Coal or diamonds...

 

My prayer:

Awesome God. Thank you for the rest this weekend. Life has been overwhelming and you gave me two days of peace, quiet and rest. What a gift! What a blessing. 

As we head into a new week, my prayer does not change. I pray your will is done. I pray for your help to be the best reflection of you I can be. I pray for your help to love others the way you have told me to. I pray for open eyes to see your truth around me, your discernment, and your direction for me life.

I love you Lord, now and forever.

What God Said Tonight:

Diamonds among the coal. they are made of the exact same stuff but they appear so different. 

Coal is rough and dark, but very useful. It can heat your home in winter. It can power engines. Diamonds are SO beautiful, but they do not have a lot of uses outside of their beauty. 

My children are much the same. Some serve their purpose in the background doing the work to fuel the Kingdom. Others are out front, showing the world the Kingdom. Both are useful. And, to me, both are deeply beautiful. 

Whether you are coal or diamonds, you are precious to me. I love you now and forever my child.

Your path...

 

My prayer:

So much has happened this week God, it feels like a month has passed when it has only been seven days. You are so amazing. Thank you for everything you did this week. Thank you for the miracles. Thank you for the peace. Thank you for the strength. Thank you, above everything, that your will was accomplished.

I am so grateful and I can't wait to see what this next week brings!

What God Said Tonight:

Walking this path of life is only easy when you know where you are going. 

Your path is not straight and it is not wide but it is your path and I have forged ahead to show you the way. I have a plan and a purpose for your life and your eternity. It may not seem apparent right now. It may seem like you are in the back woods and inching along, but that is only because your path is unique for you. Anyone can take the highway. Your path is singular. 

I love you and I will lead you, all the days of your life.

The end and the beginning...

 

My prayer: 

Awesome Father. I know I say this a lot but I am really going to need your help this week. This world and this life keeps throwing new challenges my way and outside of leaning fully on you, I have no idea how to handle them all. I am betting that is the point. Full dependence on you. The good news is, that will not be hard because I know without a doubt, I cannot handle this on my own. I trust you God. I love you God. I leave my life fully in your hands.

What God Said Tonight:

The death of one thing, the end of one thing, is almost always the beginning of something new. I have put an end to something this week that needed to be finished. I will open up a whole new world of opportunity. The end is not to be feared but to be celebrated, especially when it is the end of pain and suffering. 

I love you my child. I am with you. I will not let you down.

God in me...

 

My prayer:

Awesome God. My mind is going in a million different directions tonight. Thank you for all that you are showing and teaching me right now. I think I should just listen tonight.

What God Said Tonight:

There is not much to say that has not already been said. Seek and you shall find. Knock and keep on knocking. 

I have created a world in which you have direct access to the God of the universe. It is as simple and as wonderful as that. 

Live each day in the full and present understanding that I live in you. That I love you. That I will not allow you to be defeated. Then, in that confidence, go and take on every challenge in your way. 

I love you, now and forever and we will see a great tomorrow together.

Seasonal slump...

 

My prayer:

Awesome Lord, I love you and I am grateful for the life you have given me. I am hitting that time of year where I have to remind myself of your blessings. On my own, this is the time of year that I always get down and start questioning purpose and meaning in my life. I have been through this so many times, I would think that I would be better at ignoring it. 

I know, from past experience that if I just hold on a minute, trust in you, it will all be fine in a month or two. But somehow knowing that and feeling that are two different things. 

God I pray for your help to find the joy in each day and to keep my eyes on you. 

What God Said Tonight:

I love you my daughter. That will never change. I am with you always. When you feel alone, look around, I am here. When you feel like you have not direction or purpose, look for me and I will guide you. 

I am yours now and forever and I will not see you stagnate. I have not brought you to this time and place for no reason. I have a plan and a purpose for your life and it is for good, not for harm. 

Lean on me, follow me, trust me, and tomorrow will have more light and more joy in it. I promise.

Live this day...

 

My prayer:

Mighty Father. I am beginning to realize that for possibly the first time in my life, I don't feel as though I am preparing for something, for anything. Each time I find myself worrying about tomorrow or wondering what the future holds, you seem to be saying that I need to focus on today and this moment. I need to experience this time. Tomorrow is not promised and you are taking care of it.

That is hard for me to do. I have spent my whole life preparing. Preparing for the next challenge, the next adventure. Always planning and preparing. Now, it is different and I wonder if maybe I am getting it all wrong and I am missing out on the next thing. But you clearly say in your word that we are not to worry about tomorrow.

This is the merry-go-round that my thoughts have been on all week. I pray for your help and direction Lord.

What God Said Tonight:

If you were to prepare for tomorrow, what would you be doing? How would you be living your life differently? Are those things that you want in your life today or not?

I am here, now and forever. I am your Lord and your Father and I have only good things planned for you. I will not let you go into the next season unprepared. I have never let that happen and I never will. I love you more than you will know and you will be prepared for the next thing. 

Right now, your "preparation" is to let me worry about tomorrow and you to live each day to its full. I love you and I have placed you in this place, at this time, for that very reason. Enjoy this day. Live this day. Tomorrow is mine to plan and I promise I will bring you a long when it is time. 

I love you daughter. Now and forever.

The TRUTH...

 

My prayer:

Awesome Father. Holy Father. Amazing God. I am in awe of you and all that you do. I pray that your will is accomplished in every thing. Every single thing. I pray that the things that satan means for evil, you turn it for our good. I pray that you help us to know and choose your will in every choice. I fervently choose your will, knowing that it is ALWAYS the best possible path. I love you Lord, now and forever.

What God Said Tonight:

Mountains look so large and impenetrable, but mountains crumble. The sea looks so vast that it never ends, but it does. Many things look, definitively that they are one thing but in reality, they are not. 

In this world of half trues and full lies, lean on me, trust me, I will show you the truth in all things. I am not a man that I would lie. I am the truth. I will lead you and guide you in it. You can trust me. You can trust this truth. 

I love you my daughter, now and forever.