Lifeboat...

 

My prayer:

Amazing Father. I look at all that is happening in the world and there is so much that is truly horrid. Then, I look at the amazing life you give me and the blessings in every moment. Both of these things are happening at the same time and sometimes I don't know whether to cry for the world or enjoy all that you are doing in my life. 

It seems wrong to enjoy the blessings when so many others are suffering. But it also seems wrong to cry and despair when you are placing so many blessings around me.

Life in these times is not easy God. I pray for your guidance.

What God Said Tonight:

I have told you of these times. I have spelled out all that is happening. Your love and your prayers for the world are heard. 

There is a season to this time in the world and it will not last forever. While your compassion for the world and all it is going through is right and good, at the same time, I have set you apart in this time for a reason. I have selected my children to have a different experience of this season, if they choose to accept it. 

Reach for the joy and blessings with both hands and hold on tight. They will get you through the dark days around you. They are a life boat for my children. Do not turn away from them and do not allow guilt into your heart or your mind. 

I am your God and I will care for you in this truly tough season. There is a purpose in it all. Keep praying, keep loving, keep living in the moments of joy I bring for you. I love you sweet daughter, now and forever.

Love, even when it is hard...

 

My prayer:

Sweet Father. Thank you for such a blessed week and thank you for the luxury of rest the next couple of days. You are so, so, so, so, GOOD! 

You help me through the challenges but also, you so often just toss in blessings that you know I will enjoy. Nobody knows me like you and nobody knows what will bless me better than you. Your gifts are beyond anything I can imagine. Being your child is really the most amazing experience. 

I love you now and forever God.

What God Said Tonight:

We are of one heart and one spirit together. The things you like are the things I like. The things I like are the things you like. I care about the things you like because I care about you. 

There is no mystery when you remember how I love you. You were made to be loved and to love. It is a simple but sometimes difficult mission. 

Love, even when it is hard. It is what you were made for.

Blurred reflection...

 

My prayer:

Awesome Father. I pray for your help to be a greater blessing to those you have put in my life. God, let your love, peace, and wisdom flow through me with no barrier and no filter. Thank you for the privilege of being your hands and feet. I pray that you help me to reflect you as clearly as is possible.

What God Said Tonight:

To be the clearest reflection of me, anything that gets in the way of you and I will get in the way of your reflection of me to others. Our work, our healing, is to systematically remove anything that gets between you and I. There are past hurts that make it difficult for you to trust me sometimes. There are misconceptions of religion that make you misunderstand me sometimes. There are things that simply distract you in your everyday life that...yes, like that. 

I love you and I will never force change upon you. Together we can see these things that get in the way, the things that blur my reflection in you, and together, we will gently heal each one.

I love you...

 

My prayer:

Awesome Lord. Thank you for tonight. It was a night filled with peace and contentment. I love when those two things come together. There is nothing better. 

I pray for your continued guidance and direction. I love where you have taken me and I can't wait to see what comes next.

What God Said Tonight:

I love you. I mean it, I love you. 

I don't need you to change, I love you. 

I don't need you to succeed, I love you. 

I don't need you to do or be anything, I love you, right now today, as you are. 

Hear me. Believe me. I love you. 

Success...

 

My prayer:

Wow God. You really worked it all out for me today. THANK YOU! What an amazing day of watching you work everything for my good. 

I am beyond grateful and can't wait to see what you do next.

What God Said Tonight:

I am your Father and Lord who loves you. It is only natural that I would do all I can to make you succeed. I love getting to bless you. 

A success is nothing more than the past "failures" coming together for your good. I never lose anything. I never waste anything. Every experience in your life has led to this day and you will use everyone of those experiences tomorrow. 

Your life, in my hands, is one long series of successes. Although sometimes you have to wait on them. There is success in the waiting too. 

I love you my child, now and forever and I will always destine you to succeed.

Set apart...

 

My prayer:

Thank you for so many blessings today God. I love the beauty in nature that you have surrounded me with. It is truly a slice of heaven here and I am so grateful. It makes the challenges a lot easier to take when I look around me and see your beauty and joy in every leaf and animal.

What God Said Tonight:

I have you set aside for a reason and a purpose. My people, my children, are being set apart in this time. 

It is protective but it is also so we can have this time together. While so many things are raging around you, this time and this place set apart is just for us. It is special and it is precious. 

I love you sweet child, now and forever. You are mine and we will see this and many more seasons together. I will layer them all in joy.

Mysterious future...

 

My prayer:

Awesome God. What are you up to? Tonight was just odd. 

I pray for your guidance. I ask that you make each step clear. Above everything else, I pray your will to be done. 

Thank you for being my God.

What God Said Tonight:

There is a central core feature to this season and it drives everything else. It is alive, it is passionate, and it is easy to see but hard to know. 

I don't intend to be mysterious about this but there is little that I could tell you that would make sense right now. I ask that you trust. I ask that you stick with me on this journey. It will be worth it and it will be important, although you may not understand the reasons for a very long time to come. 

I love you sweet daughter and I will never leave you. I am your light and you guide, now and forever. 

True value...

 

My prayer:

Sweet Jesus. Thank you for a pretty great end to this week. You are so good to me. You bless me and make everything work out. I am grateful, but grateful is just a word. I am thankful, but thankful is just another word. I am fully dependent on you and I couldn't be happier about it. You are my everything.

What God Said Tonight:

Less than an age ago, there were so many things that the world and the people in it thought were essential. So many of those things were fleeting and nothing of substance and today, no one even remembers they existed. The same will be true of most of what people place their value on today. 

The true value in this life is the love you give and love you receive. 

The true value in this life is your life with me and with those around you. It is the people, the relationships, the love that will carry value into eternity. The rest is all extra that will fall off sooner or later. 

Remember to seek out and protect those tings that are truly valuable in your life. They are precious and should not be wasted or forgotten.

Soften your heart...

 

My prayer:

Amazing Father. Thank you for heard prayers. Thank you for restoration and healing. Thank you for this amazing life that you have given me. 

You are everything good and I love you and praise you more than words can say. Hear my heart scream out your praise tonight, sweet Jesus.

What God Said Tonight:

A healed heart is just that. It is healed and whole. But a healed heart can be hurt again. 

This life is hard on hearts. This world is hard on hearts. 

You really have two choices. Harden your heart and keep everyone at arms length. Or, soften your heart, allow it to love and be loved, and trust me to keep it whole and heal the damage when it comes. 

I am your Father and your savior and I would rather never see your heart hurt. But I understand the cost of that is that you will never know love. That is too high of a price to pay. Soften your heart and trust me to heal and restore it. It is the better choice.

Ease off...

 

My prayer:

Awesome God. I have several things running through my mind tonight that I could use your help with. First, I need your continued, clear direction on the opportunities and choices facing me right now. These are choices that if I make the wrong choice, the choice or choices that are not in your will for me, I know from experience I am signing up for a lot of pain and heartache. But, if I choose the path that you would have for me, I know it will be a truly great blessing and series of blessings for me and all of those around me. Help me make the right choices.

The second biggie is your help with this appointment tomorrow. You know how I hate having to do this. I would much rather have my health be 100% in your hands. But this is where we are at. So I pray that you guide the physician. Help her to make the right choices and decisions. Help me to know what to do and what not to do. 

Huh, I didn't realize it before but now, saying it to you, I realize it is the same prayer, just in different circumstances. It all comes down to your will in my life. That is really all I need and all I want. 

What God Said Tonight:

I have not seen the day when your life is outside of my will. I am not saying that every decision you make is the perfect or best decision but your heart, your spirit, are one with mine and that makes your decisions and choices in line with what I have for you. 

Seek me, and I will help with choosing the best path. You know that I will. But ease off some of the pressure on yourself and know that whatever you choose, I will find a way to bless you in it. That is really what I was telling you this morning. I will bless you and bless you and bless you. In every season and every moment of your life, I will bless you. 

I have great plans, but let those plans develop out of the natural flow that I have set in your life. It will all come together.

Life of love...

 

My prayer:

Sweet Father. Thank you for today. Thank you for all that you have taught me about reflecting your love. Today had so many wonderful examples of the fruit of that kind of life. 

You have created a life for me where I get to live in the middle of love. Your love for me and my love for you. My love of others and their love of me. It is an awfully sweet way to live. 

I know I have more to learn and more love to give and receive but for today, thank you for showing me the wonderful results of living in love. 

What God Said Tonight:

A gift brings as much blessing to the giver as it does to the receiver, sometimes more. The same is even more true of love. 

You are blessed in being loved but so much more blessed in the loving. Practicing loving others every day will bring you such tremendous blessings. Above and beyond what you can imagine or think. 

The life of love is the only life worth living. 

I love you sweet daughter. Rest well tonight.

Reflection of God's love...

 

My prayer:

Amazing God. Thank you for working out the tough spots today. Thank you for the good news in the middle of the chaos. Thank you for bringing me through it all. 

Days like today remind me how unbelievably blessed I am to have you leading my life. I don't know how I ever would have gotten through the barrage of road blocks today if it wasn't for you. 

You are amazing and I am grateful.

What God Said Tonight:

Remember the insight of today. Remember the depth and purpose you discovered in the middle of it all. Remember how right it felt to show and give out my love when there was nothing good to point too. 

You have heard me say this so many times, and today you saw the fruit of it. 

When in doubt, love those around you. When there is a challenge too big to overcome, love those around you. When everything is going perfectly...love those around you. 

You be the reflection of my love and I will take care of everything else.