Do THIS to Stay on Fire for God! | Here’s how to keep burning, even when you’re tired.
by Nikki Walton of CurlyNikki.com
“With more prayer we shall have more power.” – Charles Spurgeon
I’ve been doing 9 mile days. You should see my step counter. It’s asking me if I’m okay, lol. This habit of long walks (21 days yesterday- 6 miles for the majority, and 8.4-8.7 in the last 3 days), with gratitude in every step, the Blood of Jesus in every step, is energizing on all levels, but it can also be depleting. I was so tired last night. I showered, laid down and don’t remember anything else lol. I woke up naturally around 4am and began thanking God. Fell back asleep, got the kids off to school, and fell back asleep lol.
Woke up praying in tongues. THAT IS ENERGIZING. This form of prayer rose in me again and caused me to rise. It’s another Energy you feel building within. Beyond the energy of a good night’s rest or a good breakfast, or no breakfast if you fast… or even coffee. I don’t have my black espresso until much later in the morning- around 10.
Praying in and with the Holy Spirit… that’s about when I started walking 21 days ago. I’m about 99.9% sure the timing all adds up. I can go from being super tired to fully charged in just a few minutes of communion with God. Speaking directly with Him, spirit to Spirit. In a language only He understands… I do not. I can just feel the sentiment. The passion. It keeps you out of your head… no thought about problems, or concerns, or desires… just… Communion. Just God. A very lit meditation lol. And then He moves this body. To do things. Powerfully.
It appears to be ‘just minutes’, like this morning, but it’s clear something powerful is happening beyond time. Beyond appearances. And then excitement and zeal (oooh I’ve never used that word, look at me!) returns and writing happens, and I’m back out (t)here on the road, walking, praying, dancing (sometimes), Joyful, and ready for the rest of the day. The more I walk, the more I CAN walk. The more I pray, the more I CAN pray. The more I write, the more I CAN write, and the more I find myself doing everything else.
I know this to be true for you, too. You just have to get started. My son was complaining about starting a homework assignment yesterday because it looked impossible (the sheer amount). He was halfway done with it before soccer practice, and smiled at me and said, ‘you were right.’ He just had to sit down and start. And now he’s almost done! What was once daunting is DONE.
You just have to get down on your knees and begin to pray. You just have to sit down at that desk and begin the project, start laying out the business plan… you just have to go to the store and buy the blankets and toiletries and find the people experiencing homelessness that need them.
LET HIM USE YOU.
You are carrying His Fire or you’d have no desire to read these words. You dang sure wouldn’t have read this far. You certainly wouldn’t have found me. I am something like a catalyst. Black women, millions of them, everywhere, went natural because of what I was sharing. We changed an entire industry in less than 10 years. We also saved many lives because the women that were relaxing their hair with chemicals that caused hormone disruption and cancers… stopped using them… years before those studies came out, years before many of them would’ve been affected, too.
We helped a lot of people. God continued working on me and now, I’m being used as someone to point back to Him. To show the way to Him, to Love, to Joy, to an entirely new way to approach your old life so that it may become new.
EVERYTHING IN YOUR LIFE IS CHANGING AS YOU CONTINUE TO FEEL THIS LOVE. AS YOU CONTINUE TO THANK OUR FATHER… CONSTANTLY. AS YOU CONTINUE TO KNOW, CEASELESSLY, THAT HE DIDN’T BRING YOU TO THIS MOMENT, TO THIS PART OF YOUR STORY TO ABANDON YOU. BUT YOU MUST ABANDON YOURSELF TO HIM. HE’S MADE IT SO THAT YOU HAVE NO ONE ELSE TO TURN TO. THIS IS THE BREAKTHROUGH. DON’T GO LOOKING FOR SOMEONE OR SOMETHING EXTERNAL. TURN TO THE ONE WHO MOVES AND SENDS THE EXTERNAL THROUGH AND TO YOU. IT IS ALL BORN OF JOY. OF LOVE.
I want to clarify that I don’t mean to stop doing things. And wait. No. You start doing things. Whatever the Spirit moves you to do… and you do those things in HIS SPIRIT. With His Spirit. With JOY! While praying. While thanking. This is all you have to do today… whatever you had planned… do it WITH GOD. WITH A FELT FAITH AND JOY that although nothing looks different, everything is. And we abide. We abide in His Truth until we see as He does. Until we know aright… what’s really here. God Alone.
I love you,
nik
p.s. your desperate prayers… your worried prayers? Try praying them again in His atmosphere. How would the Holy Spirit say those same words? Feel the remix. Be the remix. It’s already done. I love you!
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Grand Rising Queen Nikki…Thank you for being a vessel to allow God’s word to flow through you. After completing your October challenge to be still in the presence of God, journal gratitude and pray protection over my family, I can feel the shift of my trust in God and I an loving communing with God just to be in His presence. My daughter totaled her car and I am not financially able to help her get a car as I need a car but I kept texting in. God’s presence and her provided a one owner car for 4k in immaculate condition for purchase in AL where I am going on Thanksgiving. Logistics became an issue because the car needs transmission work but God provided a mechanic through my friend who is able to tie the car to his shop and do the repairs. Just witnessing how God is a provider, way more and miracle work never ceases to amaze me. I was in talks with the owner about this car a day before my daughter totaled her car Abdullah the car is located in the town on the way to my home town in Alabama where I was visiting for Thanksgiving, the mechanic is a friend of my best friend, who I stayed with for two months while she fought and next a brain tumor. I don’t have the 4000 or the money for the repairs but I am confident that God is going to provide the money on 11/28 when it is needed… Thank you for initiating this level of faith in me with you daily messages. But God
Hi Nikki, I always look forward to your articles. I feel so seen and validated. Not many people in my sphere understand the level of faith, prayer and meditation that I’ve gotten to since making God the center of my life. This summer, in one of my meditations, I was told I would be given the gift of tongues and prophecy. I felt so worthy in that moment, but didn’t expect anything. The very next day, I was in my car repeating over and over again Jesus I trust in you, Jesus I trust in you over and over again on my hour-long commute. No music, just praise and connection. Halfway into my praise, I was overcome with an overwhelming feeling of joy that brought a smile to my face from ear to ear that could not be undone. I heard in my mind, “Speak.” All of a sudden, out of my mouth came the sweetest sounds and language that had so much depth, and yet I had no idea what I was saying. But I knew in my heart my spirit was communicating with God in it truest essence. My body and brain moved to the side to allow a connection to take place that is otherworldly. Since then, my meditations are filled with this melody/language, and the literal BUZZ and ENERGY in my body that I am left with make me feel like I can do anything. All this to say that reading about your experience with the Holy Spirit and how it drives you daily is super validating for me. Thank you so much for always sharing your journey with us. I love you my sister in Christ!!!
Thank you so much for Always sharing and caring. I see Him in You and all is set on fire ❤️🔥
Bring me more gasoline ❤️🔥
Use me to your service! Letsagooooo