Tomorrow is not promised...

My prayer:

Wonderful Father. You have always said that we are not promised tomorrow and days like today really bring that home. Cousin "D" left to be with you today. No warning, he was just driving along and got t-boned in an intersection. Everything was going so good for him and then suddenly, he isn't here anymore. 

I am grateful that he is with you and we will get to see him again someday. But, I feel so horrible for his wife and kids. Such a huge loss in their lives.

Then, I turn on the news and see that Oklahoma is getting hit with more tornadoes and flooding. More people have died. It is hard to understand God.

I know that death doesn't mean that it is over for us. It just means we get to live in heaven with you which is not a bad deal at all. But, it is pretty hard on all of us left behind. There are people in our lives that when they are gone, they leave a hole and those holes are pretty hard to fill.

I pray God for comfort and healing for everyone who has lost someone close to them. I pray that you help us through it and that you fill those holes.

Thank you Jesus.

What God Said Tonight:

It is easy to focus on the one that is gone. It is the obvious thing to do. And, you will miss them. You will mourn your loss. But, when the mourning time is over, what I need you to do is focus just as much on everyone who is left in your life as you did on the person who was taken from you. 

There would be a lot less regret and sorrow in your life if you spent dedicated and focused time appreciating the people around you more often. You truly are not promised tomorrow, so if there are things you want to say, people you want to hug, do it today. Don't put it off until tomorrow. Never procrastinate when it comes to love. Love now and love often. 

Leave every interaction with the conscious knowledge that you may never see that person again. And, if you don't, did you leave them with the words you want them to remember and the words that you would feel good about remembering?

It is a way of living that may feel strange initially but will yield great love and little to no regrets in your life. 

Falling in love with God...

My prayer:

Thank you God for the amazing time of worship at the river tonight. I love those unexpected moments with you. Your presence was strong and so beautiful. There is nothing better than your presence. 

You are with us always but there are moments, like today, where I get to focus on and recognize your presence and those moments are amazing. Your presence brings peace and beauty and love and healing. It brings everything I need. You are so truly wonderful God and every moment in your presence is a gift. 

What God Said Tonight:

I am who I am. I love that you enjoy my presence. I enjoy yours too. That is really the basis of any good relationship, you need to enjoy being around each other. The same is true with me. 

That is what I desire. I don't want you to go to church from obligation. I don't want you to read the Bible or pray from a sense of obligation. That is not love. When you love someone, you want to be with them, you want to learn more about them, you want to do things for them. 

When you spend time with someone out of obligation or do things for them out of guilt, that is bondage. And, I came to set you free, not to place you into bondage. I am your freedom, not your chains. 

I hear your thoughts already churning. There is a time for obedience and faith. You can't always go just by your feelings. But those should be seasons where you learn something, not a way of life. Your way of life should be a life of being in love with me. And, if it  is not, we need to work on that. 

I already love you like crazy so that part is done. Now, I just want you to love me back. With that love, with that real love, so many other questions, worries, and doubts go away. Fall in love with me all over again.

God's best...

My prayer:

Amazing Father. I am having a definite problem calming my mind down enough to communicate tonight. My thoughts are all over the place. There are so many pending things right now...it is exciting and at the same time, stressful. I guess those two things often come together. Maybe they are just different points on the same continuum? 

Peace, be still, mind! 

Thank you God for who are and all that you do. Thank you for taking care of my friend who fell. Your protection over her and her fast recovery are truly a miracle. 

Help me God to not miss what you have for me to do. There is so much happening and so much possibility, I am afraid I will get too caught up in one thing or another and miss your best. A life of good enough is not for me. I want all that you have for me. I want your best.

I could keep going but even I am tired of going down rabbit trails. Time to shut up and listen to you God.

What God Said Tonight"

I made you to lie down in green pastures. I made you to experience my peace which passes all understanding. I did not make you for worry and stress. I did not intend that you would be so stressed. 

I will show you the things I have for you, I always do. I will lead you into your next adventure(s), I always do. I will make sure that you are in the right place at the right time, for the right reason, I always do. 

I already know the end from the beginning so I know where you need to be and when you need to be there. I know the things that will be hard for you and the things that will be no problem. I can see the road blocks and the ways around them. 

I can see all, I know all, I am all. The only one who can stop my best in your life is you. The only way you can do that is if you turn your back on me. As long as I am in your life I will be your guide. 

When you put me in your back pocket and forget about me, when you stop praying, when you stop studying my word, that is when I get concerned. That is when I need you to pick a path with me, not around me. I love you and I will work all things to the good of those who love me and are called according to my purpose.

Fire on the horizon...

My prayer:

Awesome Father. I am not in the mood to hear my voice tonight. I would rather hear yours. What do you want to say?

What God Said Tonight:

Do you see the fire on the horizon? It is  burning bright and low. It looks small now. But, as it gets closer, as you get closer to it, you will see that is actually raging. 

My fire, my Holy Spirit fire is about to come onto you with a power and ferocity that is not been seen before. Don't worry, you will not be harmed, but it will provide you with the power you need for the next season. 

You are walking into a time where you will need my great power and protection flowing through you. It is a season of great importance and you will see great things. But first you must burn with my power in you. 

Check the horizon, the fire is on the way.

Trust...

My prayer:

Mighty God. We have been talking for a couple hours already tonight and I don't know if I feel peace or if I just feel numb. I could not have been more wrong and I am disappointed, confused and wondering how I could have read things so completely wrong. 

You know that being wrong is not something that I am comfortable with. And, when I am wrong, I want to change as quickly as possible. But, since I don't really understand what happened and why, I am left in this limbo land of asking why. 

Not why me, but just why. I want to understand and learn from this so I don't have to go through it again. I want to understand whatever I need to so I can move forward and not have to circle back to this one again.

What God Said Tonight:

I need you to trust me right now. Not because it is a season, not because I need you to learn more about trust but simply because I can't tell you everything right now. 

I am working all things to your good, but I can't share the details with you right now. You know me. You know my love for you. You know that I always work things out for you, although sometimes it takes a while. 

Remember all of the times that when you trusted me and I was able to accomplish true greatness in you. That will happen again if you can trust me now. I love you.

Healing power...

My prayer:

You are amazing God. Thank you for healing so many folks today!! It was awesome. And thanks for topping it off with one more opportunity to pray and see you heal tonight!

Your healing power is so amazing and wonderful and so available! Everyone of your children has access. I want to see a day where every single child of yours experiences your healing power. I want to see a day where we live in your healing power. I want to see a day where our first reaction to any affliction is prayer. 

That's what I want. 

What God Said Tonight:

We are on the same page my daughter. We are of like minds in this. 

I paid the price, I took the sins and sickness into me and I died for them. I took the stripes on my back so that you can be healed. I paid the price. I offer it to you as a gift. Not as a a reward, not as a ransom, but as a gift. It is yours for the taking. 

I desire that you walk in divine health. I never meant for my children to walk in sickness. I love you and I want you well for your sake and for the sake of the kingdom. Walk in health with me.

The wait and the promise...

My prayer:

Mighty God. Are you really doing what I think you are doing? Are you really bringing everything together to fulfill the promise you spoke to me more than ten years ago? I am almost afraid to hope but I can't help getting excited! 

It seems like there are so many "coincidences" that you are putting in my life right now. It really seems like everything is lining up for something amazing. 

You have always said, that for that particular promise, there is nothing I can do to hurry it or to stop it, other than to say "no." Is it really time after all of this time? 

Or, is my imagination getting the better of me. If this is not you, if now is not the time, I don't want to get my hopes up again. I have done that too many times and watched them crash to the floor. I am not sure I can or want to go through that again. But, it is what it is I guess. 

It's either you or its not. If it is you, it will happen. If it is not, it won't. Either way, what is meant to be will be. Uggg! I had a hard time even writing that! 

God, I pray your will be done. I ask that if there is anything I need to do, in this situation or elsewhere, that you guide and direct me. I promise my answer will be yes. 

What God Said Tonight:

I know that you already know the answers. We have talked about this hundreds of times over the last ten years and my response has never changed. My plan has never changed. 

Ten years seems like a long time to you to wait. But, I have waited thousands of years for promises to work themselves out. 

The wait doesn't make the promise less real. The wait can sometimes make you appreciate the promise all the more when they are fulfilled. 

I know it has not been easy. I know you have lost hope at times. But the promise remains the promise no matter the time. 

I love you and I will see you with every promise on your life fulfilled. You are mine, now and forever and I am yours. 

God is in control...

My prayer:

I was running late almost all day and you know how I hate that God. It doesn't happen often but there were just a lot of things outside of my control. 

I tried to keep my cool and rely on you and did ok for part of the day but lost it a couple of times. I guess I should be glad that I did better than I use to do. 

Thank you for bringing me peace every time I asked for it today God. Thank you for working everything out in the end and Thank YOU for being my God!

What God Said Tonight:

Remember when things are outside of your control, they are not outside of my control. I am the God of everything and I have dominion over heaven and earth. When you trust me and when you understand how much I love you, you will not worry when life seems chaotic  You will trust me and find your peace. 

I love you too much to let you down. Things will definitely not always go the way you think they should but they will always go in a way that is best in the end. I have a plan and my plan is acting itself out in every aspect of your life. There is no moment of your life that goes unnoticed by me. I am always with you and I never let my guard down. 

I am vigilant over your life and I will see you succeed. I love you now and forever. Go get some rest.

God's character...

My prayer:

You brought me an opportunity today God to be a blessing and I almost missed it. I almost let worldly thinking get in the way and keep me from being the blessing that I could be. 

THANK YOU for convicting my spirit, slapping me upside the head in time for me to make it right. And then, once I acted on it, thank you for the double confirmation that it was the right thing to do. Sometimes the smart thing to do is not the right thing to do and sometimes it is not the God thing to do. 

I pray God that you always help me to make the decisions that are in your will. Please give me the wisdom to know which choices those are and feel free to slap me again if I miss it! 

LOVE YOU!!

What God Said Tonight:

Did you have a good time tonight? Yea, that comes from having a light spirit and knowing you have touched my heart and done something that is in right standing with my character. 

That is how you can always know the right choice. Consider my character, and then imagine what my character would say or do in the situation. 

Character is so important. It defines who you are and what you do. You might be able to fool people for awhile by putting on a mask but your character will shine through eventually. The same is true of my character. If you spend time with me, my character becomes so crystal clear and with that knowledge, comes an ease in making decisions for your life. 

You know my will because you know my character. If you don't feel like you know my character well enough to determine my will in any given situation. spend time with me, spend time in the Word of God and learn more about me. It is worth the investment, I promise. 

I love you too my daughter so much.

God's joy...

My prayer:

Today was pretty great God. I got to do some of my favorite things, I got spend time with some of my favorite people, I got to meet some new people (which is another favorite thing of mine), and I got great and surprising news (which is one of my most favorite things!). 

Thank you for giving me so much of my favorite stuff today!

I don't really have any deep thoughts to talk about tonight. I am simply at peace and happy. That is pretty wonderful right there. 

How are things with you tonight?

What God Said Tonight:

Who better to give you gifts than the one who created you. I know the gifts you will love because I put your desire for them in your heart. 

You love people because I first loved you. You love surprises because you delight in my plans for you. I made you and I will always know the best ways to bless you. 

I hope you see that I get joy out of your joy. You know how you feel when you give someone the perfect gift and they are overjoyed? That is the same feeling I get when I give to you. 

I love you my daughter and it is my joy to see you shine. 

Tragedy...

My prayer:

Awesome God. I am left speechless in the shadow of the tragedy of the tornadoes in Oklahoma. There are no words that can bring any comfort. 

All I know to do is to pray and ask you to take care of the people. Help each of them to somehow walk through the next days, weeks, months and years. I pray God for a double portion redemption for them God. I pray that you find a way to turn it all around for their good. I can't imagine how that could be but you are smarter and more creative than I am so I trust you have a way for them. 

What God Said Tonight:

I am your healer, your redeemer and even now, I am bringing lights of hope into Oklahoma. I am here and will comfort all those who come to me. 

It is in the face of unimaginable tragedy that I can show most dramatically how a life with me in it is different and better. It is in tragedy that I can show you my love. Don't embrace the tragedy but embrace me in the tragedy and I will bring you through. 

I love you all, all of my children so much. I love those who don't know me yet most of all and I will show you my love if you let me. I am your hope. I am your future. I am your redemption.

God's motivations...

My prayer:

God of all creation. You are everything I need. You fulfill and complete me. You teach me a perfect me. You forgive me and give me mercy. You do it all because you love me. Not because I am loveable but because you are love. 

That really takes the pressure off. When I truly realize or remember that your love for me, your favor on my life has very little to do with me and has everything to do with who you are. And, when I remember that you do not change, I can always count on you to be you. There is GREAT PEACE in that God.

You are you and you will always love me because of who you are. 

What God Said Tonight:

You got it right my daughter. I love you because of who I am. 

I like you because of who you are. I like you because you have a heart for me and care about the things I care about. 

I help you because I am the God of help but also because you are my child and I will always help you. 

I challenge you because I want you to grow and be your best. Not because it is important to me for you to be your best but because I know it is important to you.

You are good enough...

My prayer:

Today was all about your healing power God! Thanks for healing me, thanks for healing the people I prayed for, thanks for being a healing God! Getting to see the one guys reaction to you healing his back, he was SO EXCITED and AMAZED. It was a great reminder of what a miracle your healing is. Getting to see you heal people all the time, I sometimes forget how amazing it really is. You are wonderful God. 

I am so desperately trying to live out the life and the plan you have for me and I so often fall short of what I think I should be doing for you. I think Pastor M said it best this weekend. There comes a time where you just have to look in the mirror and say, "Here I am God." No self judgement, no comparing myself to other people, no listening to other people's judgments of me but just, here I am God. Use what you can, change what you need to but this is what you have to work with. I am sorry it is not more.

What God Said Tonight:

You are fearfully and wonderfully made and made in my image. 

You are good enough. 

You are covered in my blood sacrifice for you. 

You are good enough. 

You are my precious and favored child. 

You are GOOD enough. 

Not random...

My prayer:

Whoooosh! What a day! All good though God!! It sure seems like you are lining things up for something special. All kinds of things that have been separate, seem to be coming together in a way that could be SO EXCITING!!

God the message tonight was so right on. Please, show me what needs to change in me. Help me not to judge or to let myself be ruled by the judgement of others. Help me God to listen to what you think about me at all times and let that rule and direct my life and actions. 

I love you God and I am all yours, now and forever.

What God Said Tonight:

I have been putting it all together for awhile now but I am glad you are starting to notice. Your life has meaning and purpose. 

The random things, the random decisions in your life are not random. I work ALL things to the good of those who love me and are called according to my purpose. That means all things. That means the things that are in my will and the things that are not in my will. I work all things together. I have such dominion over this earth that I can use anything and everything to bless you and see that you succeed. 

Don't get scared. Fear has kept you from too many great promises in this life. Trust me to work everything together. Trust me to work your best and your worst together for your good. I can make silk out of a sow's ear as they say. I made wine out of water. I can and will use it all for your good.  

I am yours, now and forever.

Open heaven...

My prayer:

WooHoo God! Tonight was awesome!!! You were amazing!!!! The supernatural adrenaline rush is starting to wear off and I am losing steam fast. But, I can't thank you enough for all of the amazing things you did tonight. 

Thank you for healing my ankle, D's shoulder, H's throat infection! You are our healing God! Thank you for setting D free from the things that were holding him back. Thank you for confirming your vision for other Ds future. Thank you for the beautiful vision for the other D! And thank you for all that you restored in M tonight. YOU ARE SO INCREDIBLE!!!

What God Said Tonight:

Miracles are nothing more than heaven opening up on earth. These things you see as miracles are common day occurrences in heaven. It is how we live. 

It is how you can live, all the time, if you choose to. Not many people have achieved or experienced it but you can if you want it. You can live a life where you tell a mountain to move and it does. And, not a proverbial mountain but an actual dirt and rock mountain. You can live a life that sees sick people healed and dead people rise, if you want to you. You can live a life where you see every need provided for out of my riches in glory, if you want to. 

It is there for the taking if you want to. Your life was intended to be lived under an open heaven. I want to pour out my miracles on your life, if you want to. Do you want to? I do.

I give you...

My prayer:

Amazing God! It is good to be alive tonight! No real reason, I am just keenly aware of all of the good you put in my life. You give me so much joy. You consistently make me succeed. You surround me with wonderful friends. You give me opportunities and challenges. You made this beautiful world that I get to live in with flowers that smell like heaven and trees with limbs shaped like hearts. You give me health and strength to enjoy it all. IT IS GOOD TO BE ALIVE!!! Thank you God!

What God Said Tonight:

I give you...It is true that I have so many gifts for my children. More than they can receive most of the time. 

I give you...I also give you to the world. I give you talents, skills, wealth for the primary purposes of then giving you to the world. You and all that I have given you are my gift to the rest of the world who doesn't know me yet. 

Let them see all that I have given you but let them know that it is for them. I give to you so you are then given to them. 

I give you. But I never give you away. You are and will always be mine. But I give you as a father gives his daughter in marriage. She is still his daughter but she and all that he has instilled in her is now given to enrich and support and love someone else, too. 

I love you daughter. now and forever.

Grace covered glasses...

My prayer:

You have surrounded me with the most wonderful people God. Someone said to me today, "You know all the best people!" And, I realized they were right! I use to be so afraid of letting anyone into my life but once I stopped being afraid and started trusting you, that is when you started filling my life with so many amazing people. 

Thank you God for the people you surround me with. Thank you for the sphere of influence you have put me in. I AM SO BLESSED!!!

What God Said Tonight:

Being grateful, that is a great thing. Seeing the value in the people around you is important. Seeing them with grace covered glasses is even more important. 

Every person alive on the earth today has good and bad attributes. There is not one single person who is all good and not one single person who is all bad. You love the person, appreciate the good and give them grace for the bad, as best as you can. 

That is how relationships are built. That is how people are encouraged to grow and become all that they have potential to be. I will give you grace to give away. 

Return on investment...

My prayer:

Mighty God. I have been talking so much to you today, I am kind of out of things to say. Thanks for listening and for taking care of everything. 

I can't wait to give the praise report of your favor. I am believing that you have made me to prosper and that you make me succeed. I am going to do my best to rest in that assurance and not worry about getting the answer on that bid from today. 

I love you and am so grateful for you in my life. I would truly be nothing without you.

What God Said Tonight:

I am. I am here. I am yours. I am the creator. I am your healer, I am your teacher. I am. I am everything you need. 

I am the one who makes you succeed and I am the one who picks you up when you fail. There is nothing in life that can happen to you that I can't turn for your good. I will see you succeed in the end always. 

I have a vested interest in you my daughter. Your success is my success. You are my return on investment. I have planted within you the seeds and I expect the harvest. I expect to see those seeds as they grow, mature, and provide more seeds. 

Every success in you, everything you do, gets multiplied out to the people around you. You are a catalyst for so many things that I want to do. You are the light I have placed. in this time, and in this place to ensure that darkness will not win. 

Love you and have sweet dreams.

Broken hearted...

My prayer:

This is a crazy dangerous world we live in God. Most of the time, I forget that. I kind of have to so I can live out each day and not be afraid all of the time. But, just listening to the news the last couple of days, random shootings, hit and run car accidents, a doctor who killed babies with scissors, I mean, how bad does it have to get? 

I know you warned us that in the last days it would be pretty horrible, and you were right. What amazes me is how I can block it out most of the time. Then, I will have a day like today where I realize all that is going on and I am so disgusted. I am disgusted by what we do to each other God. I am disgusted at myself for closing my eyes to it most of the time. 

I know that you keep me safe and I am grateful for that. I know that you have not given me a spirit of fear but of power, love, and a strong mind. And, I am more grateful than I can say for that. It is amazing that no matter how bad it gets, I don't have to be afraid because you will take care of me. But, I hope it doesn't have to get much worse before you come back. It breaks my heart.

What God Said Tonight:

It breaks my heart too my daughter. I would give anything to see you spared from this. I did give everything to make sure you come through this time. 

I have the path out all laid and secured. You will not get stuck here. You will be victorious in me. 

In the meantime, love, have mercy and compassion, and don't lose heart. It is all going to work out, in the end.

Fun stuff ahead...

My prayer:

Wow. I really had to fight to get to this tonight God. Technical issues kept cropping up and I almost gave up. But here we are and I am betting all the interference means that you have something great to say tonight!

I am grateful to be here with you tonight. Today was wonderful without a doubt. Ending it with you and some quiet time makes it all the better. 

I am excited about the future. For the first time in awhile, I am truly excited about the future! Life has been great, but it has not seemed like there was much changing or much to look forward to. But, after this weekend, that seems to be changing. It feels good to get excited about what is coming up, even if I am really not sure what it is.

When it comes down to it God, I trust you and know that you will make everything work out exactly the way it is meant to as long as I am  focused on you. That sounds pretty easy. Love you!

What God Said Tonight:

Your future is ordained, but it is not boring. It is chosen but it is not out of your control. I have set you apart as my chosen people. My adopted children who I love and in that choosing, I have created a future and a hope for you.

I am glad that you are getting excited. This next season is more than you can imagine. I promise to continue to blow your mind regularly, because I know you love it. We are on our way.

Don't get too caught up in the worries of today. They are there and there are things you need to do now, today. But those things are just the preparation, the ground floor of where we are going. The ground floor is VERY important, and you must take the time to build it right. You must give it time to set.

But, when it is done, that is when the exciting building takes place. That is when you get to begin to see what we are building together. Don't get bored or discouraged in the ground floor stage. The fun stuff is on the way. Sleep tight my daughter.

God's whole plan...

My prayer:

Mighty God. I don't even know how to put my thoughts into words tonight. I just know that we are on the brink of something amazing. It is definitely not happening in the way I thought it would but I honestly don't care about that. I just want to see it happen. 

I want to see you glorified. I want to see people living in your full promise for their lives. I want to live in your full promises for my life. I want your promises to be more than words on a page. I want them to be daily experiences in our lives. 

I want to see blind eyes see and deaf ears hear. I want to see the dead come back to life. I want to see the riches transfer to your people. I want to see you Kingdom come. I don't care how but I want to see it...now. 

What God Said Tonight:

You are in position. You hunger after these things for a reason. You have a heart for the things of me. Not everyone has that hunger. You do, others do, but not everyone. 

Those that do, will see. Those that do will hear. Those that do will live. I will see to it. 

I am looking for people who want to experience my whole plan for their lives. I am looking for people I can count on in the end times. I am looking for people who will follow me in good times and in bad. I have found you and I won't let you go. 

A perfect day...

My prayer:

Amazing God. You brought me through another full and super busy week. I am so grateful and ready for a day of rest tomorrow! It is not always easy to make the time for a day of rest and hanging out with you but it is always worth it. I love the Sabbath and I love how it makes the rest of life possible. 

Let me know what you want to do tomorrow. I am up for anything you want, just let me know. LOVE YOU GOD!!

What God Said Tonight:

I want to spend time with you. That is it really. I don't care where, I don't care what we do, I just want your attention tomorrow. 

I want you to be more focused on me than you are on the rest of the world. I want you to listen to me closer than the rest of the voices trying to distract your attention. I want to enjoy you and not have to fight through the cell phone the TV, the friends, the work, the life, that can keep you from me at times. 

That is my idea of a perfect day. Just you and me and nothing coming between us. I love you my child. My children are everything to me.

Deja vu...

My prayer:

Wonderful Father. I have been having such frequent deja vu lately! Seems like every time I turn around, I feel like I have been there before, having the same conversation, doing the same thing. Now having that feeling once in awhile is one thing but I am having that feeling all day long and it is getting a little weird. Does it mean something or is it just me being weird? 

I love you God and I am so grateful that I get to talk to you about anything...really, anything!

What God Said Tonight:

I have a hard time answering you on this one. The thing is, I am omnipresent, I am everywhere, at all times. I know the end from the beginning. So, this experience of time that you have is very different from how I exist. 

You have the mind of Christ so sometimes, you know things that you don't know why you know them. I would say that you are likely getting some bleed through. What I know is seeping into your experience. 

Don't be concerned. I am with you. I have it all worked out. Enjoy your life and know that I know everything and will take care of it all. You are mine and your destiny is well established. Enjoy the ride.

I keep my promises...

My prayer:

Victorious God! You are amazing God. You make me victorious in every situation. I LOVE being on the winning side!! No matter the circumstances, when I stay focused on you, you always make sure I win in the end. That may not be important to everyone but to me, with my rather pronounced competitive spirit...well, it IS important to me. THANK YOU!!! 

You turn EVERYTHING to my good. I don't understand how, I don't understand why, but I do LOVE IT and YOU!!

What God Said Tonight:

I made you to be more than a conqueror  the head and not the tail, above and not beneath. I have promised you that you will always come out on top. I keep my promises. 

I promised you that I would turn all things to the good of those that love me and are called according to my purpose. I keep my promises. 

I promised you that you would sit at my right hand and have first son rights. I keep my promises. 

Every promise that I have for you is real and is for you today and forever. EVERY promise is yours. 

Networks...

My prayer:

Mighty, amazing, wonderful creator of all! What an odd day this was! Thank you so much for discernment. I am so grateful that you show me when things aren't quite right and when people are not being honest. It is not perfect. I don't always see things coming but more often than not, you give me that heads up and it makes life a whole lot easier. 

I know I say this a lot, but I can't imagine life without you. It would be so hard and so worthless. You are my reason...well my reason for everything. Nothing else would matter if it were not for you. 

I am all yours God!

What God Said Tonight:

I have been here since the beginning of time and at no other time, in the history of the world, have things been better prepared to see the Kingdom come as you are right now. This is an exciting but frightening time. The wars and rumors of wars should sound familiar. I have warned you of that. 

I don't think it is time to leave. It is not time to disconnect  It is the time to build bigger and better networks. People coming together for a common cause and purpose. 

In a hole...

My prayer:

Awesome God! I finally feel like I am breaking out of this funk tonight, shaking off the depression and darkness and it feels GOOD!. I guess it has only been a couple days but it feels like longer. Time really drags when I feel like that. 

It also always seems like it will never change. Which is ridiculous when I think about it logically. Everything is always changing (except you). I wonder why I have such a hard time remembering that and believing that when I am down.

God, thank you for freedom and peace. Thank you for always bringing me out. Thank you for being my hope.

What God Said Tonight:

When you are in a hole, you can only sere the sides of the hole and the bottom of the hole. If you really try, you might be able to see a small circle of sky, just a sliver of hope, but it is so far away. 

That is the problem with falling into a hole, falling into depression. You think you can't get out and the more you think that, the more likely that you will get stuck and not get out. 

I want to keep you from falling in holes, but that can't always be the way. Sometimes you will fall but when you do, look up, call out to me, and every time, every time I will bring you out. Every time, I will prosper you. Every time, I will make sure that you win in the end. 

I love you daughter and I here to make sure that you ALWAYS come out on top.

Destination, next level...

My prayer:

Everything that I think about to talk to you about tonight sounds like whining so instead I am going to talk about how good you are. You are perfect God. In every way. You are everything I need, when I need it. You are never pushy but you are always available. You are never harsh but you are always honest. I love who are and who you are not. Help me to be better, each day God. For your glory. 

What God Said Tonight:

Who have you been listening to today? Who has been filling your mind with doubt and lies? There is the father of all lies and he is not happy with where you are going. 

You are in a season of transition. You are going to a new spiritual level. That is why you are uncomfortable. That is why you drawing in a bit. That is why he is after you again. 

Count it all good and know that he would not be after you if you were not going somewhere important. I am on your side and I will keep him at bay but you must keep your focus on me and where we are going. Not where you have been and not where you are but where we are going. 

It will be a bit of a rough ride, but it will be worth it. 

No cookie cutter people...

My prayer:

What an interesting night of surprises and a good heaping dose of humility! I know we aren't supposed to compare ourselves to other people but that girl tonight has done more for you and your kingdom as a 20 year old than I have with my whole life! And, she is doing it in a way that makes other people's dreams come true! I am glad I was helping in the kitchen where no one could see me beating myself up for not being better and not doing more for you. Ok, done with feeling bad about myself. 

I should really be focusing on the fact that here is a young woman who has inspired thousands of other people to live out their calling from you and then helped them to do it. In a time and in a society where it seems like a lot of kids have lost the ability to dream and strive to do more with their lives, she has gone above and beyond anything we could have hoped for. 

Thank you for raising up amazing kids to serve in your Kingdom God. I feel a little better about our future after tonight.

What God Said Tonight:

I have a purpose and a plan for everyone's life. Every single person's life. And that purpose and that plan is different for each one. Just as you are each completely unique, my plan for you is completely unique.

I don't need or want a bunch of cookie cutter people who look alike and act alike and do the same things. I need each of you to be who I called you to be. I have put you in the sphere of influence that I need you in. I have put her in the sphere that I need her in. There is not more value in one sphere than another.

I celebrate EVERY soul that comes to know me and is reconciled to me. Each and every soul is a momentous occasion that all of heaven stops to celebrate. If what you are doing is helping to bring even one soul to know me, it is worth it.

I love you and I love that you want to do more. But do what I have called you to. Don't worry about what I have called someone else to do.

Hearing God...

My prayer:

Tonight was incredible again God. Whenever we get together to worship you, amazing things always happen. 

Thank you for the answered prayers, thank you for the emotional and spiritual healing, thank you for the amazing messages and visions of hope. And more than anything else, thank you for your beautiful presence, joy and peace that you blanketed us with tonight. 

You are so wonderful we need a new level of wonderful to describe you. LOVE YOU!

What God Said Tonight:

Listen and you will hear. I am always talking, I am always present. The difference between hearing my voice and not hearing it is listening. 

You also have to know me. Otherwise, you are easily deceived because my voice is not the only one that speaks to you. You have to study my word, not just because it will help you live a better life but also because you learn about me. 

That way, when you hear me, you can know it is me and not wonder. You can trust the things I tell you when they agree with my word and they are true to the Spirit of who I am. 

Seek and you will find, listen and you will hear. Every time. 

Shine...

My prayer:

Awesome God! You are so wonderful. What a long but fantastic day! Thanks for the new friends tonight! I haven't had friends in New Zealand before and now I do! 

I love the diversity of your people all around the world. Different cultures, different ideas, different ways of dealing with life but at the core, we all have so many things that are the same. The same creator, the same need to love and be loved, the same curiosity that helps us to grow and learn and be more tomorrow than we are today. LOVE IT AND LOVE YOU!

What God Said Tonight:

I wish sometimes that you could see things the way that I see them. I wish that you could handle it. When you look at the world, at my children from this vantage point, there is nothing more beautiful and nothing more heart breaking. 

If you are not going to believe in me and trust me with your life, that is one thing. But if you are going to believe in me, say you trust me, your life should look different than the rest of the world. You should be recognizable  You should be a bill board for a life with me. If people can't look at you and say, there is a woman or man of God, then we are missing great opportunities together. 

I know it is a sacrifice. I know living life for and with me is not always easy. But it is always worth it. Please, make sure your life reflects me.. You, my children are so beautiful and given the opportunity you can shine like emeralds and diamonds. But, when you live just like the rest of the world, when no one can tell the difference between you and the world, when your love does not shine through, it is like a diamond buried in coal and dirt. It is still beautiful, but no one would know. 

Shine for me and let the world follow.

Something more...

My prayer:

Thanks for healing me tonight God! I love your healing power. Whether you are healing me or someone else it is so amazing, wonderful, cool, awesome, and down right fun to watch you take something that is trying to hurt, and in some cases kill, us and you just take care of it!

Out of all the gifts and promises that you have given us for this life, I think that is my favorite. Don't get me wrong, I love that you protect us, provide for us, teach us, love us, and cause us to be favored. I love all of that. But, if I had to pick a favorite promise, a favorite gift, I think healing would probably be it. I LOVE YOU!!

What God Said Tonight:

My healing for you goes beyond the physical. You have only begun to tap into the promises I have for you. You are going to see and do so much more. 

This life, the one you are living is good, but it will never fully satisfy you. You will always know that there is something more, something that you have not experienced yet. And you will be right. There is something more. There is me and my Kingdom which is as real as you and me; although seldom seen. 

I love you daughter and I will guide you wherever you want to go.