Someone asked me yesterday! My reply was, “As close as possible!!!” Let me tell ya, the closer you get to God, the SWEETER life gets! For example, after only a few hours on Saturday with a friend, I left her house a better wife, a better mother, and a better person. We have known each other for TEN YEARS now, and she has had such a positive influence on me. She has been my shining example of an excellent person who has taught me such values of kindness, loyalty, faithfulness, leaving the past in the past, staying calm, and I can go on and on!
But guess who was behind the scenes nudging me to get close to her: GOD! I had recently relocated with the kids to Nigeria to be with hubby, who had come ahead of us. After saying to hm so many times that I didn’t want any friends, that he and the kids were enough, I felt God in my spirit nudging me to call her one day to ask if she wanted to do the BIGGEST LOSER diet competition with me. I remember walking up and down in my room before making that call. But I felt God saying, ‘CALL HER!!!’ And I’m thanking Him because that was one of the best telephone calls I’ve ever made. God, I’m incredibly grateful!
We’ve travelled all over the world together, including Disney World, where I was such a nerd telling her I wish we could be friends forever. I still mean it! It’s a friendship orchestrated by God Himself! Every moment with her has been sacred. A conversation recently, she encouraged me to give my husband the benefit of the doubt. I didn’t have to believe everything the crazy lady in my head is telling me. Sometimes I can also pretend I don’t see what I see or hear what I hear. LOVE SETS FREE. Meaning I can leave my hubby to live his life and allow God to do what He wants with him, without me nagging him to be who I want him to be. To just love hubs as he is, for both his strengths and weaknesses. To just show up in every moment as my BEST self for God’s glory. This goes for ALL our significant relationships, by the way!
DON’T MISS OUT ON THE BEST RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD, THOUGH! Say this prayer with me: ‘God, I want an even closer walk with You! Amen.’ As you draw close to Him, I promise, you will start feeling exactly what He would have you to do on a moment by moment basis! Like Him saying to me in my spirit that day, ‘CALL HERE!!!’ God is quite talkative! He knows the people we need in our lives AND the people we need out! Wink! Wink!
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“FORGET WORST YEAR; THIS WILL BE MY BEST YEAR EVER!!!”
That was me to my fierce daughter, Ember, who called me a little while ago. She said to me a few months ago that 2020 was looking like my worst year, and that was just the reality check I needed to turn things around. I can’t let my daughters see their momma down! No way! I’ve switched the script, and I’m making this year my best ever as I get closer and closer to God!
I loved a Tumblr post:
“My dear friend, when grief presses you to the dust, worship there.” – Spurgeon
That’s me all the way! I’m worshiping and thanking God no matter where I am or what comes my way. I’ve made Him my Life Partner, and I know there is never a single moment that His invisible Presence is not with me. Like my God wink the other night when our manager called me from the US and said, “in the house” exactly the same time as a cartoon show my kids were watching showed in very big writing across the screen, “IN DA HOUSE.” It was another one of my God winks where out of the blue, everything lined up too perfectly to be some ordinary coincident. It was God revealing His invisible Presence with me. Nik, I’m with you always!
And that’s the sweetness I’m finding from God. That no matter where I am, US or Nigeria, He finds a way to show me His deep love and intimacy with everything going on with me. For that manager to say that precisely as those words appeared up on the screen was all God!
This gives me the CONFIDENCE TO TACKLE PROBLEMS BRAVELY. Late last night before sleeping, he said through my meditation book, Jesus Calling, “WATCH TO SEE WHAT I WILL DO.” So all the problems that I’m up against right now, this was His way to remind me that I don’t have to figure out the next ten steps alone. I could trust that as I show up as my best, excellent, most loving, forgiving, courageous self, doing what He would have me to do, He will handle the rest. I felt Him giving me a nudge through my spirit of how to tackle something, and once again, I know I’m not that smart. It’s all God! MY HELP COMES FROM THE LORD.
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GET GOD INVOLVED IN EVERY ASPECT OF YOUR LIFE!!!
I want us making Him our life Partner where we’re going to him in the 1,000 choices we make every day!!! Like yesterday, our manager and I needed to decide on a customer he spent two days working a deal on. I asked him to call my husband for his input, but he was busy. I then said, “One thing I noticed about my hubs is that he is very instinctual. He pays attention to his gut.” I gave him an example of when my husband met me. After knowing me for only one day, he got on his knees and prayed, “God, thank You for helping me to find my wife.” That was nineteen years ago, and we’re even more committed and loyal to each other than ever. God has exceeded our expectations!
So, that one decision was my husband paying attention to his gut/intuition/instincts/Holy Spirit within him. It has led our lives on a beautiful path. And since then, I’ve noticed that he is highly instinctual in following his gut feelings. He would make some decisions that I completely don’t understand, but in the end, I see where it would turn out to be so wise.
But back to that decision at the office. Since we were unable to get my husband’s advice, I said let’s do what I see him do -follow his gut. When we thought about it that way, we both were uneasy about the direction we thought about going, and that was our cue from God – DON’T DO THAT. God always answers with a yes, no doubts. Doubts mean DON’T from God.
I want us to go to God in every decision! When we feel uneasy, doubtful, hesitant about something, let’s rethink and ask God again what He would have us to do. PRAY WITHOUT CEASING. Excitement, enthusiasm, good vibes are God saying yes, go this way. And that’s what we did; we went with the decision that brought us peace.
Don’t forget about your appointments with God, where you learn His personality, character, and the person He is calling us to be. Like love, faithfulness and loyalty are significant to God. He reminded me recently that even if me and hubs go through the darkest nights, we can still bounce back and stay hopeful that our best days are STILL ahead of us. Heehaw!
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“WHAT DID I DO TO DESERVE THE KINDNESS OF MY HUSBAND?” (REPOST)
That was me to my hubby last night as he served the boys and me the most delicious dinner. He didn’t eat with us because he was entertaining a guest, but we enjoyed ourselves without him. Then, this morning, they woke me up to eat a big breakfast with them, and even though I’m not a breakfast eater, I said, ‘Nik, you must eat!’ after hubby said they weren’t eating without me.
With all this love I’m receiving from hubs and the boys now that I’m back in Nigeria, my assignment from God showed up in a Bible verse:
“Honor those leaders who work so hard for you (that’s my husband!)… Overwhelm them with appreciation and love.” 1 Thessalonians 5:12-13
Watching a Whatsapp message this morning about how a country has forgiven another country for an atrophic war act, I was reminded that this is where God wants us all, going overboard with love and forgiveness for everyone. God’s love, mercy, and faithfulness are renewed every day for us, and that’s where we should be with everyone. In fact, I’ve promised God to be that loving, kind, and forgiving person He has called me to be in every moment, seeking to please Him in everything I do and say. Everything is between God and us, not between us and anyone else.
Instead of worrying, I’m handing over the difficult parts of the battles with God knowing I handle nothing alone. My strength, wisdom, and guidance come from the Lord! God exceeds my expectations and gives me even more than I can ask or expect from Him. Let’s all commit to a stronger relationship with God, aiming to make everything we do, say, and even think pleasing to Him as we enjoy the sweet (even though difficult sometimes) with Him as our loving Partner. He said to me in an appointment with Him, say anything I want to Him, but to others, I should be silent. I should hide all my ugliness in His heart (it’s a hospital!). God, done.
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.” – Galatians 5:22-23
“SWEET THING…DON’T YOU KNOW YOU’RE MY EVERYTHING!”
Oh, my goodness! That was me singing to God on my morning run with Him up and down our stairs, and I don’t want you missing out on the best relationship EVER! I’ve surrendered my entire life to Him, and this morning He reminded me to be about enjoying Him more. So that run was more like a praise and dance session with me giving God such thanks for EVERYTHING He is doing for me. God, I’m incredibly grateful!
Hubby insisted I have breakfast with him and the boys, and I couldn’t refuse the best husband in the world. We had a big fuss the other day, and it turns it we needed the little hash out to come through it with even more of a love and commitment to each other. God’s ways are not our ordinary human ways; they’re so much better. He knows the experiences we need to get to the other side of where He would have us.
The boys and I spent a beautiful day with friends yesterday, AGAIN reminded of how blessed we are. God has guided our lives on the most beautiful path, including the best people. Even though we all may go through our tough times, there is still so much to be thankful for that we should not take anything for granted. Let’s be about loving extravagantly, forgiving endlessly, and rendering evil with good knowing our reward is with God.
How is your relationship with Him going? I promise, as you take one step closer to Him, he will take a hundred closer to you. My God wink of the day was thinking I needed some Comet cleaner to get our tub back looking white again, and like two hours later, I walked past a room that my husband happened to leave open, and there were 9 extra-large containers of the very Comet I wanted. It was a room where my sister in law had lots of stuff in storage, and after packing all the other things, they left behind these Comet cleaners that God knew would be special to me. Like He was saying, ‘Was this what you wanted for your tub, Nik?’ just hours after having that thought. The attention I get from God is too much! He’s my sweet thing…my everything! Even down to bathroom cleaner, He says, ‘Nik, I got you!’ Make Him your life partner, seeking His guidance in the 1,000 decisions you make every day continually asking, God, what would You have me to do here?
“WHAT DID I DO TO DESERVE THE KINDNESS OF MY HUSBAND?” (REPOST)
That was me to my hubby last night as he served the boys and me the most delicious dinner. He didn’t eat with us because he was entertaining a guest, but we enjoyed ourselves without him. Then, this morning, they woke me up to eat a big breakfast with them, and even though I’m not a breakfast eater, I said, ‘Nik, you must eat!’ after hubby said they weren’t eating without me.
With all this love I’m receiving from hubs and the boys now that I’m back in Nigeria, my assignment from God showed up in a Bible verse:
“Honor those leaders who work so hard for you (that’s my husband!)… Overwhelm them with appreciation and love.” 1 Thessalonians 5:12-13
Watching a Whatsapp message this morning about how a country has forgiven another country for an atrophic war act, I was reminded that this is where God wants us all, going overboard with love and forgiveness for everyone. God’s love, mercy, and faithfulness are renewed every day for us, and that’s where we should be with everyone. In fact, I’ve promised God to be that loving, kind, and forgiving person He has called me to be in every moment, seeking to please Him in everything I do and say. Everything is between God and us, not between us and anyone else.
Instead of worrying, I’m handing over the difficult parts of the battles with God knowing I handle nothing alone. My strength, wisdom, and guidance come from the Lord! God exceeds my expectations and gives me even more than I can ask or expect from Him. Let’s all commit to a stronger relationship with God, aiming to make everything we do, say, and even think pleasing to Him as we enjoy the sweet (even though difficult sometimes) with Him as our loving Partner. He said to me in an appointment with Him, say anything I want to Him, but to others, I should be silent. I should hide all my ugliness in His heart (it’s a hospital!). God, done.
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.” – Galatians 5:22-23
