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The History: A couple of years ago, I started journaling my prayers and God's responses to them. I told my friends about this, they were really interested. I told my Pastor about it and he said, how about sharing those on line. When I asked God, He said, my words are for you, but not just for you. And, here we are...I hope He speaks to you in these words.
My prayer:
Awesome God, this was a good day. Nothing too spectacular, but just good. Thank you for today. Thank you for amazing people in my life. Thank you for amazing opportunities. Thank you for continuing to prosper me. Thank you for surrounding me with the love of people. Thank you for being my Father and taking such amazing care of me.
God, my prayer remains, that your will is accomplished in my life. Nothing more and nothing less. I want everything that you have for me and I don't want anything that you don't want me to have. God you are truly amazing and I trust you with everything. Absolutely everything. I know that not that long ago, I couldn't say that. Not that long ago, I trusted you to a point, but I held back because of the past pain. But now, now God, I can say that I trust you without reservation. I am not sure when it changed, but I know that it absolutely has. I trust you God with everything and know that I could not be in better hands. Thank you God for helping me to this place of trust. I love you.
What God Said Tonight:
I cherish your trust. Trust is the truest form of worship. With that trust, I can now do things in your life and with you that I couldn't do before. Keep building that trust. Keep reminding yourself of why and how you got to this place of trust.
Tests will come in the future that will try to shake your trust. Look back at this time, this moment and remind yourself that I am trustworthy. Remind yourself that I will never leave you and I will never forsake you, no matter what. Remember that I will guide you always. Remember that I am faithful and I will not let you down. Remember that I am not a man that I would lie. And in this remembrance remember this moment where you know with out a shadow of a doubt that every one of those statements is entirely true.
I love you daughter. This trust is the foundation that we can build the rest of your life. On this trust is the foundation that we can build my kingdom. You have a great future and it will grow from this base of truth and trust. I love you so much my daughter. Remember this moment forever.
My prayer:
The God and Lord of all creation. You who existed before anything else. You who created all that I know. You who are Lord over all. My Daddy. I love you God.
I am pretty tired again tonight. Long day, very little sleep. God, it seems like I can't get more than about 4 hours of sleep a night right now. That doesn't seem like enough, although I am not tired during the day. It is just here, at the end of the day that I feel like I am going to drop.
I am not sure what my prayer is about this God. I guess I just want your will to be done. Fact is, only sleeping 4 hours a night, I am getting a lot done. Some of it is at 3:00am, but still, I am getting a lot done. If that is the purpose, if that is why I can't seem to sleep more then hallelujah and please sustain me in this season. However, if it is the result of something that isn't right, whether it is my health, stress, whatever, I ask God for your healing power in my life.
I know this is a pretty specific prayer tonight God, but this has been going on for about a week and I either need to understand it better or I need your help to fix it. I love you God. Thank you that you let me bring you anything, no matter how big or how small. Thank you that you tell me to pray over everything. What an awesome God and Father I have. In Jesus name, I ask. amen.
What God Said Tonight:
You answered your own question. This is just a season. It will be a relatively short season, but I have a lot for you to do right now and I need you to have some more hours in the day to do it. I will sustain and strengthen you through it all. I will give you the supernatural alertness, the strength, the power to make it through each day.
The reason you are not getting tired during the day is that I am in you and I will sustain you. Don't get too caught up in the way things "should be." I have a special plan and purpose for you and sometimes that means unusual seasons like this one.
I will continue to restore you each day. I will continue to keep you lifted and full with my life and my spirit. You will never falter when you are leaning on me. This is one of those seasons I told you about where you would have to rely on me completely. Your reliance and dependence on me will cause your breakthrough and your success. This is a season to humbly accept that I can do all things, that you can do all things in and through me. This is a time to see the miracles that I have. Think of this as one of those miracles.
I can multiply anything, including rest. I am a God of multiplication. I can multiply your effectiveness, I can multiply your time and I can multiply your blessings. I love you daughter. Trust me and rest in me. It will be enough.
My prayer:
My God, it is all about you tonight. I worship you. I am so beyond grateful for you. The joy you bring to this life is unparalleled and unexplainable. God you ALWAYS provide. You ALWAYS prosper me. You ALWAYS are there to take care of us. God, no wonder the rocks would praise you if we didn't. No wonder that the world itself must praise you.
You are so wonderful. You are love. You are peace. And yet, you are also strength and protection. You are all knowing and ever present. You are everything and you are worthy. Oh so very worthy.
God, I consciously give my life to you. You give me the choice. But, when I look at who you are and all you do, how could I make any other choice? I love you God from the depths of my soul. I love you from the deepest part of me. I love you from the core of who I am. I adore you God. You are mine and I am yours. Thank you for creating me, choosing me, dieing for me and living for me.
God, I want to live for you. I want my life to be a living sacrifice for you. Whatever you need God, if I have it to give, it is yours.
What God Said Tonight:
Anything I have is yours my sweet daughter. Anything you need is yours. Anything you desire within my will is yours. I love you. Moments like this, nights like this are so precious to my heart. I love the times of intimacy with you. I love when you open your heart and let me live there.
You are waiting in prayerful anticipation and I will not disappoint. I will fulfil every promise on your life. Your trust in me is growing every day. Your reliance on me is growing. It is good. One day, you will need to rely on my so completely and this is good practice.
You are resting deep in the Holy Spirit tonight. Let me refresh you and strengthen you. Let me provide for your every need. I have more to give you. You do not have room to contain all that I have to give you and that is by design. That is what reminds you to give.
I have put in you a servants heart because you asked for one. I put in you a generous heart so I could pour out a blessing and know that you would pour it out on those around you.
You are gold and shining in the sun. You are like a gold statue of an eagle majestically soaring. You reflect the strength, the beauty and the ferocity of the eagle. You are frozen in this moment though, just for a minute, so you can enjoy it and so I can look at you. You are so beautiful in your dependence and in your strength.
I love you and will never leave you. I will provide for you always. I will guide you always. It is you and me forever. Love you, get some rest for tomorrow.
My prayer:
Incredible Father God. You are amazing. Thank you for your miracles today. Thank you for your healing miracles. Thank you for your powerful protection. Thank you God for everything. I love you so much God.
While I am so grateful for all that you are doing, if I am honest, I have been a little uneasy all day today God. I am not even sure why. I find myself being super critical of myself today. I having been thinking about the things that I have done and have been telling myself I am not good enough.
Now, there is a whole lot of "I" in those sentences and I realize that is a big part of my problem today God. I have been way too focused on me and not spending enough time concentrating on others. I can get pretty selfish sometimes. And then, I beat myself up for being selfish! Not a very helpful cycle God.
Why is it I know the things I should and should not do and yet sometimes I have such a hard time doing the things I should and not doing the things I should not do? Was it Paul who asked that same question? Is there hope? Do we, do I ever, learn enough that I don't have to continue to repeat patterns that are no good for me or the people around me?
God, I ask for you help. I ask God that you help me to stop this self centered and self critical stuff. It isn't any help and it just depresses me and makes me less effective. I pray God that you help me get my focus back on you and your people. I pray God for your help to be a better person tomorrow than I was today. In Jesus name, amen.
What God Said Tonight:
Yes sweet daughter. There is always hope. As long as you have me in your life, there is always hope. You do have a pattern built in your life of becoming self critical. It's root is deep and it may take a lifetime to pull it out completely, but you are learning. You are better than you use to be. You are quicker to recognize the symptom and the cause. You are making progress.
You are waiting to be perfect or expecting to be perfect and you never will be. Your perfection only comes from the covering you have in me. In yourself, you will never be perfect. You will never be perfect but you can always be better.
You're right about changing your focus. You have the right idea. However, you may want to spend a little time doing some gardening first. Tear out a bit of this weed of self criticism. Recognize your worth in me. Recognize that you are the daughter of the most high God. No, your actions are never perfect but they are anointed by my Spirit. I can cover you when you are less than perfect. It is why I bled and died. To be your covering. That covering is not only protective but also meant to cover your imperfections. It was meant to make you pure and able to serve me and my people. My covering allows you to be what you need to be to serve me and my people.
Your continued striving to be better is good. You will always have room to grow and you will always be growing. In that growth, be happy with the progress, not critical that you aren't where you hope to be yet.
You are about to go into a season where complete reliance on me is necessary. It may be why you are being so critical right now. Some part of your spirit recognizes that you don't have what it takes to accomplish what we will accomplish in this next season. But the thing is, that is ok. I never meant you to accomplish it alone. I always intended that we would do this together. I just need you to show up and to trust. You are getting pretty good at those two things.
So, my daughter, rest in the knowledge that you are imperfect and doing things imperfectly but it doesn't really matter. My anointing covers everything that needs to be covered. Maintain the humility but stop the self criticism. Trust me daughter. We are in this together. I love you so very much. Rest in the total acceptance I have for you. Rest in the immovable knowledge that you are and will always be a royal priesthood and the daughter of the most high God. You are my gem and I love you.
My prayer:
Awesome God, my Father. I am not sure what to pray about tonight. I have so many things running through my brain.
Thank you for today. It was a good day. I am not sure that I was truly obedient to the sabbath as you have reminded me to be. I did not technically "work" but I was running around all day. God, this time of year gets so hectic. I am running around, making sure that all the presents are bought, the parties are attended and that everyone knows that I love you and love them. It is awesome and exhausting. Add to it, all the amazing things that you are doing and changing in my life and it is a bit overwhelming.
Please know that I am not complaining. I love when life is exciting and full like this. But we are about to get to celebrate your birthday again...how great is that! God I love you so much. I am so grateful for you in my life. I am so honored that I get to celebrate with you everyday. In the midst of the full life you have given me, I want to take special care to let you know how much I love you. I want to take a moment and celebrate that you chose to be born here on earth just so you could live, die and live again for me. I want to concentrate on the fact that you loved me so much, you went through all of it just so we could be here tonight together. When I really slow down and let that soak in...I have no words to express the impact God.
So tonight, no agenda, no list of needs and wants, no requests, I am just in complete awe of you, who you are and what you do. My awesome God, I do love you so.
What God Said Tonight:
Slow down, that is good advice. Every now and then, slow down and enjoy what your life is becoming. You have an opportunity to experience what few people ever have. You have the opportunity to experience a completely full and satisfied life in me. You have the opportunity to live with nothing missing and nothing lacking. You have the opportunity, right now to live in the everlasting joy and peace that comes with your salvation.
Don't get too distracted in the "doing" that you miss the opportunity. Take time to remember what it is all about. Take time to just be with me. Slow down and take time to look around and enjoy what I have done and what I am doing.
You need to enjoy life more. You need to enjoy me, us more. You are faithful, you are always willing to serve. The Martha in you is strong. Let Mary in now and then. Like you started to do tonight, slow down and just enjoy it all. I will give you the rest you need. I will give you the strength you need. I will protect you and I will provide for you. I will do all of this so relax, slow down and don't let life pass you by. I planned for a long time for this life of yours.
You are my precious and wonderful daughter. You will do much for my kingdom but remember to slow down and enjoy it along the way.
My prayer:
Incredible God, my awesome Father, you are so AMAZING! Thank you so much God for hearing my prayers and helping me today! You had favor all over me today! Thank you for your favor at my job today God. I can't believe how quickly you moved in that situation to just make it all work out!
God I love how you take care of me. I am so grateful for how you always work things out for my good. I can't believe sometimes how blessed I am. Being your daughter has some major privileges!
I am back to that age old struggle of not knowing how to thank you enough. I am so grateful and there really aren't words enough to thank you. Hear my heart God and know how grateful I am. Hear my heart and know how much I love you. God you are my everything and I don't want to do anything, ever, that does not have you at the center of it. You are my core, the deepest part of me. I praise you. I worship you. I stand in awe of you God.
What God Said Tonight:
You need help and of course I am going to be there. I am your ever present help in time of trouble. I am the shoulder for you to lean on. I am the one who makes a way out of no way. I am the one who provides for you out of my riches in glory. I AM.
I appreciate your gratefulness but I don't need it. I bless you because it is my pleasure to do so. I bless you because I love you and I want the best for you. I bless you because you are my daughter.
You are right, being mine has great privilege. You are beginning to walk in that privilege but there is so much more. Remember how my son and his disciples were never in want for anything. If they needed food, they had food. If they needed money, I could call up a fish and there would be money in his mouth. They never had to worry about their next meal or a roof over their head. I took care of them. Just as I take care of you.
You can rest in the assurance that I will always take care of you. I will always rebuke the devourer for your sake. I will always provide for you out of my riches in heaven. I will always make sure you have everything you need because that is what a loving father does. I love you more than you can ever know. You are mine and I am yours. We are walking through this life together and as such you NEVER have to WORRY about provision. You never have to worry about the next meal, the place to live or anything else. I will take care of it.
Now, concentrate on the things I have given to you. Now that you know that your provision is completely assured, do what I have called you to do. Use your gifts for my kingdom. Bless everyone. Everyone, not just the ones you like. BLESS EVERYONE.
I love you daughter. You are my precious child. Your privilege is only a reflection of my reputation. I have made a way for you sweetheart. You just sit back and let me worry about the basics. I love you and will never let you down.
My prayer:
Awesome Father, my God! I love you God. I am completely spent with nothing left. Tonight is all you. What is on your mind? I am yours!
What God Said Tonight:
Really? Nothing on your mind tonight daughter? You know you can ask me for help when you get this tired. When life gets to be a bit too much, you can ask me for help and I will help you. You can ask me for strength and I will strengthen you. You can ask me for anything and it is yours.
I love you so much daughter. Your heart is my heart. Your desires have been put in place by me. Therefore, anything that you want, is in my will and I am pleased to provide it. Don't forget to ask. I already know what you need but in the asking you show your dependence and love for me.
You are mine and I love you more than you can know. I try to tell you a lot because I think you often forget. Your forget how amazing I made you to be. You forget how much I love you. You forget how much I want to help you. Even with us talking everyday, even with the miracles you have seen, even with the prayers you have seen answered, you forget.
It is common among my children. Your memories for my blessing in your life are not nearly as strong as your memory of the pain. You can call up every painful memory throughout your life and dwell on it. I want you to start doing that with the blessings I have poured out on you. Focus on the blessings. Dwell on the blessings. Remember the blessings. Remember me. Remember my love. Cultivate a memory of blessings. Stop nourishing the memory of pain and start nourishing the memory of blessing.
I love you sweet daughter. Rest and prepare for tomorrow. Lean on me and remember.
