That was my daughter, Julie, calling to let me know that she has registered for her college classes for this upcoming fall semester. That’s how we do, boo! Instead of completing her 12th-grade year in regular high school, she will attend on-campus college classes, baby! I’m honestly here in astonishment at how God made this happen. Just one morning, in my spirit, He said I should email the school to ask if Julie would qualify for this program. The response was immediate that not only is she eligible, but the meeting to discuss it would be in exactly one week.
The crazy part was that I’m here in Nigeria, and my daughter and the school are in the US, but God alerted me in my spirit that I should personally send that email off to the school. Such love and attention He gives my family and me that my entire life is becoming this beautiful conversation with Him. ‘Nik, don’t trust Julie to find out about this program, you do it yourself!!!’ is what I felt Him say STRONGLY to me that morning, and now my daughter is registered to go to college one year earlier, free of charge, in the US! All glory goes to God!
It’s same thing with all these challenges that I’ve been up against lately tackling. I feel God directing me on a moment-by-moment basis what He would have me to do in my spirit. That strong prompting He gave me that morning regarding Julie’s college program is the way I feel Him telling me to do stuff. ‘Nik, send this email. Make this phone call. Have Ember (my other daughter) take care of this.’ To the point that I have FULL confidence in God, AND I WANT YOU HERE WITH ME.
“The LORD Himself will fight for you. Just stay calm.” – Exodus 14:14
We CAN relax (not carelessly or lazily!) knowing that God is behind the scenes of our lives fighting on our behalf. My hubby and I are enjoying some Bible verses every morning, and this one has been my fav:
“The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure.” – 1 Corinthians 10:13
Our God is faithful! It’s just for us to involve Him in every aspect of our lives. Like these appointments with God with my husband, again it was God nudging me to include hubs in my morning times with Him, and I’m enjoying hubs and God on an entirely new level! Wink! Wink! We don’t go wrong with God!!! Seek Him in every moment, always asking, ‘God, what would You have me to do here?’ This is how He guides our lives on the very best paths with Him!
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HEALTH MATTERS
DAY 144 OF 365 DAYS OF DISCIPLINE!
DISCIPLINE INCLUDES BEING IN CHARGE OF OUR EMOTIONS!!! We can catch ourselves in the midst of anger, anxiety, depression, disappointments or any negative emotion and look at whatever is bothering us from a God perspective, seeking His guidance on how WISELY to respond. Let’s be God’s angels out there! We all need extra love, encouragement, and support these days!
“YOU HAVE SUCCESSFULLY MADE IT THROUGH THESE CHALLENGES…
…into this beautiful new person, and now you can finally breathe. This is going to be the time of reaping rewards.” That was the message from Stargirl, a YouTuber who gives me clear messages from God. Last year was the hardest year of my life (no joke!), but I’ve successfully made it to the other side with some important lessons to share with you that Stargirl wonderfully brought to my attention:
– “You did not let those challenges turn you bitter.” Thank God for Joel Osteen, who sent me an email saying I should not let bitterness take root. This was great advice! Instead of becoming bitter, your girl worked on becoming better, focusing on upping my discipline game. And instead of running to food for comfort, I ran to God! Coming through as God’s fav girl, LIVING CLOSE TO HIS HEART.
– “You don’t let your emotions take over your action. You are learning to control your emotions. You are more calculative as opposed to reactive. And this is paying off greatly for you… You are learning how to have a poker face.” My brother, Kevin, said to me, “Neeks, I want you to work on being wise.” For me, that meant that instead of reacting when I’m angry and turning into the crazy lady, I instead pause, go to God, and get His perspective on whatever is bothering me, asking what He would have me to do. I’ve had to calm down a lot, and even when I’m boiling angry on the inside, I put on that smiling poker face. God said to vent all my frustrations to Him, but to others, I should be silent. That’s wisdom!
– “You can get through anything. You were given bravery, courage, and leadership.” Wow! Last year took a lot of courage to get through it, but God was with me every little step of the way. In every difficult moment that I would go running to Him, He would always figure out some way to let me know that His Presence was there. We even had a little code word “HUG” as my reminder that I’m going through life wrapped in His arms. God Himself blesses and keeps me!!!
Have you given your heart to God? He finds the sweetest ways to let me know He is with me, like this video from Stargirl was no coincidence, it was all Him. That’s why it’s such an honor to share with you this relationship I’ve developed with God. He is with us in our lowest and challenging moments as well as our happy, top-of-the-mountain moments. I want the whole world to feel this closeness that I experience with Him. Will you give your heart to Him? I promise, He won’t let you go, and He makes us better!!! Wink! Wink!
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“YOU’RE DOING GREAT; KEEP IT UP!!! WE ALL GOT YOU”
Was the comment from my sweet girl, Julie, minutes after I posted a video on YouTube entitled, ‘EVEN AT MY LOWEST…GOD IS THERE.’ I have new love, respect, and loyalty for her and my other daughter, Ember. Let me tell ya, I can boast of my weakness because even when I’m down to my lowest, God is there with the people to assist and support me like both of these fierce and fabulous daughters. Forget spoilt kids; I’m the spoilt momma!
I can’t get over God’s deep love for me. I always say and write that whatever is a concern for me is a concern for God, and this morning, He confirmed that through my meditation book, He and I:
“Everything that affects you touches Me personally.”
Yesterday, this was confirmed when I didn’t have my son Emmie’s birthday celebration at school adequately planned out, and God just had a friend to put together these delicious lunch bags AT THE VERY LAST MINUTE. I started ugly crying, thinking of God’s fidelity to me and my problems. Nik, how could you not have your son’s birthday stuff put together?!? When I’m weak, God’s love comes shining through brightly! As if God personally said, ‘Nik, I got you! Birthday Lunch Bags? No problem. Done.’
That’s the sweetness of God I’ve come to know. That morning, feeling again good for nothing, beating myself up that I’m so far from the person I strive to be, this amazingly showed up in my morning appointment with Him:
“Even when you feel good for nothing (exactly me at that moment), give me this nothing. Didn’t I create with nothing?’ – He and I
Didn’t God create the entire universe from nothing? So, I’m happily giving Him my nothingness, all my past mistakes and failure, knowing He is capable of turning it all into something extraordinary. Will you do the same? Let’s give God everything-the good, bad, and ugly-as we look to Him in every moment to help guide our lives on the most fantastic paths with Him as our Guide and Life Partner. God’s grace is sufficient to take away all the sins and failures of the entire planet. Give Him a chance with your life. Stay with Him. Give every small effort for His honor and glory. Even the slightest gesture, let’s do it for Him. When you do this, I promise you, He will give you much more than you can ever imagine or expect from Him. Wink! Wink!
That was me to God in the midst of a heated moment yesterday. I lovingly went to check on my hubby after leaving our bedroom early to get coffee and have an appointment with God. He had been on my case for the past few days, and I wanted to start our Sunday off on a softer, happier note. But, boy oh boy, he started back on me again with even more intensity!
Luckily, I had just read an old post about God being with us on a moment-by-moment basis, and while I was being screamed at by my husband, I had some conversations going on with God in my head about what He would have me do. His answer through my spirit was just to let my husband vent and that I should be quiet and listen. I said, ‘No, problem, Boss.’ And I did that.
Right after that, though, hubs went out, and I started venting to God my frustrations. ‘God, do You think this husband should be screaming at me like this on a Sunday morning?’ I then felt reminded of all the things God has been teaching me lately. Like focusing on my husband’s angels, not his demons. This husband, who goes overboard in his responsibilities and showing us his genuine love, deserved my forgiveness. I know he has a tongue like a razor, but like Victoria Osteen taught me, “Let it go. Be good at forgiving and covering the offenses of others.”
When my husband got back home, I gave him a big hug and told him that he knows he has the best wife and I know I have the best husband. We ended up having the most beautiful Sunday together with him cooking us the best breakfast and dinner. We’re super blessed to have him in our lives, despite the demon that shows up from time to time. The same demon that God has been helping me keep away telling me to say anything to Him, but I should be quiet to others. I got a taste of my own medicine yesterday! God, now I understand why I should vent to You!
Moral:
1. No one is perfect! We all have demons and angels within each of us. Let’s be quick to forgive and forget, overlooking the faults of others, going the extra mile in love, gentleness, and patience, all for the glory of God, ESPECIALLY IN OUR HOMES!
2. We have God with us in the challenging and happy moments! Seek His perspective in every decision, every relationship, and every circumstance. So help us God! (HUGE SMILE)
SOMETIMES, IT ALL GETS TO BE A LITTLE BIT TOO MUCH!!!
Life gets highly overwhelming, but that’s where a relationship with God comes sweetly in, baby! Even for your girl here, the God maniac, I have to keep running to Him to get His crucial perspective on all the dramas that show up on a moment-by-moment basis. No shame!
And His love continues to blow me away. Before typing this, I prepared this pic for today (that’s my beautiful inside and out daughter, Julie, BTW), feeling strongly that the caption should be, “GOD, I DEPEND ON YOU.” Instead of resharing an old post, I felt God in my spirit dictating what He would have me to say. After a weekend where my emotions were all over the place, this portion from Marianne Williamson’s book, A RETURN TO LOVE, came CLEARLY to mind:
“What I learned from A Course in Miracles is that the change we’re looking for is inside our heads. Events are always in flux. One day people love you; the next day you’re their target. One day a situation is running smoothly; the next chaos reigns. One day you feel like you’re an okay person; the next day you feel like you’re an utter failure. These changes in life are always going to happen because they’re part of the human experience. What we can change, however, is how we perceive them.
There’s a biblical story where Jesus says we can build our house on sand or we can build it on rock. Our house is our emotional stability. When it is built on sand, the winds and rain can tear it down. One disappointing phone call and we crumble; one storm and the house falls down.
When our house is built on rock, it is sturdy and strong and the storms can’t destroy it. We are not so vulnerable to life’s passing dramas. Our stability rests on something more enduring than the current weather, something permanent and strong. WE’RE DEPENDING ON GOD (Wink! Wink!).”
For those words, WE’RE DEPENDING ON GOD, to show up less than 5 minutes after me making the caption for this picture, “GOD, I DEPEND ON YOU,” was just His sweet way of revealing His invisible Presence with me, when once again, and out of the blue, everything lines up extremely too perfectly to be some ordinary coincidence. This is where He wants us all, DEPENDING ON HIM. No matter how difficult life gets, we can have God as our firm foundation so that life doesn’t crush us.
“You gain confidence through knowing that I (God) am with you – that you face nothing alone. Anxiety stems from asking the wrong question: “If such and such happens, can I handle it?” The true question is not whether you can cope with whatever happens, but whether you and I together can handle anything that occurs. It is this you-and-I together factor that gives you confidence to face your day cheerfully (Jesus Calling by Sarah Young).”
Say this prayer with me, “God, we’re depending on You!” Nothing is impossible for Him. Let’s just keep doing our best in the physical realm, knowing God is at work in the spiritual realm on our behalf! Wink! Wink!
“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.” – Joshua 1:9
