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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 and mighty God. It is so good to be back here with you tonight! I missed this time with you, even though it was only one night.
God, there is an intensity and a fire in me tonight and I don't know what to do with it. If there were people here I would want to start praying for them, laying on hands and watch you do miracles. It is that burning anointing that is here with us tonight but I don't know what to do with it.
Life, this life you have given me is so INCREDIBLE God! I look at my life and I can't help but smile. Not that it is perfect. There is a lot for me to learn and change. There is more that I want. You know those secret dreams God. You know those places that I still ache. But to even bring them up seems so ungrateful! When I look at all that you are doing and all that you have done for me, I think I have no right to ask for more.
I am so blessed. I feel and see your love for me every day. I have such amazing people that you have put in my life. You have truly destined me to succeed in EVERYTHING that you have given me to do. Your blessings and favor are so tremendous that I am sometimes afraid to tell people about all of it.
That is the stuff I need to focus on. The other, the missing, will come or not. Maybe I need that missing piece to keep me humble? Maybe I would be truly intolerable if I had it all? I don't know God but I know that I love you with every ounce of who I am. I know that I am beyond grateful for all that you have done in my life. I know that I am overjoyed watching you work in the lives of people around me. I know God that as long as your will is accomplished in my life, I cannot hope for better. Your will is the best there is.
What God Said Tonight:
Wishing is different than hoping. Hope is filled with faith. Hope is based on the reality of a promise. Wishing is based on a desire. Your hope is in me. Remember my promises for you and trust in those.
I have promised to open the windows of heaven and pour out a blessing that you cannot contain. You have said, even recently, that I have done this. You can trust my promises. I have promised that you are the head and not the tail and that I have destined you to succeed. You have succeeded in everything that you have put your hand to. You can trust my promises. I have promised that by my stripes you are healed and you live free from sickness. You can trust my promises. I have promised to take care of you always and I have. You can trust my promises.
I have given you some more personal promises. You can trust them as well. I am not a God of lack. I am of God of plenty. I am a God of completeness. You will have all, if you trust my promises.
I know it is hard to trust promises. So often, in the world, promises are no better than a flash in the dark, here one second and gone the next, making you wonder if it was ever truly there. But my promises are forever. My promises are real and true and I will never let you down. I am God and I will fulfill every promise on your life. I love you. I have made these promises out of my love.
I am not a man that I should lie. I cannot lie. It is not possible. Therefore, every promise from me is true and will be accomplished. Trust me. Trust the promise. I am your hope. Just as I have worked out so many things in your life, I will work out the lack, the missing piece. I promise.
My prayer:
God I love you. When the world is going crazy around me, I love you. When problems pile up higher than mountains, I love you. When I am overwhelmed with blessings I love you. When you do miraculous and amazing things, I love you. When you stand back a little and let me grow, I love you. When you talk to me, I love you. When you are quiet, I love you. No matter what you do or how you do it, I love you.
God, I will do everything I can to never falter in my love for you. I pray God for your help to remain strong in my love for you. God I will try to do at least one thing every day to demonstrate my love for you. I am overwhelmed with my love for you tonight God! You are my hope, my answer, my teacher, my father,my husband and my everything. My love for you is forever.
What God Said Tonight:
Ah, we are going to have a love story tonight. It starts with the creation of a precious child. This child was created with all of the hope and promise of the future in her. This child was created with a promise and a purpose on her life. This child was created to be a blessing.
As this girl child grew, she was bruised and beaten. She was abused and torn up. As she got older, she developed an armor so thick that no one could recognize her. I came looking for her. I missed her. I wanted to know what happened to my sweet creation. I found her, in her armor, in the dark, cut off and without hope. I began to knock on the armor. Slowly, she began to come out of the armor. First she slid open the eye panel, then removed the helmet, the leggings, and finally the chest plate.
When she was uncovered, she felt vulnerable but she was so beautiful to me. She felt at times like she was too scarred and too beat up to be beautiful, but to me, she was the very epitome of beauty.
I began to show her my love again. She didn't trust it at first. It took a lot of convincing. After time, she began to believe me. She began to let me be closer and stay longer. She began to listen to me when I spoke. She began to follow my direction. I loved her beyond measure when I created her. My love for her, for you , is no more now than it was then. But in addition to the love, after having gone through so much together, there is also a trust and a respect for who you are becoming. I love you beyond measure but I also really like you.
I am your God, Father, your everything. You are more valuable to me than all the riches in the world. I will never give you up. I waited too long for you. I will hold you close forever. I will keep you with me forever. I love you beyond measure my sweet creation.
My prayer:
Powerful and mighty God. I have so many things running through my mind tonight. Today was super busy. Thank you for every opportunity you brought to me today God. Every opportunity to serve you, to pray with your people, to encourage those without hope, to demonstrate your favor and to trust you to be big enough to take care of it all. I would so easily get overwhelmed by the serious trouble that people have to live through if I didn't know that you were bigger than any problem and you have answers to them all. I can't imagine what I would do if I did not have the hope of you, who can make a way when there is no way, to offer to people.
And then God, what amazing music tonight! Music is SO POWERFUL!!! What an incredible gift you gave us in music. It nourishes my soul. It helps me to express things and feelings that I have no words for. It energizes me, centers me, relaxes me and most importantly, provides an amazing outlet to worship you with my whole gut. Thank you God for music.
And then God, I just can't get over the incredible favor you are pouring out on my life! I have never experienced anything like this!! I love it and I am SO GRATEFUL!!! People all around me are starting to notice. Help me God to make sure that everyone who notices, understands that it is not me and is all about your favor and blessing! THANK YOU FOR THIS SEASON GOD! It is a really great one!!
I told you my thoughts were all over tonight...I think I should stop now and listen. I love you God!
What God Said Tonight:
It is good to see you excited and happy! I rejoice when you rejoice. I cry when you cry. I am with you in every situation and I feel what you feel. That is why my time on earth was so important...well one of the reasons.
I am in this thing with you completely. I will not stand back and watch you suffer. I will not stand back and watch you rejoice. I will sorrow with you and I will rejoice with you. I will experience this life with you. When you are in the deepest pit I am there with you. I have to be or how will you get out? Whenever you are in the pit and you are ready to come out, you only have to reach out to me and I am right there to bring you out. When you are rejoicing, reach out to me and I will be there.
For better or for worse, I am with you now and forever. I am your answer and I will never leave you. I am your hope and I am never far away. Your pain is my pain and your joy is my joy. I will be as close to you as you allow me to be. Wherever you put the boundary, wherever you put the wall, I will be just on the other side. Someday, we will live where there is no separation, no boundary, no wall at all. When that happens, it will be hard to differentiate my thoughts from your thoughts. It will be hard to see where your will ends and where mine begins. We will be completely one. I long for that day with you.
I love you so much and I am in this thing called life with you. I am not leaving. I am with you always.
My prayer:
Mighty God, full of mercy. God, after reading about King David again tonight, I am reminded of how grateful I am for his life, his humility and that you put it all in the Bible for us. I love how he messed up all the time. I love even more how, as soon as realized he messed up, he immediately admitted it and asked for forgiveness. He never tried to explain his way out or justify his behavior. It was always, I messed up, I am sorry, and forgive me God.
That is what I want to be like God. I want to have open eyes and a humble spirit that allows me to recognize when I am messing up, not get defensive about it but just own up to it immediately and ask for your forgiveness.
I think that is how you want us to deal with our sin and I think, if I can ever get there, my life will be so much better! How did King David get to be that way? Was he always like that or did he learn to be that way? Was it because he came from such humble beginnings and he never forgot it? I guess it doesn't matter how he got there. All that really matters is that I need to get there. Please help...gently if possible this time?
Thank you God for your continued favor on my life and at work. You are AMAZING and I love you!
What God Said Tonight:
King David and I have a special relationship because he took time out for me. He took time to worship me. He took time to seek my will. He took time to sit in my presence and get to know me.
Part of why he knew he could ask for forgiveness was that he knew me. It is like your mom when you growing up. You pretty much knew that no matter what you did, as long as you were truly sorry, fessed up to it and asked for forgiveness that it would all be ok in the end. Sometimes there would be consequences but you knew she wouldn't stop loving you and you were pretty sure she wouldn't throw you out.
That is the assurance you can come to me with. You can come knowing that my love and my sacrifice cover you. They are there to wash away the wrong in you and in your life and leave you spotless, leave you bright and shiny and new. You have very little time to waste on guilt and self punishment. We have a lot to do. Repent quickly so we can move on.
I will highlight your sin. Look at it honestly. Talk to me about it. Ask and receive your forgiveness and move on. I will give you the first steps. What I need from you is to keep that image of David in your mind to be open to see and receive.
I love you daughter and I can't stand it when there is anything separating us. Sin separates us. Don't let it stay between us one more second than it has to. Mmmm, I truly do love you. Rest my sweet daughter and we will hit it again tomorrow.
My prayer:
Awesome God. It is back to work tomorrow. Thank you for this vacation God. Thank you for the time to relax, time with Mom, seeing new places, meeting new people and hiking some old trails. I am going to need your help to get back into the swing of things at work. It feels like I have been gone a long time. It has only been ten days but it feels like more.
I pray God and ask for your continued favor. I ask that you continue to bless the work of my hands. Help me to be effective and be a help to those around me. Thank you that I have a job to back to.
Thank you again for the new dream you gave me. I am done being freaked out by the enormity of it and I am ready for direction on the next step to take to get there.
I love you God. I am not sure what else to say tonight. Maybe I should hush and listen to what you have to say. That is always a lot more exciting! Love you so much!!
What God Said Tonight:
I love you. I want you to understand my love for you better. I want you to understand the impact that love has on you and the world. I want you to understand the power of that love. I want you to understand the strength that comes from that love. I want you to better understand what that love is.
It is not just that I like being with you, although I do. It is not just that I think you have a lot of really good qualities, although I do. It is about a soul connection. It is about the love that is inherent in the creator for his creation. I am proud of you every time you succeed. I am proud of you every time you try. I am in love with who you are and who you are becoming. I am in love with the essence of who you are.
That is why there is nothing you can ever do to lose my love. I love the heart of you. Your heart, your core does not change. I will guide, direct, and teach you. I will dream dreams for you and I will aspire great things for you life. But, if you never do another good thing, I will still love you.
Why does that love matter? It is more than a warm fuzzy on a cold and lonely night, although it is that as well. This kind of love gives you a foundation to be assured in every situation and every place you are walking to know that if nothing else goes right, if no one else loves you, you are already loved by the most high God and therefore you have great value. Therefore, you have great protection. Therefore you have a hope for tomorrow. There is identity, protection, peace, and strength in my love for you. Wrap yourself in it and walk every day in it and nothing will be too hard for you.
There are many more promises to be fulfilled. There are many people who are lost and need to be found. Walk through your life encompassed by my love and we will accomplish truly great things. I love you. Live in my love like a fine suit or a beautiful gown. Wear my love and let its beauty attract people to me. I love you.
My prayer:
Awesome all powerful God. You have given me a new dream God, a big one. One that is so big, I don't know how to take the first step let alone how to get there from here. I have been told that if a dream is small enough to accomplish on my own, then it is not from you. I assume the opposite must be true too. If a dream is so big I can't imagine how to accomplish it, it is probably from you? I hope so because there is no way this thing will happen unless you make it happen.
I am intimidated by this dream God. I am overwhelmed by it. However, if it is what you want, lead me, guide me, show me what to do next. I am on board. I love you God and if I have learned anything in my life with you it has been that your plans are always better than mine. Your will be done God.
What God Said Tonight:
Is there anything too big or too hard for me? Trust me in this and in everything, that I would not plant the dream in you if I did not have a plan and a way to make it happen. I have seen the end from the begining in this and it is good.
When you get afraid, think of the many things that we have done so far. None of them were things that you thought you could do. Many of them were things you couldn't even imagine. This is just the next level of that. I told you I was going to set a new fire in you. You had to know there would be a purpose for that fire. This is the purpose. Don't be afraid. I will lead you through this like I have so many things. One step at at time, we will move forward until, before you know it, you will be looking back saying, "Wow, how did we get here?"
I love you and I am excited about the new vision. It is going to be great. You will have to trust me more than you ever have. You are going to have to follow my lead more than ever before. You are going to have to do things that you have never done and things you don't think you can do. Remember every time you had to step out in faith in the past and how I have always shown up, then step out again. I will guide you always. I will help you always.
We are going to do something phenomenal in this next season. It will be more than you thought possible. It will be more than is possible for you but with me all things are possible. This will be significant and something to remember.
I love you daughter. Thank you for being willing. Be courageous now and trust me again.
My prayer:
Incredible God of the miraculous. How many true miracles have you let me be a witness to God? More than I can count. Do the miracles increase my faith or do I get to see the miracles because of my faith? Maybe it is both? Maybe each one propels the other?
I am not sure but I am sure that you want us to live in the miraculous. God I am determined to live in the miraculous power that you have for my life. I am determined not to limit you by my doubt or by my lack of vision and imagination. I am determined to see you do exactly what you want to do no matter how much it might freak me out initially.
God, I want to see you do more miracle healings. I want to see creative miracles. I want to see more impossible situations completely changed by your power. I want to see more financial miracles.
I want to watch you work God. There is nothing better than seeing you change people's lives and providing the exact solution they need for their impossible situation. I love being a part of it. Thank you for being you God.
What God Said Tonight:
Your very life is a miracle. My angels are kept busy keeping you safe. There are plots and attacks on your life because of what you are doing and what you will do for my kingdom. One day, one of those plots will work, but not before your time is complete. When I say the plot will work, all that I mean is it will be the method by which you come to live in heaven with me. That weapon they will form against you will not prosper but will be used as the tool for you to join me here.
Miracles seem so amazing because they are things that do not naturally happen in the world, but miracles are standard fare here in heaven. Each time you pray for my will to be done on earth as it is in heaven, you are speaking miracles into existence. Miracles are the standard here in heaven. They can be the standard on earth if you can believe and expect and keep open to the possibility of me doing things miraculously but in a way that you may not have originally thought of.
When I parted the Red Sea, no one thought that was what I was going to do or should do to deliver Israel from Egypt. They had a lot of ideas, most of them involved the instant death of the Egyptians, but it never entered their minds that I would stand the sea up so they could walk through. Part of what is important for a miracle is that it is something that not only would not happen naturally but also be something that you couldn't have figured out on your own. That way, you know it was me. That way there is no confusion and people will see my power and my ability to take care of them.
Miracles are to bless the person who receives the miracle but they are also to encourage others to come to me. I guarantee you that you will see many more miracles. We are entering a time where miracles will be needed daily just to stay alive. You are about to see a time where miracles will be common and expected, but only if you want to. I will never perform a miracle in a situation where it is not wanted.
I appreciate that you are open to me working however I will and I am more thankful for your honesty that they will freak you out sometimes. I guarantee that they will freak you out. Things are coming to a head and miracles, like everything else, need to accomplish their purpose quickly.
I love you daughter. Get ready for more miracles than you know what to do with.
