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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:
Mighty and awesome Lord. Another amazing day. Opportunities to pray with people, to share you, what more could I want.
I am ready for a little rest again. It has been a phenomenal week and I am so grateful. I pray God that you give me rest and peace tomorrow to refuel for more.
I love you God and really just want to hear what you have to say tonight. What you have to say is always a lot more interesting than my stuff. Probably due to you being the all knowing, all powerful and ultimate King of the Universe! :) Love you Daddy. What is on your mind tonight?
What God Said Tonight:
My mind is at rest and at peace tonight. I am pleased with you and with my children. I am pleased with your faith. I am pleased with your faithfulness. I am at peace knowing that everything is happening according to my plan and in my perfect timing. I am always at peace because I always know the end from the beginning. I never have to worry because I know who wins.
You know too, by the way. If you trust me. If you believe me, you know that we win in the end. You know that nothing can stop my will and my way in this world. You know that we are more than conquers and we will win this war. You know that we are destined to rule and to reign together for eternity. You know this because I have told you.
Do you believe it? Your worry or lack of worry is the barometer of that trust. When you worry, you should recognize it as a lack of trust in me. Worry is your enemy. It keeps you from the peace that I have for you and it does not add one positive thing to your life. Worry is a thief. Worry is a symptom that something is wrong in our relationship.
A child who is confident in the love of her father, who is confident in her father's ability to take care of her, does not worry. Check your worry meter regularly. When it starts to crank up, come to me and spend time with me so we can repair whatever has damaged your trust of me. Spend time with me so I can remind you how much I love you and that I will take care of you, always. Come to me to repair the damage.
I love you daughter and your life can be worry free if everything is solid between you and me. I love you. Remember that aways.
My prayer:
Awesome God I continue to rejoice in you. God, you are so awesome and I continue to be amazed every day at what you do. You are healing, providing, guiding and prospering us every day and I continue to be so excited to be a part of it God.
God I know that all of life is about cycles and I know this cycle may not last forever. I am going to enjoy every last minute of it while I can. I am going to squeeze out every last drop of joy out of this time and I will remember it during the next season of waiting, trials or whatever. But for right now, it is ALL JOY!!!!
I think people might be getting a little sick and tired of me. No one can stand someone who is the happy all the time! God I pray that they see the joy is straight from you and that they can have it too. I pray God that you fill their lives with this intense joy.
I LOVE YOU!
There is a tiny part of me that worries about when this will end. A tiny part that is waiting for the other shoe to drop. I am sorry for that tiny part. I am sorry for my doubt and my fear. I don't want them and I give them up to you right now God. I pray that you replace them with peace and trust in you. I REALLY DO LOVE YOU!!!
What God Said Tonight:
What is it that you fear? You fear the joy ending? You fear that because you don't deserve the joy and the blessings that you will somehow have to pay for them someday? Think about that a second. You don't deserve it on your own and that is true, but I already paid the price for it so you can have it.
If someone takes you out to dinner and pays the bill, do you worry for the rest of the night that the restaurant is going to hunt you down and demand that you pay? No, of course not. They have already been paid. You were the one being treated so your only job was to show up, enjoy it and show a little appreciation. Your job was not to pay for it. That was taken care of.
It is the same way with your forgiveness/salvation, your healing, your blessings. You don't have to pay for them. You just need to show up, enjoy them and show a little appreciation. No one is going to come after you to pay the bill. I already paid it. I love you too daughter and I am with you always. I will always "treat" you in this life. Just enjoy.
My prayer:
My God and Father. What an awesome day God. What a day of joy! I am just giddy with joy tonight. Not for any particular reason, although you are doing some mighty great things right now. But I am filled with joy.
I celebrate you God. I celebrate all that you do. I celebrate how your work in my life. I celebrate how you work in others' lives. I celebrate your healing power that never fails to amaze and delight me. God you are truly awesome.
God, what can I do to praise you appropriately? I understand worship. I understand how to get to that intimate place of being with you and I love it. But tonight, I want to celebrate you. I want to praise you! And I feel so inadequate to do so in a way that reflects how I feel about you. I feel like I want to throw you a party! I want to gather together a bunch of people you love and have a party for you! Now, you know God, that sounds like a good idea. How would you like a party to celebrate you? Not during Christmas or Easter or anything like that but just because we love you. What do you think?
What God Said Tonight:
I would love a party my daughter. I love to celebrate with my children. I work pretty hard to make sure you are blessed and I love it when you appreciate it. Much like a surly teenager, my children can sometimes forget to be thankful and appreciate. Especially when what they get is not what they think they want.
Celebrate me and your life in me every day. Find ways to celebrate and you will have more joy tomorrow than you did today. Find a way to remember all that I have done, find your way, and you will be blessed by it. That is truly the reason I want you to celebrate. I know how it will bless you.
That's why I want you to do all of the things I tell you to do. It is all for your good. It isn't so I can see if you will obey me and somehow affirm my position as God. I already know who I am. I already know that I am the master of the universe and the almighty creator. I don't need your celebration to show that. But you need the celebration to live the life of joy I have for you.
Celebrate the little things and celebrate the big things. Celebrate the breath in your lungs each day and celebrate the miraculous. Celebrate and let the world see you celebrate. Let them see what it is to be my child. Let them see the joy that only comes from a life with Christ. Celebrate for your sake and celebrate for their sake.
Know that in that celebration I am always pleased. Not just because you are celebrating me and that feels awfully nice but because of what I know it will do for you and the people around you. Be my lighthouse daughter. Don't forget to shine.
My prayer:
Awesome Father, incredible God, great Creator, complete Healer, ultimate Teacher, final Redeemer, God of my life, soul, spirit and body, I worship you. I worship you for who you are and I worship you for who you are in my life.
I worship you because you dream bigger than I do. I worship you because you know more than I do or ever will. I worship you because you love me in a way that is greater than what I can even imagine. God you think so big and I am so small. My thoughts, my concerns are so small compared to you and what you can do.
I am more than a little in awe of you God. There are times, like tonight, that I sit here literally with my mouth hanging open, in stunned awe of your power and what you do. Thank you God for loving me and choosing me. I will never understand why you love and chose me but I will always be grateful.
I love you God. Have your way in my life. Please don't be constrained by my limited ability to imagine or think. God I want the things you see for me, not just he things I can imagine for me.
What God Said Tonight:
Walking with you in this life is a blast. I love that you take time to realize this stuff. You have no idea what I have planned for you. You will be so amazed.
I don't have to be in a box with you anymore and that is good. I am free to do exceedingly, abundantly and above all that you have seen or hoped for. I am free to bless you to overflow. You should get ready because your greatest blessing yet is on the way. Prepare for the intense joy like you have never known. Get ready to be out of your mind with joy. Be ready to experience me, my kingdom, my blessing in a way that you never have before.
I will show my blessing in every area of you life. Your finances will be blessed, your family will be blessed, your church will be blessed, your friends will be blessed, every where you walk will be blessed. I am getting ready to pour it out on you and you will be stunned and possibly a little hysterical with joy. I can't wait to see you laugh with the joy of it all. I can't wait to see what you do with it. I can't wait to just see your face my dear.
I love you and the blessing has been loosed...get ready because here it comes!!!
My prayer:
Awesome God this was a long day but a good one. You blessed me all day God and I am grateful. I am also really tired again. I have been saying that a lot lately. I love that you have so many exciting opportunities for me these days. As a result, (notice how carefully I did not say "but" :)) I also get to the end of the day with barely the ability to put two thoughts together.
Thank you God for renewing my strength every night. Thank you that even when I think I have nothing left, you always have more for me. More strength, more endurance, more of whatever I need. Thank you God for always being whatever I need. I love you. What do you want to talk about tonight?
What God Said Tonight:
What is the difference between your strength and mine? Mine never wears out. As you try to do things in your own strength, you will always fail in the end. Your strength will always wear out sooner or later. Mine never will.
You are getting tired because you are trying to do much of it in our own strength. Rest in me and remember that when you rely on my strength you will never grow weary. I love you and I love that you want to try, but stop wasting your time and energy spinning your own wheels. Give it all over to me.
I will guide and direct you always. I will give you each thing in the right time. You don't have to push so hard right now. You don't have to try so hard right now. Give your will over to me and rely on my strength and you will not faint or stumble. Go rest now. Tomorrow follow my lead and let me do the heavy lifting. Love you sweetheart.
My prayer:
Awesome God, I love you and I thank you for today. Thank you for keeping me safe. Thank you for incredible opportunities to serve you and your people. Thank you for amazing friends and time to spend with them. Thank you God for multiplying the hours of this day to get it all done!
God, I am teaching/training tomorrow and it has been a month or so. I am excited, but I ask God that your favor be on me. I ask God that you help me to do a good job and the work of my hands be blessed by you. Help me to teach well. Thank you God for the gifts you have given me and I ask that you help those gifts shine through tomorrow.
Awesome healing Father, you also know the prayers today for you to do a true and mighty miracle in my friend. God, I pray that we get the praise report of your healing power tomorrow morning. I thank you God that you have already done the miracle, you have already healed, but I ask now for that confirmation tomorrow am at the doctor's appt.
Thank you God for being everything I need. Thank you for being more than I can hope for. I love you God!
What God Said Tonight:
Waiting on me and my timing is not fun, but it is necessary. I hear your thoughts now, you think I am saying that I won't give you the praise report tomorrow a.m. and that is not necessarily so. But remember regardless of the report tomorrow, I am God and I will handle this situation that you have brought to me as I have promised to handle every situation you have brought to me.
I am your Father and I will always take care of you and the things that are important to you. Some things are important to me for no other reason than they are important to you. I love you so much that the things you care about, the people and the situations you care about, I automatically care about.
Can you say the same about me? Is your love for me enough that you care about things just because they are important to me? Saving souls is important to me. To do that, I need witnesses. Are you willing to tell people about me even when it is uncomfortable, just because it is important to me? I hope so.
I have gifted you with many things, I have given you many talents. I appreciate that you use them all for me and my kingdom. Sometimes, I need you to do more. Sometimes I need you to step out and do things that you are not talented with, you are not gifted with just because it is important to me that it get done.
I know you and I know you are faithful. I know that anything I ask of you you will do. I love that. Know that I may need to ask you to do some things soon that are not things that come naturally to you. I am going to need you to do some things just because they are important to me and I need a willing servant to do them. Will you do the stuff you aren't good at? I promise I will fill the gaps and make it work but I need you to step out and do things that you are not good at so we can get them done.
Are you up for it? I hope so. I need you daughter. I love you and time is short. We need to finish some things now. Rest well and know that I am with you now and forever. I am yours my dear.
My prayer:
Awesome and incredible God, my Father. Thank you for today! Thank you for rest. Thank you God!!! I needed it.
Now tonight, I am looking out my window at more snow that has fallen leaving snow packed roads and it has me worried. God, tomorrow is the Superbowl and it is going to be hard enough for people to make it to church. Add bad roads to that and they have a lot of excuses not to go. I don't want people to miss out.
But you say that I should worry over nothing and pray over everything. So, God, I pray and ask that take care of this. I put it into your hands. I pray God that you encourage your people to gather and to worship tomorrow. I pray God that you take care of the roads and protect us all as we travel to church. God I pray your hedge of protection around us. I thank you God that you are all powerful and you can handle this. In Jesus name, I ask God. amen.
What God Said Tonight:
I knew that it would snow today. I knew that it would be on Superbowl Sunday. I know all of it.
Sweet daughter, there are often plans that you don't understand. One of the reasons I tell you not to worry, not to fear is because your fear and worry are often a result of your limited view. I have a greater plan that you don't see yet. I need you to trust me.
I need you to know that things that may appear to be a a hindrance are actually carefully planned to meet my will in a given situation. They are often the things that I use to make a miracle. They are often the things I use to show you that it is my power and my omnipotence that is in charge. If I always did things the way you expected me to, you would never know for certain that it is me. I need to use the foolish things, the things that don't make sense , so you know that it is me and not coincidence or your own will, power or skill.
I love you daughter. I will take care of this and every situations. When things don't seem to go your way, step back and trust me to use it anyway. Rest well and be ready to serve. My love for you is greater than the mountains are beautiful.
