Coal or diamonds...

 

My prayer:

Awesome God. Thank you for the rest this weekend. Life has been overwhelming and you gave me two days of peace, quiet and rest. What a gift! What a blessing. 

As we head into a new week, my prayer does not change. I pray your will is done. I pray for your help to be the best reflection of you I can be. I pray for your help to love others the way you have told me to. I pray for open eyes to see your truth around me, your discernment, and your direction for me life.

I love you Lord, now and forever.

What God Said Tonight:

Diamonds among the coal. they are made of the exact same stuff but they appear so different. 

Coal is rough and dark, but very useful. It can heat your home in winter. It can power engines. Diamonds are SO beautiful, but they do not have a lot of uses outside of their beauty. 

My children are much the same. Some serve their purpose in the background doing the work to fuel the Kingdom. Others are out front, showing the world the Kingdom. Both are useful. And, to me, both are deeply beautiful. 

Whether you are coal or diamonds, you are precious to me. I love you now and forever my child.

Your path...

 

My prayer:

So much has happened this week God, it feels like a month has passed when it has only been seven days. You are so amazing. Thank you for everything you did this week. Thank you for the miracles. Thank you for the peace. Thank you for the strength. Thank you, above everything, that your will was accomplished.

I am so grateful and I can't wait to see what this next week brings!

What God Said Tonight:

Walking this path of life is only easy when you know where you are going. 

Your path is not straight and it is not wide but it is your path and I have forged ahead to show you the way. I have a plan and a purpose for your life and your eternity. It may not seem apparent right now. It may seem like you are in the back woods and inching along, but that is only because your path is unique for you. Anyone can take the highway. Your path is singular. 

I love you and I will lead you, all the days of your life.

The end and the beginning...

 

My prayer: 

Awesome Father. I know I say this a lot but I am really going to need your help this week. This world and this life keeps throwing new challenges my way and outside of leaning fully on you, I have no idea how to handle them all. I am betting that is the point. Full dependence on you. The good news is, that will not be hard because I know without a doubt, I cannot handle this on my own. I trust you God. I love you God. I leave my life fully in your hands.

What God Said Tonight:

The death of one thing, the end of one thing, is almost always the beginning of something new. I have put an end to something this week that needed to be finished. I will open up a whole new world of opportunity. The end is not to be feared but to be celebrated, especially when it is the end of pain and suffering. 

I love you my child. I am with you. I will not let you down.