A rest day...

My prayer:

Ahh, thank you God for a nice, normal day! No drama, no major...anything. I know that I get bored if I get too many normal days in a row but it has been so long, it was nice to have this one!

God I pray for your strength and favor in facing the challenges for tomorrow. I especially need your help at work tomorrow. Thank you for always being on my side. 

Most of our talks have been focused on me lately and not focused enough on how great you are. Forgive me for getting self centered God. I think I could benefit from a change in position to more God centered. 

I love you and I am in awe of all that you do. Your power, your love, your healing, your youness are all beyond amazing. Thank you for being in my life. 

What God Said Tonight:

A plan, a good plan, a plan that will withstand time, allows for action and for rest. I set the precedent when I created this world. I worked for six days and on the seventh, I rested. 

I will provide you rest when you are walking in the will I have for your life. I will have you work, because I love you and I want to help you. But, I will provide you rest. 

Don't miss those moments and times of rest. They are essential to moving forward. They are as important as taking action. There is no shame in rest. It is an integral part of the plan.

Digging deep...

My prayer:

I was clearly at my least lovable today God. Thank you for putting up with me, bad attitude and all. Thank you for keeping me from blowing up at anyone. I am not sure what was happening today but getting ahold of the rage was not easy. 

Thank you for wrapping me in your peace tonight and helping me to leave this day in the past!

What God Said Tonight:

I have begun a work in you. Remember that I said we would have to dig deep and you would have to trust me. That is all true. 

We will be digging up emotions that are not comfortable but necessary. We will be exploring depths that you have not seen. 

I am with you. I will not leave you. I will work it all to your good. Trust me to always be on your side.

Let God...

My prayer:

Awesome God. I pray tonight about that thing. You know the thing I can't get out of my head. The thing I can't stop thinking about even though I know it does no good to think about it. The thing that I never should have started thinking about in the first place. The thing I have been asking for help with daily for a long time now. 

I don't even know how to pray about it anymore except to try and give it back to you, again. So, I give back to you, again. I ask for your help, again. Thank you for not getting fed up with me.

What God Said Tonight:

The thing is not your problem The thing is a symptom of your problem. I can take care of the thing but it will be replaced by a new thing if we don't get to the real issue, the real hurt. 

I want to heal you from the inside out, if you will let me. I want to see you whole, if you will let me. I want to get to the root of the issue if you will let me. 

It will take courage and trust. Will you let me?

Stuck...

My prayer:

Awesome God. Show me where I am stuck in my thinking. Show me where I am stuck thinking things have to be a certain way when the truth is you have a better way. It is so easy to see in others and so hard to see in myself. Help me to see where I am holding myself back. Thank you Jesus.

What God Said Tonight:

I have. It is all of those areas that you don't want to talk about. Those things that you don't want to hear other people's opinions about. Those things that you avoid in conversation. 

If someone brings up a topic and you do everything you can to get out of the conversation because it is so uncomfortable, those are the things where you are not seeing the full picture. Those are the areas you are blind in. 

Be sensitive to that reaction and you can start to pinpoint those areas where you are stuck. Then, I can get you unstuck.

Eyes opened...

My prayer:

Mighty and wonderful God. 

You do so much for us and we so often don't see it or forget it. If we could somehow clearly see every miracle you have done in our lives and remember each one, imagine how we could trust. Imagine the confidence we would have in you. 

God, I pray that you open my eyes to see all that you do for me and those around me. God I pray that you strengthen my memory so I never forget a single thing you have done. Thank you Jesus!

What God Said Tonight:

I have opened your eyes enough so that you know that you have been blind. 

Someone who has always been blind, does not know they are blind. They don't know what it is to see. I have given you the awareness, I have given you the desire to see. I will open your eyes and make you whole. I will show you all of the things that have been hidden. 

I have no desire for you to live in the dark. I am the light and I will shine my light on the truth for you. I love you child.

Limited vision...

My prayer:

What an interesting day God. Thanks for all the insight. Thank you for miracles yet to come. Thank you for taking Grandma home.

What God Said Tonight:

A day, an event, really almost anything can look completely different depending on your view of it. I have given you a higher view of things today. I have shown you the bigger picture. 

Remember that your vision is limited. Limited within yourself, limited in how you see the world and limited in how you see me. I will continue to enlarge your vision but for now remember, what you see is not the full story. What you see is not even your full story. 

I love you and ask that you trust me to have the bigger vision. 

RIght choice at the wrong time...

My prayer:

My mind is all over the place tonight but I am not sure any of it is worth talking about. I guess a common theme is decisions, bad decisions, and their outcomes. 

You know I always want to know how things will work out, I don't always get to know but I always want to know. I hate and/or fear getting stuck in a bad situation because of a bad decision and not being able to get out. The thing that really stinks about that is sometimes, I get frozen, not making any decision because I am afraid of making the wrong one. I am starting to think that I miss out on a lot because of that but when I think of changing it, the fear raises its ugly head and screams "NO" in my face. 

God, I ask for help making good decisions and choices. I pray for help in the decisions that I feel like I can't make. God, help me get unstuck.

What God Said Tonight:

I have given you wisdom and clarity of thought. You have all of the information you need. 

Sometimes you are stuck because it is not time to get unstuck. Sometimes the right choice becomes the wrong decision if it is made at the wrong time. My wisdom, my direction and my timing need to come together if you are going to experience my best for you. 

Breathe, trust and follow my lead.

Strength together...

My prayer:

I am impressed tonight God with the resilience you put in us. We are capable of so much more than we think we are. With you, there really are no limits. 

Thank you for giving me the strength to endure and to achieve more than I thought possible. Thank you for the great stories of success and strength in the people you have put around me. Your testimonies in us are truly awe inspiring.

What God Said Tonight:

Strength is a lot like hay or straw. Individually, it has no real ability to endure. It crushes into dust. But, put a lot of it together, like in a bale and you can build houses with it. 

Together it finds a strength that it never had alone. 

That is like you. You are stronger when you bond with others. You are strongest when you bond with others and with me. 

I am yours and you are mine, forever. 

God is here...

My prayer:

We all have our challenges and our desires God. Mine are no more important or no more desperate than any other. And yet, tonight, I pray and ask with all that I am to hear me. Hear my cry of help. Hear my hope and my desperation. 

I need you God, now more than ever. Tonight, I NEED YOU! I can't just have another night where I rest and wait for your divine intervention. I need more tonight God. I need you to show me. I need you to love me. I need you... yea, I need YOU. 

God hear my cry. Hear my heart. I NEED YOU.

What God Said Tonight:

I am here my sweet child. You do not need to scream and you do not need to yell. I am right here. I know your issue. I know your pain. I am here. 

Now is the time to receive your healing. Now is the time to rest as I fill you with the healing power that only comes from my presence in you. You will see great and miraculous healing because I am here and I will not let you suffer in this moment any longer. I am here. I am here. I am here. And, I am yours.

Rest while I heal you. I have got you. I will not let you fall. I will not let you fail. I will not let this thing destroy you. I promise.

Trust...

My prayer:

Awesome God. I am trying to grab on fully the revelation you started in me tonight. The one main thing that I am lacking in my life is directly related to the main thing I fear in my life. Until I get over the fear, I can never have the thing that is lacking. Not out of punishment, but because it is simply not possible. Unless I am willing to be vulnerable enough to be hurt, I can never let anyone close enough to have what I want. 

So, that makes a lot of sense. Be willing to be open to being hurt, that just sounds like crazy talk. I don't know how to do that and I am not even sure I want to. Being hurt can be truly horrible. It can be the worst experience ever. And sure, we all get hurt time to time but why would I open myself up and invite hurt in? WAY TOO SCARY!

If that is what you want or if that is what I need to get to the next level with you, I will need your help, BIG TIME. I am going to need you to carry me through this one.

What God Said Tonight:

I did not ask for this, you did. You have prayed to fill a hole. That hole cannot be filled without risk. That hole cannot be filled without trust. 

I am here and will never leave you. I will protect you. I will take care of you. 

Do you really trust me enough to keep you safe, even in the area that most frightens you? Do you trust me enough to believe that I will be your guard and protector. If you do, letting down your guard, being vulnerable, being left open to the potential hurt is no worry. You can do all that with me as your protector. 

I know where you insecurities come from. I know it is hard to get past the problems of the past. But you have to think of today and who we are to each other and all of the things you have trusted me with that I have come through for you on. You can truly trust me in ALL things. 

Be at peace tonight. We will walk this and every path together.

Rest in God's arms...

My prayer:

WOOHOO! HALLELUJAH! We made it! YOU did it! THANK YOU! 

What I thought was going to be a week of great struggle and hardship and you made it pretty darn easy. Today was the toughest of them all, but even that was not too bad.

You are awesome. I am grateful. I can't wait to hang out with you this weekend and celebrate.

What God Said Tonight:

Come here. Lay your head on my shoulder. Rest. Your work is done for now. You can rest with complete peace in my arms. I will take care of things while you do. 

I love you and I am always here for you. I am always on your side. I am always working behind the scenes and out in the open for your good. 

Rest.

Going somewhere with God...

My prayer:

Awesome God. You are taking care of everything so completely that this week that I thought was going to be torture has really been pretty easy! I should have known. You always take such great care of me and make the hard things easy. I am crazy blessed and immensely grateful. 

What do you want to do next? 

What God Said Tonight:

We have so many adventures yet to live together, I can't even begin to tell you. 

I have homes and families full of people that you are going to bless in my name. I have crowds of people that will be healed in my name and with your witness. I have miracles and blessings, I have wisdom and growth. I have everything you need and want and we have eternity together to explore them all. 

I am taking you somewhere and each day, you learn more trust, you get to know me better and we get to travel this road together. It is wonderful and amazing and it will never end.

Fertile season...

My prayer:

Life is pretty fascinating God. So many people with so  many different lives and things that are important to them. In some ways we have a lot in common and in other ways we could not be more different. 

I don't know how you keep up with us all. It is a good thing you are God because no one else could do it. And then, you find a way to love us, each of us and care about the littlest aspect of our lives. That is so hard to really wrap my mind around. 

Anyway, I am definitely rambling tonight. I guess I just want to thank you for all of the diversity down here on earth and for loving us each as we are.

What God Said Tonight:

There are no unimportant parts of the body. Each has its function and role and each is beautiful in its own way. My children my church is my body here on earth and every single part, every single member is essential. 

The earth is fertile and green in this season with many things growing that have been dormant and waiting for just the right time. So it is in my church and with my people. So many people are beginning to grow and show all that I have been developing in them during the dormant season. 

This is a time of great beauty. Watch for the beauty of my children to start shining.

Be here now...

My prayer:

Day 1 is over with no blood or tears! Thank you Jesus. Only four more to go. Thank you for all of your help today. I ask for continued wisdom and favor. I will do my best to listen and obey. Love yoU!

What God Said Tonight:

Wait upon me and my timing and you will be amazed at what I do. 

Right now it is very important that you live in this moment, right now. Don't be too focused on the future, don't get stuck looking back to the past. Be present, aware and participating in this moment. 

I will bring each new thing to you when you need it. I will give you the right wisdom at the right moment. Just be there...or rather, be here. Don't get distracted and be here now.

Together with God...

My prayer:

What a beautiful day with you God. Thank you for every moment. I plan to revisit those moments during this week. 

This week could be really challenging and I ask your continued help to work it all out. There are a lot of moving parts this week that all have to come together, most of which I have no control over. So, as always God, I pray for your help, your will and your plan to work it all out. 

I am SO GRATEFUL I get to have you in my life and I get to have your help. It really is an unfair advantage kind of, but since you are available for everyone, I have determined I will not feel guilty about it. 

Thank you for your favor on my life. Thank you for being you.

What God Said Tonight:

I give you peace and beauty to get you through the stress and ugly times. I give you strength to get you through the times when you are weak. I give you everything you need for this life because you are mine and I am yours for eternity. 

We are in it together my child and I love you.

Flood vs. Fog...

My prayer:

Sweet Holy Spirit. I love when you speak through me and help people. I love that I get to be a part of that sometimes. Any time you need a mouth, use mine. I am available and completely willing.

What God Said Tonight:

Sometimes answers and your help comes in like a flood, quickly and completely changing the circumstances with one fell swoop. Some other times, it comes in like a fog. Slowly and it doesn't change  the circumstances but changes what you see and how you look at it. 

Both answers, both miracles, result in your blessing but for some reason, my children almost always want the flood experience and not the fog, even though the fog and the growth that comes from seeing things in a different light, creates experiences that help you with the next problem. The flood just takes it all away and when the problem comes back, you are no better equipped for it. 

Rejoice more in the fog answers as those are the ones that make you stronger and better able to handle tomorrow's problem.

Shoulds...

My prayer:

Hallelujah! Made it to another Friday night! There were times this week that I was not sure that was possible but here we are. Thank you for working everything out all week God. There were so many challenges and issues and problems and bad news; but you turned them in to opportunities, non-issues, solutions and good news. Only my God can do that!

Now, I sit here tonight and it seems like I have a lot of small decisions to make. There are a lot of small things that I don't really want to do but feel like I should. I feel like I might be missing out on a hidden opportunity or might be hurting people's feelings if I don't do it. All of the little things are weighing on me tonight God. 

I pray and ask for your guidance and wisdom in all things God. I pray for guidance in even in the little things. You know everything so you know which of these things are things I need to do (either for someone else's sake or my own) and which are ok to say no to. Show me the difference please God.

What God Said Tonight:

'Shoulds' are really detrimental to you. There is a whole world of 'shoulds' and all they really do is make you feel rotten about yourself. I am not a God that wants you to feel rotten about yourself. I am a God who wants you to know who you are in me. I want you to know that you are a Royal Priesthood. I want you to know that you are a child of the most High God. I want you to know that your choices, your actions are all woven into the full tapestry and plan that I have for the Universe. 

You are an integral part of what I am doing. Your triumphs and your failures. Your kindness and your errors. 

I will guide you. I will help you. But I will do it with a sense of peace, not with guilt. I will not tell you about what you should do. I will show you the path that leads to your greatest reward in the end. I will show the opportunities I have created for you. I will give the peace to know that you are choosing those things that I want for you in your life. 

I will not condemn you. I will not shame you. I will not saddle you with 'shoulds.'

Love you sweet child.

God will work it out...

My prayer:

Amazing Father. Thank you for taking care of everything today. There were moments where I felt completely overwhelmed by the obstacles and weapons formed against me but you turned it all around. You gave me peace in the middle of chaos. You showed me the great good in the midst of the evil. 

Thank you is never enough but it is what I have to give. I love you God.

What God Said Tonight:

I am your living water that never runs out and will always provide for you. Lie back and relax tonight. It is all in my hands and I will work it for your good. 

The treasure I have stored up for you has not gone anywhere. I am adding to it daily. The blessings I have for you are not dependent on the circumstances you face. 

My great joy is to show you the beauty around you. My great joy is to see you thriving.  

Continue to trust me with the details. I will work it all out. 

Endurance...

My prayer:

I don't have anything worthwhile to say tonight God but I know you do. I love to listen to you.

What God Said Tonight:

Endurance is the key to so many things in this life. Just lasting through it. Just hanging on long enough to allow me to work things for your good. 

You have no idea how much I can do if you can endure and wait for my timing. I have a perfect timing for all things. Wait for it and you will be amazed by what I will do. Rush it and you miss out on so much. 

No matter what season you are in, endure and don't give up. There is a great reward in the right timing. 

Free will choice...

My prayer:

God, my God, I am ready and excited for what you have next for me in my life. A new challenge? A new path? A new opportunity? I am ready for some new stuff. 

You have taught me so much, let's get out and use it for your Kingdom.

LOVE YOU!

What God Said Tonight:

I have opportunities within opportunities for you. I have blessings within blessings. I have paths within paths. 

I have more for you than you can take. That is part of where your free will comes in. I have so much for you, you choose what you want to try next. 

I will prosper you and I will work all things for your good. You look at the paths around you, the opportunities and pick what you want. I will be with you in it, like always my child. 

Pride...

My prayer:

I approached this day with a bit of arrogance and this day kicked my butt! I guess that is what I get when I let myself get prideful. Pride is so destructive! You warn us about it. I know it always results in failure. And yet, somehow, I let it sneak back in. 

God, I ask for help with pride. I don't want that destructive force in my life. 

What God Said Tonight:

Pride sneaks in through the cracks in your life and slowly fills you. It happens so gradually that you usually don't even realize that it is there until it has a hold over you. 

Pride is a lie from the devil. It is not confidence. It is not feeling good about yourself. Pride is when you start to think that you can take on this world on your own and without my help. That is when you get into trouble. 

When you start thinking you can do this without me, you walk into to situations that tangle you up and you can't get out of on your own. It is those times, those moments, days, months years...whatever, where you start to think "you got this" all on your own, those are the times to be concerned. Those are the times when the world, when your enemy, will show you just how much "you don't got this." 

I love you and will always help you. Just remember you need my help.

A moment of truth...

My prayer:

Feeling grateful and at peace tonight God. It feels awfully good! Thank you for a wonderful day filled with beauty and rest. Thank you for all of the insight today. 

I pray and ask that you continue to teach me everyday, continue to grow me, so I can be all that you have called and created me to be. 

I love you and what you do in my life. I remain in awe of how you work everything out. 

What God Said Tonight:

You had a moment of truth today. It was not comfortable truth but it was truth and it was important for you to recognize. 

When you can be honest with me and honest with yourself, that is when I can help you the most. Being fully honest is not as easy as it sounds. But trust me to reveal it to you and I will help you through it. 

I love you. I want only the best for you. I am yours forever.

God's gifts...

My prayer:

Thank you for your miracle healing tonight God! I love to watch you heal people! That instant physical healing is such an obvious manifestation of your glory, I love it! Thank you for loving us enough to provide your healing power in our lives. 

What God Said Tonight:

A healing miracle is not meant to be an unusual event. I intend that it be our expected outcome. 

There is so much I want for you in your life. There is so much that I have provided that you have not yet accessed. I have such great hopes for you. 

I will lay you back and prepare you. I will ease it onto you as to not frighten you. I will do all that I can to get it to you but you will have to trust me. You will have to accept that this is all for you. You will have to find a way to receive it even though you know in your heart that you have not "earned" it. 

None of my gifts for you are because you have earned them. They are all because I love you. They are all evidence of my love for you. When you receive them, you are showing the world that I love you. 

Open up and receive all that I have for you. Please.

Front and center...

My prayer:

What a great day God! You took care of everything, even the weather! Thank you for days like today where your favor is so evident. They are wonderful reminders of how amazing you are. I am gratefully, all yours God.

What God Said Tonight:

I don't want to get lost in the shuffle. I don't want to get lost in the celebration when things are going your way or lost in the shuffle where things are so hard that you don't know what to do next, 

I want to be your front and center everyday. Not just because I love you and want to be with you but also because I know when you keep me front and center, your life is better. 

You see hope instead of failure. You find joy instead of despair. You love instead of hate...when I am front and center. 

Don't let me get lost in the noise of life. Keep me front and center.

Frustration vs. trust...

My prayer:

So frustrated all day God. Barely held on by my fingernails. I don't know why some days, life can throw just about anything at me and I can maintain your peace and joy while other days, every little thing gets the better of me.

Sitting here in hindsight, I can see how you help me all day long. I can see how you worked everything out and things that could have turned into really big nightmares turned out to be no big deal. I can see all of that in hindsight. I sure would like to be able to have that hindsight wisdom at the time it is all coming at me.

Thank you for all that you did today God. Thank you for not giving up on me. Thank you that I get another chance tomorrow. I ask for your peace to surround and infuse me.

What God Said Tonight:

What would happen if you knew that life was not fair and you praised me anyway? What if you knew that you deserved more than what you have and you gave to others anyway? What if you knew that you were right but you allowed the other person the grace and the space to figure it out themselves? 

I know it isn't easy to live that way but I can promise you that you will live happier. You will  live with greater peace. 

Find a way to trust me when things are not fair, when the person cuts you off in traffic, when the promotion goes to the person who didn't do the work, when life slaps you in the face. That is when your trust in me to work all things for your good can make all the difference in the world. 

If you trust me, you know that those tings that are not fair will be made right. You know that you will prosper. You know that you will win in the end. You know this and if you truly trust it, you can be generous, loving and kind, even when other people don't deserve it. 

Lean on your trust in me and find a way to live in peace. Everything else will just drive you crazy.

House of sand vs. House of clay...

My prayer:

Amazing God, full of grace and mercy. Thank you for bringing me through today. Not the best of days but definitely not the worst. 

I mainly am sitting here tonight feeling drained with no idea what to talk to you about. Probably it would be a good idea for me to shut up and listen...my ears are open and my mouth is shut God. Love you!

What God Said Tonight:

A house built with clay lasts a lot longer than a house built with sand. 

I could bless you constantly and keep you from all struggle, but that would be like building a house with sand. The first bit of trouble that comes along will blow you away. I choose to build your house with clay. Taking all of the struggles together, mixing it in with my living water, kneading it together until it is malleable and I can shape it. I can shape you. Then, we can create a beautiful house that will withstand the storms. 

I will build some parts with stone. Your cornerstone and your foundation are made of stone. Those are the super challenging times that cement in for you those things that are immovable and unshakable. Those are the things like your love for me and my love for you. Those form the bas for everything else to build on. 

I love you sweet daughter and I will see you living in a strong house that will keep you safe for the long term. That house does have some cost associated with it.

Help...

My prayer:

Wonderful Father. Make me a blessing God. Help me to be a joy, a support, a help to those around me. Help me to always add positive things to people's lives and never subtract. Help me to be someone who lifts others up, not someone who is a barrier to others success. Help me to be more like you Jesus.

What God Said Tonight:

I have a plan for you and for your life and it does not require you to be perfect. It actually requires that you are not perfect. It requires that you have to trust and rely on me to be the answer. It requires that you depend on me to be the healer. It requires that you trust me to know what to do in every situation. 

Your heart to help, that comes from me. Remember that the best way you can help is to invite me into the situation. Don't try to be the solution your self. It will wear you out. Invite me in and let me be the solution. 

You will see great things that way and you will endure until the end.