Reality of life with God...

 

My prayer:

You have risen! That is the point of the celebration today. We get to celebrate together that you gave your life, fought Satan and hell, won, rose again, and now have redeemed us, your children. That is really too much to comprehend. I was raised with the knowledge of it so I think I somewhat take it for granted. But if I take the time to stop and truly consider it all, it is unbelievable.

Thank you for loving us enough to sacrifice so much, just so we could be saved. There will never be enough words, enough gratitude, enough thankfulness to merit all that you have done. 

You are my everything Lord.

What God Said Tonight:

I choose you, my child and now that you choose me, I am able to pour out  on you blessings to overflow. I am able to teach you when you have an ear to hear. I am able to speak to you when you quiet yourself to listen. 

The opportunity for our relationship was made on that fateful day when the old covenant was fulfilled and the new covenant went into effect. However, the reality of life together requires more than just the opportunity. It requires the effort. 

It requires that you reach out, that you receive, that you listen, and that you take time for our relationship to grow and develop. I will meet you every time. Every time you want to talk, you want me to listen, you want to learn, every time, I will be there. But don't forget to take that step. Don't forget to make the time. 

I will not force you, ever. Which means I need you to reach out first.

A beautiful life...

 

My prayer:

Thank you for a wonderful day of rest Lord. What a privilege and blessing it is to have a full day of rest every week. I loved our walk together this morning. I have to make more time for that. I have gotten lazy. 

We are walking into a new week and I have no idea what it will bring but I also have full confidence that you will face whatever it is with me, you will guide me and you will help me. So, I have no worries tonight and I simply pray that your will is done, in all things.

I love you Lord, now and forever. I choose you and your way for my life.

What God Said Tonight:

Life is a kaleidoscope of images and things coming together. Each piece is important and beautiful on its own, but when seen together as  a whole, that is when the beauty really comes out. 

I have designed and planned for your life to be beautiful. I am grateful that most days, you follow that plan and get to see the things that I have planned for you. Some days, you make choices that veer you away from my plan, but even in that, your choice to return to my will can be more beautiful and more powerful than the original plan was in the first place. 

I love you my child and I will continue to find those ways to bless you in this beautiful life.

So much light...

 

My prayer:

Holy Father. Thank you for the extra protection this week. Thank you for all of the answered prayers this week. This week has been a great reminder that prayer matters and that when we ask you, you are always there to help and listen. 

I pray as we go into this new week Lord, that you show us everything you want us to see and help us to do and be what you would want us to be. God, I pray your will is done above all things, knowing that your will is ALWAYS the best. 

I trust you, I rely on you, I love you and I am fully yours.

What God Said Tonight:

There is so much light. There is darkness now too, but in that darkness, there is so much light. The hope of tomorrow is so much greater than the worry or concern of tomorrow. 

I am your hope and I am above all things. I am the Lord God. Everything that is came from me. There is no love, truth, or hope without me. With me, all things are possible. I am your hope for tomorrow and your peace for today. 

I love you more than you will ever be able to know or understand but know that I will never let you down and I will never leave you. Every moment of every day for the rest of eternity, I am with you. I love you now and forever my child.

Ash...

 

My prayer:

What a difference a week, or even a day makes when you are in charge God. THANK YOU for healing me. Thank you for directing me. Thank you for pulling me from that place of darkness I was in last week. 

It seems like a lifetime ago. But you have that ability, to wipe away the most painful experiences and replace them with joy and hope. You are the God of hope and the God of tomorrows. You are my God and I am grateful for it. 

I choose you, now and forever. Thank you for choosing me.

What God Said Tonight:

We consumed your pain with fire. When something is consumed with fire, it does not make the thing disappear but it leaves an ash. That ash then becomes the ground for new growth. That is true of you this week my child. 

I have burned away the pain, but it has not completely disappeared. It has become the ash that will grow new things in your life and in the Kingdom. Never will you suffer without me finding good use of it. We will use this ash to fertilize the next season. 

I love you know and forever.

Heal the pain...

 

My prayer:

Amazing God. I have run into my old nemesis today, or for the last few days. The pain is too much. I need you. I need your healing power. I have nothing left to fight this except to cry out to you. 

What God Said Tonight:

The root and the reason for the pain is deep and complicated. It is not for no reason. 

I will reveal those roots and reasons as soon as you need to know them. Knowing them now would not help. In the meantime, I hear you crying out. I feel your pain. I will heal you, heal that pain, as soon as I possibly can. 

I love you daughter and I would never have you take on more than you can bear.