THE PERFECT ADVICE FROM MY TEN-YEAR-OLD SON, JOSHIE (REPOST)

My spiritual guy blew me away when I asked him for some direction yesterday. I had told him about what President Trump’s doctor had responded when asked about the timeline of him testing positive for coronavirus. He said something like, he was not going backward to discuss the past, but he was moving forward. Can you believe my little son remembered that and when I asked him what he thought I should do about a situation, he said, “Mom, do what Trump (meaning his doctor) said, “Leave the past in the past and move forward!” Thanks, my sweetie! Your mom will definitely take your advice!

Especially after watching the Vice-Presidential debate from Nigeria at 2 am with my daughter, Julie, watching it in the US. My husband came down and joined us later into it. We ended up calling Julie together, and I was reminded that I’m to keep my eyes on the prize – God’s plan for my family. I MUST ignore the distractions that want to pop up and take me off my groove. Like someone correctly advised me, sometimes you must say, “Forget you and the horse you rode in on!!!” To get anywhere in this life we must become PROFESSIONAL IGNORERS, (kindly and respectfully, of course), otherwise we waste time fighting useless and unnecessary battles. My eyes are on the prize, baby!

I’m leaving the past in the past, my Joshie, and I’m moving forward confidently with my hope in God, while learning some extremely important lessons for us all. These showed up last night in an appointment with Him:

“Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.” – 1 Peter 4:8

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

And when we love deeply, trust me, our reward is with God. I loved what God also had to say through my meditation book, He and I:

“Don’t you know that I give far more than you expect. Haven’t you noticed this spiritually, materially?”

Yes! God, Yes! And why I’m soooo sticking with You doing whatever is pleasing to You in every moment because you give me FAR more than I could even ask or think – protection, health, wisdom, guidance and LOVE!!! God, I’m on your team for LIFE, LOVING DEEPLY and covering LOTS of offenses, all for Your honor and glory! Amen!

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THE PAIN OF REJECTION IS BRUTAL!

But it was the bitter medicine your girl here needed to deal with to get to my happy, confident, brave, peaceful, loyal, and loving place with God. Humans reject and disappoint us, but God’s love is faithful and unconditional. We must hold humans in their proper perspective, not expecting too much from them. I even laugh at myself when I say I’m going to do something, and two hours later, I’m already falling off track. That’s us humans, weak, fallible creatures! I want us all FOCUSED on God’s love, not the love from other humans that can go up and down and all over the place from one moment to the next.

God is different. His love is steadfast and faithful. Even when He takes me through difficult paths, I know it’s from the hand of a loving Father who wants what’s best for me. Like this whole rejection thing I went through, It taught me how to love others unconditionally. To love mercy and walk humbly with God, not constantly judging everyone for every little thing. With God’s love and loyalty, I can turn around and love the people He has placed in my life His way. To be a little softer and gentler. Not everything that I want to say should be said. Somethings I can hold back some words as an act of love towards the other person.

“Thank you for this beautiful life I get to enjoy with you, my sweetie. I’m never leaving you.” That was me to my husband this morning. “Are you sure about that?” he asked. “I’m sure, boo. I’m your ride-or-die chick forever.” These values of loyalty, dependability, and faithfulness are what God has taught me in my appointments with Him. To go the extra mile in love. Instead of repaying evil with evil, God has asked that I use evil as motivation to spread even more love and goodness in the world. God, I’m in!

And when we live these values from God of peace, goodness, patience, kindness, loyalty, love, peace, gentleness, it’s like He goes out of his way to bless and reward us. Are you walking closely with God? Don’t miss out! His ways are not our ordinary human ways; they are so much better! Make God a priority! Have alone times with Him every day, so He molds you into the person He would have you to be, while He lovingly guides you on the path to the best life with Him. Wink! Wink!

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I’M SO EXCITED!!!

About my relationship with God! He is showing me such attention like never before! Like this 311 that I’ve been talking so much about lately is showing up everywhere. I have absolutely no doubt that it’s Him reminding me of His invisible Presence that is always with me AND His deep, unconditional love and approval. (HUGE SMILE)

Like on an early morning flight yesterday, placing our bags on the conveyor belt for security check, the tray directly ahead of us was labeled “311.” I took it as God saying, ‘I’m here on this trip with you guys! We get to our destination and the very gate we go to there are fire extinguishers about 20 feet apart lining the entire gate with of all numbers “311” at the top of every one of them. Imagine, an entire airport gate sprinkled with my 311! I felt like God’s special girl! This gave me such peace and joy knowing God’s Presence was out on this adventure with us.

Then yesterday, I wrote this:

God wants me to know how much He loves me. I try too hard to get my husband’s love and approval, and when he doesn’t give it to me the way I’m expecting, I’m crushed. God has been saying, ‘Nik, my love and approval are enough.’

Fast forward to like 1 hour later, I’m out under my God tree having an appointment with Him, and I randomly turn to this page of my book:

“It’s hard to comprehend how much God loves us because we are all used to human love, we had to behave properly, and we had to do certain things to keep our relationships with people going. People blow you off when you don’t do things to please them as we know that conditional love, it lets you down… With God kind of love, it’s totally different it’s awe-inspiring…May I be lifted above the pain of rejection, as I remember that who I really am cannot be rejected. May God’s acceptance mean more to me than the acceptance of any person, for it is based on my true worth. – A Year of Miracles

As if God was saying, ‘You’re getting it, my Nik! The real you, my girl, can never be rejected. I love you, and I approve of you!!!’ Despite that confirmation from God, I still ended up getting all sad when my husband bitterly complained of an area at our office that I’m not getting right in his eyes. I explained to him that I’m trying my best. I’m not him. I will make mistakes, but I try to learn and grow from them and be fair with people that help us. I asked him what about all the other areas that I get right, but he gets so focused on what I get “wrong.” (Same thing I do with him!!!) Then I remembered my appointment with God: May God’s acceptance mean more to me than the acceptance of any person, for it is based on my true worth. God loves us, and we have to keep His UNCONDITIONAL love at the forefront of our minds, not allowing our emotions to go up and down dependent on how others feel about us at any given moment. Kk?

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GOD SHOWS UP AT THE GROCERY STORE WITH MY HUSBAND AND ME!!!

So, “311” has been showing up all over the place as a direct communication from God to me. It all started driving to work one day, and seeing it. I felt God saying in my spirit that I should pay attention to this specific number combination. I get to our office, and I’m on the phone with an insurance company with a customer adding a vehicle to her policy that she was purchasing from us. The agent gave us the 6-month policy total, and I took it upon myself to calculate the monthly payment for her. It came to exactly 311 (Wink! Wink!). Minutes later, I’m outside talking to my husband over the phone, and seriously about to lose it with him, when God took my attention to the gas station’s sign across the street with the price per gallon of $3.11.

I took that as God speaking directly to me, ‘Nikki, STOP!!!’ because He has been teaching me to vent everything to Him, but to others, I should be silent. I quickly remembered when I saw that 311 knowing it was Him, and I held back everything I wanted to say to my husband. The next day I sent him a text message apologizing and saying I will stop turning into this crazy lady on him. Shortly after that, another message came up on Tumblr.com with God again confirming that it was indeed Him telling me to be quiet:

“Don’t waste words on people who deserve your silence. Sometimes the most powerful thing you can say is nothing at all.” – Mandy Hale

My husband, who goes overboard for his family, deserves my silence.

Since then, the 3:11 has been showing up consistently, and I’m reminded of God’s Presence with me. On Sunday, though, after picking up hubby from the airport, he insisted on going to his fav food store Winn Dixie. We get there, and in this HUGE store with thousands of items, he calls me over to see one sign. That sign incredible said “3/$11” (Wink! Wink!)

I asked my daughter, Julie, what she thought of this. Why would God go through so much trouble to reveal His Presence with us? I summed it up listening to a sermon by Dr. Charles Stanley. God wants me to know how much He loves me. I try too hard to get my husband’s love and approval, and when he doesn’t give it to me, I’m hurt, crushed, and rejected. God has been saying, ‘Nik, my love and approval is enough.” Dr. Stanley explained that when we don’t have the love of a father growing up (me!), we make the mistake of looking to other men to give it to us. Guilty as charged!

And that’s where I’ve been going wrong. Looking for my husband to fill a void that only I can fill with God and His love, no one else. I have to find joy, fulfillment, and peace for myself, not to put that burden on my poor husband expecting his life to revolve around me. I have to free him to do his thing without feeling he is responsible for my personal happiness.

“No matter how long you’ve been going in the wrong direction, you can turn around.” “Mistakes are OK. Not learning and correcting from those mistakes. Not OK.” Thanks, God, for the needed correction! I’m to get my love and approval from You, not from anyone else. I’m to instead share Your love with others, glorifying you in all my actions. I’m on a mission now to overwhelm my husband with love and respect. Thanks for putting up with the crazy lady, boo!

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WE DON’T LOSE WITH GOD!!!

That’s my testimony, baby! Sure, we may have some ups and downs along the way, but the overall climb is always UP! In fact, God exceeds our expectations when we stick with Him. Yesterday He had my daughter Julie and me pursuing a textbook for her college class. She called ahead to one of the book stores, and they said they had it in stock, so off we went. Oh my goodness! I get there to meet this beautiful campus that blew the God maniac here away. Wow, God, you did this for us? He was the one who alerted me in my spirit all the way in Nigeria that I should get Julie enrolled in this program in the US where she is completing her last year of high school in college for free. The blessings of God! Let me tell ya, don’t miss out!

While there, I spoke to Julie about being a wise woman. I said to her that without a doubt, it was God who wanted her to attend that college. As I seek a closer walk with Him, He helps me in every aspect of my life, including parenting. I’ve learned His voice to the point that I knew it was Him who said to stop what I was doing one morning in Nigeria and send out that email to Julie’s school. He said specifically that I should not trust Julie to do it.

That’s the intimacy I’ve been experiencing with God. He whispers to me His secrets and His strategies for me to live my best life with Him. I get my advice from God. He blew me away with a customer who showed up in our office the other day. I told my husband that I wanted to stop buying cars until I could figure out some of the weaknesses we had going on with our business. God Himself has been opening my eyes on how we can improve. This customer took his time to explain why he drove an hour to come and purchase from us when he could have EASILY purchased from anywhere else. He confirmed, almost word for word, the business startegies I’ve been passing on to our manager as to what I felt God was whispering to me in my spirit. It was pretty freaky! It was a Sunday morning God even told me about a specific marketing source to use, and this was how this customer found us. Incredible! Those who look to God will not go hungry!

I’m talking access to DIVINE GUIDANCE for your life! Don’t take my word. Give your heart to God. Walk with Him and look to Him for advice, support, help, and guidance in every aspect of your life. He can help you get any situation back on track when we look to Him for moment-by-moment support. The more you practice learning His voice, the better you get at it. Like Him telling me business strategies and parenting tips – get Julie in that program, Nik! THE BEST LIFE IS CLOSE TO GOD!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE BEST MOMMA IN THE WORLD!!! God exceeded my expectations when He made you my mom. May God continue to keep you healthy and strong for us!

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LIFE IS A WAR…BUT WE HAVE GOD (REPOST)

HERE’S THE DEAL:  Life is full of challenges, trials, tribulations, stress, disappointments, frustrations, sadness, and sorrow. I open my life to tell you that I have my share of them all, but more importantly, I tell you about God showing up to help me get through ANYTHING that comes my way. Heehaw!!!

I love reading my fav devotional, Jesus Calling by Sarah Young, that has brought me so close to God. I hear direct messages from Him that I even keep a copy in our bathroom so that even when I peepee (too much information!), I open it to see what God has to say to me. No shame in my game! And He never fails to reveal His invisible Presence. I especially loved a recent one:

“YOU HAVE EXPERIENCED PERSONAL BENEFITS from thanking me for hard situations, but there is more—much more! Your sacrifice of thanksgiving has divine Power to weaken spiritual stronghold of evil. Moreover, your patient endurance of suffering can strengthen and encourage My people on earth.

“Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.” – Proverbs 3:5

“For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.” – 2 Corinthians 10:3-4

WE ARE NOT GOING BY THE ORDINARY RULES OF LIFE!!! Nothing is impossible for God, baby! That’s why it is so crucial for us to not lean on our own understanding but trust God wholeheartedly. God can make ANYTHING happen in the spiritual realm on our behalf, even when we don’t see a way.

“The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.” – Exodus 14:14

It’s just for us to show up every day as our BEST selves for Him, following His lead by seeking His direction in the 1,000 decisions we make every day. Being tough, brave, courageous, persevering, and STRONG, yet at the same time, calm, patient, gentle, loyal, loving, and forgiving. I promise you, like Sarah Young wrote: “there is more—much more!” (Wink! Wink!) I wish I could tell you guys everything that God is doing for me, but trust me, He gives me more than I can ever ask or imagine from Him. That when He asks me to do difficult things, I simply say, ‘No problem, My Love, I GOT YOU!!!’ Superhero Nik, in the house, all for God’s glory!

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