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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, I don't know what to pray about tonight. I spent all day just trying to keep up. No sleep last night, 9 hours of straight meetings at work, 2+ hour meeting at church tonight, more things on my to do list than I have paper to write on...I need your help God. I am not complaining, seriously. I am grateful for every opportunity. I am grateful for the intense favor you have on my life. I just need some help getting it all done. I am exhausted and it is only Monday! Help please God.
What God Said Tonight:
Rest. Come to me and rest. I will provide rest and restoration for you. I will give you everything you need to do everything that I have called you to do. If you are not getting it all done, maybe I haven't called you to do it.
Be careful though. Right now you are feeling overwhelmed but if you look at it, you are getting it all done. You are fulfilling every obligation and you prospering. Your feelings can deceive you into thinking it is more than you can take. Look at the facts though and you will be able to know when you are out my will and taking on more than I have for you.
I know you daughter and if I don't give you seasons like this, seasons where you have more to do than you think you can accomplish, you get bored.
Trust in me, lean on me, rely on me. If I asked you to do it, I will equip you to complete it. Stop trying quite so hard and trust in me to guide you to the next thing. I will put in front of you the next thing I need you to do as I need you to do it, just like I have in the past, and we will accomplish more than you ever thought was possible.
This blessing to overflow situation is affecting all areas of you life right now, including opportunities. Open wide and take it all in. Rest and trust in me. We can do this.
My prayer:
Awesome and incredible God. I am sitting here tonight and it just kind of hit me, the incredible honor of being able to have a relationship with you. A relationship with God. That is kind of crazy when you think about it. How is it possible that seriously flawed me gets to have a relationship with you? How is it possible that you love me?
I know, I am covered in your blood and that makes it possible, but how in the world did you decide I was worth dying for? I know I have been taking my relationship with you for granted lately. You have been so awesome and blessing me left and right and I have been grateful for it all. But in the showers of blessing, I think I kind of forgot the awe of being able to know you, being able to talk to you, and being able to hear from you.
I found myself saying earlier tonight, "Well, anyone can hear from God." which, while it is true, I was somehow implying that made it less special, less amazing than it is.
God, thank you for letting me have a relationship with you. Thank you for loving me. Thank you for providing a way for me to know you, hear from you and spend time with you. Thank you God for letting me in. Life would not really be worth it without you in it. I love you God!
What God Said Tonight:
I need you to listen carefully to me tonight daughter. You need to understand that there is nothing more important than our relationship. You need to understand that it is through that relationship that everything else is possible
I am all about relationships. There is more power in one relationship than is produced by the sun in one year. There is more power and more ability to effect change in one relationship than in anything else. Your relationships with each other are very important. You relationship with me is most important. When we are in covenant, when we are closely aligned, on the same page, and agreeing with each other, nothing can stop us. We can take on the world and win every time.
When you get distracted by life, by religion, by other people, that is when we start to run into trouble. Relationships need nurturing and attention. A plant, once planted, needs attention water, food and sunshine, or it will die. If it is missing just one element for a long enough time, it will die.
The same is true of our relationship. It needs attention. It needs to be fed with the word. It needs to be watered with my spirit and with worship. It needs the light of my truth. It needs time and attention to grow. If it is missing one of these things, it will wither and die. I need you to nurture our relationship. I need you to take special care of it right now. It is under attack but it will all come out fine. The attack is only proof that we are going to a new level.
I love you so much daughter. Give attention to our love. Give attention to the things that keep us close. I will love you now and forever because you are mine and I am yours.
My prayer:
Awesome protector. Every once in awhile I get a little insight into some of the stuff you have protected me from God and I am amazed. There are so many things that could hurt me, even kill me, that I don't have to face because you protect me from them. There are so many threats that you fight off for me. Half of the time, I don't even realize there was a threat until it is over!
There is that scripture that says no weapon formed against me will prosper. Tonight I am getting some fresh insight on that one. There are the physical threats that you have protected me from like nearly drowning, daily threats on the road, and sickness. And then there are the more subtle threats.
Not that I have never been hurt. You know that isn't true. I think that is where fear comes in. When I look back and see the times that I have been hurt, sometimes hurt badly, I get scared that I will get hurt again. But, if I think about it, ever since I started living my life for you, the few times I do get hurt, the hurt doesn't last. You are always there and pull me out. You always give me the comfort I need. You always bring around me the people I need to love me through it.
Thank you God for every threat that you have protected me from, both the ones I know about and the ones I don't know about. Thank you for protecting me physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. Thank you for being my protector. Thank you God that you make sure that no weapon formed against me will prosper. Thank you God for healing the few hurts that get through to me. Thank you God for loving and protecting me.
What God Said Tonight:
Waking up in the morning takes courage. Getting out of bed and facing the world takes courage. Sweet daughter, I am glad that my protection provides the courage you need to face the world. That is a big part of why I do it. The biggest reason why I protect you is that I love you so much I can't help myself. What Father would allow harm to his daughter if he could protect her from it?
There are times when for one reason or another, some amount of pain has to be experienced. It is related to the sin of the world. I promise though that I will always be there to heal the pain. I promise that I will always find a way for that pain to benefit you and the people around you. You will never suffer for no reason.
I will always keep my angel armies around you. You have a security detail that goes with you wherever you go. Your President is not better protected than my sweet daughter.
Part of me is glad that you don't always recognize that protection. It means that you trust me enough to protect you that you don't have to think about it. But, times like tonight are also good to remind you that I am here and I will not let the weapons formed against you prosper. They will not accomplish what they were designed to accomplish. I will deflect every attack against my children.
I love you. Rest in the assurance of my protection tonight and always.
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.
