Thatās the crucial question I have for you! If youāre not, then youāre missing out on the best life where you have DIVINE access to ALL YOU NEED for a successful life. Let me tell you, God is an expert in EVERYTHING! Itās just for us to get Him involved.
This getting our business back on track here in Florida, away from my boss husband in Nigeria, is bringing me so much closer to God. I feel His wisdom coming through to me on a moment by moment basis as to what He would have me to do. Even down to what inventory to buy or not to buy. If Iām excited about it, thatās God saying to buy, no excitement, donāt buy! Itās been incredible!
He even connects us with the perfect people to assist us. Like it was just one day, someone mentioned a mechanic that might be able to help us with a problem with a vehicle we had for sale, and since then, weāve been building a relationship with him. An old friend taught me that LOYALTY pays, and by sticking with him, he gives us super service. If a job is too complicated for him, he tells us. If his work was incorrect and didnāt solve the problem, he doesnāt charge us. Iām talking really great guy God connected us with. Itās like God Himself said, āNik, here, I think you can use this guy!ā And the strangest thing, whenever I go to his shop, I always feel Godās Presence there.
āWeāre not running from our weaknesses!ā Just how Iām working on my faults and failings with my 50 days of discipline, Iām attacking everything thatās holding us back from success in our business. Again, Iām feeling God telling me through my spirit where we can improve and be better, and weāre determined to fix the issues with HARD WORK. Like Devon Franklin said, you canāt just pray and wait for God to work. You must put in some work too!!! Faith without work is dead!
Honestly, guys, I just canāt get over how this once overwhelming challenge of getting our business on track when I came here a year ago, has brought me so much closer to God. (SMILE). He is our PARTNER in labor, and He is using this assignment to get me bolder, tougher, braver, courageous, wiser, and closer to HIM, where I’m always running to Him for help as to what to do. Iām trusting that as we do our best in the physical realm, He is working on our behalf in the spiritual realm. Wink! Wink!
āSo the angel explained that it was the following message of the Lord to Zerubbabel: I am the Lord All-Powerful. So donāt depend on your own power or strength, but on my Spirit.ā
Amen! WALK WITH GOD!!! Moment by moment, seek His face asking what He would have you to do in every moment enjoying His PEACE, WISDOM, and LOVE!!! (HUGE SMILE)
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āCOME TO ME (GOD). COME TO ME. COME TO ME.ā
Thatās unbelievably His great invitation to us! I canāt explain why the Creator of the entire wants a deep, intimate relationship with us, but He does. He wants us to know and experience His love and that He is with us in every moment to help us navigate any set of challenges that may come our way.
Are you going to Him? Let me tell ya, with all my struggles, I cry out to Him, no shame in my game! Like on Sunday, I went on that two-hour run saying, ‘God, I need Your help here!!!’ Iām tired of struggling with this issue! And He has lovingly shown up.
Yesterday, in between doing some work, I listened to Devon Franklin interview Pharrell Williams and his uncle, Bishop Ezekiel Williams. I loved the conversation so much that I took notes and wrote specifically, āPRESS TOWARD THE PRIZE.ā Five minutes later, I open up one of my WhatsApp group, and astonishingly this showed up:
“I PRESS ON TOWARD THE GOAL FOR THE PRIZE (Wink! WInk!) of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 3:14, ESV
For that verse to show up minutes after I had just written it in a notebook was no coincident. It turned out to be a direct message from God to me concerning what I cried out on Sunday, asking for His help. Hereās what the message went on to say:
“God is constantly calling us to higher places in Him. He wants us to know Him more. He wants us to know His ways, walk in His ways, and experience His victory.
The apostle Paul said in Philippians that he was pressing on toward the goal of Christās calling. How did he press forward? In verse 13 he says, āOne thing I do, forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead.ā See, in order to press forward, we have to let go of the weight of the past. We let go by forgiving and choosing not to dwell on things that can hold us back. We have to lighten our load, so to speak, so that we can rise higher in the things God has for us.
Today, if you are struggling in an area, ask God what you need to let go of. Sometimes, we need to let go of the good as well as the bad. āGoodā can be the very thing that keeps you from āgreat.ā Let go of the past, forgive, and press forward and upward to the prize of the high calling of Jesus Christ!
PRAYER FOR TODAY:
Father, today I release the past. I let go of the good and the bad. Search my heart. Show me any area where I need to make adjustments so I can move forward and upward with You in Jesusā name. Amen. Good morning and have a fruitful day. Remain blessed, stay safe.ā ā Morning Tea
People may disappoint us, and we may not get what weāre expecting from them, but God asks us to show up as our most loving and forgiving selves, leaving the past in the past as we press forward towards HIS PRIZE. And God always EXCEEDS our expectations giving us more than we can ever ask or imagine. Letās focus on Him being the super people He is calling us to be, receiving and reflecting His love to a watching world. Kk?!?
So, I was on the phone with my brother, Eddie, for the longest on Sunday, and we talked about the doctor who President Trump retweeted a video of relating to the Corona Virus. However, reports of this same doctor spoke about, of all things in the world, ādemon semen.ā A couple of hours after the conversation with Eddie, I decided to go for a TWO-HOUR run with God saying, āGod, I gotta get stronger with You.ā In the middle of that run, Kodak Blackās song Halloween incredibly says this:
āI aināt no demonās semen (Wink! Wink!)ā
That was no coincidence! It was another one of my God winks where, out of the blue, everything lines up a little bit too perfect to say that it was just some random occurrence. It was Godās fun, light, and cool way of revealing His invisible Presence with me. Letting me know that He was a part of that conversation with my brother AND He was on that run with me.
And I still canāt get over MY BIRTHDAY RUN God wink, where I was feeling so stressed and frustrated that I stopped in the middle of that jog to say, āGod, I need to hear from you!ā and of all my meditation books and of all the pages for me to read, this showed up:
āCanāt you say ON YOUR BIRTHDAY (Wink! Wink!), āEverything in me is You, Lord, except sinā? Be full of joyā¦ā ā He and I
This, honestly, gives me every reason to be full of joy ā the Creator of the entire universe knows my birthday, and He is intimately involved in every moment, every conversation and EVERYTHING concerning little old me! And the GREAT NEWS is that He is always with you, too. Thatās my job from Him that He has asked of me to tell you so, that you would begin to learn His funny, cool, loving and lighthearted personality.
Yesterday, in being upset, I go to have an appointment with Him, and He sweetly says, āNik, My grace (His help, love, and support) is sufficient.ā Therefore, I can keep my eyes fixed on Him and not the broken, fallen world around me. I can keep going JOYFULLY on my lifeās journey with God, holding on to His hand SUPER TIGHT, being obedient to what He would have me to do, what He would have me to say (or NOT to say!!!) and going where He would have me to go. KNOWING this is how He guides me on the path to the best life with Him. Amen!
āI WILL NOT BE SHAKEN FOR I HOLD ON TO THE ONE WHO IS BIGGER THAN MY FEARS.ā
DONāT MISS OUT ON AN OPPORTUNITY TO BETTER YOURSELF
That was the message from Coach Bennet on my run with him yesterday, so Iām 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:
āAny words at allā¦ 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 donāt 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. Iāll 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.ā ā He and I
God said that when Iām ready, He will BEGIN teaching me some lessons in love, and this holding back of words has been a super hard one. Itās 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, āNikki, you talk too much!ā I agree! Letās be mindful of what we say and make God proud of us. Kk?!? May God give us the strength to do so. Amen!
āPleasant words are like honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.ā ā Proverbs 16:24
I canāt get over God and how He shows me such deep love and attention. Like yesterday, in the middle of a BIRTHDAY run, I stopped to ask Him what is wrong with me and why Iām still struggling with such sad and depressing thoughts. I opened my electronic book reader on my phone and continued from exactly where I had last left off reading, and this amazingly showed up:
āCanāt you say ON YOUR BIRTHDAY (Wink! Wink!), āEverything in me is You, Lord, except sinā? Be full of joyā¦ā ā He and I
And once again, that lined up too perfectly to be some ordinary coincidence. God, the Creator of the entire Universe, KNOWS my birthday. Can you guys believe that? He had that all perfectly lined up to remind me of His deep love for me. Of all my meditation books, of all pages!
āWhat is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them?ā ā Psalm 8:4
Where I go wrong is that I forget who I am and whose I am ā Iām Godās girl!!! And my life is a journey with Him. He has brought me to a new season, and I have to make the most of where I am now, not thinking about the past or the future, but simply making the most of the PRESENT and every day with Him, enjoying His company, and FULL OF JOY.
A special thanks to my sister-in-law, Aima, her husband, Sandy, and their daughters, Tomi and Toluwa, who threw me a fantastic party with the most delicious foods. I felt so LOVED. Like I always say, God EXCEEDS my expectations. He gives me more than I can ever ask or imagine. Ask me how Iām doingā¦ Iām BLESSED!!!
Donāt miss out on the best life with God, where every day feels like a birthday celebration. Make space in your life to have appointments with Him, where you learn His voice to guide you on the path to the best experiences. My fav meditation books where I hear from Him are Jesus Calling by Sarah Young, He and I by Gabrielle Bossis, The Bible (You Version App on my phone), and my book, āKeep Calm, Youāre Rolling with God.ā They say you write the book you need to read, and thatās definitely the case here. I still havenāt mastered the hard lessons I wrote about! Not one moment spent with God has been wasted! What time will your alone times with Him be? Letās get STRONGER in the LORD!
