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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:
All mighty God. Tonight God I am struck by the importance of our everyday lives. Decisions that we make, things we do and things we don't do have eternal consequences. The words we speak are so powerful in shaping our lives and shaping the lives of the people around us.
People are hurting all over the world and their lives are in the balance. Their eternity is in the balance. What we do, how we live, can make all the difference in their lives. Sometimes I forget about how important it is to live my life for you. I take for granted this life. I miss the significance of how I affect the people around me.
Sometimes, like tonight, when I step back and realize the impact I can have, for positive or for negative, I get a little overwhelmed. What if I get it wrong? What if, in a moment of thoughtlessness or selfishness, I do or don't do something and in that moment is someone else's last chance to make a decision for you? How many people have been lost because I messed up and didn't pay attention to what you wanted me to do?
But, maybe that is being arrogant. I mean, you are God and if I mess it up, you can use someone else right? But maybe there isn't always time.
God, I pray and ask tonight that you help me to not miss any more opportunities. I pray God that you help me to live a life that constantly aware of my potential impact on the people around me. Help me to live a life that is sensitive to the needs around me. Help me to live a life that takes every opportunity to show you off. Help me to get it right. In Jesus name.
What God Said Tonight:
You are trying and that is more important than getting it right. You are willing and that is more important than the result. I don't ask you to make it happen, I just ask you to be willing and available.
Be willing and open and I will guide you, I will help you, I will make sure that the impact is positive and just what they need. I am in charge of outcomes. I am in charge of the result. You are responsible for showing up and being avaliable. When you do that, even if you get it wrong, I can work with it and turn it toward, your and their good. Just be willing. Don't close yourself off, don't get distracted and be willing and available. I have got the rest of it covered.
I love you daughter and I am glad you recognize the impact your life can have. You are here for a purpose. You are in the circle of people that you are in for a purpose. I need you to be my light to them. I need you to freshen their light when it grows dim. I need you to ignite them when their light has gone out. I need you to be willing to stand in that gap and I will take care of the rest.
My sweet daughter, rest tonight. Thank you for your willingness. I can use that.
My prayer:
My God. I don't have any words tonight. I need you to take it tonight. I love you with all that I am. Thank you for your love.
What God Said Tonight:
I am all that you need and I will take care of everything. I will take care of you. I know your heart is hurting right now but these are momentary circumstances that will change.
What will not change is my love for you. What will not change is my plan for you. What will not change is the assurance that I will guide you direct you, protect you, teach you and most of all, again, I will love you.
I have a plan and purpose that you do not understand. It will make sense some day I promise. But right now, trust me and give me your heart so I can heal the hurt. I will take very precious care of it. I will treat it as if it is my own, because it is.
I am here and I am not leaving. I am never going to leave you. I am the one true thing you can always count on. Count on me, trust me, even though you can't see the end from the beginning. Know that I can and it all turns out perfectly.
Don't isolate, don't run from me, just trust me. I love you daughter. Always remember that. Always remember my promises to you. They are eternal and forever. I am all yours and always will be.
My prayer:
Awesome God of the universe. the answer to everything that ever was or ever will be. God you are so much bigger, so much more than I can ever imagine. And, the concern I have tonight, that I need your help with seems so small, but I can't think of anything else.
God, my kitty hasn't come home yet tonight and that is not like her, especially when it is cold. I am worried about her and I want her back home and safe. So, God you tell me to bring you everything. You say there is nothing too big and nothing too small. I am taking you up on that. Please bring my Tess home safe. It is too cold for her to be out there. You gave her to me and she is such a great companion. I am not ready to be without her. Thank you God for hearing me and taking care of her. In Jesus name, amen.
What God Said Tonight:
Waiting is never easy. I know your worries and I will give you peace if you allow me. I care about the concerns of your heart. If it is important to you, it is important to me. Just like you often tell me that the things that are important to me are important to you. That is part of what love is about. When the things that are important to the person you love become important to you for no other reason than they are important to them.
So, yes, I hear your prayer and I will take care of it. I love Tess too. You are my precious child and I do not want you to be in pain unnecessarily.
I have a lot for us to do and I need you focused. I need you to hear me and to understand what is coming next and as long as you are picturing the worst with her, you aren't hearing me clearly.
You feel me with you now. You feel my breath, the breath of life. Inhale deep and be life and light to this world. Be my walking praise report. I love you daughter and I will take care of this and everything that concerns you. Your concerns are my concerns and my concerns are yours. Your life and everything in it is what I care about. Trust me for the little and the big. I will not let you down, I will never let you down. Be in peace and leave this in my hands tonight.
My prayer:
My God, my Father, my love. God you are not just mine but you are at least mine.
Your love is so amazing that I don't want to keep it to myself. In most areas of my life, in most relationships, I want to be the most loved, thought most highly of by the person. Pretty selfish, I know. But with you, your love is so good, I don't want to keep it all to myself.
I want every person on the planet to experience that love. Not just because it assures their salvation and they get to live with us in heaven forever. But also, because your love is so amazing, right here right now. I want them to feel your love. I want them to see your favor in their lives. I want them to hear your voice God. I want them to know you. I want all of this for them just because it is so GOOD. It is completely and totaly good.
So, tonight I pray God that you give everybody an experience of you. It is a big prayer but you are a big God. I pray God that you give the people who know you a fresh, greater level of intimacy with you. I pray God that you give the people who don't know you a real, powerful and undeniable experience of you tonight. God, pour out your love on them, heal them, love on them, fill them with your peace. I pray and ask it in Jesus name, amen.
What God Said Tonight:
Now you are hearing my heart daughter. I can easily fufill your prayer tonight because it is the desire of my heart.
I am laying my hand on your heads right now and I will love and protect you always. I will guide you always. I will love you always. I will heal you. I will protect you. I will take you to new levels of spritiual maturity and blessing. I will walk with you all the days of your life and I will welcome you on the day you come to live in heaven.
I will be yours forever. I will be your God. I have chosen you. I have ordained you for a purpose. I have loved you from before you were born. I have carved you in the palm of my hand. You all are my fingerprints. Each curve and swirl in my hand is reflection of you, who I love.
I am with you now and forever. Receive me and I will keep you close. It is time for you to receive all that I have for you. I have so much to give you and so much to share with you. I have been waiting for you to be ready and that time is here.
You are about to receive more of me than you have ever known. Are you ready? Don't be afraid, I promise that it will be good. You don't have to do anything but be open to me and receive me. You will see like you haven't seen before, you will hear like you haven't heard before, you will taste like you haven't tasted before and you will smell like you haven't smelled before.
You will have a new level of sensitivity to hear and follow me. You will have a new level of sensitivity to do my will in your life and to see the needs around you. I love you dear daughter and I will never leave you. Rest in me and I will give you rest. I will awaken you ready to meet tomorrow. Sleep in my peace.
My prayer:
Well my God, we made it! This was one crazy week but we made it!! You are amazing and I will never stop thanking you for all of the favor you showed me this week. I hope I made sure everyone knew that it was you making me successful and nothing I was doing except following your lead. God you get all the glory. I am just grateful to be along for the ride!
God I pray that your perfect will be done in every situation in my life and in every situation in my friends lives. Your will God. Nothing more and nothing less. That is such an easy prayer these days God.
Thank you for showing me I can always trust you. Thank you for showing me that your will is always the best. Thank you for showing me that you really can and do turn everything for the good of those who love you and are called according to your purpose. Thank you for letting me love you and for calling me.
What God Said Tonight:
Why don't you wait and see what I have for you next. You think this week was good and crazy? It was nothing compared to what is coming next. The next thing will blow your mind.
Do you see how each day, each week, each month and each year builds on the last. I want to take you to high places and I need to build you the platform steps to get there. That is done with gradual growth. Sometimes not so gradual.
You are building the steps that will lead you to heaven. You are building the steps that will lead you closer to me. You are building the steps that will remain long after you have used them. They will create a stairway that anyone can follow. Make that stairway public so the world can follow you.
Continue to build each step with me and before you know it, you will look down and not be able to see where the steps start any more.
I love you so much daughter. Take each step, not worrying about our ultimate destination but trusting as you build each step and climb onto it, that there will always be another step, another level, another height to reach.
Your life is destined for greatness and you will look back in awe. I have created you for a purpose and I have a great plan. Build and take each step so you can get there on time. I love you daughter. Time for you to rest now.
My prayer:
My Father God. God, you are so perfect. You are so incredible. Your words are always perfect, always just what I need to hear. Your love is so perfect. Your favor is so amazing. I cannot help but be in awe of you.
God, I have given pretty much all that I had to this day. It was good, but I don't have much left tonight. All I really want to do is go to sleep. But I couldn't do that without spending our time together. I can't go to sleep without hearing from you. Your words are like air to my lungs. I can't live without you. I love you Daddy. Speak to me?
What God Said Tonight:
Great favor brings a lot of work. You know that I have destined you to succeed and I will continue to do so but that doesn't meant that you won't have to work for it. Favor just means the work will be fruitful and will produce results.
You will know great success throughout your life. I love watching you succeed. Don't let it ruin you. Don't let yourself get cocky or full of pride. Remember me in all that you do and watch what we can accomplish.
The fruit, the results, the outcome is what will reflect the heart. You will be known by your fruit. When others criticize or get jealous, you won't have to say a thing, just point to your fruit.
You are my precious child and I will protect and defend you always. I will guide you always. I will be yours forever. My favor is not a burden but it is a responsibility. Keep praise on your lips and love in your heart. Keep me on your mind and enjoy the ride my daughter. I have destined you to succeed and I won't stop now.
My prayer:
Awesome God, Father, teacher, healer, reigning King, what is on your mind tonight?
What God Said Tonight:
Waiting on me tonight? That's good once in awhile. I love that you bring me your needs but I love even more when you just want to be with me and hear what I have to say.
I am proud of what you are becoming. Yes, your righteousness is like filthy rags but they are some of the nicest filthy rags. I am proud of what you have learned and what you are doing with it. I am proud that you are not just sitting on it, that you are using everything that I have taught you and showed you.
I will prosper you. I have great plans for you and I will cause you to be successful. You will win in the end.
You know that doesn't mean that everything will be easy. You have much more to learn. You have much more to experience. To go where we need to go, you must have more of me in you than you do right now.
You are doing everything you need to do but don't get distracted. There are many things that would like to distract you from this purpose. There are many other priorities that would like to grab you, but stay focused.
I hear your thoughts and you want me to stop talking about you but I can't help it. You, my children, are everything to me. If you ask me what I am thinking about, the answer will always be that I am thinking of you. You are continually on my mind. I am in constant thought and planning for your future. My kids are my only priority. Keeping track of you all is a full time job but I wouldn't have it any other way.
There are so many that I am waiting for. I am so anxious for their return. I think about them a lot. I think about you a lot. I love you so much. You will never know the full power of my love for you. It would overwhelm you. But know that I love you many more times than the best love you can imagine. Sleep well tonight my daughter. We have a big day tomorrow.
