Another shooting...

My prayer:

Awesome God. I am praying for the people of Virginia Beach tonight. Another mass shooting. More families and friends who have to find a way to move past tragedy and lost. Another community who has to find a way to live each day without cowering in fear.

I pray for your help in their lives. Give them the strength, the hope, the healing that they need. And, God, please take care of those who lives were taken today. I pray they are all dancing in heaven tonight with you.

What God Said Tonight:

A power is roaming the earth right now. It thinks that it is all powerful. It thinks it can do anything it wants. It thinks that it is taking lives and ruining families. But it is a temporary power born out of sin and it will fail. It will crumble. 

These signs of the times are not going to last. They are here and they are horrible but they will not last. I will bring my people through and when this is over, you will all be together again. Those who survive and those who do not. I will lift the barrier between the living and the people in heaven. Our eternity will be lived together in joy and completeness. 

I love you.

Beauty, sin, and grace...

My prayer:

I have so many thoughts racing through my mind tonight God but none of them are really worth talking about. 

My prayer has not changed. I pray your will be done in every aspect and at every level. Truthfully, that is my true prayer for the rest of eternity. 

I may have wants and needs and I will tell you about them because you have asked me to, but my true prayer, my true heart's desire is that your will is accomplished and fully complete. 

I love you God. I love your will. I don't know much but I know enough to know your will is always best.

What God Said Tonight:

There is beauty all around you. I have painted this world in beauty and joy. It is obscured at times by the sin running rampant across the earth, but the beauty is still there. 

Like a canvas that has been painted over, all you have to do is carefully remove the over paint and the true beauty will be revealed. Be careful in the removal though. It must be done with grace and precision. You do not want to damage the beautiful masterpiece below. 

My grace will reveal the beauty. My grace will remove the layer of sin. My grace is what you need to see the beauty I have created for you. 

Increased awareness...

My prayer:

Each day, a little stronger. Each day, a little more insight. Thank you God for all that you are doing in my life right now. I can't wait to see what is next. 

For every person facing an impossible challenge, I pray that your will is done in their lives as it has been in mine. What an amazing experience God!

What God Said Tonight:

Part of life changing experiences is that they make you see your life differently. A life lived without reflection is not the life I intend for you. 

Each moment, increase your awareness. I have so much for you and only in paying attention and being aware will you see and catch it. 

I love you and I want so much for you. Stay open and aware so you can receive it. 

Today's purpose...

My prayer:

Awesome God. At the end of this day, I don't have much to show for it. But, I am grateful to end it here with you. Let me hear your voice and feel your Spirit. I love you.

What God Said Tonight:

Each day has its own purpose. Sometimes there is much to do and accomplish. Some days, the only accomplishment is to sit back and let the day pass. 

I love you, I am guiding you, and I will not let you down. 

Rest when it is time to rest. Move when it is time to move. Stay in rhythm with my will and my plan and each day will fulfill its purpose in your life.

Your true self...

My prayer:

I found myself giving advice today God that I think was actually more for me than for the other person.

I pray God that you help us each to recognize the value of who you made us to be. I want to stop seeing others and wishing to be more like them. I want to look at who you intend me to be and be the best me I can be. I pray for help finding this focus and making the most out of all that you have put into me God.

Thank you Jesus.

What God Said Tonight:

I am shaping you. I am the potter and you are the clay. Your form, your function, and your purpose have been divinely inspired and produced. 

Your true self is all you can be. You may try to be other things, other people, but it will fail. I have a plan for your life and since you have given yourself to me, my plan will be realized in your life. 

Rest and ride in what feels natural, what you have peace about and you will find yourself growing in the path I have designed for you. My plans are not burdensome. They are not heavy or hard. They are intimidating at times, but once you step in, they are not hard to accomplish. 

I love you and I have made a way for you. 

The light of the world...

My prayer:

Awesome God. It is back to "normal" life tomorrow. I pray for the wisdom, strength, and renewed understanding to stick with me. I don't want to go back to going through the motions. I want to retain the amazement and joy that you have shown me. 

Help me God to see the joy and the light in each moment. 

I love you.

What God Said Tonight:

There is light all around you and coming from within you. I am the light of the world and I am in you. That light is meant to illuminate all the joy that is around you. 

Look at life through my light and you will see the joy that you seek. 

I love you now and forever.

Preparing for tomorrow...

My prayer:

I am pretty tired of thinking and talking about me God. What is on your mind tonight?

What God Said Tonight:

No person, great or small, knows what the next minute will bring. 

You live life trying to predict and prepare but the truth is, life will happen regardless of your preparation. How much better to trust me for your preparation. I know what tomorrow brings. I am already there.

Follow your passion and trust me to prepare you for what is next. I love you and I will see your heart's desires given to you. 

Wars and rumors of wars...

My prayer:

I have been confronted all day with the hostility of the world we are living in. When I look at what is going on in the world it seems like we have forgotten how to love each other. However, when I look in my life and the recent outpouring of love I received when I ran into a tough season, it seems like love is abundant. 

It is hard for me to understand the difference. Is it an artifact of the media and the excessive access to information through the internet? Do I live in a blessed bubble of love because of you? I would like to make sense of it if that is possible. If I can find the logic, it is less frightening. 

God, will you give me wisdom and understanding on this?

What God Said Tonight:

You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. I mentioned this to you before and it is here. 

Some of what you hear about is real and some of it is rumors but all of it is a sign of the times we are in. In these times, there is great tragedies but there are also great blessings. 

I will provide for my children, not only sustenance but I will provide joy and love. I will provide everything you need to get through the hard times so you can arrive in paradise whole. 

I love you now and forever my child. I will provide.

Renewed you...

My prayer:

Awesome God. Life feels new, fresh, like anything is possible. God I hope and I pray that this lasts. Seeing life like this with nothing but possibilities is amazing and wonderful. I can't wait to see what you want to do next. My life 2.0!

What God Said Tonight:

New eyes to see, new ears to hear, a new heart to love. I have made all things new and all things are possible. 

The person you were in the past has served her purpose. I have a new season and a new purpose for you. In this season, I will need the renewed you. 

I will always give you what you need when you need it. Your life is not just a sum of all you have experienced. Your life is multiplication of my blessings in you to go throughout the world finding new places to live and to dwell. 

I love you. You are prepared.

Surgical Miracle...

My prayer:

Awesome Father. I do not have the words to describe all that you have done in my life in the last several days but it cannot go undocumented any longer. You took an impossible situation and did the impossible. 

No body believed I could get through this without the major surgery but you had a different plan. Instead of a broken sternum and 2 months recovery, I have one incision, you took me home the day after the surgery and here I am, a few days later, well on the way to full recovery. 

I thank you for the doctors, especially the surgeon who refused to give up even though it was impossible. I thank you for favor throughout everything. Above all, I thank you for having a better plan. You are my healer and I am so grateful for you! Thank you for your miracle in my life!

What God Said Tonight:

I always have a better plan for you my child. I always have the best plans for you. 

You are my special child who I adore. I have formed you in your mother's womb and I have shepherded you though this life. I will never stop. You can count on me now and forever. No matter the circumstances I will come through for you. 

Be blessed. Live life with the gusto and assurance that I am in it with you and I will not let you down. We have so much more to do and now we have some more time to do it. I love you my child.

Protect the kids...

My prayer:

Awesome God, I pray comfort, protection, and peace for every parent and child tonight. We had another school shooting here tonight and it has become almost common. In a world where kids are not safe to go to school, we need you more than ever God. And, in this case, it was kids shooting kids. How hurt and damaged do you have to be to shoot the same kids you go to school with everyday?

I pray your protection around our kids. I pray your healing for our kids. I pray your comfort, your love, and your restoration for our kids. Wrap your arms around them God and bring them through this time we are living in.

What God Said Tonight:

I hear your prayers and I am already there. 

It is what you think in this case. It is the end days and evil is having a last run at the world and my children. He won't win. He can't win, I have already won but in the meantime he is trying to hurt as many as he can. 

Know that even those who are killed in my name are not done. They may have left this life but they are with me with status of a martyr in heaven. 

I am with you and I will save everyone in this life or the next if they make one indication of choosing me. I don't need a big confession but if they choose me, I will save them. I will create a special place for them in heaven. I will fight the battle for them and I will wrap my protection around them. In these times, walking without my armor is dangerous. 

I love you. I am with you. Now and forever.

God has seen it all...

My prayer:

Awesome God. I am tired of talking about my problems and challenges. Awesome God, I love you. I trust you. I am all yours. I ask to hear your voice and feel your heart tonight.

What God Said Tonight:

You have seen a lot but you have not seen everything. I have seen everything. Everything that ever was and everything that ever will be. You think you know what is coming because you have seen so much, but I have seen it all and I know, without guessing, what is coming and I will make sure you have everything you need to face it. 

I am your strength and your Lord. I am your Father and your Savior. Nothing will come on you that I have not prepared you for and that I will not bring you through. 

I love you my child.