New beginnings, new habits...

My prayer:

I am really looking forward to a new start with this new year God. Thank you for all of the hope, the opportunities you are showing me. I am really beginning to believe that 2019 will be a year of changes and new beginnings. 

It is funny, January 1st is an arbitrary date but we often attach so much meaning to marking time by years. I do it every year to some extent but I also know, as I am doing it, that it is a date of my own mind and making and really has nothing to do with anything new happening.

But, this year feels different. It does not feel like the normal passing of an old year to a new year. This year truly feels like it is bringing substantial new beginnings and I am grateful and ready God.

What God Said Tonight:

New beginnings require new patterns and new habits. I am bringing you change but if you continue to do what you have been doing, the new beginnings will end up no different than where you are today. 

Change some habits. Find, or even re-find, the habits that led to growth and joy. Let go of anything that is not bringing you joy, growth, or purpose. 

It is time to look forward and let go of all that is behind. You cannot go into this future dragging your old habits. They will drag you down. 

I love you my child.

Peace like a blanket...

My prayer:

Sweet Father. Thank you for strategies today. Thank you for favor. Thank you for giving me everything I needed to meet the challenges of the day. I am extremely grateful for you in my life!

What God Said Tonight:

I bring you peace my child. 

The peace that the world gives is so ephemeral. It is there one second and gone the next. My peace is lasting. 

My peace can be present in the toughest of battles. My peace can dwell with you in the middle of the fire. My peace will settle on you like a warm blanket on a cold day. 

I love you now and forever. 

Unique relationship...

My prayer:

I pray that you had a wonderful birthday Jesus! It was wonderful to celebrate with you. 

In this next year God, I pray that you show yourself to more people. I pray that people have the opportunity to get to know you, personally. Not get to know religion or the lessons taught by others; however well meaning they may be. But, instead, I pray that everyone get to hear your voice, feel your spirit, and know your mind. 

I love you God, now and forever.

What God Said Tonight:

Living life leaves a mark on you. The struggles and the storms and even the days of great blessings, they all leave a mark on who you are. It is like a piece of wood left out to be weathered by the elements. You can trace the experience of the wood by looking at the marks that are left behind. The same is true of you. You, your life, who you are, these are all the results of what we have gone through together. 

Our relationship is a result of what you have lived and all that we have been through together. My relationship with other children is different than my relationship with you. Not better and not worse but different. 

Every relationship I have is different because every person has different scars and marks, Each person has different needs and different levels of understanding of the world. I do not change but my relationship with each of my children is different. 

You know how I have said that I am all things to all people? Think about that a minute. It may not mean what you have always thought it did. What I am saying is that I am what each child needs of me. Because I am so completely beyond your ability to imagine, I can be everything each person needs and there is still much of me left over, waiting for the child who needs that part of me. I am everything you need and everything you will ever need. 

It is my great desire to grow in relationship with every one of my children. I will do what I can but in this relationship thing, it has to be a two way street. You have to meet me in the middle. Come, meet in the middle and see what I will do in your life. 

My love, now and forever.

Facets of beauty...

My prayer:

It is almost your birthday Jesus. I honestly wouldn't have wanted to live one day of this life if you had not been born and died for me. If I had to live life without you in it, without your grace and forgiveness, without your love, that is a life that is not worth living.

Thank you Father for giving your son for us, for me. 

What God Said Tonight:

This time of year when I bring you snow and ice, I want you to see it differently than you have before. Snow and ice and crystals. They are filled with facets that reflect light and allow you to see beauty where before there was nothing. 

I will give you beauty for ashes. Part of how I give that to you is by giving you new ways to see what you could not see before. I will bring you the insight to see the facets before you and the beauty will be apparent. 

I love you. I am with you now and forever. We will see the beauty of life together.

Playing a losing game...

My prayer:

I need help and perspective God. I am letting the little things bother me and I am numb to the big things that really should bother me. And, even worse, I am having a hard time distinguishing between what are the little things and what are the big things. 

I need a reset. I need to disconnect and restart. Clean out the history and reboot. 

I ask for your help.

What God Said Tonight:

Less worry and more trust. You have fallen back into the trap of trying to reason and understand the circumstances in your life. They are not reasonable. They are not logical. Trying to find the reason and logic in them is a losing game. 

There are forces in the spiritual realm that are battling and the results in your physical world will never make sense outside of the understanding of the battle. 

Stop trying to make it fit into what you know and instead, trust me, talk to me, ask me, and I will help you through it. Don't try to find the logic and do not try to control it. Those two things will leave you frustrated and awake in the middle of the night, every time. 

I love you and I have got you in this and all things. 

Challenges and blessings...

My prayer:

Today was pretty crazy God. Thank you for giving me the peace to survive it. Thank you for giving me the peace to respond instead of react. Thank you Holy Spirit for living in me, making me more than naturally capable of dealing with the impossible.

What God Said Tonight:

Each day, there are new challenges and blessings. Don't be too sure to jump to the conclusion that you know which is which. 

I love you I am with you. I will never leave you. Those things you can be sure of. 

The journey...

My prayer:

I really enjoyed today God. Thank you for every minute. 

I am pretty excited about the potential opportunity you opened up tonight. Could that be the next season? It is kind of scary but pretty wonderful too. At the end of the day, if it is what you want, I am 100% in. If it is not, shut it down. Without you, it could be a nightmare.

I love you like crazy God and will follow you anywhere.

What God Said Tonight:

A journey may have a destination but that does not mean you know every stop along the way. My ultimate destination for you is set in stone and written before the dawn of time. But the journey, the stops along the way, that is where the adventure comes in. That is where you can pick what pulls at your heart and I will bless you in it. 

I am with you in this and all things. I will see you succeed wherever you go. Your path to your destination is your choice and my joy. 

I love you.

Brain break...

My prayer:

Not sure what to say or ask tonight God. I have lots of questions but they have all been asked before. You have told me to hang in and trust you through this season and I am truly doing my best. I am looking for the joy, and sometimes finding it. And, I am exhausted by it all. 

I guess the on thing I do ask tonight, help me truly rest. I could really use that. Thank you for getting me through.

What God Said Tonight:

Give your brain a break. Take a minute and picture putting it and all the thoughts, the worries, the strategies, on a shelf for the night. 

It will all be there tomorrow. Waiting for more to feed it. It will take all that you give it. You cannot fill it up. You have to decide when to stop feeding it. It will never stop on its own. Tonight, stop feeding it Stop giving it your thoughts and your attention. 

You will find greater rest in that one choice than you will in 12 hours of sleep. 

I love you. 

Not perfect...

My prayer:

Today was rotten. I really did not enjoy it. All day, every time I turned around, somebody was doing something to make something harder, less efficient, and generally making bad decisions which made me work harder. I am exhausted and frustrated. 

I pray God that you renew my soul.

What God Said Tonight:

I leave you tonight with one thought. Waiting on perfection will always leave you frustrated. No one can sustain it. No one can live up to it. 

Back down, take a breath, and give grace. 

Joy...

What God Said Tonight:

Enjoy your life. Find those moments of joy and dwell on them, expand them, keep after them. 

I love seeing my children enjoying life. I know there are struggles and I know there is pain. We will keep working through those together. But, in the mean time, find some joy and sit on it. Don't let it get away. Keep it near, wrap your arms around it, and bury your face down in it. 

Joy is my gift for you. Joy will get you through.

Get me out of this season...

My prayer:

I want change but only if it is in your will. I don't like the season I am in but I know from experience if I rush to get out of it, I will have to start over somewhere else until the purpose of the season is accomplished. So, while I an really tired of the season I am in, the one thing I absolutely do NOT want to do is something that will make it longer. 

So, as always God, I pray your will be done. And, if it is in your will to move me out of this season...WOOHOO!!!!!

What God Said Tonight:

Seasons may last longer or shorter but the one thing they never do is last forever. The one promise I can always give you is, this too shall pass. 

Know that, remember that, and remember that I will not leave you. I will not forsake you. I will love you now and forever and I will never leave you behind. 

A season is just that, a season and by definition, it is temporary. 

I love you.

Tunnel vision...

My prayer:

Today was quite a puzzle God. I feel a bit like an observer of my own life right now. Things are so crazy, it doesn't seem possible that I am a participant. So I observe, try to react appropriately, then walk away a bit confused and not knowing if things are better or worse. 

But, I am trusting you. I do know that you will work it all out for my good. I have been through enough roller coaster seasons to know that you are with me and in the end, we will find the place of peace again. In the meantime, I will hang onto you and pray for the best resolution of it all.

Thank you. I love you so much!

What God Said Tonight:

Tunnel vision. The people around you are seeing the world through tunnel vision. They can't see beyond their own immediate need. 

This is sad and not good or beneficial, but it is also temporary. They have blinders on that only allow them to see their own need. You, keep your eyes open, looking for people to bless. You make sure your vision is clear. You will be a example for people to follow as they take off their blinders and remember there is a whole world of people out here waiting to love them. 

I love you, now and forever my love.

Trust God in everything...

My prayer:

I am not sure what to talk about tonight God. Today was odd. Not bad, not good, but odd. It has left me feeling just a bit on edge. It has me wondering what is going to happen next. 

My prayer is the same as always, your will be done God. I will trust in you.

What God Said Tonight:

There was a common theme in today, you just have not yet seen it. There is a logic to your reality but you can't always understand it. 

I can teach you much but the most important thing I can teach you is to trust me. Trust that I know what is gong on even when it does not seem to make sense. Trust that I am omnipotent and I will turn all things for your good. Trust that even in the confusion, I am not confused and I will make a straight path for you to walk. 

I love you now and forever.

Healing...

My prayer:

Awesome God, I pray and ask for physical healing tonight. Thank you for healing me by the stripes you took. 

When I think of the pain you suffered, of an intensity I cannot begin to imagine, I wish that you had not had to endure it. Then, on nights like tonight when I need that healing or when someone I love is in need, I am so very grateful that you did. 

Awesome God, I claim the healing that you bought for my sake, in the name of Yeshua.

What God Said Tonight:

Stone is not as permanent as you think. Neither is life or death. I have never known a building to outlast time. I have never known a life to outlast death, except for my son. 

There is so much pain and suffering in this world. It was not my plan. I had a plan of peace, joy, and fellowship. The plan was corrupted and with it came sickness. 

My plan now is to obliterate sickness with the rest of the evil in this world today. I will see a new earth and a new heaven. I will see my original plan in place and shining in my glory. 

I love you my child and the healing is yours. Now and forever.

Victory...

My prayer:

I survived the roller coaster of this week! Thank you for strength, guidance, and peace in the midst of chaos. You are my rock and my strong tower. LOVE YOU DADDY!

What God Said Tonight:

Is there anything we can't handle? Is there anything we can't face?

With me on your side, there is no obstacle big enough, no challenge hard enough and no barrier high enough to keep you from my promises for you. I am yours and you are mine, now and forever my love. 

Victory!

Manifestation...

My prayer:

Thank you for hearing my prayers this morning God. I am excited to see what all comes from those prayers. Above all God, I pray your will is done. What is on your mind tonight?

What God Said Tonight:

Little is left to be done. There is a manifestation coming of what I have been working so diligently on in the spirit world. Your manifestation is very soon to come. 

Keep your eyes peeled. Keep your mind alert. When it comes, it will be fast, but it will be worth it. I am excited for you to see the outcome of all our work. 

I love you, now and forever.

Sprouting a tree...

My prayer:

I pray for peace, and joy, and love, and understanding God. I pray for a kinder world. I pray that your Kingdom comes, as soon as is possible. I want to live in the world you intended for us, not the world we polluted. And, when we do, please help us not to mess it all up again.

Thank you Jesus.

What God Said Tonight:

You know how sometimes you will sprout a tree in a pot first, to help it get a good start and to help it grow strong before you plant it in its final destination. That is the best I can do to describe your season right now. 

I have been growing you in isolation so that when you are planted in your destination, you are strong enough to withstand the wind, the weather, the attacks against you. 

A well grown tree can withstand any storm. One who is planted too soon will be ripped out by the roots and die. I have you in for the long tern my child. 

I love you, now and forever.

Wash over you...

My prayer:

Thanks for such a light and carefree day God. I can't remember the last time I had one of those. I may not know what tomorrow will bring but tonight, I have a smile on my face and no worries in my head. That feels really good. Thank you Jesus.

What God Said Tonight:

Let me wash over you. Let me take every care away. Let my current carry you in my will. Let me wash over you. 

Soak in me and let me make you holy. Let me make you pure. Rest in the water. Lay back like you did at the Dead Sea and let me keep you buoyed. 

I am air to your lings and water to your soul. I will never leave you. 

Rest in thankfulness...

My prayer:

Today was really wonderful God. I love Thanksgiving., A whole day to be thankful, great food, great people, there is nothing not to love. Thank you for everything God. You are everything to me.

What God Said Tonight:

Rest in me. No worries, no demands on you or your time. Just rest and trust that I will take care of everything. 

Nothing is impossible...

My prayer:

Each day raises the bar and somehow, each day, you make me succeed anyway. Thank you for doing the impossible again today. I am just hanging on to your coattails (prayer shawl tails. I love you. I am grateful. Let's see what tomorrow brings. 

What God Said Tonight:

Nothing is impossible. I did not just say that to say it. It is true. All things are possible through me. 

When you live you life in the full realization of who I am and that I am in you, the impossible just becomes one more way to show my glory. Recognize the impossible as a barrier to the world and as a blessing and opportunity to you. 

You have the power to overcome anything. You have my power in you to achieve the impossible. 

I love you now and forever.

Easiest and hardest...

My prayer:

My mind is racing tonight God but no one thought is slowing down enough to talk about it. I pray for peace and I pray, above everything else, that your will is done. 

What God Said Tonight:

Walking in my will for your life is the easiest and the hardest thing you will ever do. I never intended it to be hard. It is designed to work with how you were made. But this world has a tendency of breaking in you the very thing I created you to be. 

So, when you seek my will and walk in my will for your life, I have to build up and heal that core of you that I put in you from the beginning. 

Healing hurts. But, in the end, I promise it is worth it. There is no better feeling in the world than walking in my perfect will for your life. There is no greater joy. My healing will be perfected in you. My will shall be perfected in you. You are mine and I am yours, forever.

Rest now...

My prayer:

I love you Lord. I don't need anything tonight but to hear from you. 

What God Said Tonight:

Rest my daughter. The day is done and the labor is complete. There is nothing left for you to do but rest. 

Tomorrow will have its own challenges and things to do but tonight is only for rest. Breathe in my peace and breathe out the stress of today. Keep breathing and let me fill you. 

I love you. Now and forever.

Nothing too big...

My prayer:

I poured out everything I have today. Nothing left in me. Fill me up God.

What God Said Tonight:

A broken window may not shatter all at once but once breached, it will eventually break and crumble. 

You have two choices. Either keep yourself protected and live your life between two bullet proof sheets or you can let the crack happen, sweep up the pieces of glass, and find a new use for them. 

Your life is not static and tomorrow does not ahve to be like today. Tomorrow can be a whole new world. A kaleidoscope of your past experiences with a view toward the future. Nothing is too big to dream. Nothing is to big to hope for.

Ugliness exposed...

My prayer:

Holy Spirit, Holy Spirit, won't you fall, fall on me. Fill my spirit, fill my life. Fall, fall, on me. Holy Spirit, Holy Spirit. You are exactly what I need. Fill me with your healing power and your peace, meant just for me.

What God Said Tonight:

I have to expose some ugliness so it can be healed. It will not be pleasant but it is necessary. 

Don't be afraid when the ugliness is made apparent. It is a part of my plan and I do have a way to turn it all for your good. Trust me. But first, we must shine a light in the darkness to vanquish it for good. 

I love you and I will see you prosper. I am yours and you are mine, now and forever.

God's perfect will...

My prayer:

A day of rest, that is for sure. I am not sure that it was a day of rejuvenation, but it was a day of rest. Thank you for rest God.

This week holds more potential happenings than I can count and I have no idea which of them will actually occur. I pray, as always and above everything else, that your will is done. I pray for your perfect will in my life, in this world, in this universe.

Thank you Jesus.

What God Said Tonight:

Believe it or not, everything is coming together perfectly. You see a tangled mess but I know it to be the fractal reality of my perfect will in this world. 

Trust me, follow me. I will not let you down and I will not leave you behind. 

There is more to see, know, and do and I will guide you through it all. Live in the peace of my will in your life. I love you.

God's guarantee...

My prayer:

Death seems to be attacking so many people around me right now God. Now, I understand that for all of us who are saved, to die just means we get to be with you, but it is still pretty hard for all of us left behind. And, I just don't understand why there is so much of it, nearly every conversation, every post, every time I turn around, someone I care about has lost someone they care about. 

Can you give us some insight, some comfort, some understanding of this God?

What God Said Tonight:

Things are not always as they seem. What feels like an increase to you is nothing more than a shifted perspective and awareness. 

There are seasons for everything and there are seasons to die. 

Now, what I can guarantee you is that everyone of my children is welcomed in heaven with a great celebration and love. What I can promise you is everyone of my children is living at a level of joy not yet experienced on earth. And, another promise I can make is my children will all be reconciled, one day. You will see your loved ones.

The waiting is done...

My prayer:

Thank you for your strength and your help God, especially over the last few days. Without you, I am not sure I would have survived. I pray for rest and rejuvenation. I love you!

What God Said Tonight:

Waiting is hard. Waiting with anticipation, more so. learning to relish the wait is even more rare. A waiting woman, who values the wait, can conquer the world. 

I have made you wait. The waiting is done. 

God in control...

My prayer:

What a day of ups and downs God. I am worn out. Laying it all aside and reaffirming that my core prayer and request is that your will is done.

What God Said Tonight:

Nothing is set in stone and nothing is really what it seems. Do not let the enemy fool you with bright lights and emergencies. I am still in control and I will bring you through this season. 

Discernment...

My prayer:

Awesome God. I ask for your  help, your strength, and your favor as I walk into the challenges of tomorrow. Thank you for being my ever present help.

What God Said Tonight:

I have given you discernment. You recognize my voice and my word and you, without even needing to think abut it, recognize what is not of me. I have given you that discernment so you are not fooled in the days to come.

Trust your instincts. Trust my Spirit in you, guiding you, speaking to you. It is like a divining stick that unerringly brings you to my truth, every time. 

Guide others. Help them to hear what you hear. Help them to see what you see. Help them to know the truth. You are a voice of truth in a forest of silence. Speak my words. stay in my truth.

A season passes...

My prayer:

It is really hard to know what to do sometimes God. I am not sure what to do now. Guide me. 

What God Said Tonight:

Each season has its moments. Moments to laugh and moments to cry. Moments to live and moments to die. 

A season passes but never before a new season has begun. 

I am with you. I will guide you. I am yours.

Who am I...

My prayer:

I pray for healing. I pray for favor. I pray for guidance. And most of all, I pray that your will is accomplished. It sounds generic but each is a heartfelt need tonight God. Thank you for hearing me tonight.

What God Said Tonight:

You are not who people say you are. You are not even who you say you are. You are who I say you are. 

There is one truth, one thing you must understand. I created you and I know you. So, when I tell you that you are my child, that you are a royal priesthood, that when I came and died for you, you were covered and made perfect, that is the truth about you. That is who you are. 

A child of God has no need to worry, ever. I am with you always and I will bless you, I will guide you, I will heal you and because you have asked, my will is being accomplished in your life. 

You are not alone, now or ever. I am yours forever. I love you.

Blessed...

My prayer:

Thank you for raining blessings on me today! You are wonderful God and you make me succeed.

What God Said Tonight:

My pleasure is your pleasure and your pleasure is mine. I bless you and I am blessed. 

Truth...

My prayer:

When life is a roller coaster, my only reasonable response is to trust you. Anything more and anything less will only drive me crazy. So, here I stand, trusting you God. My future, my life, my everything is in your hands.

What God Said Tonight:

In a world filled with lies, I am the truth. In a world filled with deception, I am your lighthouse. I am your path in the darkness and I am the hope in your future. 

Follow my truth and see miracles. I love you.

Let love out...

My prayer:

There is one thing you ask of us God. You ask us to love each other. But, sometimes, that is the hardest thing to do. To love when people are unlovable and when they hurt us. To receive love and trust that the other person does not have ulterior motives. Sometimes that seems impossible.

I understand that you have asked us to love and I want to do your will. However, I will need your help.

What God Said Tonight:

Love is not an emotion and it is not even a decision. Love is a matter of being. 

You are a child of God and therefore you are a child of love. The world has tried to beat the love out of you but it is still at your core. It is at your core because I am at your core. I am love. 

Underneath the bruises and the scars, your core is love. Reach to our core. Gently move aside the pain and you will see love, waiting to be released. The best cure for the pain of the world is love. The best cure for your scars is love. 

Don't try to love. Just reach within yourself and let the love out. I promise you it is there. Let love out. Let love heal you.

Lights...

My prayer:

I needed rest and you gave me rest today God. Thank you. You always are there with just what I need. There is no better God, Father, Teacher, and Friend than you. I am very grateful that I get to spend eternity with you!

What God Said Tonight:

A million points of light. All different colors, sizes, strengths, woven together into a tapestry of beauty. That is how I see your souls. 

Each one unique and beautiful on its own but each a part of an even more beautiful expanse. Your souls are so beautiful alone and together. Together you are brighter and the contrast brings out your color even more brightly. 

Love the light in your brother. It is beautiful. Love the light in yourself. It is beautiful. Love the light that you have together, it is magnificent. 

I love you, let my light shine in you.

Right around the corner...

My prayer:

I did not have very good balance today God and I am left feeling drained. I pray for your strength and restoration.

I love you.

What God Said Tonight:

A time to celebrate is near. There are things you have been waiting on that are truly right around the next corner. 

Stay strong. Do not get weary in your well doing. Lean on me and hang on for just a little longer. I have such a great blessing waiting for you. 

I love you and I can't wait to see you so blessed.

Ease up on yourself...

My prayer:

I am doing my best God. It is not good enough but I am doing my best. I pray that you cover the gap. Thanks you Jesus. I am nothing without you.

What God Said Tonight:

Less blame, less guilt, more trust in my grace.

You are harder on yourself than I ever intended. You expect things of yourself that I would never expect. Please, just relax and know that I am with you, that I will destine you to succeed, and that my only expectation of you is to love. 

Love, as good as you know how. Leave the rest to me. I know the end from the beginning so I know where to guide your next step. 

You love, I will do the rest. I promise.

The aftermath...

My prayer:

Awesome God. I pray for strength, wisdom, and favor. I may not know what the week holds for me but I know I will need you every step of the way. You are my everything God. 

What God Said Tonight:

Wind blows, storms rage, and damage is left in the wake. Sometimes the storms blow onto to other places and create more havoc there and sometimes they die out. 

The terror of the storm is hard but the aftermath is often worse. The clean up and the fear of it happening again can paralyze people and discourage them beyond hope. 

It is the enemy's plan to wear you out with storms, then beat you down in the aftermath. 

You cry out to me in the storm and I am there with you. Remember to cry out to me in the aftermath. Let me help you heal. Let me help you reestablish your life. Let me help you live in hope instead of fear. 

I love you. Let me help.

Love each other...

My prayer:

Thanks for today God. It was unpredictable but not bad. I pray for your continued divine health. Thank you Jesus.

What God Said Tonight:

No on is an island but people can connect with other people in different ways. There is no "right" relationship. 

I only ask that you love each other. That is all I have ever wanted. Love each other, just as I love you. Find a way to put aside the anger, the fear, the frustration, and the hurt, and love each other. 

Everything will be different when that happens. Absolutely everything. 

Patterns within patterns...

My prayer:

Today was pretty great God. A little bit of work, a little bit of fun. For a change, I think I actually found some balance today.

Thank you for your patience with me. Let's keep moving.

What God Said Tonight:

There are patterns within patterns and meanings within meanings. Nothing is a as simple as we would like to think. 

The reason you are not seeing lasting solutions to the problems in front of you is that you are only seeing the surface evidence of the problems. You cannot see the root. You can not see the multiple things that have led to the problem. 

That is where I come in. I see all and I know all. With that view, I can guide you through the mess and into the solution. trust my voice. Follow my lead. I will see you victorious in all things. 

People quilt...

My prayer:

Thank you God for amazing people in my life. I have so many really GOOD people in my life. People who care. People who want to do the right thing, just because it is right. People who love, no matter what. 

Thank you for surrounding me with such wonderful people.

What God Said Tonight:

Life is like a quilt and people doubly so. Each person has a spot and a purpose. 

Each square is beautiful in its own right but more beautiful in the pattern of the quilt. People are that way too. Each person, each child of God is beautiful in their own right. But, when they are in position, with the others that I place around them, the pattern, the larger picture is even more beautiful than each person alone. 

I am a relational God and you are my relational people. You work better together. You are more beautiful together. 

I love you.

A path through it...

My prayer:

I can't think of anything to talk about but always willing to listen. What is on your mind?

What God Said Tonight:

Rocks in the river. I am making a path for you through the river. Watch for the rocks. You will need to jump from rock to rock to make your way across butt the way will be clear. 

Follow my path and I will get you to the other side. I love you daughter.

Offended...

My prayer:

Ok, I know that offenses are a tool of the enemy to wipe us out so I am working REALLY hard not to be offended. Really hard. But sometimes, I am not sure how to let go. Other times, I wonder if I really should let go or if I should move on. Maybe the offense is just a sign that I am not in the right place?

Those are my thoughts but I would really like to know what you think. And if I am supposed to just let it go, I will need some help with that.

Thanks Jesus.

What God Said Tonight:

Are you offended or is your pride hurt? Are you offended or have you convinced yourself that you are right and any other opinion must be wrong? Before you worry about letting go of the offense, I need you to be honest with yourself. Take a minute to see what is really happening.

Maybe, that different viewpoint has truth in it. Maybe it is not about you at all.

I love you daughter and I love your passion. Don't give that up. But, before you act, before you respond to this situation, take a minute to ask yourself the hard questions.

I love you and your life is in my hands.

Pass it on...

My prayer:

Thank you God for the opportunity to be a blessing today. One of my most favorite things is when I can truly help someone. Not just a gesture but do something that really matters. Thanks for showing me a way to that today.

Love you.

What God Said Tonight:

Broken hearts are not less capable of love and generosity. Something about the breaking gives the person a greater capacity for love and compassion. Not always right away but eventually and once there, it is enduring. No one knows better the power of a helping hand than the person who desperately needed that help in the past. 

The "Pass it on" movement, there was something that reflected the best of humans., You receive help, you receive love and then you pass that on to everyone around you. That is the original example of going viral. 

Get this love out to the world. Get my love out to the world. Let it spread like wildfire. I love you, pass it on.

Stumble, fall, recover...

My prayer:

I am very grateful God, you are lifting the darkness. Thank you from the bottom of my soul. I could breathe today and it felt amazing.

My prayer tonight is for my dear friend. You know the situation. She needs a way out. She needs favor. She needs you God like never before. I lift her up to you God. Have your way in her life.

What God Said Tonight:

Walking this road of life, you will stumble, you will make wrong decisions, you will act in ways that you will regret. 

What I can promise you is that I will never leave you. What I can promise you is that I will always turn it for your good. What I can promise you is that I will always bring you through. 

I have the answer for every mistake you make. My blood covers you, now and forever.  My grace is sufficient.

Bringing you through...

My prayer:

I pray for your will God. Nothing more and nothing less.

What God Said Tonight:

I am bringing you out. I am bringing you through. 

There is more path to travel and more challenges to endure but I am bringing you through. We have been through so much together, now is not the end. There is more. There is more joy, there is more purpose. 

Hang on and we will get there together.

Blinded by the light...

My prayer:

Have I missed the point God? In all of my logical choices over the years, did I miss the point? When did I decide that following my heart was the wrong way to go? How have I ended up with a life devoid of purpose and passion? That was never the plan. But, here I am. Now what?

What God Said Tonight:

I have much to say but I will say it with very few words. 

Your life has purpose, it is me. I am the center and purpose of your life. Saying your life is without purpose and passion is a denial of the truth. 

The truth is you do not recognize the impact your life has on others. The truth is that you have more to do on this earth. The truth is I love you more than you will ever know and that is the love story of your life. 

Look at yourself through my eyes for just a moment. You will be blinded by the light reflecting off of you. Let that same light give you the passion and the fire to move on.

Life with God...

My prayer:

I don't have anything to talk about tonight God but I am always ready to listen. What is on your heart?

What God Said Tonight:

I await your answer. I have called. What do you say? It is not a requirement but it is a request, I have saved you. What I am talking about now goes beyond that. 

My offer now is a life with me. Not just a life after death with me but a life with me, here and now. I am with you forever. I will always be here. But, if you want, we can live life together now like we will one day in heaven. No barriers. No road blocks. Just you and me. 

What is your answer?

Find the joy...

My prayer:

Awesome God. I pray for your help and guidance, most of all your will in my life. I ask for a few days of joy and rest before I have to jump back into the battle. 

Thank you Jesus.

What God Said Tonight:

Each day has gifts within it. Don't forget to pick them up and enjoy them. I promise you, I will put joy in every day. Make it your mission to seek it out. Make it your goal to find the joy. 

I love you my daughter and I am with you now and forever. This battle is not yours. It really isn't, even though you are on the front line. I will fight it for you. You, look for the joy.

Maturity and choices...

My prayer:

I am trying to switch it up God. Trying new things, new perspectives. Not because I think I can really make a difference but because if I don't do anything, well, I don't think I can keep doing nothing. The season is too long to wait out and do nothing. 

So, please know, I am not making the changes to take control. I am not making changes because I don't trust you. I am making changes because I am tired of not making changes. 

I don't know if this is right or wrong. I don't know how it will turn out. I do know that above and beyond anything I think and do, I pray your will is done, in everything.

I love you.

What God Said Tonight:

Changes are not an issue. I never want you to be my puppet. I only want you to be my child. To grow in my love. To know that I am your strong tower and your safety net. I am your Father who takes care of you no matter what. 

That does not mean that you can't make choices and changes, take risks. It means you can and I will be there with you in all of it. 

Obedience is no longer an issue for you. Authority is no longer an issue for you. You have grown your way through those. You are now in a time, where your maturity, the maturity that you have earned, can guide your choices. 

In that maturity, you seek me and my will and I will show you. I will speak, but only when needed. Your choices will guide you in this season. My will shall be your light, your vision for the future but your choices will guide you. 

I love you, now and forever.

Take a minute for God...

My prayer:

Making progress God. One step at a time. Thank you for your help and favor today. I will need it again tomorrow, and the next tomorrow, and the next tomorrow...

Thank you for being so wonderful God.

What God Said Tonight:

So many people going so many places all at once. If the whole world would take one minute to slow down, breathe. Just one minute. I am here in the breath. 

I am waiting for you to set aside the millions of competing needs and open yourself to receive from me. Take a minute and let me fill you up. Let me love you., Let me speak into your life and your future. Take a minute to listen. 

I love you. Take a minute for me today?