Focus...

My prayer:
All mighty, all powerful and all knowing God of all creation.  My God, I am worrying over a lot of things tonight and you say to worry over nothing and pray over everything.  So, I pray over everything tonight God. 

I pray over the world, the tragedies, the environmental troubles, the wars, the hunger, the sickness and the people involved in each of them.  I give it all up to you God and ask that you heal, repair, restore and provide. 

I pray over my church and our expansion tomorrow.  I pray God and ask that you make it all go smoothly and that people are drawn to you there.  I pray God that you help me to be a blessing to everyone I meet. 

I pray God for provision for friends who are struggling. I pray God for healing for friends who are sick.  I pray God for direction for friends who are lost.  I pray God for your love to surround all of us. 

I pray God for the animals.  Animal cruelty breaks my heart in ways that I can't even face.  God I pray that you watch over the animals and keep them safe from anyone who would hurt them maliciously. 

I pray God for protection for all of your children.  Keep us safe and sound. I pray God for hope for anyone who has lost hope.  I pray God for wisdom for anyone who needs it. 

I pray God above everything else that your will is done and that you be actively present in my life.  I pray God that your presence is so tangible and evident that people can't help but notice you.  I pray God that your presence show through me, covering my flaws, so people only see you. Once they see you, really see you, I know they will want you in their lives too.  Who wouldn't want the God that is love in their life, if they really knew you. 

I love you God.  That is everything I can think of, everything I am worrying about.  I give it all to you.  Thank you God for being big enough to handle everything.

What God Said Tonight:
Goodness daughter, you do have a lot on your mind tonight.  I will take care of it all.  I am in charge and I determine the outcome even though sometimes it may not feel like it.  Receive my peace tonight. 

These are good times.  Truly they are good times.  There are always things you can worry about, things to get upset about, but if you turn your focus to me and look on all of the good that is also here, even right now tonight, your spirit will lift and you will be able to celebrate with me, with us tonight. 

There is so much good right now.  Don't let the joy of it be stolen by worry and by focusing on the problems.  Don't sweep the problems under the rug, give them to me.  And then, rest, celebrate, look with joy on what I have done in your life.  It is ok to celebrate even when everything isn't perfect. 

I love you daughter.  I want to enjoy this time with you but I can't if you are stuck in worry and focused on the problem.  Look at me, see me, the solution, and the problem won't matter anymore. 

Have I ever not solved a problem you have brought to me? Sometimes it takes longer than you want but think about it, have I ever not taken care of a problem once you have brought it to me?  I always have and I always will. 

So, rest, enjoy.  Tomorrow is going to be a lot of fun, but only if you are looking at me and not the problems.  Love you more than life.

Truth and lies...

My prayer:
Awesome, amazing, incredible, giving, loving, victorious God!  Another great day! Thank you for every blessing God,  I have NO complaints.  I LOVE YOU!!! 

I was wondering something today.  I was wondering why it is so easy for me to see how amazing other people are and how hard it is to see or believe that there is anything amazing in me.  I look at my friends and I see the most giving, loving, talented and truly amazing people that I can imagine.  To me their awesomeness is so obvious but for the most part, they don't see it in themselves and they have a hard time believing me when I tell them.  Similarly, when they tell me great things about me, I assume it is just cause they are super nice people, not because the things they are saying are actually true. 

God, I often pray to see others through your eyes and you have given me those eyes.  I pray tonight that you help me and others see ourselves through your eyes.  God help me to see the truth about me, the good and the areas for improvement.  I pray for wisdom and understanding.  I think if we, if I, could see myself in truth, so many other things wouldn't be an issue and I could focus on the things that really need the work.

I love you God and I love this life you have given me.  I love the people you have put in it.  I love the opportunities you have given me.  I love the privilege of getting to know you, talk to you and hear from you.  That is really what makes it all worthwhile.  What is on your mind tonight sweet Father?

What God Said Tonight:
Ahh my daughter, the human condition is strange sometimes.  I see you covered in the blood of my Son's sacrifice so to me you are perfect.  You see yourself uncovered and you see the flaws.  When you look at yourself without the covering of my blood you will see every dark area, you will see every flaw.  They will seem so big that you are likely to see things that are not even there. 

Your enemy, satan, wants you to see those things.  He magnifies those things.  If he can get you to believe that they are the truth, that those dark areas are the true you, he can discourage you to a point of despair. 

Look at the blood not what the blood is covering.  The blood is the truth of your life.  My covering is the truth of who you are.  The truth is you accepted my forgiveness and you are forgiven.  The truth is that you are my adopted child and that makes you amazing.  The truth is that all of my children are amazingly gifted because they have my characteristics.  They mimic the Father.  They reflect me.  As my reflection, they are amazing. 

I am the truth.  Your reflection of me is the truth.  Believe the truth and not the lie.  Believe me, not the one who would see you fail and die in despair.  Believe the one who loves you not the one that hates you.  Believe me who wants to see you succeed, not the enemy who is desperate to see you fail. 

I love you so much.  You are the most precious thing to me. Your life means everything to me.  Your future is carefully planned by me.  Rest again and we will talk more tomorrow.  My love.

The gentleman...

My prayer:
Miraculous God. Awesome ruler. Lord of my life. What a great day. What a great life!  Sitting here tonight grateful for every little and great thing you have done. 

Praying tonight for everyone who is discouraged, everyone who doesn't think that you hear their prayers. God I need to ask you to break through the barriers tonight and show up in their lives.  For every person who has been praying, hoping, waiting and feels like they can't wait one more second.  For every person who has given up on believing that you will show up. 

For every one of these people God, please, tonight, now, show up.  Show them that you are real.  Show them that you love them. Show them that they can trust and hope in you.  Show them what you have shown me.  Show them that they are so very precious to you and God please let them feel it, personally.  Even if it is just for a moment, break through any barrier, show them you and give them hope. 

Thank you God.  I love you so much and I want every person on this earth to know your love.  There is nothing better.  There is nothing I would rather have.  In Jesus name I ask, amen.

What God Said Tonight:
I have my best saved up for these last days.  I have blessings like you would not believe that I have been saving for just such a time as this.

You know about the trouble and the tribulation of the last days.  Many will lose hope. Many will lose sight of me.  Many will walk through the neighborhood lost.  I love my children so much. I have been trying to break through their barriers for years.  But the fact is, the truth is, I gave you all free will for a purpose. 

For me to love you and for you to experience that love, I need you to take a step toward me.  I need you to open the door.  I need you to want it. If you want to be closer to me and feel my love, draw closer to me and love me.  As you get closer to me, I will get closer to you.  As you love me, I will love you.  Your action and your love open the door for me to come in. 

You have heard that I am a gentleman. It is true.  I don't stay anywhere I am not wanted.  I never over stay my welcome.  Welcome me, I will come running.  Keep me at an arm's distance and I will not try to press in.  I will never get closer than you want me to be and I will never push you to something you don't want. 

I am here.  I am always here.  You do not have to look far to see me.  I am love so I am always loving you.  You don't have to search hard to feel my love.  It is here for the taking, ready and waiting for all of my children. 

You, without hope, look at me and see that I am your hope.  With me, anything is possible.  But I won't force you. I won't make you love me.  I won't make you let me in. Love doesn't force, love doesn't manipulate.  Love trusts. Love is patient.  Love is kind.  I will wait for you but I won't bust down your door.  I will be ready for you whenever you are ready. 

I love you so much, whether you  feel it or not.  I love you so much whether you believe it or not. It is still the truth whether you feel it or not. 

Rest my daughter, thank you for bringing me this thing that is heavy on your heart tonight.  We will reach more people than you can imagine or know right now.  Keep talking about me, lifting me up, talking to me and listening.  We celebrate every night in heaven at the lives that are changed.  You have done well.

Your worship...

My prayer:
I am so crazy blessed God!  You are SO GOOD to me!!! Thank you for growth and increase in every part of my life. 

You said fun stuff was ahead.  You said I wouldn't be able to imagine it all.  You were SO RIGHT!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!

I don't know what else to say or to pray God.  Just thank you from the very deepest part and truest part of who I am. 

What is on your mind tonight?  What do you have to say? If you want to talk to someone I am here and I am ready!

What God Said Tonight:
I like this new music you found for us.  Anointed but no words so you can hear me more clearly. No words so you have to come up with your own words of worship. I like that. 

I like to hear from you.  I like to know what is on your heart and how you are feeling.  I like it when you worship me with your own words and thoughts, not just following the words that someone else came up with. 

Don't get me wrong, I will take your worship any way you are willing to give it.  I am glad for it.  Not so much for me but because of what it does for you.  Your worship will strengthen you and encourage you.  Your worship, true worship will clarify your thoughts and the decisions you need to make.  True worship aligns you with me and makes it easier for you to know my will and follow it. 

True worship is powerful. True worship is from your heart. It isn't always pretty.  It isn't always dignified. It can sometimes be ugly and quite undignified.  But if it is from your heart, it is beautiful to me.  If it is true worship, it blesses me.  If it is true worship, it can move mountains. 

I love you daughter.  Worship me in spirit and in truth.  In your own words and in your own way, worship me and I will cause all things to work to your good. 

I love you so much.  Can you feel me here with you tonight.  I am leaning over your right shoulder and watching you type these words.  I am here with you.  I am present and I am real.  I am yours, now and forever.  I love you more than you can know.

The art of waiting...

My prayer:
Father God. Thank you for freeing me from the unworthy thoughts that I was wrapped up in last night.  It is weird.  Last night, when I couldn't sleep all night, it seemed like it was the most important thing in the world.  It seemed like I had to DO SOMETHING about it. And today, it is back in perspective. 

Today, I realize that there are a lot of more important things.  Today I can truly say it doesn't matter if I was right or wrong.  Today I can say that the only solution that is worth finding is to find a way to love in the middle of this situation.  What a difference a day makes!

Thank you for helping me to wait and to not act prematurely.  Thank you for the peace you gave me today.  Thank you for wisdom.  Thank you for always teaching me a better way.  I love you God!

What God Said Tonight:
Sometimes the best action to take is to wait. Waiting is an action and waiting is a valid decision.  Sometimes the act of waiting is the greatest show of faith that there is. 

I know you have never liked waiting.  Not many people do.  But learning to wait well is a great skill. Learning to wait on my timing, with anticipation. Not with anxiety and worry but with a calm assurance that what you are waiting on will come.  Knowing that the things I have promised you will come.  Knowing that the peace, the healing, the redemption, the reparation and the salvation will come.  Waiting with complete trust of the outcome but with no knowledge of the timing.  There is great faith in that.  There is great maturity in that. 

Learn the art of waiting and your life will be a lot more enjoyable. 

I love you daughter.  Continue to wait on me.  When things come in my timeline, when they have had a chance to fully mature, they are SO MUCH BETTER and I want the very best for you.  You are my precious and true daughter and I want you to have the best of everything.  I love you.  Rest and wait.

Growth hurts...

My prayer:
Awesome God.  Today was a strange mixture of crazy favor, painful growth and opportunities to serve. 

Why does growth always have to hurt?  Maybe it doesn't "have" to, but it seems like it usually does.  God, I would love it if you could just take out every ugly thing in me.  I would love it if you could remove every bit of pride, every bit of meanness, every bit of judgement and anything else you run into that is not a reflection of you. 

God I need your help with all of it.  I am tired of thinking I am doing ok, just to run into another pocket of yuck in me somewhere. I know we are all sinners and me the most of all, but do we have to stay that way?  I am tired of being less than my potential.  I am tired of being less than the loving reflection of you that you tell me to be. 

It hurts people God.  When I have this crud in me and I don't get it dealt with, it hurts people.  I don't even want to think about all of the people I have hurt over the years.  Often unintentional, but does that matter to the person who was hurt?.  I don't want to hurt anyone else. 

Father God, help me to be a better person.  Help me to grow faster and more completely.  Help me to be all that you intend for me to be. Please and in Jesus name who made it possible, amen.

What God Said Tonight:
Your choice of focus is interesting tonight.  Out of a day filled with favor and with joy you are focused on the one area of difficulty and the area of challenge.  Did you take time to remember that I am with you always.  That the same favor that I show you on your job covers you in every relationship and interaction you have. 

You are not perfect.  You hurt people sometimes.  You are hurt sometimes.  Next time you are hurt, remember this night and your recognition of your own imperfectness and the pain that it causes.  Remember that you hate that you hurt people  but that you do anyway sometimes.  Give the person who hurts you in the future the benefit of the doubt.  Give them the courtesy to believe that just maybe they aren't trying to hurt you out of spite.  That just maybe, they are reacting out of their own set of issues and baggage that they are working on, but they are not quite there yet. 

You are all in the same boat.  You are all under the same condition.  If you were perfect and never messing up, never hurting anyone, you would not be able to understand when it happens to you.  You would be without flaw, but you would be without compassion.  One day, we will live in a world that is based solely on love.  When that day comes, you can live as the perfected being that you are.  You can live and love perfectly.

Until that time, in this world, you are living in the same condition.  You are all working on issues at some level.  If you weren't, not only would you not be able to understand and have compassion for those that do struggle, but also you would become elitist and separatists.  The "perfect" people would never want to let in the "imperfect" people.  That is why pride is so dangerous.  When you even think you are perfect, you tend to isolate and not let any one who is less than perfect in.  If you shut out imperfect people, my message will never reach the people it needs to.  If you shut out imperfect people you will never be able to complete my will for your life. 

So, recognize your imperfection and know that even that is of use to me.  Love in spite of your imperfectness.  Apologize when you hurt someone.  Forgive when someone hurts you. I love you just as you are and I am proud of you for wanting to be better. 

So beautiful...

My prayer:
My Lord God, what a momentous week.  I think I will remember this week for a very long time.  So many amazing things were started in the Kingdom of God this week. God I am in awe of you and all that you are doing.  I am so incredibly grateful that you let me be a part of the amazing things you do.  From the birth of new ministries, to the joining of ministries, to miracle healings, this week had a little of everything and you let me be a part of it all!

I don't think I have ever been more keenly aware that I don't deserve all that you do for me and all that you let me do, as I am right now.  Thank you, gracias, merci, grazie, Dankegon, Danke schoen, Mahalo, Toda and Efharisto.  Basically, thank you more than I can say.  Never could I have imagined the life you have given me God.  I can't wait to see what is next.  Love you more than I thought was possible!

What God Said Tonight:
I told you this season was going to be a blast! 

I love you so much. You are a flower that has fully bloomed.  You are coning into your full maturity in this season.  You are so beautiful and your petals are intricately colored and shaped.  They have been shaped by every experience you have had.  They have been colored by your responses.  You have grown to a height you could not have imagined when you were a seed or even a bud. 

There is more growth.  New blooms to nurture.  There will always be room to grow.  But right now, I want to look at you.  I want to enjoy the fragrance of you.  I want to just stare at you for a while.  You are so beautiful to me.  You are perfect in my sight.  So beautiful.

See yourself through my eyes and you will never doubt yourself again.  See yourself through my eyes and you will never wonder if you are good enough. You will never wonder if you are pretty enough.  See yourself through my eyes and you will walk in the confidence of the royal priesthood that you are.  I love every part of you and I will cherish you forever.