Higher perspective...

                                                              

What God Said Tonight:

Life is always complicated if you look at it too close up. You cannot make sense of a ball of string when you are so close that all you see is the chaos of the strings. It is not until you pull back and gain some prospective that you see what it is, a ball of string. 

From the higher perspective you can see that what seems like chaos is actually serving a function. 

The same is true of your life. Those hundreds or thousands of details and struggles that seem all hopelessly tangled up when you are in the middle of them, are actually part of a grander plan that you can only see when you see it from a higher perspective. 

Come, spend some time with me so I can show you the higher perspective.

Why pray...

My prayer:

Thank you God for the healing praise reports today! I love it when you heal people!! Thank you for the other answered prayers as well. Sometimes it is harder to heal our soul than it is a body but a healed soul can be just as profound. 

You are awesome God! Thank you for what you do in our lives, thank you for listening and thank you for letting me be a part of your amazing miracles on earth!

What God Said Tonight:

None of this would have been detected or known to have come from me if you had not prayed. 

I sometimes hear from you, my children, what is the point of prayer when I already know what you need. Well, I have many answers for that. The first and foremost is that prayer is our time to talk to each other. As your Father and as your friend, I love to talk to you. I love to hear from you. There is deep importance to our relationship that we talk through things. 

But also, for times like this. People know that the miraculous healing as from me because you and others prayed for that healing. People know that the relief of the worry came from me because nothing changed other than you all prayed, which let me come in and change the heart, heal the soul. 

How will people know it is me if first you don't pray? 

I love you. Thank you for your prayers. Keep them coming.

The truth...

My prayer:

Wonderful teacher. I am pretty excited about the fresh viewpoint you have been giving me while reading your word. I am seeing things I have never seen before and learning things about you that I did not know. 

Keep teaching me. Keep showing me the core truth. Keep showing me, you. I love getting to know you better and I love all the different ways you show yourself to me. 

What God Said Tonight:

Part of learning is unlearning. 

Sometimes, you have heard things so many times that you believe they are truth but they are just things that have been repeated many times by many people. 

The truth shines through. You have me in you and I will light up the truth for you to see. 

I want you to know me better. I want you to know the truth, in all things, that you are not deceived.

The truth is the light that eliminates darkness. The truth is your weapon. I love you.

God's presence...

My prayer:

Wonderful Father. I don't know if I have words tonight. Everything that is on my mind is old news. You have heard it all before. You know my heart, my dreams, and my needs. Instead of talking it all out again, I would rather listen. 

What God Said Tonight:

Come on in and sit down. We don't always have to talk. Sometimes it is enough to simply be together. Just to be in the room together. 

Let my presence be your comfort. I will take joy in your presence. Together forever my love.

India earthquake...

My prayer:

Dear God. I pray for comfort for the people who have lost loved ones and are suffering in India tonight. When a disaster of this size hits, there is so little I can do but you God, you can make a difference. I pray that your love and healing blanket them. You are the only true comfort at times like this. I pray they feel your love tonight.

What God Said Tonight:

I will shelter them under my wings. All who will have me, I will comfort, heal, make whole. I fly over the land of India with a heart for my people in their suffering. I will wrap them into my protection and comfort. 

I have seen and foretold of these terrifying times. There are more to come. But those who are with me, will be spared in eternity. 

I love you, my children. I am right here with you.

Bride of Christ...

My prayer:

My God is the ruler of the universe. My God is the Father and Creator of all. My God is you. My God is the precious love that invades my soul. My God is the healer that makes wrong things right. My God is the unexplainable power that overcomes every obstacle. 

You God are more amazing than I can ever say and I am truly eternally grateful for you in my life. 

God fill me more than ever before. Fill every hole, every crack, every break in me. Heal every wound. Make me whole so I can be a better example of your wholeness on this earth. 

Make me like you Jesus. Let your love rule my life and my actions. Let your desires rule my heart. 

What God Said Tonight:

I am your crown and your glory. I am the jewels that adorn your head. I am the silks that flow over you. I am your covering and your glory. I am. I am. 

You are my bride and I will no longer allow you to be corrupted. I will expose those who try to hurt you and make you less than what you are. I will bring you into the light so all can see your beauty. But, I will protect you from their lust for you. 

You are mine and mine alone. I will not share you. I will see you in your complete and fulfilled place of glory in my presence. 

We are meant to be together. Me and my bride. I have waited for you. I have prepared for you. I have created a home for us. It is nearly time for us to be together. Don't get weary in the waiting. Don't give up on me. I promise the time is very close. 

Waves of love...

My prayer:

Amazing Father. Long day but good. Thank you for the privileged positions you have placed me in. It was and is an honor.

You are so good to me. Thank you for being my Father, Creator, Teacher and Friend.

What God Said Tonight:

The waves of the ocean are a metaphor for so many things. They are a reflection of everything that is everlasting and does not stop. They are a picture of things that may gain momentum and lose momentum but are always present, moving and making a difference.

My love for you is like the waves. It is always there. It is always changing the things it touches. Sometimes you are more aware of it than others but it is a constant that you never have to worry  or concern yourself that it will stop.

Can you even imagine a scenario where the waves of the ocean would stop? No, it is not possible. As long as there is an ocean, there will be waves. My love is the same. As long as I exist, my love for you will keep coming.

I love you so very much.

Bad circumstances...

My prayer:

Awesome God. I love that you always give us what we need to get through the tough times. I really do. But, sometimes, we simply need the circumstances to change.

Funny, even as I say that I am questioning if that is the truth. What would be the greater miracle and testimony, that you change the circumstances or that you somehow got someone through an unlivable circumstance.

It makes me think again about Shadrach, Misach and Abendego being thrown into the fire. Sure, you could have kept them from being thrown in the fire; but it was a greater miracle and greater testimony for you to go into the fire with them and bring them out with no damage.

Maybe that is what you want to do in some these crazy and unusual circumstances in our lives?

As always God, I seek your wisdom and truth.

What God Said Tonight:

Life is not black and white, right and wrong. Life is a complicated tapestry with all the strands woven together.

I am God and I can do all things. Sometimes, the thing to do is to change the circumstance. Sometimes the thing to do is to walk you through the situation and bring you out stronger than what you went in. Sometimes the thing to do is to give you room to learn and do and grow.

I have many answers to the tapestry of life. Trust me to always know and use the best answer for each situation. I have every answer. Come to me and I will give them each to you in their time.

Love you daughter.

Peace and contentment...

My prayer:

What a roller coaster day God. Thank you for your strength through this day. Thank you for your healing power in me. Thank you for the privilege and opportunity you provided for me. And thank you for putting up with me, even though my attitude was not very good.

I am trying to seek out the beauty and the joy like you have said. Once in awhile today, I managed to see it. Not as much or as often as I wish I would have though.

That seems to be a common theme for me. I am doing better but not as good as I want to be doing. Do we ever get to a place of complete wholeness? Do we ever stop striving? Or, do we need to find contentment in our imperfection, knowing we are never perfect except when we are fully covered by your sacrifice?

I don't have many answers but I sure have a lot of questions. I ask for wisdom and understanding God that I can know you better and be a better extension of your love in this world.

What God Said Tonight:

Peace. Peace is not a lack of trouble in your life. Peace is not something that occurs only when things are going well. Peace comes from the complete assurance that I am taking care of you.

You get some things right and others wrong every moment. Your ratio of right to wrong does not define your experience of life. I define that.

I am your God and you are my child and we can dance in the fire together. We can laugh in the midst of fear. We can sleep in the middle of the storm.

Put your full trust in me and your contentment is a natural result. Your  contentment is not from what you do. Your contentment is from your covenant relationship with me, our bond. That is what brings you that peace and contentment, no matter what.

I love you, now and forever.

Enjoy this life...

My prayer:

I am kind of sick of myself tonight God. What is on your mind? I would rather listen than talk tonight.

What God Said Tonight:

There is so much beauty around you but you need to see it. There is so much joy in you but you need to feel it.

You are blessed. You are my child. You have the God of the universe behind you. We can do anything.

Enjoy this life. It is the only one I can give you. You will live forever with me but you will only have this time, in this place, with these people, once.

Don't miss out on the joy and beauty of this moment. Don't run through life with blinders on your eyes and headphones in your ears.

Be aware and present for all that I have for you. It is good. I promise.

Open heaven...

My prayer:

I have so many thoughts running through my head tonight God, if I even get started on one, we might be here all night!

Thank you for inspiration and revelation. Thank you for new opportunities and for being so AWESOME! Love you!

What God Said Tonight:

I have all night if you do.

I would ask you to be willing to be pulled out of your routine to follow my will. I would ask that you be willing to move away from what is comfortable into a strong current of my will.

I have a lot of things coming your way that will require you to be willing to do things differently than you ever have before, at times you have never before, and in ways you have never before.

I have equipped you and shown you how it has been done. Now, I want to show you how it can be done. I want to show the way to see my glory all the time. I want to show you how to live under that open heaven, all the time.

It will require doing things that seem crazy at the time. Listen for my voice. When you know it is me, trust me to guide you through it no matter how crazy it sounds.

I won't let you down.

Preparing for heaven...

My prayer:

Hallelujah! We made it God! Thank you for fun and friends tonight to cap off a tough week.

Thank you for joy in the midst of crazy. Thank you for wonderful people to live this life with. Thank you for always being there for me and always giving me whatever I need to get through any situation.

You are amazing and your blessings are ridiculously AWESOME!

What God Said Tonight:

I have much. I am the provider and the  creator. I never run out. I have everlasting joy, I have never ending patience. I have joy that is abdundant. I have enough for everyone, forever.

I love you so much and it is with every bit of who I am that I want you to see all that I have for you. I want you to live a crazy and ridiculously blessed life so when you come to live with me forever in heavenly realms, you will not be surprised.

I really do expect that your life here on earth to be as it will be in heaven. I have opened that door for you. I have provided a way for you to know the blessings of heaven in this life.

Open your mind, your spirit to receive and see all that I have for you. It goes beyond what you have imagined.

Giving...

My prayer:

Thank you for bringing me through another challenging day God. Thank you for blessing my friend with the new job and raise. That was REALLY good timing on your part! You always get that timing thing just right.

I love you and can't wait to hear your voice.

What God Said Tonight:

I give you my voice tonight but more, I give you my peace. I give you my love. I give you everything you need.

It is my greatest pleasure to give. Giving is an expression of my love.

It is why I love it so much when you give. When you are generous, it shows my love in you, to those around you.

There is no greater blessing than to give in the right time to the right person.

I love you daughter. Let's find someone to give to again tomorrow!

WItness...

My prayer:

To witness, to remember, it can be so very difficult but it seems essential. If I become numb to the evil in this world, doesn't that mean it will increase? And yet, sometimes that evil is so hideous, even to witness and remember can feel like its own deep wound.

God, I ask that you heal our wounds. You are our healer. Only you can heal these wounds.

What God Said Tonight:

I have called you to witness my resurrection and the salvation of the world through my son. I have called you to be witness to my power and love in this world.

I have given you a compassionate heart that seeks out those who are hurting and desires to see them made whole. I will heal, I will make whole and I will give you the strength to be my witness in the midst.

I love you. Wash yourself in my love tonight and let it heal you.

God's future...

My prayer:

I don't know what to talk about tonight God.

Thanks for listening to all of the prayers throughout the day today. Thank you for always being there for us.

But, now, I think I just want to listen. I want to know what you are thinking about and what is important to you. What do you want God?

What God Said Tonight:

It is not hard to know what I want. To know what I am thinking about. I have only one goal, restoration of my children to me.

I started something a long time ago. It was good. Then, it was corrupted.

Now, through the new plan and our new covenant, it, our relationship, our universe can and will be stronger and better than ever.

You will see a day where my son reigns as King and there will be peace, everywhere. Not just peace within you but peace among you. There will be no need. Everyone will have everything they need. There will be no pain, no sickness, no sorrow. There will be no death.

I have such a clear picture of how wonderful it will be. And, everything I do is to get us to that time, that place, that existence.

I love you so much and the journey to get there is just as important as the destination. But, in this case, especially, the destination is really, very important too.

I love you sweet child. Rest knowing that I am working everything for your good.

Belief...

My prayer:

Mighty and wonderful God. Laying down everything tonight at your feet. Holding nothing back. Knowing you will take care of me and my life. Thank you for always knowing what is best for me. 

What God Said Tonight:

Sweet daughter. Your surrender is beautiful. Your trust makes me wholly content. 

I am always on your side. When you submit it all to me, I have more latitude to effect change. 

I am in you and I am with you. I will never leave you. Your life is completely covered and redeemed by me. It is no longer about what you do, it is about who you believe in. Your belief in me, who I am and what I have done, that is all that matters now and forever. 

I love you. Your next steps are going to be fun.

Tangled roots...

My prayer:

Grateful for what I have. Confused about what I want. Content that my needs are met. Love you Abba!

What God Said Tonight:

Thanks for the summary update my child. While the simplicity of it is beautiful, the truth of what I see is a bit messier.

Your roots, the core of you and what makes up you, is in a tangled mess. Give your mess to me and I will arrange it. I will make order in chaos. I will bring peace where there is none. I am all yours and I will make this situation right if you give it to me.

Turning struggle into blessing...

 

My prayer:

Awesome God, I am so grateful that this week is in my rear view mirror! There were times when I was not sure I was going to make it to Sabbath and I am so tired, I can't even really put two thoughts together.


However, when I look at my week compared to the week that many of my friends had, I realize that mine was not so bad. There are a lot of people dealing with much tougher things than I am right now.

Thank you for getting us all through.

What God Said Tonight:

I have ways to use anything and everything for your good. I can turn things around so that the very thing that you thought was going to destroy you actually becomes your biggest blessing.

You see me do it all the time.

So, when you have a week like this, full of struggle and hard work, start to get excited. It just means I have more material to work with. More things that I can turn around to bless you.

Rejoice in me and watch me bless you.

Buried things...

My prayer:

Amazing and wonderful God. I do not always understand what you are doing or why you are doing it, but in the end I am always grateful that you did it. 

Sometimes I feel like Peter, slicing off the soldier's ear in the Garden of Gethsemane thinking he is doing the right thing and protecting you, only to find out that he was getting in the way of what you and the Father wanted to happen.

God, forgive me for the times I have gotten in the way of your will. I ask for wisdom to know when what seems right to me is not in accordance with your will. God, I pray above everything else, that your will is accomplished on earth as it is in heaven.

What God Said Tonight:

I am unearthing some things that have been buried for a very long time. I am bringing out things that have been hidden. I am in the process of revealing things that many have forgotten even existed. 

I am not done yet. There are a lot of debris and dirt that needs to be moved out. But, soon, you will see things that you thought were lost forever, brought out into the light of day. 

Watch for it.

The shape of struggle...

My prayer:

Well God, a whole lot of things went wrong today but nothing that couldn't be fixed. I guess that is the silver lining of it all. Thank you for having the solution to every problem.

God, I ask for more joy, peace, love, purpose and power for me and for the wonderful people you have put in my life.

What God Said Tonight:

It is not so much about the struggle as it is about who you are through the struggle. I will pull you out of every bad situation. I will always bring you out. Who will you be while you are waiting for me? Who will you allow the circumstances to turn you into.

You have heard it before, I am truly more concerned about your character, about who you are and that you be the best you than most anything else. I created you for such great things and I want you to experience them all.

Don't let the struggles mold you into someone you were never meant to be. Keep the shape I gave you. Keep the character I gave you. Keep you, you. I love you. 

Finding contentment...

My prayer;

Wonderful Father. Thank you for a successful day. Thank you especially for your protection over me the last couple of days. There have been quite a few close calls and you have brought me through safe and sound.

I really do not want to be a whiner, but you do say to talk to you about everything. The thing is, I am thoroughly discontent. Nothing horrible is happening. I simply want more. More purpose, more meaning, more love, more you, I want more.

I am so grateful for all that you have given me. Truly, my life is blessed and I feel ungrateful and spoiled to even say this; but, that is where I am at.

I lay this down God and ask for your help.

What God Said Tonight:

I hate to tell you this but you will likely feel discontent more than a few times in our life. You are living in a world that is not your home. You are living n a world that is fallen from grace and you are covered by my grace. Your discontent is real and is partially evidence of you being in this world but not of it.

I can help you. I  can give you more. I can help you to find contentment in me in the midst of your discontent. I can make it better.

But the root of it is, you are misplaced for awhile.

Know, that for this time, I need you where you are. I will call you home when it is time and then you will find the sweet contentment and fullness that you desire. Until then, let me fill you, let me be your  contentment. I love you.

Don't hold back...

My prayer:

Today was a wonderful day of family and celebration of your resurrection Jesus. Thank you for all you have done and all that you do for us, for me.

What God Said Tonight:

What you are not saying is speaking volumes tonight my child. Your questions are clear even though they are silent.

Don't hold back with me. Don't think, ever, that I am too busy or too big to care about your worries. Talk to me about anything. Ask me anything.

The things we talk about are things we can deal with, together. The things you keep inside are the things you wall me out of. I can't help unless you let me in. But, if you do let me in, I promise I will help.

Try me, trust me, I am here for you.

The BIG mistake...

My prayer:

Awesome God. I need you. I need your help. Guide me, direct me, help me to see, do and follow what you have for me. Without your help, I am likely to mess everything up.

What God Said Tonight:

My grace is sufficient for you my child. I have grace enough to cover you and every mistake you could ever make.

I will guide you. I will help you. I will give you the knowledge and understanding you need. However, when you get it wrong, my grace is sufficient.

I died so that your mistakes are not held against you. I died so that you are covered.

Do your best, listen to my guidance, but know that when it doesn't go well, when you make that big mistake, and everyone does, my grace covers you.

I love you now and forever my child.

Good Friday...

My prayer:

Thank you Jesus for your willingness. It kind of hit me tonight in a way it never has before. Not only did you die for us, but you did it so willingly.

You knew the torture you were going to experience and you walked into it willingly. You knew how messed up we were and you and you died, willingly, anyway. You knew they were going to torture, humiliate and do everything they could to discredit you and you went willingly.

Thank you seems so paltry but it is the only words I have.

What God Said Tonight:

I struggled. Remember I was also a man and part of me was filled with dread at the coming pain and torture. I  struggled with it so hard that I sweat blood.

But, when my Father said go, I knew it was my purpose and my destiny to go. I knew that was what love would do.

I have no regrets. I willingly obeyed my Father for your sake and I am grateful that I did. It means we get to know each other now and forever. I get to be brother and savior to man and that is a truly wonderful thing.

I love you. I did it for you. It wasn't easy. Nothing worth so much could ever be easy. I love you.

Consulting with God...

My prayer:

So many thoughts running through my head tonight God but I am not sure any of them warrant us talking about them. Primarly, I am simply thankful tonight, for you and for everything. Can't wait to hear what you want to talk about tonight...

What God Said Tonight:

You are at a disadvantage. The spiritual realm is powerful and constantly interacting with you but you can only see it in a prism of what it actually is, at best. You see reflections and you see pieces but you are seldom able to see clearly.

This disadvantage makes you dependent on me, which is not a bad thing. Don't forget to ask me and consult with me to understand the spiritual ramifications and background to what is happening in our life. It will often be so helpful for you to understand what otherwise make no sense.

I am here for you always my sweet child. Let me interpret that which you cannot see to make sense of what you can see.

I love you so very much.