Celebrate...

My prayer:
Awesome God. Precious Jesus. Savior of the world. Thank you for today. Thank you for the reconciliation that You seem to be making between me and my brother. We have been separate for too long and for no good reason. Thank you for being a God of reconciliation.

Tomorrow is Sunday service and Independence Day here in the US. I think it is fitting that I get to celebrate my country's freedom at the end of the week where you showed me and brought me to a new level of freedom in my own life.

Father God, I pray your will be accomplished throughout the world tomorrow as we get together to worship and celebrate you. I pray that it be a time of letting go and filling up. I pray that it be a time where we recognize all that you are and all that you do. I pray that it be a time where we learn even more about the awesome God that you are. I pray that your word and your will is in charge of every service and I pray that you prepare each of us to serve, worship and receive.

God I celebrate you and the freedom you bring. I celebrate the peace that you bring. I celebrate you!!!

What God said tonight:
Quiet your mind so you can hear me. You have so many thoughts racing through your mind tonight, it is hard for me to shout over them. I understand though. There is so much going on and so much of it is good.

Your are experiencing some really exciting things right now and I want you to be excited about them. I want you to experience each thing to its fullest. This life was given to you so you could live it. Truly live it. Remember I came to bring life and life more abundantly. I love celebrations! I love a good party. I want you to live life to its fullest. I want you to celebrate every moment. I want to celebrate with you. Ain't no party like a Holy Ghost party, as they say!

I love to laugh with you. Let's celebrate together tomorrow. Let's celebrate freedom. Let's celebrate your new freedom in the spirit and the joy that it brings.

I love you. You know that. But I also really like you. I like spending time with you. I like to celebrate the things that you like. I like to enjoy the things you enjoy with you. Your in my heart and engraved in my hand. No somber faces tomorrow, it is time to celebrate!

Covenant...

My prayer:

Great small group as always God. I love the women you have brought to the group. They are each so beautiful and so earnest in their desire to get closer to you. I am truly blessed to have them in my life.

I have spent a lot of time struggling over this idol question and the committment you are asking for. I know that the main thing that is in the way right now is not something that I can move or control on my own. If I could of I would have (as Bishop use to say). But, you have said that you can help me. You have said that you can help me stay focused, not get distracted and not get stale, forgetting the miracle you are in my life.

God, when I first made the decision to accept you as my Lord and savior and live for you, I didn't know how to do that either. I didn't know how to live for you. I didn't know how or even if I wanted to live a "Christian" life. But I knew I loved you and I didn't want to live another day without you in it. So, tonight I step out with that same kind of faith, not knowing how I will do it but trusting you to help me.

God I commit tonight that I will never try to leave you, I will never turn my back on you and I will not grow stale and forget the miracle you are in my life. God help me to never try to leave you, to never turn my back on you. Help me to not grow stale or forget the miracle that you are in my life. Help me to not get distracted and stay focused on you, your people and my love for you. I make this commitment to you tonight and ask for your help in keeping it.

Thank you for your patience with me. Thank you for what this covenant will mean. Thank for this next step. I love you. Three simple words but I mean them with my whole heart.

What God said tonight:

Thank you. You will not regret this decision. You will not regret choosing me. You will not regret trusting me to help you. You will not regret this.

What comes next? A peace to know that you are right where you are meant to be. A peace to know that my will is at work in your life. A peace to know that you have made a choice that will drive the remainder of your life, your everlasting life.

This step is essential but now that it has been made, you will be amazed how easy it is to keep the commitment. Your life is blessed because of your relationship with me. Your time is multiplied because of your dependence on me. Your needs are met because I am your daddy and I won't ever let you down. You and me forever girl!

I am so excited tonight!! Not only because of the decision you made but because of what I know this will mean for your life, for the lives of the people around you for the lives of the people reading this blog and for the Kingdom of God!!! If you could only see what I see, you would be dancing, seriously dancing like we are!!!!

I love you and I covet your attention. Be blessed and rest in peace. Your future is assured.