This is why...

 

My prayer:

Awesome Father. Thank you for hearing my prayers and for your protection today. 

It is one of the things I am most grateful for being your child. When I am in danger, when I am sick, when I am tired, when I am confused, when I need anything, I can come to you and you always answer. It may not always be the answer that I thought I wanted but you always answer and it is always right and good. 

Thank you for being such an amazing Father and Lord!

What God Said Tonight:

Come here a minute my child. Come sit with me and I will tell you of a time when it was not so common to have my will working in my children's lives. 

There was a time when a priest had to intervene. There was a time when your sins were still counted toward you and separated you from me and from my love. I still loved you, as much then as ever, but I could not reach you because of the sin that kept you from me. 

That was the point of the sacrifice. That was the point of coming to earth and dying for your sins. That was the point of the resurrection. To know you and for you to know me, personally, now and forever. Yes to cover your since but as a result, that means we can live this life together and when this life is over, you will be with me in heaven for eternity. 

Most people get focus on the second part of that and an eternity in heaven is truly miraculous. But never forget the first part. We get to live this life together. We get to talk, like this. We get to fellowship, regardless of whether there is a priest or not. 

I love you my child and this, this is why I did it all

Healing joy...

 

My prayer:

Amazing Father, provider, savior, healer, teacher, Lord of All. I love you. I am so grateful for you.

I pray tonight for healing. It is by your stripes that we are healed. You endured punishment so that we could receive healing. I received it tonight Lord. I pray for your healing power in me, in the world, in your people, and in our hearts. Awesome God, heal us. We are broken.

What God Said Tonight:

Let me shower you with joy tonight my child. 

Joy is the antidote of pain, of sickness. Joy makes illness leave the room.

I am yours and I am your healer. Tonight though, the right medicine is JOY. My joy, the joy that I give, it does not make sense in this world. My joy comes from who I am and what I know I have in store for you. My joy is not dependent on the current circumstance, the challenge, the terror...no, my joy trumps all of that. 

I give you joy and I give it to you abundantly. It is yours. Let it seep into you tonight that the joy can wipe out the pain. 

Now and always my child, now and always. 

Peace and love...

 

My prayer:

Awesome Father. I pray for your peace in this world and in my life. I pray for your peace and love that make everything else fade into the background. Let me feel your presence tonight. Let me know your love tonight. There is nothing better in the universe. 

What God Said Tonight:

My peace I give to you and my love is already yours. 

I have loved you before you were born and I will love you through eternity. My love is not something that comes and goes or something that is strong one day and weak the next. My love is the power and presence of the God of the universe. 

I am love. 

To be loved by me is to feel my presence. That love is the drive of everything good. It is the source of the peace you seek. Love is the core of everything that truly matters. 

I tell you tonight that as you lean into my love. As you receive my love, you will have greater peace and greater joy than you have ever known. 

I love you sweet daughter. Rest now in that love.

Be still...

 

My prayer:

Awesome Father. I pray your will is done. In the chaos of reality today, there is nothing more I can or want to do. I pray your will is done. 

What God Said Tonight:

Be still and know that I am God. 

I love you and I will not turn my back on you. I will not leave you. I will not let you spend eternity anywhere except with me. 

Rest now and trust that I am who I say I am and I can do what I say I can do. 

Father's day gift...

 

My prayer:

Amazing Father. Happy Father's Day to the ultimate Father of all humanity. The Father of the universe. You are our Father. What can I possibly offer a Father who created everything? My love is yours. My gratitude is yours. My worship is yours. My life is yours. Everything I have and everything I am God, I give to you, now and forever.

What God Said Tonight:

Sweet daughter. These nights, these times together where you take time to listen. That is what you give me. That is what I love. 

I love that you are open to hear my voice. I love that you seek me to guide you in this life. I love that my children are hearing me and my voice again, in a way that has not been seen in the past. 

We have some more time together here on earth but a day will come where there is no distance. A time where you and I will live together in the new Kingdom, the new Earth and the new Heaven. In those times, we will have all the time in the world to do nothing more than love each other and to love others. It will be a time of great joy and peace. there will be no death. There will be no sorrow. 

My only sorrow in it is that not all of my children will be there. Some will choose another way. And while I know that is how it must be, it breaks my heart. I want to give them every chance. That's the only thing that would keep me from bringing the new Heaven and earth right now. 

I love you daughter. Thank you for your worship and your sacrifice. But your true gift is your love and your time to hear with open ears. Go and be blessed today and forever.

The mortar...

 

My prayer:

Great and awesome God. I cannot think of a thing to talk to you about tonight. I love you, that is always true. I would love to listen to you tonight and not fill the space with my words.

What God Said Tonight:

The stuff that fills in between the rocks. The mortar. The thing that does not have much beauty in itself but holds everything else together. That is what being a servant leader is about. 

Remember your calling. Remember my charge to you. Love them no matter what. 

I have a purpose on your life and that is not finished yet. I love you now and forever my sweet child. Let that love be the thing that keeps you moving forward.

Jump...

 

My prayer:

Amazing Father. I am so grateful for today, this week, and your continuing presence and guidance in my life. I do not know what changes next week will bring. I am guessing quite a few changes, but whatever they are, I have complete confidence that you will lead me through them. 

Each day you give me greater confidence in you and better understanding of who I am. You are amazing and I am excited to see what we do next. 

All that being said, you also know I have a couple of big things in the air this week. I pray your perfect will is done in everything. I rest in the assurance of your love and sovereignty in my life.

What God Said Tonight:

Stepping into tomorrow and your future can be terrifying if you are doing it alone but with me, stepping into the future with me is like stepping out of a plane with a perfect parachute that never fails. Take the first step and I will cover everything else. I will give you the ride of your life and we will come to the destination together. 

I love you my child and we are on this adventure together. You are mine and I am yours. Forever.