Can you believe that was me to my husband this morning! Yup! Your girl has been going through some fires lately. But I’m seeing such a difference in myself from when they first came up to where I am now: so, so, so much closer to God!!! Heehaw!!! These challenges were personal gifts to me from Him to help free me from so many issues holding me back like anxious, worrisome, sad, and depressing thoughts to procrastination, laziness, and being constantly distracted. A complete mess, let me tell ya!
That’s why I say, “We don’t go wrong with God!” I’m with the Apostle Paul, who said we could count everything as rubbish compared to this knowledge of knowing God. That we can wake up every day full of peace and joy, KNOWING we have the Creator of the Universe standing with us and helping us fight all the battles that come our way. In an intense meeting today, I felt God taking my attention to this verse on my phone’s screensaver:
“THE LORD HIMSELF WILL FIGHT FOR YOU. JUST STAY CALM.”
I took it as a special wink from Him to relax and stay calm. Then a few minutes later, at 14 minutes past the hour, I said let me see what God has to say to me on page 14 of our family’s website, and look what sweetly showed up:
“THE LORD HIMSELF WILL FIGHT FOR YOU. JUST STAY CALM.”
That was no coincidence! It was God confirming His message, ‘Nik, don’t worry. I got you!’ I did precisely that, and everything went way better than expected. God fought for me BIG TIME! I can breathe easier now! I look back at everything, and I’m seriously thanking God for using these difficult situations to bring me closer to Him. He said today to me that faith needs practice. Trust me, I got plenty of practice!!!
I see myself so much improved, though, in every aspect. I came through a better wife, mother, and person. Much softer: loving, loyal, patient, gentler, and at the same time harder: braver, bolder, courageous, unflinching, tougher, stronger, more confident, and ready to take on the world KNOWING GOD IS WITH ME EVERY LITTLE STEP OF THE WAY!
Are you getting to know God better? I promise you the best life adventure with Him as your Partner, Protector, and Guide. Make Him a priority by going to Him at every decision point. Pausing and asking, ‘God, what would You have me to do here?’ YOU DON’T GO WRONG WITH GOD!!!
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“YOU WILL BE CALLED THE PEOPLE GOD LOVES”
This was from some Bible verses hubby and I read in our appointment with God today. Heehaw! God certainly makes us feel that way with all the love and attention we receive from Him. Like, I still can’t get over that meeting we attended yesterday. The screensaver on my phone said, “The Lord will fight for you. Just stay calm.” And God showed up and showed off. Things went exceedingly above and beyond our expectations! God is really too much! He promised to level the mountain for me, and He did! (HUGE SMILE)
To be honest with you guys, I insisted to my husband that he should be the one to attend the meeting, not me. However, he wanted me there. Then when some critical decisions needed to be discussed, I quickly called him to come. He gets there, and in the middle of an awkward moment, I said something I shouldn’t have said, and boy oh boy, hubby was so upset at me. But remember what God taught us, He rather us make 20 mistakes in a day and make spiritual progress than to make no mistakes and no spiritual progress. Your girl made a mistake, but I made great spiritual progress!
Like I taught my son, Emmie, yesterday, pause and have a conversation with God before saying and doing anything. Our GREATEST STRENGTH IS KNOWING WE HAVE GOD WITH US FOR HELP ON A MOMENT-BY-MOMENT BASIS. He is available to us in our spirit with His wisdom, tact, charm, and personality, ready to assist us. I love this old post because this is something I’ve been teaching my daughters:
“They are the ones taking care of my 88-year-old mom in the US while I’m with hubs and our sons in Nigeria. I’m using the experience as relationship training because good relationships are what make life beautiful. I’m teaching them how to go to God and use His tact, personality, and charm to win over their grandma. When my mom complained recently that the girls had done something wrong, Julie took my advice and calmly responded, “We’re so sorry. Ember (her sister), how could we have done such a thing? Grandma, it will never happen again!” Instead of getting upset at my mom’s harsh criticism, my daughters handled the situation from a God perspective – kindly, wisely, and lovingly! Wink! Wink!”
After the meeting yesterday, and hubs wanted to attack me again for my mistake, I was tough and I quickly reminded him what I said before the meeting, “This is your strength and my weakness. You should be the one to go!” Getting back to our office, I met him, though, and apologized for my mistake. But he still came home saying I’m under punishment! But again, looking at God at that moment, I just stayed on the high road, being my most loving and forgiving self, not getting all sensitive and feelings hurt like I have so many times in the past. That’s growth, baby! Like Victoria Osteen taught us, “Let it go! Get good at covering the offenses of others.” By this morning we were both laughing about the entire situation, with me back calling him the better than best husband.
MORAL: GET GOD INVOLVED IN EVERY MOMENT OF YOUR LIFE! Respond wisely to situations seeking His strength, boldness, courage, tact, wisdom, personality, charm, love, flexibility, and approval before saying and doing anything! God always knows best! Wink! Wink!
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I CAN’T GET OVER GOD!
The way He finds ways to speak DIRECTLY to me. I was reading to a friend yesterday some of the notes that I wrote down from the YouTuber, Stargirl, who perfectly articulated precisely what God has been putting me through lately to teach me some crucial life lessons that I can pass on to you guys. It’s like I’m God’s little guinea pig, y’all, but I’m not complaining because the lessons, like Stargirl so wonderfully put it, “You have successfully made it through those challenges into this beautiful new person.” (HUGE SMILE)
This beautiful new person who sees life from a completely new perspective! Like all those sad and depressing thoughts that brought your girl here down WAY too often. By the grace of God, I’m learning to focus on the angels in others, not their demons, which we all have. I’m learning to love others unconditionally the way God loves me. He said to me that He will cover my mouth whenever I try to speak of the past. I’m practicing this going the extra mile in love and forgiveness with everyone. NO ONE WALKING ON THIS EARTH IS PERFECT! I’m doing everything for God by going the extra mile in love, loyalty, gentleness, and patience, AND I’M SO MUCH HAPPIER HERE!
Then, those anxious, fretful, and worrisome thoughts that AGAIN brought me so low, are all being replaced with such strong faith in God. To God be the glory! The way God shows up for me has been incredible. He finds these sweet ways to let me know that His Presence is always with me. Especially through Stargirl. I read back the book of notes from her that I’ve written down, and astonishingly ask, ‘How can this lady pinpoint so clearly the issues God has been addressing personally with me?’ Like controlling my emotions and being more responsive (wisely) than reactive (crazily) to difficult situations. I’m now always pausing, looking to God, and asking, ‘What would You have me to do here?’ Allowing His wisdom to be the guide of my life from moment to moment. These messages from Stargirl are no coincidences! They are God confirming that He is intimately involved in my life, and therefore I need not worry about anything! His love goes deep!!!!
God doesn’t disappoint! WILL YOU JOIN ME IN DOING EVERYTHING FOR HIS GLORY! I promise you; this is how He guides us on the path to the best life with Him! God, not our will, may Yours be done on earth as in Heaven! Off to study with my two handsome and terrific sons!!! “Ask me how I’m doing! I’m blessed! Living every moment, no regrets!”
GOD MAKES ME FEEL LIKE THE MOST LOVED PERSON IN THE WORLD!!!
I argued with Him about including this verse as the caption on the pic I usually post with my blog, feeling I recently used it:
“The LORD Himself will fight for you. Just stay calm.” – Exodus 14:14
I found the pic on my Facebook wall, saying to Him, ‘See, we did use it!’ I’m arguing with God, y’all! But the feeling I got was, ‘Nik, use it again!’ I said, ‘Ok, Boss! You know why!’ Fast forward to the next morning, I read through a discussion on WhatsApp that a friend, Chris, organized to read page 2 of my book. When Chris asked a participant what he got from that page they were discussing, he incredibly said this:
“Exodus 14:14 The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.” Wink! Wink!
I rushed to see if that was a verse included for that particular day of the book, but it wasn’t. It was just the verse that came to his heart to share. Of course, I took that as no coincidence, but God Himself planting that specific verse in that group chat, confirming His message to me, that He will fight for me, I just need to be calm.
And the God Wink didn’t stop there! Just after quoting that verse in that post, I also debated about sharing this one, feeling this is what God does for me with all the challenges I have going on at the moment:
“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
Fast forward to a couple of hours from Exodus 14:14 showing up in that group chat, I was rushing out for work. I decided to have a speedy appointment with God reading my mediation book Jesus Calling. Out of over 700 pages, look what Bible verse I DIRECTLY opened to:
“No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.” – 1 Corinthians 10:13
No way out of over 700 pages, this verse that I debated on including in that post just randomly showed up. It was God showing His deep love for me and His involvement in my life.
He is with you, too. We all can be calm no matter the storms because God Himself will fight for us. Our God is faithful! Just start seeking Him in every relationship. Every decision. Every situation. Always asking, God, what would You have me to do here?’ And then listen to Him in your spirit. Feelings of peace, excitement, enthusiasm are Him saying Yes, do this. However, doubt, stress, anxiety are His ways of saying, ‘No, slow down, let’s rethink this!’ He always says a BIG “YES” in our spirit, not a maybe. Start seeking God all day, every day, as He guides you. I’m living my best life with Him, as I hopefully inspire you to do the same. He is our GREATEST FRIEND/INFLUENCER/MENTOR. Wink! Wink!
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HEALTH MATTERS
DAY 146 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!
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!
