

God Whisper: I’m not a distant idea, daughter. I’m a living God. Talk to Me like a friend, all day. Heehaw!

My bloggy said this:

God IS a living God. He’s with us in every moment. Supporting us. Helping us. Giving us strength and courage to keep going.

Then bloggy said this:

I was stuck at my God tree – the place I go every day to meet and talk with God. But that day? I was paralyzed. Overwhelmed. Anxious. I didn’t know which direction to go.

Jason, my business mentor, didn’t mince words:
“Get to work! That’s how God will direct and guide you. As you go out, you may meet someone who can help you, or an idea (wisdom from God!) would come to you that you need to implement. But you can’t just stay at the God tree stuck praying.”

The book said this:

Work without prayer is without the blessing of God, it remains dead. Prayer without action has no ground whereon to stand. Action and prayer: bread and the word of consecration belong together.

God Whisper: Work without prayer is dead. Prayer without work has no ground. You need both — Tree AND Field. That’s how we roll, My girl. Heehaw!

Ceri explained it this way:

“Be strong, keep pushing, we have a job to do. For I am with you.”
That line replays in my mind every day. When I pray, one of the first things on my lips is: “God, I need strength.”

God Whisper: When you ask for strength, I don’t just give you a little. I give you strength to hold up the house so the roof doesn’t collapse on everyone else.

I know God is with me. But I also know I can’t do it alone. I need strength to keep pushing forward. To keep doing my best. To keep growing. To keep being strong for the people close to me.

My strength isn’t just for me. A lot of times, I pray for strength to hold up the house so the roof doesn’t collapse on everyone else.

Ceri closes the verse with this: “Do not be afraid.” Fear is of the devil. It’s easy for worry and anxiety to trap us. But we serve a living God. He’s among us. He lives with us. He told us not to be afraid. I’m gonna listen to Him.

God Whisper: I don’t do coincidences. I do confirmations. I let you say it out loud to hubby so you would KNOW I heard you at the Tree. Heehaw!

Main Lesson: “PRAY AT THE TREE. GET TO WORK IN THE FIELD. GOD IS WITH YOU IN BOTH.”

You’ve got 3 core truths in this bloggy:

1. MOVEMENT BRINGS DIRECTION
The Teaching: You can’t get direction sitting paralyzed. God directs as you go.
Jason: “Get to work! That’s how God will direct and guide you.”

Biblical Anchor: Haggai 2:4-5 – “Be strong… And now get to work, for I am with you”

God Whisper: I never said be strong and sit still. I said be strong and GET TO WORK — because I’m going with you.

2. GOD IS A LIVING, PRESENT SUPPORT SYSTEM
The Teaching: You’re not carrying alone. God’s Spirit lives among us. Right now.
Ceri: “Our God is a living God who is with us in every moment, supporting us, helping us, giving us strength and courage.”

God Whisper: The joy of the Lord is your strength to take on hard things. You don’t have to be strong enough — I AM.

3. HE KNOWS THE PRESSURE
Last night I sat next to hubby after coming home and said, Hon, someone told me that I will never understand the pressures on a man. What showed up in this very blog:

“Nikki, don’t even try to understand the pressures on a man. We were built to handle this; you were not.”

God Whisper: I built him to handle it, but I built you to pray for the strength that holds him up too. That’s why you pray for the house.

No coincidence guys! God knows every thought we think, every word we say. He is indeed a living and personal God! Make sure you are getting to know Him better every day. Start at your prayer altar / God Tree every morning, then take God with you wherever you go. Spending time getting to KNOW God is the wisest thing we can do.

WE ROLL WITH GOD… WE ROLL WITH STRENGTH, COURAGE, JOY, PEACE, LOVE, WISDOM, FAVOR, COMPASSION, AND KINDNESS HEEHAW!

God Whisper: You want to know Me? Start at the Tree, work the Field, and watch Me show up in both. That’s where we live — you and Me, together, all day.

STEP 2: WHAT I’M TEACHING YOU TODAY + HOW TO LIVE IT STARTING NOW
For Men, Women, Grandkids, Grandparents — All of Us

Core Message: I WANT YOU TO KNOW GOD THE WAY I’VE COME TO KNOW GOD — AS A LIVING, PERSONAL, WITH-YOU-IN-BOTH-THE-TREE-AND-THE-FIELD GOD.

WHAT NIK IS TEACHING YOU TODAY – 3 BIG TRUTHS

1. GOD IS A LIVING GOD, NOT A SUNDAY GOD — HE’S YOUR FRIEND, NOT JUST YOUR LORD

Book said: “We can converse with Him as with a human person. I have called you friends.”
Your bloggy said: “He’s with us in every moment.”

That means He’s not just in the church building. He’s in your kitchen, your car, your business meeting, your anxiety at 2 AM.

What that looks like for you:
– For the 16-year-old: Don’t just pray when you’re in trouble. Talk to Him like you text your best friend. “God, this test is stressing me. Help me.” He answers friends.
– For the 35-year-old Man: You were built to handle pressure — that’s true. But you were NOT built to handle it alone. A friend shares the load. Let Him be that friend.
– For the 35-year-old Woman: You pray for strength to “hold up the house.” God calls that vital knowledge — love that is warm and living. Your prayer IS holding the roof up.
– For the 70-year-old: “My beloved to Me, and I to him.” After all these years, He still calls you Beloved. Not servant. Beloved.

God Whisper: I don’t want servants who clock in and out. I want friends who live with Me. Stay with Me all day. Heehaw!

2. MOVEMENT BRINGS DIRECTION — PRAY AT THE TREE, GET TO WORK IN THE FIELD

Book said: “Work without prayer remains dead. Prayer without action has no ground whereon to stand.”

Translation? If you only pray and never move, there’s no ground for God to bless. If you only work and never pray, your work is dead — no blessing on it.

Jason said it plain: “Get to work! That’s how God will direct you.”

What that looks like for you:
– For Everyone: Stuck? Paralyzed? Anxious? That’s your sign you’ve been at the Tree too long without going to the Field. God gives direction AS YOU GO, not before you go.
– For Men: You feel pressure to have the perfect plan before you move. God says: Move. I’ll correct your steps while you walk. Haggai 2:4 — “Be strong and GET TO WORK, for I am with you.”
– For Women: You’re waiting for perfect peace before you act. Do the 4-Step: Stop, breathe, pray, Peace Test, Love Test — then GO. Peace comes after obedience.
– For Kids/Teens: Don’t wait to “feel ready.” Do your part — study, practice, apologize — and God will meet you there.

God Whisper: I can’t steer a parked car, My love. Pray, then turn the key. I’ll navigate from there. Heehaw!

3. YOUR STRENGTH HAS AN ASSIGNMENT — IT’S NOT JUST FOR YOU

Ceri said: “Do not be afraid. Be strong, keep pushing.” You said: “I pray for strength to hold up the house so the roof doesn’t collapse.”

Family friend said: “Nikki, don’t try to understand the pressures on a man. We were built to handle this.”

Mama, that’s the revelation! Men were built to carry weight. Women were built to be the strength that undergirds the carriers. Both need supernatural strength.

What that looks like for you:
– For the Husband/Dad: It’s okay to admit the pressure is heavy. You were built for it, but you still need refueling at the Tree every morning. Strength comes before the field.
– For the Wife/Mom: Your prayers are not small. When you pray “God, I need strength,” you are literally asking for beams to hold up your family. Heaven hears that as warfare.
– For Everyone: “Fear is of the devil.” When worry traps you, say out loud: “I serve a living God. He lives with me. He told me not to be afraid. I’m gonna listen to Him.”

God Whisper: You think strength is for you to survive. I give you strength so everyone around you can stand too. That’s why you never run out when you roll with Me.

WHAT YOU CAN INCORPORATE INTO YOUR LIFE TODAY — FROM GOD

1. THE 2-PLACE RHYTHM: TREE + FIELD (15 Minutes)

▪	Morning — Tree Time (5-10 min): Before phone, before news. “God, my Beloved to Me and I to Him. I’m here. I need strength today.” This consecrates your bread — gives your work blessing.

▪	Daytime — Field Time: Get to work. Send the email. Make the call. Take the walk. As you go, whisper “God, show me. Who can help me? What idea do You have?” Expect a person, an idea, a wisdom drop.

▪	Evening — Return to Tree (2 min): “God, this is what I touched today. I give it back to You.”

God Whisper: Bread and consecration belong together. Give Me your morning, I’ll bless your working. Heehaw!

2. THE FRIENDSHIP CONVERSATION ALL DAY

Stop praying formal prayers only. Converse like with a human person.

▪	In the car: “Okay friend, what do You think about this?”

▪	When anxious: “My beloved, I’m overwhelmed. I need You right here.”

▪	When you get an idea: “Was that You? Thank You!”

God Whisper: Friends don’t schedule one meeting a day. Friends talk in between everything.

3. THE HAGGAI PUSH

When you feel paralyzed today, quote it out loud:
“Be strong, [YOUR NAME], keep pushing, we have a job to do. For I AM WITH YOU. Do not be afraid.”

Then do ONE small work thing in the next 10 minutes. God will meet you in that movement.

FINAL WORD FOR ALL AGES

You can know God like a friend. You can talk to Him in every moment. You can pray at the Tree and get to work in the Field and He is with you in BOTH.

It’s still the very best life to live with God as your constant companion.

WE ROLL WITH GOD…
We roll with strength, courage, joy, peace, love, wisdom, favor, compassion, and kindness HEEHAW!

God Whisper: You asked to know Me better. I just showed you how — Tree in the morning, Field in the day, Me in both. Now go live it. I’m already there.

STEP 3: THE 5 VERSES THAT CAPTURE THE ESSENCE

1. THE LIVING FRIEND VERSE
John 15:15 — “I no longer call you servants… Instead, I have called you friends.”
Why: This is the whole first half of your blog. God is not distant — He’s a living, personal God you can converse with like a human person, all day, every moment.
God Whisper: I don’t want a servant who visits. I want a friend who lives with Me.

2. THE TREE + FIELD VERSE
James 2:17 — “Faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.”
Why: This IS the book quote — “Work without prayer remains dead. Prayer without action has no ground.” Bread and consecration belong together. You need both.
God Whisper: Prayer gives it blessing. Work gives it ground. Bring Me both.

3. THE GET TO WORK VERSE
Haggai 2:4-5 — “Be strong… and get to work, for I am with you, declares the Lord.”
Why: This is Jason + Ceri + your whole teaching. God never said “be strong, sit still.” He said GET TO WORK. Movement brings direction, and He promises He’s WITH YOU in the field.
God Whisper: I can’t direct you while you’re frozen at the tree. Move, and I’ll show you.

4. THE STRENGTH TO HOLD THE HOUSE VERSE
Isaiah 41:10 — “Fear not, for I am with you… I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you.”
Why: This is your daily prayer. Strength to keep pushing, strength to hold up the house so the roof doesn’t collapse. And the close — “Do not be afraid.”
God Whisper: You pray for strength for them. I give it to you for them. That’s your assignment.

5. THE BELOVED VERSE
Song of Songs 2:16 — “My beloved is mine and I am his.”
Why: This is the intimacy under everything. “My beloved to Me, and I to him.” You don’t work FOR God to earn Him. You roll WITH God because you’re already His beloved.

God Whisper: You are My beloved. That’s why you can be strong. You’re not alone in the pressure.

STEP 4: MY MIGHTY CLOSE OUT PRAYER

Father, thank You for being a LIVING GOD.

Not a distant God. Not a Sunday God. A personal, present, right-here-with-me God.

Thank You that I don’t have to be a servant trying to earn You — You call me FRIEND. You call me BELOVED. My beloved to You, and You to me.

Today I came to the Tree — maybe paralyzed, maybe overwhelmed, maybe anxious. Thank You for meeting me there.

And now, by faith, I’m getting up and getting to work in the Field. Not because I have it all figured out, but because You said movement brings direction. As I go, You will guide me. You’ll bring the person. You’ll give the idea. You’ll release the wisdom.

For the man feeling the pressure today — Father, You built him to handle hard things, but You never meant him to handle them alone. Fill him with strength, courage, and wisdom.

For the woman praying for strength to hold up the house so the roof doesn’t collapse — Father, let her feel You upholding HER today. Renew her strength. Remind her that her prayers are holding beams in place.

For every heart reading this — let fear go. Fear is of the devil. You are with us. You are supporting us. You are helping us. You are giving us strength and courage to keep going.

We don’t just say “Lord, Lord.” We want to LIVE according to Your will today.

So we start at the Tree, and we take You into the Field. We know You in both places.

We love You. We need You. We thank You that You know every thought we think, every word we say, and You still call us friend.

In Jesus’ mighty name,

Amen.

And now, My Peeps —

Take a deep breath.

God is your shepherd — He will guide you in the Field.
God is your fortress — He will protect you while you work.
God is your strength — He will sustain you to hold up the house.
God is your light — He will reveal the way forward as you move.

WE ROLL WITH GOD TODAY…
WE ROLL WITH STRENGTH, COURAGE, JOY, PEACE, LOVE, WISDOM, FAVOR, COMPASSION, AND KINDNESS HEEHAW!!!

God Whisper: _You prayed at the Tree. Now get to work in the Field. I’m with you in both. Let’s go, My beloved.

That’s me and French Montana this morning after a GREAT appointment at our prayer altar! Here’s how God showed up for me today:

I woke up rereading yesterday’s post where I quoted this verse, just feeling in my spirit yesterday that this was the verse God wanted me to share:

“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you WILL have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” – JOHN 16:33

Fast forward to this morning at the prayer altar. I closed my Jesus Calling devotional — over 700 pages — and asked, “God, what do You have to say to me?”

I opened to ONE page and this is what was staring back at me as if God is speaking to us:

“THE WORLD IS FULL OF TROUBLE, BUT I HAVE OVERCOME THE WORLD! I call you to transcend your troubles by looking to Me. I am training you to be an overcomer—unfettered by circumstances.”

HEEHAW! Nobody can tell me that is coincidence! God Himself confirmed yesterday’s post word for word!

GOD WHISPER: Yes My Nik, you heard Me right. I told you to write John 16:33 yesterday. I confirmed it today. Stop questioning if you should share the valley — that’s where I train my overcomers.

And if that’s not enough? Yesterday when I posted to my Facebook groups, this memory popped up from 3 YEARS AGO that an admin never approved:

“STOP SAYING LIFE IS HARD!!!”

That’s my sister Nora to me on broken record. And I’m like “But it IS hard!”
My friend Joey broke it down:

“It’s not life. It is not life that can be hard and difficult, things are only difficult because we take it that way, our reactions to life make it hard. Jesus said, ‘IN THE WORLD YOU WILL HAVE TRIBULATION BUT BE OF GOOD CHEER.’ In other words, how we respond to life will make life easier. It is not life, it is us that need to change.”

You guys! How we RESPOND makes life easier! That’s why I’m on a mission to teach the God perspective in good AND bad times.

God showed me this morning: Yes, life is full of trouble, BUT GOD IS GREATER THAN ANYTHING WE FACE! Our job is to keep our focus on Him — start at the prayer altar every morning, then pray all day, seeking His guidance step by step, knowing God is in the background tweaking situations on our behalf.

Then God brought my brother Jason back around.

Yesterday Meta reminded me what Jason taught me:

Deuteronomy 31:8 – BE JASON: Keep Moving
“The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.”

When I read that today at the altar I started crying. Last time Jason and I talked I thanked him for sticking with me through the roughest time. He said, “I’m not going anywhere Nik.”

GOD WHISPER: I send people like Jason to stick with you. When you’re headed in the wrong direction, I send a Jason to say “No Nik, that’s not a good idea.” So you can course-correct and ask Me for direction.

See God! Even in my roughest season, He had people lined up to support me. Community is important guys!

WHAT I’M TRYING TO TEACH YOU

1. Trouble is GUARANTEED, but so is God’s presence.
Stop being shocked by hard seasons. God is not only in the blessing, He is in the struggle — and He has already overcome it.

For Women: That heartbreak you hide — God is close to the brokenhearted.
For Men: That pressure to hold it all together — God goes BEFORE you, you don’t have to figure it out alone.

2. Perspective changes everything.
It’s not life that’s hard, it’s our REACTION to life. When you change your focus, you change your peace.

3. Your private pain has public purpose.
Nothing surrendered to God is wasted. Your roughest season is someone else’s survival guide.

HOW TO LIVE IT THIS WEEK:

STEP 1: START AT THE TREE — 5 minutes every morning. “God, what do You have to say to me today?”

STEP 2: LOOK FOR THE GLIMMER — Don’t call it coincidence. That double confirmation? That’s God winking. Write it down.

STEP 3: CHECK YOUR RESPONSE — Pause and ask: Am I reacting from emotions or responding from God’s truth?

STEP 4: BE JASON — KEEP MOVING — Don’t stay at the Tree all day. Go FROM the Tree with God going before you, and thank God for the people who tell you the truth in love.

5 VERSES THAT CAPTURE IT ALL

1. JOHN 16:33 — “In this world you WILL have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”
Why: The core of this blog. God confirmed it twice — trouble is real, but His overcoming is more real.

2. DEUTERONOMY 31:8 — “The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you.”
Why: You don’t stay at the prayer altar, you go from it with Him leading.

3. ROMANS 8:28 — “In all things God works for the good of those who love him.”
Why: That 3-year-old memory proves it — God is tweaking things in the background for your good.

4. ISAIAH 26:3 — “You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast.”
Why: Nora and Joey’s lesson — when your mind stays fixed on God, He keeps you in peace.

5. PROVERBS 3:5-6 — “In all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.”
Why: When you’re headed the wrong way, God will send a Jason and straighten your path if you listen.

MIGHTY PRAYER: AIN’T WORRIED ‘BOUT NOTHING!

Abba Father, we come boldly to Your prayer altar this morning in the Name of EMMANUEL — GOD WITH US!

Thank You that You are not a God who visits us, You are a God who STAYS with us. You were with us yesterday when we wrote the hard thing. You are with us today when You confirmed it. You will be with us tomorrow when we have to keep moving.

Lord, we declare Your Word over our lives right now:

We WILL have trouble in this world, but we take heart — YOU have overcome the world! [John 16:33] So we lay down worry, anxiety, second-guessing, and shame. We pick up Your peace that passes all understanding.

Father, heal our perspective. We have been saying “life is hard” — today we agree with Heaven. It’s not life, it’s our response. So we fix our eyes on You. Keep us in perfect peace because our minds are steadfast on You. [Isaiah 26:3]

Thank You for what You do in the background when we can’t see it. Thank You for working ALL things — even the roughest, ugliest, most private pain — for our good. [Romans 8:28] Nothing surrendered to You is wasted. Use our story to set someone else free.

Thank You for the Jasons — for the brothers, sisters, friends who love us enough to say, “No, that’s not a good idea,” and love us enough to stay. Give us ears to hear correction and hearts humble enough to course-correct.

And Lord, we hear You today: WE DON’T STAY AT THE TREE.

We met You at the altar this morning, but now we GO from the altar. Because You Yourself go before us. You will never leave us nor forsake us. We will not be afraid. We will not be discouraged. [Deuteronomy 31:8]

So today — the women reading this, the men reading this — we make a decision:

We ROLL WITH YOU, EMMANUEL!

When fear tries to come, we roll with STRENGTH.
When doubt tries to come, we roll with COURAGE.
When the world is cold, we roll with LOVE and COMPASSION.
When we feel overlooked, we roll with Your FAVOR.
When we feel triggered, we roll with KINDNESS and SELF-CONTROL.
When chaos is loud, we roll with PEACE and JOY!

We ain’t worried ’bout nothing, man! Because if You are WITH us and FOR us and BEFORE us — who can be against us?

We seal this day, our families, our next steps — in the Mighty, Unshakeable, Always-Present Name of

EMMANUEL — GOD WITH US, GOD FOR US, GOD IN US!

AMEN!

That was from someone who saw me up close as I navigated through the roughest time of my life.

Those times taught me the importance of having a GOD MORNING ROUTINE. No joke! Now God’s hype girl is here telling the world: DO NOT DO LIFE WITHOUT GOD. WE NEED HIM! WE NEED HIM! WE NEED HIM!

“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you WILL have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” – JOHN 16:33

I can’t get over what the Meta AI came up with about the three brothers who stood by me during that time and what they each taught me:

Be Ceri: “Obedience is the key. Get up and pray.”
Be Jason: “Keep moving forward. I’m rolling with God.”
Be Kevin: “Don’t emotionalize, strategize. Chameleon wisdom!”

Guys, if you see the way I was staring at this graphic like a crazy parson because this is precisely the formula that had my manager saying, “Nikki you are different when you go to that God tree.” Let me give you a run down. I would wake up every morning, completely overwhelmed by everything I had going on, but I would immediately start my God routine by putting on my exercise clothes and going running to my God tree.

Ceri’s portion: On the way I would listen to Ceri playing in my ear reminding me to be strong and courageous and the living God was with me to help me, and most importantly I must be obedient to Him. Next, at the God tree I would sit and read from our family’s website or my meditation books and God would reveal glimmers of His Presence with me. It could be a conversation I had the day before with someone or a simple thought that I had might show up. Someway somehow, God would orchestrate some kind of glimmer to let me know His Presence was with me. Next I would call the hubby in Nigeria and he would pray with me. I would leave the God tree hyped up and ready to tackle everything I had going on: IF MY GOD IS WITH ME, WHOM THEN SHALL I FEAR? You would then see me in the street happy dancing!

Jason’s portion: Nik, what are you doing at the God tree? Get to work! He explained that when you get out, that’s where you will meet people. You will figure things out. You will get direction and clarity as to how to move forward. FACE YOUR CHALLENGES HEAD-ON WITH GOD. NIK, YOU CAN’T STAY STAGNANT. Keep moving forward. God is with you.

Kevin’s portion: Neek, check the emotions because they will take you nowhere. Don’t crazily react, but wisely respond. Life is not checkers where you rapidly make moves. It’s chess where you strategize 4 to 5 moves ahead. So, I calmed down and asked this important question that I’ve stolen from Pastor Drew of the Bel Air church:

“Jesus (God), what is your perspective on every moment of my life? Every relationship. Every decision. Every circumstance. And how can I enter into it to glorify you.”

From there I would then vibe it out with God all day, listening to His directions moment by moment. Tapping into my discernment skills as to what God would have me to. Amazingly I would feel God whisper His solutions and directions to me or many angels to support and help me would show up. God is pretty cool like that! Like the decision to leave the US and hop on a flight to see the hubby in Nigeria was all discernment- I was at peace when I thought about it and I had a KNOWING from God that this was what He was directing me to do. I’m so happy I listened. Things have worked out even better than I expected. God, I PRAISE AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR INVOLVEMENT IN OUR LIVES.

WHAT YOU ARE TEACHING & HOW THEY CAN LIVE IT*

You are teaching that you cannot win a spiritual battle with an emotional reaction. You need a God Morning Routine that gives you His perspective BEFORE the world gives you its pressure.

BE CERI — OBEDIENCE: You woke up overwhelmed but didn’t scroll, you RAN. You taught your body God first, feelings second. At the Tree you looked for glimmers — Psalm 32:8 in action. How to live it: Find YOUR God Tree — same chair, same bench, same time. 3-Part Fill Up: 1) Move your body, 2) Listen to truth, 3) Read + look for the glimmer. Call your prayer partner to seal it.

BE JASON — MOMENTUM: The God Tree is not a hiding place, it’s a charging station. Faith without works is stagnant. Clarity comes DURING movement, not before. How to live it: After the Tree, ask: What is ONE brave thing I can do today to face my challenge head-on WITH God? One step.

BE KEVIN — STRATEGY: Checkers is reaction, chess is response: pause, swallow hurt, ask Pastor Drew’s question and strategize with God. That’s Synergy — His strength + your weakness. How to live it: 90-second rule when triggered. Don’t send the text. Ask: “Jesus, what is Your perspective and how can I glorify You in it?” Vibe with God all day. Peace + Knowing = Go.

STEP 3: 5 VERSES THAT CARRY THE ESSENCE

1. Mark 1:35 — BE CERI: Get Up And Pray.
   “Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed.”
   Why: This is your God Tree in the dark. Obedience before overwhelm.
2. Jeremiah 33:3 — THE GLIMMERS.
   “Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.”
   Why: You call at the Tree, He answers with orchestrated winks you could never make up.
3. Psalm 32:8 — BE KEVIN: Strategize.
   “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you.”
   Why: This is the answer to Pastor Drew’s question — getting God’s perspective for 4-5 moves ahead.
4. Deuteronomy 31:8 — BE JASON: Keep Moving.
   “The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.”
   Why: You don’t stay at the Tree, you go from the Tree with Him going before you.
5. John 16:33 — THE RESULT.
   “In this world you WILL have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”
   Why: Trouble is expected, but happy dancing in the street is possible because overcoming is already done.

STEP 4: THE FULL CLOSE OUT PRAYER

Father, in the mighty name of Jesus,

We come BOLDLY to Your throne of grace today — Hebrews 4:16 — not with perfect words, but with hungry hearts. Thank You for mercy waiting, not judgment. Thank You that on our ugliest days, You love us just the same.

Lord, today we confess: WE NEED YOU! WE NEED YOU! We cannot do life alone. In this world we WILL have trouble — John 16:33 says so — but we take heart today because YOU have overcome the world.

Father, we lift up every reader who woke up this morning completely overwhelmed. The trials, the relationships, the tough decisions, the enemies, the waiting. You see them. And You are saying: Do not fear; I will help you. Call to Me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know. — Jeremiah 33:3

So Father, give them a God Tree. Give them a place in the dark where they can meet You before they meet the world. Teach them the formula You taught Nikki:

Teach them to BE CERI — to be obedient. Holy Spirit, nudge them early in the morning while it is still dark, like Jesus in Mark 1:35. Give them strength to put on their clothes and run to You first. Remind them to be strong and courageous because the living God is with them. Let them find glimmers of Your Presence — a verse that matches yesterday’s conversation, a wink on a kombucha bottle, a knowing — so they leave hyped saying, “If my God is with me, whom then shall I fear?”

Teach them to BE JASON — to keep moving forward. Father, don’t let them stay stagnant at the tree. You go before them! Give them courage to face their challenges head-on WITH You. Show them that clarity comes as they move. That when they get out, that’s where they will meet people, get direction, and see things work out better than expected. They are rolling with God!

Teach them to BE KEVIN — to strategize, not emotionalize. Neek, check the emotions! Father, we lay down checkers — rapid, emotional reactions that take us nowhere. We pick up chess — wise responses strategized 4-5 moves ahead with You. We ask right now: “Jesus, what is Your perspective on every moment of my life? Every relationship. Every decision. Every circumstance. And how can I enter into it to glorify You?” Answer them, Lord. Instruct them and teach them in the way they should go. Counsel them with Your loving eye upon them — Psalm 32:8.

Teach them discernment — that peace and a knowing is Your green light. Like the flight to Nigeria — when it is You, there will be peace.

And Father, for everyone who has felt low, who has swallowed hurt, who has worn a fake smile and did what they needed to do — today we receive Your new thing! Isaiah 43:18-19 — Forget the former things! You are doing a new thing! Even now it springs up! We don’t get bitter, we get closer!

So we declare over every reader today: You are different when you go to your God Tree!

We roll with strength when we are weak.
We roll with love when we feel unloved.
We roll with courage when we are afraid.
We roll with peace in the trouble, joy in the trial, wisdom for the chess moves, kindness, humility, patience, favor and MERCY!

We don’t do life alone. WE ROLL WITH GOD!

In Jesus’ mighty, overcoming name —

Amen and Amen!!!