Today makes 19 years I’ve been married to the best husband in the world! He’s not even the best husband anymore, though, as my son, Siah, put it when I asked him recently if I found him the best dad. He said, “Mom, you found us better than best!” And I agree entirely! But, of course, I’m giving God all the glory and praise! This has been a love story, no doubt, orchestrated by GOD HIMSELF!
God is truly our Life Partner once we get to know His voice! My favorite story to explain this was when I met my husband. One week after meeting him, I gave him a book, and I wrote inside, “I know, and I know and I know that we were meant to be together, and we will be the world’s most perfect couple.” I had such confidence after only knowing him for one week! Like ‘YES!!! He is the one!’ I joke that even if God Himself had come down and said, ‘No, Nik, this is not your husband,’ I would have argued back, ‘No, God, this is my husband!!!’ I had no doubt whatsoever, and five months later, we were married.
What made me so confident, that I now know, was God’s spirit within me! He is pretty talkative when we have ears to hear him and eyes to see him. Those feelings of excitement and happiness were God’s way of directing me as if saying, ‘Yes, Nik, he is the one.’ And honestly, those feelings were 100% correct! God gave me a better than best husband. Don’t play around with your relationship with God; HE KNOWS EVERYTHING!!!
However, if I had feelings of doubt, stress, uncertainty when I thought about marrying him, that would have been God’s way of saying, ‘No, Nik, don’t do that!’ So, now, in every aspect of my life, and all day long, I’ve WISELY learned to pay attention to those feelings from God so that I allow Him to be the guide of my life. As John 10:27 explains, “My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.” Wink! Wink!
That’s where the joy comes in, KNOWING I have the Creator of the universe assisting me in making the utmost best decision like he did 19 years ago today (HUGE SMILE). Ephesians 3:20 has been my experience with God:
“Now to Him who is able to [carry out His purpose and] do superabundantly more than all that we dare ask or think [infinitely beyond our greatest prayers, hopes, or dreams], according to His power that is at work within us”
God has given us superabundantly more than we could have ever hoped or dreamed, nineteen years and four beautiful kids and an awesome nephew later! God, thank You!!!
Not to say we don’t have our share of trials, challenges, and problems because we do! But that again has been where the joy of knowing God has been our strength! No matter the troublesome times, He always seems to show up as if asking, “Who’s messing with my people?” We feel his Presence in the background of our lives, arranging for the right people to assist us, magical solutions would pop to mind, and His direction as to what decisions to make, has seen us through many difficulties. As we go through life handling the .75% in the physical realm, God is in the background taking care of the 99.75%. Meaning, we can go through life joyfully despite the overwhelming challenges knowing we are NOT handling problems alone. Like they say in Nigeria, “God dey!” That gives us the courage and confidence to tackle head-on any challenge that comes up, knowing our help comes from God Himself! Heehaw!!!
But this knowing and hearing from God take a commitment on our part as well to develop a relationship with Him where we’re getting to know Him better. I will never forget a particularly stressful day where I sat on this Minnie mouse stool I have to sit on and hear from God praying for his clarity and direction on a tough situation that came up – in this life you will have trouble! As I sat there, a friend sends me a WhatsApp message of a prayer from Devon Franklin (BTW, this may be a message from God to you today!):
“Heavenly Father, we’re praying right now for anyone listening to (or reading) this prayer. There is so much confusion going on right now. There is so much worry. So much anxiety. So much uncertainty. And I’m praying right now that if you are listening to this prayer, that you will know that this prayer is for you.
There are so many people who are trying to figure out, ‘What are we supposed to do?’ …There are so many unanswered questions…You may be losing hope…You may be throwing your hands up. But I pray right now, as you throw your hands up, that you will begin to put your hands together. PRAYER DOES CHANGE THINGS.
I pray, Dear Lord, that you will provide clarity on what to do. If you’re listening to this prayer, MAY I SUBMIT FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION THAT THIS IS CONFIRMATION THAT GOD HEARS YOU. And if God has allowed you to hear this prayer, it’s because He has every intent to help you. So, I pray, Dear Lord, that you will send the help, you will send the clarity. You will meet the need as only you can do it. If you can feel God’s Presence through what I am saying, let that be confirmation to you that God’s not going to bring you this far to leave you. He will not take you to this moment and drop you. Have the faith to know that God is going to carry you everywhere He wants you to be…”
Wow! I couldn’t believe it! There I was praying for CLARITY on that little stool, and the title of the prayer was ‘Praying for CLARITY.’ I knew this was no coincidence, but like Devon said, it was confirmation that God was not going to bring me this far and leave me. That HE was in the midst of this troublesome situation with me. Devon and I were even wearing the same shirts as proof, black, buttoned all the way to the top, polo shirts. God is too much!
That was back some nine months ago, and unbelievably that situation, where I was thinking the worst-case scenario on that stool, turned out better than I expected. God helped us! How God does what He does, is none of our business, our job is to trust Him!
But can you believe God used my friend again in the Bahamas to confirm another message from Him through Devon Franklin? Yesterday, I was on Instagram, and another one of Devon’s prayers showed up in my feed saying that every help that I need is on the way, after I’ve been praying AGAIN to God for His help and clarity! Let me tell ya, in this life you will have trouble! I felt strongly that it was God speaking to me AGAIN through Devon. Unbelievably, I wake up this morning, and my friend in the Bahamas has sent me this same prayer I saw yesterday on Instagram. It was God confirming, ‘Yes, Nik, this was a message from me!!!’ The sweetness of God, baby! He is with us and for us!
So the experience from nine months ago of hearing that Devon Franklin prayer for clarity and me seeing God come through for me in that terrible situation has strengthened my faith in God. It helped me learn His voice even better that I knew it was Him again speaking to me yesterday. Then for Him to go to the trouble of having my friend to confirm it, was all God’s love and close attention to the details of my life.
“What is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them?” – Psalm 8:4
And that’s again where the courage comes from to give me the joy and strength to take on life, knowing God is my Partner. As I do my best in the physical realm, I can trust God to do what I can’t do in the spiritual realm.
Are you getting to know God better? I don’t promise a life without challenges, but I can promise a life where you can feel at peace, content, and joyful, knowing you handle nothing alone and God’s invisible Presence is standing with you through the ups and downs. Not one moment of seeking God and learning his voice is ever wasted! We need him!
I prayed the best prayer over 12 or 13 years ago, “God, I want a closer walk with you.’ I hope you say this prayer with me as we commit to walking even closer with God this year! Start waking up and having alone times with Him, so you learn His voice as you take on your days JOYFULLY with God as your Faithful Partner and Greatest Friend ever! Amen!
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GOD BLOWS ME AWAY WITH HIS LOVE
My God winks are when, out of the blue, everything lines EXTREMELY TOO perfectly to be considered some ordinary coincidence. These alignments are all orchestrated by GOD HIMSELF to reveal His invisible Presence with us. And this is exactly what He did with my son, Siah, and me today!
He was waking up when I had a little hugging session with him, telling him how much I appreciate him for teaching me about love. I thanked him for being extra kind to his brother, Emmie, loaning him his phone to play games. I said, “Even if Emmie isn’t kind to you, who are you going to be kind to Emmie for?” He replied, “God.” “Everything is between you and God, not between you and anyone else!” I reminded him.
I then asked if he would have an appointment with God with me, and he happily agreed. I opened our Purpose Driven Life Devotional for Kids, but he said, “No, I want to read from your book.” God maniac mom was thrilled and said, “It would be my honor to read my book with you! You pick the number, though.” So right after having that conversation with him, look what showed up out of 366 posts, Siah picked this:
““LET’S HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH GOD”
I said to my Julie, my then eleven-year-old sweetheart before she left for school. I grabbed her daily devotional for girls and randomly opened it for us to read together. The Bible verse quoted for that day was John 4:16: “God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.” She asked if that included loving her sister, Ember, even when Ember is mean to her. I asked, “Everything is between you and who?” She reluctantly answered, “God.””
It was like almost an exact replay of that conversation I just had with Siah. He is almost eleven, Julie was then eleven. I was asking both to have an appointment with God with me. I thanked Siah for teaching me how to love God’s way, and the verse Julie and I picked said, “God is love.” I was teaching Julie to do everything for God, even with her sister Ember was mean. I was teaching Joshie to continue being kind to his brother, even when Emmie is mean. I was teaching Julie that everything was between her and God and reminding Siah of the same thing. Like this all lined up EXTREMELY TOO perfect to say it was a coincidence. Out of 366 posts for Siah to go directly there, was God showing us His love, attention, and intimate Presence in our lives! David was spot on when he wrote these verses some 3,000 years ago:
“God Knows Everything
Lord, you have examined me and know all about me. You know when I sit down and when I get up. You know my thoughts before I think them. You know where I go and where I lie down. You know everything I do. Lord, even before I say a word, you already know it. You are all around me—in front and in back— and have put your hand on me. Your knowledge is amazing to me; it is more than I can understand.” – Pslam 139:1-6
Like God knew the entire conversation I would be having with my son today, and He took me back six years ago when I had almost the exact conversation with my daughter, Julie. God is too much! He is familiar with all our ways! That’s what gives me the confidence to take on life boldly, joyfully, peacefully, and courageously KNOWING God’s FAITHFUL Presence is always with me. What time are your alone times with Him? God is our strength! Amen!
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GOD, I JUST WANT TO BE WITH YOU!!! (REPOST)
This life gets crazy sometimes, but God is my base where I can go for His peace, joy, and love. Like a few minutes ago, I asked, ‘God, where can I go to hear from You?’ I watched my YouTube video from yesterday where I said,
“I’m going through life with God as my audience. I’m giving Him the front row seat. So, if He says, Nik, be the best person you can be. Be the best wife, the best mother, be the best person, be the best daughter, be the best sister. Whatever it is God is asking me to do in every moment, I just want to do that for Him.”
After watching a few more of my old videos, reading some old posts, reading my meditation book, He and I, I still didn’t feel like I received a high five from God, though, like a strong confirmation that He is with me. I then thought to read my book and just randomly scrolling to a place to read, this showed up:
““Lord, what makes YOU happy?” is the question I want to continually ask. And doing my best to be the best wife, mother, daughter, sister, friend, and person is how I intend to make God happy in every moment of my life.”
In this book of 366 blog posts, for me to scroll and go to exactly this one, was God’s sweet way of letting me know that His invisible Presence is with me. God, HIGH FIVE! I will do my best to honor you by showing up as the best wife, mother, daughter, sister, friend, and person You would have me to be. I loved this appointment last night with Him:
“Let it be said of you, ‘She is a friend of Christ (God).’ The honor will be Mine and you will add to My glory.” – He and I
Can we all aim to be known as friends of God? The more beautiful we are (inside and out!), the more beautiful He looks! Let’s go through life with Him as our center, our rock, our place of calmness when the world wants to overwhelm us, knowing that His Presence never leaves us, not even for a quarter of a second! Off to run and touch base with my 47trees!
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“WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU HAD A SHOWER?”
I asked my son, Siah (Joshie’s new name, y’all!), late yesterday evening. He admitted to taking one two days ago! My hubby and I had to literally drag him in the bathroom, but when he came down to eat, he had a special message from God that His invisible Presence is always with us.
This God wink began that morning when I stayed with my husband while he dressed for work to have an appointment with God with Him. He ended up putting on his cologne, SAVAGE, and we talked about it for a second. We also discussed the sad news of the passing of a very loyal customer, and I said to him that I can’t imagine my life without him. I even said a prayer, “God, please let me die before this husband!”
Fast forward to me having to rush out to work, I put my music on shuffle, and the first song to play was ‘Without You’ by The Kid LAROI with the word ‘SAVAGE (Wink! Wink!)’ printed on the album’s cover. I took a screenshot of it and sent it to my husband with the text message, “God wink, boo. The song says I can’t imagine my life without you!” For “SAVAGE” to show up AND my conversation with my husband was a double God wink with Him letting me know His Presence was there with us that morning. For that to be the first song to play as I got dressed was no coincidence! And for all shirts for Siah to wear last night, he came down with one with the word “SAVAGE” written all over it. Let me tell ya, God is pretty talkative!!!
I called Siah over to show him my text message to his dad, telling him all about the song and our conversation that morning, showing him the album cover with the word “SAVAGE”. I even played it, ‘Without You’, for him to hear. Immediately after that, I continued an appointment with God on Tumblr.com, and this post was next on my feed to read:
“God is the best part of my life. Without Him (Wink! Wink!), I can’t imagine where I’d be (Wink! Wink!).”
And that was just God finding another fun way to reveal His invisible Presence with my family and me. How sweet is that?!? For Him to use that shirt from Siah to say I was with you that morning with your hubby, Nik, and I’m still here now, was just the love I’ve gotten to know from God. This gives me the peace, hope, and joy to take on life courageously and lightheartedly (not taking anything or anyone too seriously) knowing I AM NEVER ALONE. Say to God you want a stronger relationship with Him this year!
“Some people think God does not like to be troubled with our constant coming and asking. The way to trouble God is not to come at all.” – Dwight L. Moody
Get God involved in every decision you make!!! Siah made me so happy right before bed telling me one of his name’s meanings: GOD SUPPORTS! That’s my testimony! Through the ups and downs of life, God’s love, wisdom, and strength supports me. Through His grace, we can heal and bounce back from the times life knocks us down! Amen!
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THIS IS A FAMILY ROLLING WITH GOD! (REPOST)
That’s our testimony, baby! We ain’t perfect, but we’re damn close! (SMILE) And those imperfections are all still a part of God’s perfect plan as, hopefully, you all get to see that He doesn’t require perfection to be a part of His royal family – He loves us ALL unconditionally – we’re His peeps! We can fall a million times, and He will help us get up a million and one!
He also wants us to know that true love can still exist within imperfections – ain’t nobody perfect. Hubs and I may go through our ups and down, but WE DON’T GIVE UP ON EACH OTHER. God has taught me that we can go through the darkest of nights (been there!) and still have hope that better days are still ahead of us (LOVE, LOYALTY, AND PATIENCE, BABY). We can trust that there is light shining beyond the dark clouds. As we do our best, we’re trusting God to do the rest (NOT EVERY BATTLE IS FOR US TO FIGHT!). “Be still and know that I am God.” (Another SMILE)
Our job is to stay focused on God, doing what He would have us to do in every relationship, every circumstance, and every decision:
“Trust the Lord with all your heart, and don’t depend on your own understanding.
Remember the Lord in all you do, and he will give you success.” – Proverbs 3:5-6
“But the Spirit produces the fruit of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. There is no law that says these things are wrong.” – Galatians 5:22-23
I feel God transforming me into the person He would have me to be. When I want to be rude and unmannerly, He gently nudges me in my spirit that this is not who He has called me to be. And I say, ‘Ok, God, anything for You,’ doing my best to stay on the difficult high road with Him. When thoughts of worry come, I ask myself, ‘Has God ever let you down?’ He has not.
I had such a rough yet beautiful day with Him. Again, He exceeded my expectations when He guided me to the perfect doctor to take my mom. Within minutes he figured out the problem with a test confirming his suspicions. It was incredible. A GPS-guided route took me to pass a big building with the number 1175, and I knew this was God’s way of letting me know I was on the right path. Whenever I see the 11 and 7 together, they are my winks, letting me know that God’s invisible presence is with me. I just checked on her, and she’s doing much better. My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. Amen!
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“YOU HURT MY FEELINGS”
That was my son, Joshie, to me yesterday. He heard me on the phone with his dad saying that him and I have a bad reputation for being highly persistent and incredibly annoying (no shame!). My little ten-year-old son Joshie was offended, though! I had to explain to him that persistence is a good attribute to have, and I want to be even more persistent like him because that’s when you accomplish great things in life through hard work, patience, perseverance, and persistence.
But to be honest with you, I had something that I was doing that needed my full concentration, and Joshie kept interrupting me. I was getting a little bit annoyed with him!!! I even tried to persuade him to go and watch TV until I was finished. But he ended up staying with me most of the time, KINDLY asking me if he could help me and take over at the end.
Minutes after that, I go to have an appointment with God, and after feeling Joshie was ANNOYING me, look what God had to say:
“Hide all your ugliness in My heart. It’s a hospital, you know, and doesn’t one sometimes come out of a hospital cured? Trust in Me with all your heart since I am your great friend. You remember the keynote for the year, ‘Hope in Me.’ My help never comes to an end, and I never cease to watch over you. I am infinite and I am love. So lose yourself in Me, trusting Me to guide you. Be the little blind child who skips joyously because he is holding someone’s hand. Oh learn to be joyous since you are Mine and open your heart to everything you lack. You don’t ask. ABOVE ALL, DON’T BE AFRAID OF WEARYING OR ANNOYING ME (Wink! Wink!). What could you lack when you live in His friendship?” – He and I
Of the over 87 pages of old posts there, for these words to show up was God letting me know that even though I thought Joshie was annoying, that He would never find me annoying. This was no coincidence; it was God finding another way to show me His deep love and intimate Presence in my life. I gave Joshie a BIG HUG and apologized for the way I acted with him. Even when he wanted to chat on his phone in our bedroom late last night when I wanted to sleep, I just allowed him.
Such love this Joshie shows that I want us all learning from him. I’ll never forget a time when he said to me, “Mommy, I just want to be with you.” And he shows genuine love, no fake love with Joshie. He is the real deal! Even if he gets mad, he is right back to his joyful, loving self a short while later as if nothing happened. I told him that God sent him to me to teach me how to love:
“Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous, it does not brag, and it is not proud. Love is not rude, is not selfish, and does not get upset with others. Love does not count up wrongs that have been done. Love takes no pleasure in evil but rejoices over the truth. Love PATIENTLY accepts all things. It always trusts, always hopes, and always endures. Love never ends.” – 1 Corinthians 4-8
In fact, I called my brother, Kevin, yesterday to tell him I’m changing my name to PATIENCE after he kept telling me last year to be patient! That patience has paid off! I’m thanking him and God for guiding my life to such a beautiful place where I’m full of love, peace, and joy. Our hope remains in God!
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“MOMMY, I HAVE THREE VOICES IN MY HEAD” (REPOST)
Said my incredibly wise ten-year-old son, Joshie, to me yesterday. “They are my voice, God’s voice and doubt,” he explained. He even told a little story about how he did something he shouldn’t have and how God’s voice said to him that was not the right thing to do, so he went back and corrected himself.
And this was just the reality check I needed at that very moment. The crazy lady wanted to make an appearance, but I got a nudge from God to give Joshie a call in Nigeria and have an appointment with him reading from Rick Warren’s Purpose Driven Life Devotional for Kids. Thank God I did! My little spiritual guy correctly reminded me that I must listen to God’s voice in what He would have me to do, and for the crazy lady to disappear.
I called a friend to tell her about what Joshie said, and we should practice listening to God’s voice. She admitted to doing something she knew that wasn’t what God would have had her to do, and we agreed to be better in doing what made God happy. Hanging up from her, I had a little appointment with God by myself, and He confirmed what we had just spoken about:
“The thing you should want most is God’s kingdom and doing what God wants.” – Matthew 6:33
And let me tell ya, even though it’s EXTREMELY difficult sometimes to be obedient to God, this has been my experience with Him:
“Now to Him who is able to do infinitely more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us, to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.” – Ephesians 3:20
I praise God! He exceeds my expectations, and His guidance through my spirit hasn’t disappointed me. Yes, I still go through my share of troubles, but I always come through them wiser, stronger, and most importantly, closer to Him because He never leaves or forsakes me. He guides me to stay on the high road being my most loving, excellent and forgiving self no matter what anyone else is doing, knowing everything is between Him and me, not between me and anyone else.
Yes, there are losses and wounds I must endure, but I write them all off against the HUGE blessings and victories that I end up winning. Wink! Wink!
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I’M JUST TRYING TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE!
Like I would be a terrible human being if I kept this great news to myself! That we can go through life with a God perspective knowing His invisible Presence is continually with us. It doesn’t get better than this! In every moment, we have the Creator of the entire universe walking with us, advising us, loving us, accepting us, taking care of us, and teaching us.
The teaching part is what I didn’t find funny this weekend in God’s school of hard lessons!!! I was so sad, bursting out crying, an emotional train wreck for sure. But I didn’t call anyone, I went running to God, asking Him what it is He would have me to learn. And let me tell ya, God’s ways are not like human ways, they’re so much better. Here are some of the sweet lessons from my awful weekend:▪ We are not handling life alone. We can show up, do our best, and trust that God is behind the scenes helping us. That’s FAITH! Our burdens are light when we allow God to handle the complex parts (the 99.75%) in the spiritual realm while we do the light .25% in the physical realm. We can imagine ourselves and God wearing a yoke (the wooden bar used to put two animals together by the neck), where we can lightheartedly tackle problems, giving God the heavier parts. When we feel overwhelmed and stressed (me this weekend!), that’s our cue to know we’re taking on too much of the load, and we’re not trusting God enough. The battles belong to Him! We can, therefore, think best-case scenarios, not worst-case KNOWING GOD IS STANDING WITH US AND THAT HE IS ON OUR SIDE. His love and favor follow us wherever we go! Whatever happens, we trust it’s from the hands of a loving God who knows what is best for us. Woohoo!!!
▪ “Stay strong, Nikki,” was the advice of someone yesterday. That was another lesson. In any given moment, we can decide who we want to be – weak or strong, victor or victim. I kept reminding myself of the words of my brother, Kevin: “Neeks, I want you to shine bright. Let them they say how did this woman get so strong!” I’m now saying I want to shine BRIGHTER for God, shining His goodness in as many dark places as possible.
▪ “Emmie, you must forgive your dad.” That was me to my son this morning. I explained that his father does so much good that we just have to forgive him when the negative parts show up. That’s the unconditional love God has been teaching me in all my relationships. Nobody’s perfect. Like Marianne Williamson has taught me, we can either focus on someone else’s guilt or we can focus on their innocence. This person who shows up as the best husband and father has earned our unconditional love and respect. Sometimes that means I have to wisely choose my battles and pretend I don’t see what I see. Ain’t nothing perfect! You must learn to MANAGE the difficult situations God throws your way with lots of PATIENCE.
▪ PLEASING GOD MUST BE OUR PRIORITY AS WE GO THE EXTRA MILE IN MERCY (PARDONING WITHOUT PUNISHMENT) AND LOVE. Others may disappoint us, but God EXCEEDS our expectations when we stick with Him. Wink! Wink!
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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
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DON’T MISS OUT ON AN OPPORTUNITY TO BETTER YOURSELF (REPOST)
That was the message from Coach Bennet on my run with him yesterday, so I’m joining my daughter, Julie, in a never-ending quest of self-improvement! My 50 days of discipline are back, baby, where I aim to stick with these goals (as perfectly as possible!):
– Be joyful
– Wake up at 5:30 am
– Sleep by 10 pm
– Spend 24 hours with God
– Talk less
– No sweets, dairy, fried or fast foods
– No negative thinking
– Fasting from noon to 5 pm
– Exercise 35 minutes
– LEAVE COMFORT ZONE
God had some more to say to me about the TALK LESS part last night when this showed up in my appointment with Him:
“Any words at all… you can say them to Me (God). But with others, GET TO LOVE SILENCE. I mean by that a silence of goodness. You will find me there, I shall hear all the words that you don’t say. You will keep them for Me, for My sake. You will ask Me for the strength, and these silences will be like cut flowers. I’ll offer them to Myself in a bouquet. Right now would you like to begin this silence with others, this silence that will speak so eloquently to My love? I ask you for this new way of pleasing Me. I need all your ways. How could I not want your entire being when I know that you are free.” – He and I
God said that when I’m ready, He will BEGIN teaching me some lessons in love, and this holding back of words has been a super hard one. It’s another way of showing respect to others by holding back some words. God said we can say anything to Him, but with others lets offer the unsaid, hurtful, belittling, and embarrassing words to God as a gift to Him.
Honestly, someone said this to me, lately, “Nikki, you talk too much!” I agree! Let’s be mindful of what we say and make God proud of us. Kk?!? May God give us the strength to do so. Amen!
“Pleasant words are like honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.” – Proverbs 16:24
