Why You’re Not Seeing Your Breakthrough (And the 48-Hour Shift That Will Change Your Life)

Why You’re Not Seeing Your Breakthrough

(And the 48-Hour Shift That Changes Everything)

by Nikki Walton for Curlynikki.com

“If we only knew how much we need God’s Grace, we would never lose touch with Him. Believe me. Make a commitment never to deliberately stray from Him, to live the rest of your life in His holy presence.” –Brother Lawrence

“Put your hand to the task! If you do it right, you will soon see the results.” –Brother Lawrence

“Something moved, because you stayed.” -Jesus to Nikki

Say to yourself right now, “Something moved, because I stayed.”

Say it until you can feel the staying… the importance of it.

This is important. I used to think I had to choose. Even for moments like this. I could be a good and focused writer… face kind of screwed up like a tortured artist, fingers flying across the keyboard, thoughts loud, hyper focused on the world. Or, I could be light, and easy, and focused on God. Quietly joyful.

But not both.
Never both.
Even when I had the intention.

Writing required effort.
God required surrender.

So I would choose.
I would shut down the Fire so I could function. So I could be responsible… adult, successfully.
And then I’d return to earn Him back later with prayer, or stillness, or silence.
Over and over again.

For ten years.
Maybe eleven now.

Last night, I made a decision.
I stay lit.
No more turning it off.
Not even to create.

This is the First 48.

The first 48 hours of not letting the Oil run out.
Of not letting the Joy flicker.
Of keeping the Flame burning through every task, every conversation, every breath, every typed word, every reel.

Even now.

It feels different now.

I just came from Mass and experienced it in a completely different way.
It all unfolded in this Joy.
A conscious upliftment.
A charged atmosphere.

Not flat and dead. Or ‘regular’. ALIVE. An awareness of the Living God. How I’d be if I was making eye contact with Him… all the time!

Last night it came to me- 
It’s like bad posture (which I have lol).
It feels like too much effort, almost painful, when you try to finally correct it.

Being slouched feels normal.

Being out of the Presence of God is like slouching.

In the beginning, when you reach for Him, it feels like efforting. It feels hard. You forget a million times, and you have to sit back up into Him. Into the Flame. As the Flame.

And I used to think that effort was unnecessary, that it was moving in the wrong direction. Away from Him.

It’s not.
It’s absolutely necessary.

This alert Joy.
You’re not changing the atmosphere.
You’re not charging it.
You’re not raising your vibration.

There is a higher pitch here…
you’re just becoming more aware of It.
Aligned.
You’re noticing It more and more.
And that changes everything.

At church today during the Homily (sermon), we were taught the acronym W.I.N.- What’s important now.

And what’s always important now is THIS.

This posture.
This “yes”.

All you have to do is stay, and something will move.

Here’s some Sacred Scripture to inspire your breakthrough, you oil, your burning, your staying-

1. Matthew 25:1-13 – “The wise took oil in jars along with their lamps… The bridegroom arrived. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet. And the door was shut.”
   The oil = fire = readiness = access. Those without oil missed it.

2. Leviticus 6:12-13 – “The fire on the altar must be kept burning; it must not go out…”
   This isn’t a one-time spark. It must be maintained. Like the posture of Presence. Like walking with a single lit candle and no matches. Your survival depends on it.

3. John 15:4-5 – “Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself… apart from me you can do nothing.”
   Remaining-not striving- is how the fruit comes.

4. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-19 – “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances… Do not extinguish the Spirit.”
   The Fire goes out when the rejoicing, prayer, and gratitude stop. Rejoice! Be full of God-all day, every breath.

5. Matthew 6:33 – “But seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.”
   If it could be added by your effort, it would’ve been by now. You know this. It’s added when you stay burning.

6. Deuteronomy 28:2 – “All these blessings will come on you and overtake you if you obey the Lord your God.”
   You don’t chase blessings. They overtake you when you stay in Him.

7. Romans 12:11 – “Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.”
   Fervor means boiling heat. Don’t stop boiling.

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The Fire is the Oil.
If you fall below the Fire, you miss the door.
But if you stay in It,
the door stays open. HE HOLDS IT OPEN FOR YOU!

The blessing overtakes you.
The Oil is what unlocks everything.
Don’t fall below.

Stay burning.

The end.

You can’t afford to not be in His Presence any longer.
I could feel the tendency, even while gathering the scriptures above, to wait to feel Him until after I was done with that “serious” work.

But I resisted.

“Get thee behind me.”
And I persisted.

Just like Brother Lawrence.
I wrote with Jesus.
I didn’t leave Him in the other room while I went to handle business.
He came with me.

I asked Him to sit beside me (He already was), and I didn’t ignore Him this time.
He was my writing partner.

I pray you can feel It.

I started practicing this 100%, full throttle, last night.

While looking for a card game to play with the kids, I stumbled upon a familiar-looking coin purse. I picked it up and smelled it and had instant tears.

It was my grandmother’s.

I don’t know how it got in that drawer, or how or why it still smells like the inside of her purse… but I cried. And as I type, I’m crying again.

It felt like such a gift. Such a full-circle moment.

I committed to feeling His Presence just a couple of months before she passed in 2015.
It’s 2025.

I made that commitment again.
No compromise.
No pause button.
All Fire.
More Fire.

And I found her coin purse.
With her fragrance.
With seven quarters inside.
Seven. The biblical number of completion.

I pray you’ll complete this with me.
48 hours. In His Presence. Breakthrough unlocked. 

You can follow along here. I’ll keep a journal. I’ll let you know how it goes. What comes up.

I want to also say this.

I used to waver because it felt like what goes up must come down.
I’d feel Joy for a couple of hours or days and then, bam, bad mood city.
Or some negative event would unfold and I’d “lose it.”

Even Mooji confirmed it for me once.

But this isn’t karma.
This is Christ.

Christ broke the law of equal return.
He fulfilled it.

And in Him, we are under a new law:

“Joy unspeakable and full of glory.” -1 Peter 1:8
“The blessing of the Lord makes rich, and He adds no sorrow with it.” -Proverbs 10:22
“From glory to glory.” -2 Corinthians 3:18

Your Breakthrough Is Here

Joy doesn’t have to crash.
The fire doesn’t have to fade.
Love doesn’t boomerang.

The other shoe already dropped. On Calvary.

No more pendulum.
No more high then low.
No more light then dark.

Just Light.
Just God.
Just Love.

A Buddhist monk thumped me once when I told him the Love is always here and always on.

He asked, “Can you still feel Love?”

I said, “The thump happened in the Love.”

He got quiet.

Lesson over.

Now we stay.
No more backsliding.

If you’re with me, let me know in the comments.
And let me know what you think. Share your experience with the Joy, with the breakthrough you’re praying for, with the breakthrough you’re in the middle of!

I love you!

nik

p.s. Keep a journal or electronic diary of everything you experience during these next 48 hours! Even notice that during prayer time you have to make sure you keep the flame going! Notice how often you get lost!