Wait...

My prayer:

I worship you God. Your presence and your Spirit are so sweet. I am so grateful that you chose me. I am so grateful that I get to have you in my life. I wouldn't want to live any other way. 

I am not always the best person. I don't always make the right decisions or do the right things. But, you love me and that means more than anything else. The fact that you love me, you died for me, you saved me, and you chose me means I must be worth something. If I can just remember that and stop worrying about "proving" my worth, I bet I will be a lot happier. 

I love you and thank you God for everything.

What God Said Tonight:

Will you wait for me? If you start it up now, it will be too early. I have shown you great things in your future but now is not yet the time. Will you wait for me and my perfect timing? 

I know you like to push things forward and I love that drive in you but tonight, I am asking you to wait. Wait in full anticipation of the future I have promised you, but wait. 

I love you and I will guide you at the right time but you are in position now and there are some things that need to happen before the next push forward. Wait a little while.

Beautiful scars...

My prayer:

Awesome God. I am simply worn out tonight and don't know what to say. My brain is moving too slow after running at 400mph all day. My body just wants to lie down. I feel like a wimp and just want to rest. 

But, you taught me a long time ago that my feelings will fool me and that I should not make decisions based on my feelings but on the truth, your truth. And, the truth is that I love you and I don't want to miss this time with you no matter what. Hearing your voice is always the best part of my day and I do not want to give it up. 

Tell me God, what is on your mind tonight?

What God Said Tonight:

A scar can be an ugly thing or it can be evidence of what you survived. It is all in how you look at it. Sometimes, my children look at their scars, physical, emotional and spiritual and they see them as ugly things that hold them back. I see them as beautiful memorials of what I brought them through. 

You are who you are, partly because of your scars. Can you start to look at them differently? Can you start to see them as the symbol of strength that I see them as? I am your healer and I can heal every hurt. I don't always remove the scars though. 

When you see Jesus, you will see his scars. You will know what he did for you. And you will cry, but not from sadness. You will cry from the beauty of a love so great. 

Warts and all...

My prayer:

I want to be better God. I want to be better tomorrow that I was today. I want to be a bigger blessing to people than I have been. I want to be a better reflection of you. I know that I will never be perfect except for being perfected in you, but I want to be better than I am. I want to love better. I want to encourage and not discourage. Help me God to be better for you.

What God Said Tonight:

There is no condemnation in Christ. You know that right? Start there. You know what else? I made you knowing that you would be imperfect in this life. 

Trouble and imperfection become the good ground that nurtures the gifts of the Spirit in you. Love, compassion, kindness, those all come from understanding and being able to relate to the thing that someone else is going through. 

I am glad you want to work on your rough spots. We will always be working on them. But remember, these rough spots also make you human. Without them, you would not be able to relate or connect to anyone and I would not be able to use you as I do for the Kingdom. 

I love you daughter, warts and all.

Truth...

My prayer:

Today was just good God. Thank you for the beauty you showed us and the favor. Thank you for the amazing wilderness that you have made. Tonight I am tired but content and ready to listen. What is on your mind Father?

What God Said Tonight:

There is very little to say that hasn't been said. There is some truth to the statement that there is nothing new under the son. I look for new ways to tell you, but the truth remains the truth, now and forever. 

And, the truth is, I love you. The truth is that you will live an everlasting life because of the blood I shed for you. The truth is that you are a royal priesthood and highly favored. 

The truth is that I also have some expectations of you. The truth is that I expect you to be my reflection on the earth. The truth is that I expect you to tell people about me. And, the truth is that there is nothing more beautiful than one of my children living out their purpose in life. There is no sunset that is more resplendent and there is no mountain that is more lush than the beauty of my children living in the purpose that I have given then. 

I love you my daughter. Live in truth and live in purpose and you will be beautiful.

Mirrors...

My prayer:

Awesome and wise God. Wow. We really get in our own way sometimes. We can get so caught up in bitterness and being right that we miss what life and what you are trying to offer us.

Why is it so easy for me to see that in other people's lives and so hard for me to recognize when I am doing it to myself? God, I pray and ask for even greater insight into my own roadblocks than the insight I have into others. Help me to recognize my part in every situation or act that drives me crazy. Then, I pray for the wisdom to change. 

You have said when we lack wisdom, to ask and I am asking. Give me the wisdom and understanding to get out of my own way. Thank you.

What God Said Tonight:

You are all connected, You all have the same Father. I have put you on the earth together to help and to teach each other. When you look in your brother or your sisters eye and you see that speck, it is the mirror to show you the log in your eye. You know the statement that objects in the mirror may be larger than they appear? Same is true with people who are the mirrors in your life. The issues you see in them may be reflections of a bigger issue in you. 

I bring people together for reasons. I bring people together who have the same types of issues to help each other. No one is completely whole or completely holy. The best you can do is work on what you see. But, work on what you see in you. As you help yourself, you will help others. 

I love you daughter, warts and all. You are covered in my blood and are wholly beautiful. Rest.

Quiet with God...

My prayer:

Today was filled with impossibilities God. Thanks for being the God that makes the impossible, possible. I am sure glad today is over and the run we took tonight was awesome. I love getting to that place of worship in a run where it is you and me and the world completely disappears. 

I am such a daddy's girl when it comes to you! Sitting out here, under the stars tonight, I am just truly content. The only thing that would make tonight better is to hear your voice. What do you want to talk about tonight God?

What God Said Tonight:

Mmmm, I am not much in a talking mood tonight but I am in the mood to be with you. I am in the mood to spend time, enjoying our time together. 

I would ask that you stay here awhile, just you and me, some sweet worship music, the cooling night air. Don't run off to bed or to the next thing that you think of that needs to be done. Just hang out awhile. 

I love you and really just want to spend some time being quiet with you tonight.

Routines...

My prayer:

I am worn out tonight God but still just enjoying your presence. Every moment is worthwhile because you are in it. 

I realized over the last few days that I have fallen out of some habits or routines that I use to have to make sure I was keeping you in the forefront of my mind. I know you don't like routine that becomes insincere worship and I don't want that either. But, for me, it seems like having some routines really help me to not grow lazy or complacent. 

There is probably some middle ground that I am missing. All knowing God, please give me wisdom. I don't ever want to drift from you.

What God Said Tonight:

Staying close to me is like any other relationship in your life. You have to work at it. You have to be committed to growing closer together. You have to be in agreement that you will not let the day to day hassles of life get in the way of staying connected. 

That being said, just like with your other relationships, sometimes it happens despite your best intentions. How often have you been going along in life and realize that you haven't talked to your best friend in a month, or two? It is not that you love that friend any less. You just got distracted from your commitment to the friendship. When that happens, don't you immediately get in touch with that friend, apologize and reconnect with them?

Yep, it works the same with you an me. Life happens and sometimes you lose track of the things and relationships that are important to you. When it happens, apologize and reconnect. I am always here. I will never turn you away when you come back to me. I will never condemn you. 

Now, regarding routines, again just like with relationships in your life, some amount of routine (e.g., a committment to a monthly dinner with a friend) helps keep you connected. However, if one month you miss it, you don't beat up on yourself and assume the friendship is over. It is ok to have routines but don't let the routine rule the relationship. I love you daughter, now and always.

Celebrate God's love...

My prayer:

I am celebrating you, my God. I am celebrating your love, your peace, your careful care over us. I am celebrating a life of purpose lived through your guidance. I am celebrating eternal life through your sacrifice. I am celebrating you God. 

There are times like tonight where I can't help myself. I get to thinking how good you are and how good my life is because you are in it and I just want to sing and dance and CELEBRATE! 

Thank you for everything God.

What God Said Tonight:

I love a good celebration. I love to see my children experiencing the joy that I always intended for your lives. 

Your joy does not need to be dependent on circumstances. You can have joy at any point just by focusing on me and our relationship. I will bring you joy in your sadness. I will bring you peace in the torment. I will bring you healing in the sickness. I will bring you whatever you need because I love you so much, more than you may ever know. 

Feel my love tonight. I want to blanket you with it. I want to wrap you in it. I want you to be so surrounded in my love that nothing can ever harm you. Live in the midst of my love and you will always have joy, peace, protection, and every need fulfilled. I love you, my child.

Thought control...

My prayer:

Mighty God, loving Father. I think I am realizing, more than ever, that the majority of challenges in life are truly a battle of the mind. If I can think "right" about a situation, any situation, and see it how you see it, I can be content and not afraid. 

It seems almost too simple when I say it but the reality of living it is hard enough. I pray God that you help me to get my thoughts right, in every situation. I pray for wisdom and right thinking. In Jesus name. Thank you.

What God Said Tonight:

I am sorry my daughter but your thoughts are your own responsibility. I gave you free will and in that is your control over your own thoughts. I can teach you how to control your thoughts. I can show you how confessing my word will renew your mind. I can show you the tools to keep your mind like mine; but the work, actually living out the right thought life is something only you can do. 

I cannot and will not ever control your thoughts. Those are yours and only yours. Keep your thoughts focused and stayed on me and you find the control you seek. It is all up to you.

Harvest...

My prayer:

What a crazy week this was God. My prayer as we start a new week is that I am more thoughtful in everything that I do. That I am more aware that none of us are promised tomorrow. That I live each day to the fullest and that I don't miss a single person who needs help, needs encouragement, needs you. I pray God that the I am a better person this week than I was last week. I pray that I am a better reflection of you this week than I was last week. 

I thank you that you can make good out of anything and give us beauty for ashes.

What God Said Tonight:

The harvest is truly ready. The fields are heavy with grain. It is time and we have to hurry to get it all in. 

When people are this ready to make a decision for me, you can't leave them standing and alone. They will wither and die. They need to hear now, they need to understand now, they need you, the harvest workers, to tell them about me and how I can help...now. 

Pick up your sickle and get to work. 

Taking authority...

My prayer:

Awesome God. We continue to try to deal with this shooting tragedy. What I am finding with myself and others around me is that we are feeling like we are not reacting "right." That we are not doing enough, that we are not helping enough, and even feeling guilty if we do normal everyday things. 

Guilt and condemnation are not from you so I have to assume they are coming from the enemy and he has gained too much ground this week. 

God I pray that you rebuke him in Jesus name. I bind him and his plans in this and cast them to the pit of hell in the name of Jesus. I declare that he cannot continue this plan to destroy us. Thank you Jesus.

What God Said Tonight:

That is what I was waiting to see from you daughter. My warrior daughter stepping up and taking authority. You do not have to let satan run rampant in your life. You have authority through me to take control. 

Any time that you get complacent or start to think there is nothing you can do, he wins a little. Remember who you are and the authority that I have given you and take charge. He cannot win in the end. 

I love you daughter. Stay strong in faith and in your assurance of who you are.

Come to God...

My prayer:

Mighty God, you have heard the prayers for comfort, for peace, for protection. You have heard the angry voices trying to understand. I thank you God that you really are the answer. Just as you said last night. Even in, or maybe especially in, the face of tragedy, you are the answer. Thank you God for bringing blessing and peace out of tragedy. Thank you for your family who is banding together to love on each other. Thank you God for giving us the strength to love our way through this time.

What God Said Tonight:

I am here. Come closer, under my wings and in my arms. Come here and let me comfort you. Come here and let me protect you. Come here and let me take care of you. 

I love you, my children, I love you so much. Let me take the pain and the anger and the hurt and let me heal you. I am your healing. I will make the wrong things right. I will heal your heart. Come to me and let me?

Problems and answers...

My prayer:

God, you are my answer. Whatever the problem, you are my answer. If I look to you, ask you, listen to you, you always give me the perfect answer. People come to me a lot to help them with problems. They think that I am smart. What they don't understand, even when I tell them over and over, it is not me with the answers. The answers all come from you. Thank you for being my answer God.

What God Said Tonight:

I am the truth and the way. I am the answer you seek. You will find peace and wisdom in me every time you look. You can count on it. I will never let you down. sometimes, I might wait a little with the answer to help you grow and learn. Sometimes, something is happening in the Spirit realm that holds up the answer. However, I will NEVER leave you in the dark indefinitely. 

You my dear daughter are the Queen of questions and I love that about you. I promise you today that one day, you will have every question answered. You will have no doubts and you will know everything you ever hoped to know. I can't give that to you today because there is more growing and more to do in the world. But someday. 

I love you daughter. Keep questioning, keep listening and keep solving those problems. 

Problems are like rocks in the road. The bigger they are the harder they are to miss and to get rid of. They are out of place and try to hinder your progression. Find a way over them, under them, around them, whatever you need to do but don't let a rock block your destiny, EVER!

Peace...

My Prayer:

I am so at peace tonight God. Thank you for peace. I don't really have anything to say but thank you for everything and I love you. Life is a roller coaster but when I have your peace in me, I don't really care. Peace that passes all understanding. Not logical but VERY REAL. Thank you for your peace.

What God Said Tonight:

Nothing missing and nothing lacking. That is what I want for you and for all of my children. I want you and your lives to be complete and fulfilled with every purpose and every blessing that I have earmarked especially for you since the beginning of time. 

There is nothing that is happening, nothing that will happen that is a surprise for me. I have known it all since the beginning of time. Keep trusting me to guide you through. I love you my peaceful daughter. Hang onto that peace.

PARTY...

My prayer:

Thank you God! I love my new car and I have total peace about getting it. Thank you for your favor. Thank you for the opportunity to share you with the guys at the dealership. Thank you for everything!!! 

I love you so much God. What is on your mind tonight? Anything you want to talk about...I am here.

What God Said Tonight:

We are partying in heaven tonight! There were people all over the world today who chose to live for me and have been saved for eternity! 

That is what gets me excited. That is what starts a party here in heaven! Angels are singing. We are dancing. We are celebrating and calling out the names of the new brothers and sisters. Come on in and join in the party! There is nothing better than this! People who were cursed are now blessed!!! 

Keep sharing what you know about me. Keep telling people how great it is to live for me. Keep it up!! It makes all the difference in the world. It is life saving and just makes me SO HAPPY!!! I love you daughter. Keep up the good work and don't get weary. There are so many more that need to hear and understand.

Tell me what to do...

My prayer:

All knowing God, I need wisdom tonight. I need to know what the right decision is. This is a decision where this is no specific guidance from your word. I don't think there is a "right" or "wrong" choice; but if I could see how they would each turn out, I bet one decision would be better than the other. I want to make the best choice God and logic is not working. Tell me what I should do? Thank you Jesus, Father, Holy Spirit.

What God Said Tonight:

Tell you what to do? That is an unusual request coming from you. My children usually are angry when they are "told what to do" and rebel. 

The fact is I have blessed you and have given you a brain just for times  like this. You are right, there is no right or wrong decision here but there are natural consequences to your decision, most of which you can imagine. 

Make a choice on what you are willing to risk. I love you and I have provided a possibility for you that was a desire of your heart. You make the choice. 

Think of whether the result of the choice will rule you or whether you will rule it. When you have the thing you think you want, will it be a good thing for you, for your character or a bad thing? Will it bring you closer to me and who I have destined you to be or father away. Those are the important questions. 

I love you daughter and I trust you. Make the choice that is most right for you and I will pave the way. 

Covered in gold...

My prayer:

All knowing God. You taught me so much today! THANK YOU! Thank you for the new knowledge and thank you for the reminders of things that I already knew but had forgotten. Thank you for reminding me of who I am and what I should be spending my time and effort on. I lvoe you God and I will do my best to remember and follow all that you have taught me today.

What God Said Tonight:

I am decorating you with gold my daughter. I want you to see what I am doing. I am painting you with beautiful gold designs. I have a purpose for this. It is a symbol of your station as a priest. But, it is also a natural expression of my love for you and the beauty that lives in you. 

You are precious to me. My children are all so precious to me. I will protect you and teach you. I will guide you all the days of your life. But, I will also decorate you. I will recognize you as my child in front of the world. I will make sure that they understand the privilege that comes with that recognition. 

You are beautiful and you are being covered in my gold. You will shine for the world.

Light a new fire...

My prayer:

Mighty God. I almost don't want to pray tonight because I am afraid I will just end up whining about things that don't even matter. I think tonight is one of those nights where I should keep my mouth shut and listen to you. What is on your mind God? What do you want to talk about?

What God Said Tonight:

Do not get tired in well doing. Remember me telling you that? I mean it. Keep the fire the zeal for me burning in you. I know that sometimes it seems like too much but it isn't and I will always help you. 

I am going to light a new fire within you. I am going to stir up the coals that have been burning down. I am going to raise you up to feel the air whip up the flames. You use to be white hot for me. I need that back in you. 

Do not forget your first love. I am right here and I am ready when you are.

Cranky...

My prayer:

Amazing God. Life with you is so good. I don't feel like I have the right to complain. And, I don't. But there are days like today where I am down right cranky, irritable, annoying, (fill in your own description) and I hate it. I hate being around me when I get like this. 

It is getting better. I made a choice that I was not going to stay in that dark place and it is getting better but I could sure use some help. I could sure use a reminder of what matters. I love you God. Thank you for always being there for me. 

What God Said Tonight:

You know I gave you a way to encourage yourself when you get that way. You remember King David? He was good at encouraging himself. He always turned back to my word and reminded himself of what was his. 

His life was less than perfect. he had incredible struggles and tragedies (most were a lot worse than the bad traffic you let get you tied up today). But, he always turned back to what I had told him and he remembered what was important 

You can do the same thing. It is even easier for you. It is written in so many formats. Don't forget my word. Don't forget to study my word every day. There are nuggets of joy, nuggets of wisdom, nuggets of solutions, nuggets of peace all throughout it and if you are not in it everyday, you will forget. Do not forget. 

If you lose my word in your life you will be like a boat without an anchor and will drift away. Keep anchored to my word and my promises and you will be safe.

Leaning on God...

My prayer:

I am tired but at peace tonight God. I am here if you have anything you want to talk about. I am ready to listen. 

I love you so very much and cannot, will not, imagine my life without you. Or, imagine my death without you.

What God Said Tonight:

I am looking for someone who is willing to spend some private, quiet time with me tonight. I don't need a lot of fanfare or a big production. I just need someone willing to get quiet with me. I want someone who wants to dwell with me tonight. I want someone who doesn't need to make a show of it but truly just wants to be with me. 

If that is you, if you are willing, come now and let us be quiet together...lay your head against me and rest. I will never leave you. I will never forsake you. I will always love you. I will always be there for you. I am constant and I can be trusted with everything that you are concerned about. 

You don't have to be a part of the mess anymore. Let go. Let go and follow me. You will see that it is a much easier path than what you think it will be. Lean on me...please. I want you to. You are not a burden to me. You are the love of my heart and the apple of my eye. Please, lean on me and let me take it from here.

Keep learning...

My prayer:

All knowing God. Thank you for new wisdom and insight tonight. J in group tonight talking about how most of our disappointments in life are a result of us having unfair expectations of the people around us was a great revelation. Who am I to expect anyone to do things the way I want them to? 

I love when  you teach me things. Once you teach me, it seems so obvious. Thank you for putting people around me who know stuff I don't yet. Thank you for surrounding me with people who love me enough to teach me what they know. Thank you God for wisdom and for answers.

What God Said Tonight:

I have so much I can teach you. The amount of wisdom and knowledge available is as vast as the sand is in the desert. The landscape for learning goes farther than you can see. 

I will always be available to teach you as long as you are available to learn. When you find yourself feeling stagnant and not growing, it is likely because you have stopped being willing to learn. You  are yet being formed into my image. You are yet learning to be like me. 

I will teach you but I will never force you. Come to each day as if it were a class and be ready to learn. Your life is your class, your text is my Word, your test is eternal. I love you daughter. Keep learning.

Forever love...

My prayer:

I can't believe you got me through this day God! No sleep at all last night and somehow, you got me through a long day at work and here I am still conscious. What would I do without you? How does anyone get up in the morning without you in their lives? I love you God and can't wait to hear what you have to say tonight.

What God Said Tonight:

How can you be without me since I live in you? Anyone and I mean ANYONE who wants me in their life only has to ask and I am there. 

I will never leave you. I will never not be with you. I have chosen you, you have invited me and that is forever. I don't make half way promises. When I commit to something, when I commit to someone, I am in, all in forever. There is no divorce from me. You are my precious bride and we will be together forever. 

I love your face in the morning. I love the fragrance of your spirit. I love the way you look at me when no one else is looking. I love you my child and I am with you forever. 

Stained glass...again...

My prayer:

Amazing God. Life is really good right now but I am having a hard time getting excited like I should. You are blessing the ministry, people around me, and me and I am SO grateful; but the drive, the energy, the excitement for the next new thing that usually comes so naturally for me, doesn't seem to be there. 

I don't know why. I am not depressed, I am just kind of calm, but maybe too calm? I don't know if I am just at peace or if I am missing out on fully experiencing this wonderful season that you have created for us? I don't know. 

I am always picking myself apart and now I am picking myself apart about being too much at peace...that seems stupid. Thanks for listening God, even when I don't make sense.

What God Said Tonight:

I have compared you to stained glass in the past and I will do it again because it is the best way to describe this time. 

Right now, I don't need you to be the charging force to move things forward. I need you to be the calm, still glass that reflects beauty on everything around it. I need you to be the calm sure place that people come back to as they step into things they never imagined possible. I need you to reflect my light to them in a way that is so beautiful, it takes their breath away and encourages them to go back out and do even more. I need you to be my stained glass. 

Moldable...

My prayer:

God, you impressed me today. Thank you for showing me how you are working in so many people's lives. Thank you for answered prayers. Thank you for reconciliation and reconnection with people that I have missed so much. You are God and I am yours. I am here to do your will and tell your story. What part of the story do you want to tell tonight?

What God Said Tonight:

I have forged you out of metal and have shaped you in the fire. I have molded you into the perfect shape and the perfect tool to accomplish what we need to do today. 

The thing that I appreciate about you is that when it is time, and I put you back in the fire to reshape you, you don't resist. You willingly take on the new shape. 

I know that sometimes you wonder if the continual change in your life is a bad thing but it is not. It is just me getting to use you in new areas for my Kingdom. there are some people who are called to do one thing and that thing is something that they are the very best at. There are others, like you that I have called to fill many positions throughout time. 

You are not done changing and you are not done growing. Your shape is perfect for today but tomorrow, we may need to adjust. Know that the fire will never harm you but it will make it easier for me to shape you for the next job. I love you daughter. Stay moldable.

Amazing people...

My prayer:

Amazing and wonderful God. I worship you. I thank you. I am in awe of you and what you do. I am just crazy in love with you. I love that you still surprise me sometimes. If there is anything in me God that you want changed, let me know or just go ahead and change it. I want to be exactly who you want me to be. Nothing more and nothing less. 

Thank you for the amazing people you put in my life. Sometimes, I get to comparing myself to them and I am humbled. Their love of people is so beautiful. Their willingness to sacrifice for you is so amazing. Their willingness to risk for you is so brave. Thank you God for their example in my life and help me to grow as a result of being surrounded by them. 

I LOVE YOU

What God Said Tonight:

Deep calls out to deep my daughter. You are surrounded by like minded people. When you look around you and see amazing people, you can count yourself in their number. 

I love you daughter. It is ok to be humble, it is good to be humble, but don't devalue who you are. Understand that I have made each and everyone of my children as unique and amazing people. I have made you each with unique gifts and plans that are just for you. 

Appreciate the people around you but do not compare yourself to them. Comparison is a slippery slope to coveting and depression. When you look to others, appreciate what they bring and love them for it. But, remember that I have filled you with just as many, although different gifts, even if you don't always see them. You are very precious to me my love. 

Success...

My prayer:

Wow God! You worked everything out perfectly like you always do! Why do I ever worry about anything? 

Tonight was our first Prayer and Worship at the Park and it was raining like crazy, until we were supposed to start and then the sun came out. We had no idea what we were doing or how to do it and so we just put on the music and began to worship and pray and you started bringing all of those wonderfully hungry for God people to us! So many lives changed tonight God! 

Thank you for letting me be a part of it. Thank you for working it all out. YOU ARE WONDERFUL!

What God Said Tonight:

Of course I worked it all out, I called you to do it. Why would I ever ask you to do something and then not show up to make sure it worked out. That would be mean and I am not mean. 

I intend for you top succeed at everything you do. And, when you do what I have asked you to do, that is easy. 

I love you daughter. Keep following me and what I ask you to do and you will always succeed. Always.

Overwhelmed...

My prayer:

Awesome God. There are times, like today, when I look over all that needs to be done, and I think, I am ready. I am ready to be with you in heaven or ready for this season to be over and you to reign on earth with satan in the lake of fire forever. Maybe I am just lazy? Sometimes it seems like too much. 

But then, I start thinking about how much I enjoy it. When we are in it, ministering in your name, praying for people, watching you heal people, witnessing to people, loving on people, worshiping you...I LOVE IT! So then, why would I want to give up that privilege? The chance to serve you is an honor. 

How can I feel and think both of these things at nearly the same time? God give me the strength and endurance to do everything that you have for me in this life and that I live out every single day that you have planned for me. Thank you!

What God Said Tonight:

Every time you get overwhelmed, it is because you trying to do things in your own strength. 

Every time you get overwhelmed, it is because you are forgetting that I am in charge and that I will...that I have given you everything you need to accomplish everything that I have for you to do. Every time you get overwhelmed you have started making your own plans and have forgotten the easiness of following my plan. 

There is peace when you are following my plan for your life. There is balance when you are following my plan for your life. There is joy when you are following my plan for your life. I have not called you to everything but I have called you to everything that you were created to do. There is a perfect plan for your life. My perfect plan for your life. 

When you get overwhelmed, stop looking at the things that are overwhelming you and look at me. I will tell what to do and when to do it. I will lead you and guide you. Stop being anxious about tomorrow. Tomorrow will come and I will guide you. I will provide for you. Until then, enjoy now.

Now is all you really have and there are things that I have for you now. Don't miss them by getting overwhelmed by an imaginary tomorrow that I haven't even called you into. I love you. Rest in my plan for your life.

Freedom...

My prayer:

My God, your an awesome God you reign in heaven and earth, with wisdom, power and love my God you're an awesome God. You are my help and my teacher. You are my savior and my father. You are my healer and my provider. You are the one I can ALWAYS turn to. 

I am grateful for you. I am grateful to live in a place where I get to openly worship you. I am grateful for my family, my friends, my work, my home, and everything else you have provided for me. 

Thank you for the people who have fought and died so I can have the freedom that I tend to take for granted. God, bless America. Thank you!

What God Said Tonight:

I want you to hear something tonight. You must understand that the blessing of freedom is a responsibility and  can become a curse. Like any good thing, if it is not appreciated and treated with respect, it can become rotten and infect your life. 

Use your freedom wisely. use your freedom for Kingdom business, my business, while you still can. A day is coming where no one will be free of the threat of persecution for my sake. Those days are not too far off. Use this time to spread my Word as far and as much as you can. 

I love you daughter and you are always free if you have me in you. You will never be subject to true tyranny if you have the freedom of Christ in you. You will walk with me along the river of life someday and it will be glorious. The light, the air, the sounds, the smells, the animals, the people...you will love it. I love you sweet daughter.

The time is NOW...

My prayer:

Amazing God of everything. I sit here and simply can't think of anything to talk to you about tonight. I have things running through my head but nothing worthy of discussion. 

Maybe I am not focused enough? Maybe I am not connected or concentrating on you enough? Maybe I just don't have anything to say...lol, you know that doesn't happen very often. 

Well, instead of blabbing on about nothing, why don't I just listen instead? You always have great stuff to talk about.

What God Said Tonight:

Today is a day of action. This is a season of action. The time to rest is over and it is time to act. Do the things you have been waiting to do. Wake up early and go to bed late filling your day with all of the wonderful things I have put in your heart to do. It is the time and the season to do. You have been waiting and waiting for so many years. 

The time is now! Go, do, step out, I will be with you. I have given you everything you need. You have felt me pushing on you the last couple of days and that is because it is time to move and to do the things we have talked about. 

Thank you for your patience and waiting until the time is right but the time is right NOW. You got it.

Hold each other up...

My prayer:

Amazing God. Today was pretty wonderful because I had your peace with me all day. Thank you so much. 

My thoughts tonight are not about my day though. My thoughts are about a dear friend who is having a tough time. You know the situations God and I just ask that you step in and make it right. Teach her what she needs to know, but help her. God, I am not sure if she can even ask for help herself right now so I am asking for her. Please, remind her that you are there for her. Remind her that you love her. Remind her that she doesn't have to always be strong and that in her weakness you are made strong. Refresh and rejuvenate her God so she can be all that you have made her to be.

Thank you God for hearing this prayer tonight and thank you for what you are about to do in her life.

What God Said Tonight:

I hear you daughter and I am already working on her behalf. I have already dispatched angels especially for her. 

Remember Moses in the battle who needed help to hold his arms up. As long as his arms were up, they were winning the battle. But, he lost his strength after awhile and needed help from his friends to hold them up. That is how you are designed. 

You can't do all that I have called you to do on your own. You will need the help of the people around you. You were created for relationship and when you do things together, no one person can grow haughty and boastful. You, as a team, will see success in this life. 

Tonight you hold your friend's arms up when she cannot. Tomorrow it very well be someone else who will be holding your arms up. In this, freely give and freely receive. It is right that you should do so.

Get er done...

My prayer:

What a great week God. Thank you so much for the refreshing of this week. I think...I hope I am ready to jump back into work tomorrow. Help me to maintain the peace you have given me and help me to be a blessing.

What God Said Tonight:

Walk in the plan that I have for you and you will never go wrong. Seek me first. Don't worry so much about what you are doing and what you are not doing. Don't worry so much about getting it done. You will get everything done that I have called you to do because I have equipped you to do it and I will push you when you need to be pushed and let you rest when you need to rest. As long as you are focused on me, listening to me, and following me, everything else falls into place. You can have perfect peace when you are fully focused on me. 

Then, when in doubt, when you aren't sure what to do next, remember that love is truly always the answer. Love on people, love on me. It will solve so many things. 

This peace that I have, I have already given it to you. keep your thoughts where they need to be and you will live in that perpetual peace. 

I love you daughter and I am excited about what is next. you saw this week that you are capable of more than you thought. You will see next week that you are capable of more than you can imagine. But, don't force it, just follow me.