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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:
God, my God who I can bring anything to. God, thank you for never getting tired of me bringing stuff to you to handle. Thank you for hearing me and taking care of it all.
Father, it has been a tough couple of days but I trust you. I trust that you are going to turn it all to my good. I trust that you will never leave me. I trust that you have a plan and a purpose for my life and it is good. I trust God that this season, like every season is only temporary. I refuse to get stuck here.
God you are so good. You bless me, you keep me in divine health, you provide for me, you teach me, you save me from myself time and time again. Grateful is too little of a word. Thank you is not enough.
God my life is yours now and forever. Show me what you want me to do and what you don't want me to do. Show me what I need to change. Show me how to be everything that you need me to be. Help me to be the blessing.
I love you so much God. Even in my most discouraged moment, I haven't lost hope in you and knowing that you will bring me out. I believe we have many more days of joy to live out together. I believe that we have a lot more to accomplish. I will encourage myself God and I will follow you out. In Jesus name, amen.
What God Said Tonight:
That is better. Think on good things. Think on the promises not on the struggle. You know what to do. You have been taught. You don't have to stay in the season of doubt for one more second if you don't want to.
I have not given you a spirit of fear. I have given you a spirit of power, love, and a sound mind. Take that power, love, and your sound mind and use them. No weapon formed against you is going to prosper. I have taken care of it. Trust my promise.
The evidence, what you see, is going to lie to you for a little while longer. Trust me and not what you see right now. The darkness is trying to overshadow you. You can see and feel it out of the corner of your eye. It cannot prosper. It cannot have you. You are light. You live with my light inside of you. And, where there is light, there cannot be darkness. The darkness will be overpowered by the light every time. Live in my light in your life. Trust my light to lead you and guide you. Trust that people see the light. The light is truth. The dark is the lie.
The dark has already fled while we talked here tonight. Can you feel the new lightness in you? Rejoice, celebrate it! We are coming out on the other side of this thing unharmed and stronger than ever. I love you daughter. You are stronger than you think. Stay in the light and banish the dark.
My prayer:
I am pretty crazy about you God. I know I have been feeling a bit sorry for myself lately, seeing the things that I don't have in my life, seeing the lack in me, etc. But fact is, having you in my life, living, active, and manifested in my life is better than anything or anyone I could ever imagine. You really are everything I need.
I am so tired of these cycles where I feel like I am one bad decision away from massive failure. I don't know where they come from. Most of the time, fear of failure isn't a problem anymore. You have shown me how failure is really just an opportunity and most of the time that is how I see it. But every once in awhile, I start feeling like something really horrible is right around the corner. I get to feeling that I am about to mess up so big, it will be really tough to get over it.
The thing is, almost all of the time when I feel like this, nothing happens. That let's me know that it is a lie and I should ignore it. But I start to think, what if this time it is you trying to warn me about something. What if this time, it is true. Uggh! I said I wasn't going to go here tonight God but I guess it is still weighing on my heart.
Help me God to see and know the truth. Help me to make good decisions. Help me God to pull out of this. I really don't like it. Forgive me God for whining tonight. I don't like that I am doing that either. I am sorry.
What God Said Tonight:
Can you mess up big enough that I can't fix it? I am God. I am the ruler of the universe. I am the all powerful and mighty God. Could you ever, even if you tried really hard, mess up big enough that I couldn't fix it? Of course not. The only decision you can make that would keep me from fixing it is if you chose to keep me out of your life. Otherwise, as long as I am in your life, I can fix anything you get wrong.
That being said, don't go about and try to do things wrong. There are consequences, natural consequences for actions and I don't want you to suffer if you don't have to. But big time mess ups, they are well within my ability to turn them around to your good.
When I give you a warning about something bad coming your way, I will always give you the answer of how to deal with it. I will never leave you with just the impending doom and worry. If all you have is worry and fear, you know who those are from. He is spending a lot of time on you right now. In this battle, I need you to remember everything you have learned. Even more, I need you to trust me to fight it.
Keep bringing this stuff to me. I can only truly help you when you bring it to me. If you hold onto it because you are ashamed or because you don't want to complain, then I can't address it directly, which is always the most effective approach.
I love you daughter. You are not on the edge of doom, you are on the edge of your breakthrough. You are on the edge of the next level that will be glorious. I am already celebrating where you are going. I am celebrating your future. Trust me to be big enough to take care of you and all that you do. I will guide you and lead you but not through fear. I will always guide you through peace and hope. I love you so much. Trust, rest, and keep praying.
My Prayer:
Awesome Father. I am kind of lost in my own thoughts tonight. Today was wonderful. Thank you for giving me a rest day. I really needed it. This week was a bit tough.
But now, having gotten rested, I have so many thoughts going through my head. I am trying to focus on the things that really matter. So much of what is running through my head doesn't matter. It is stuff I barely care about and I know it is stuff that you don't care about. And, if I know that you don't care about it, why do I care about it at all?
God, sometimes, like now, when I look at myself, all I see are the flaws, the spots. All I can see is where I fall short. All I can see is the things I didn't do or the the things I didn't do right.
I worry at times that this is the real picture of me. That this is how other people see me. That people only see me as a messed up screw up. I worry that I have hurt people that I don't even realize I have hurt. I worry that I am blind to my areas for improvement. I sure am using that worry word a lot tonight.
God, to sum it all up, I worry that I am not good enough and that I am a poor reflection of you. You want me to show people how amazing it is to live with you and I am trying, but sometimes I worry that what they see is me messing things up instead of seeing how amazing you are.
God, I know that you tell me I am the head and not the tail, I am above and not beneath and I am a royal priesthood. And, I know that through Christ, I am all of those things, at least in the spiritual realm. But in the day to day, when I go to work, when I hang out with friends, when I go to the grocery store, what do they see? Am I the reflection you want me to be or am I still too much of a mess dealing with my own stuff?
Dear God, make me a blessing to everyone around me. Don't let me mess up anyone else's life because I am still dealing with my stuff. Please make it all right. I love you Father!
What God Said Tonight:
Interesting prayer tonight daughter. I thought we were through this. Someone has been beating up on you good. He has no right you know. He has no right to accuse you. He has no right to even talk to you. You are my daughter, bought and paid for, and satan has no place in your life or in your thoughts.
You are all of the things you knew I would say that you are and more. I cannot let you talk badly about my precious daughter. You are my heart being shown to the world. If you think that is ugly, than you think I am ugly. I am reflected in you, in every word and in every action I am reflected through you and that is beautiful.
You are living under some false beliefs tonight. You are listening to lies. I know that you know what those lies sound like and who lies to you. He has done it so many times in your past. You know his voice. Don't listen to it. Don't listen to the lies.
Do you have areas to work on, you bet and we will always be working on areas to make you the best reflection of me that you can be. But, like with your own child, they are not less precious and amazing just because they don't know how to ride a bike yet. They will learn and that will be great when they do. But, until they do, it doesn't make them less wonderful.
You are the best you that you can be for what you know today. Tomorrow, you will know more and you will be an even better you. As long as you remain open and teachable, we will never have an issue around this.
I love you right where you are. I will love you tomorrow. I will love when you learn to "ride a bike" and I will love when you haven't yet learned. I will tell you right now that you are precious and that you are the reflection I need you to be. Be real, be transparent, and people will see this life we have together and that will be more powerful and attractive than you can imagine. It is beautiful, you are beautiful, and we are beautiful together. I love you so much. Renew yourself in that love tonight.
My prayer:
Mighty God you are everything to me. I rely on you so much. I can't imagine making it through a single day without you. I don't know how anyone does it. The people who don't yet know you, what do they do when the world turns upside down in their lives?
God, I pray for every person who doesn't know you yet or who hasn't learned how to rely on you completely yet. I pray God that you draw them in and show them how amazing you are. God show them in a very tangible and real way how you are our ever present help. God, please show them that life doesn't have to be so hard when you are in it.
I love you so much and I am so grateful that no matter what life throws at me, I have you to lean on and to go to for answers. I am so grateful that not only do you comfort me but you also make everything work to my good. Even the really tough stuff, you somehow find a way to make it turn out for my good. THANK YOU! LOVE YOU! PRAISE YOU!
What God Said Tonight:
What more do you want me to do to convince them daughter? I have done miracle after miracle. I have spoken to them through my witnesses and sometimes directly. I cannot force them. I will not force them. I want then to choose me, for their sake and mine but I won't force them.
You must my daughter continue to reflect me, continue to show the world what it can be like to live life with me. Show them what it is like to deal with the struggles and the joys of life with me in it. Show them. I will continue to work on their hearts. I will continue to do everything possible to catch their attention but I need you to show them.
They won't believe me at first because they don't trust me. They know you and they trust you. Show them the reality of a life with me. Don't sugar coat any part of it. Show them everything. You will be amazed at how many people will come to me just because they saw you, they saw me in you, and they saw what their life could be. That is why it is so important that you show our real life, never cover up.
Shine bright and people will see. Some of them will decide to come to me just from seeing a life lived for me. I say "some" but really, it will be a lot, more than you can count or keep track of. Go, rest again and we will be together again tomorrow!
My prayer:
Awesome, powerful, all knowing, loving God! Thank you for today and every opportunity. I love living for you. I love living a life of purpose. I love living a life that shows you off and blesses other people.
Less of me and more of you God. It is something I am really starting to notice God, that when I post these blog entries and I am completely wiped out, actually falling asleep as I type, those are the nights that seem to have the biggest impact on the most people. I am pretty sure that's because on those nights, there is none of me and it is all you.
God help me to get out of your way more. Help me to follow your lead better. Help me to not always jump in to do what I think I should do but to wait a minute to hear what you want me to do. I love you so much God. Help me to get out of your way more. In Jesus name, amen.
What God Said Tonight:
You are not in my way but your surrender to my will always turns out better than trying to assert your own. I gave you free will for a purpose and I want you to make choices. One of those choices can always be to jump on my train and go with me to the next destination.
I will guide you always. I will always let you know where I want you to be and what I want you to do. Listen for it. Breathe every once and a while as you are doing things and hear my voice. I am talking to you all of the time. You aren't always hearing me but I am still talking. Listen in and join me.
The more you do, the farther we will go, the more people we will touch, and the more we will accomplish for my kingdom. You are an essential piece of the kingdom of God. I need each of my children to be in place as we move into this final season of this earth. Be in position and follow my lead. I love you more than you know. I love what you can do. I love what we can do toghether when you listen. Sleep,recover, and restore again tonight.
My prayer:
Awesome day God. Awesome small group tonight God. So tired I can't keep my eyes open. Tonight is all you God. What is on your mind?
Love that you are my peace, my teacher, my Father and my Lord. I love how you love me God.
What God Said Tonight:
I am with you here, right now. Do you feel my presence? I want you to understand me tonight. I am always with you. I am with you when you are hiding away from the world and I am with you in front of crowds. I am with you when you are doubting yourself and me and I am with you when you walking full of strength into the next challenge.
I will never leave you, ever. I am yours forever. The bond we have is stronger than any bond ever measured. My love for you is greater than what can be measured.
My intention for you, my plan is bigger and more powerful than you may ever realize. Even in the middle of it, you will not fully understand he impact. I need to shield you a little from the full spread and success of what we are about to do. I need to protect you from it corrupting you. You will look back some day and understand the impact. That will be a good day. But now while you are in it, I can't show it all to you or it would mess you up.
I love you too much to leave you to the fate of anyone but me. I love you too much to let anyone but me have a piece of you. I am everything that you need and I will protect and keep you from unsafe things. I love you with a passion that I can only express through sacrificing my life for you.
I love you daughter. You get rest tonight and we will handle tomorrow as it comes. I will bless you.
My prayer:
Amazing God. I have a lot of stuff on my mind tonight God but I don't know if any of it is worth talking about.
Life is complicated but living life for you is pretty simple. I think, because you are so awesome and so big that sometimes I start to think that living right, living for you has to be complicated; but when I really think about it, it isn't. You really summed it up in two instructions: Love you with all my heart and love my neighbor like myself. Nothing complicated in that. No denomination mentioned in that. No church politics in that. No judgement in that. No dress code in that.
God, help me to get back to basics and not get distracted by the details, rules, and ideas that are not from you. Help me to remember the simplicity of you and your gospel. Help me to do those two things, love you with all my heart and love my neighbor as myself, every moment of the rest of my life. Help me God to love better. Help me to express that love better.
I do love you with all of my heart. Now and forever God, you and me and our family!
What God Said Tonight:
Simple principles, simple instructions. I have tried to make it all so plain. I even wrote it down to make it plain and yet there is still so much confusion in the world.
I don't want you to struggle to know my will and to know what I want you to do. That would be like a boss at work never telling you the expectations of you in your job and then slamming you in an evaluation. I am not unfair. I am a loving God that wants you to know everything. I want you to be fully equipped to live this life with all of the very best. I want you to know.
I am not mysterious. I am literally an open book. I just need you to read it.
It is all very simple. When in doubt love. When you are afraid, love. When you are worried about your future, love. When you are happy, love. When you are sad, love. Love is always the right response.
I love you sweet daughter and I love our time together. I love being with you and I love talking to you. Be specific in your expression of your love. Show people you really mean it. "I love your willingness to serve me" is much more meaningful to you than "I love you," right? Get specific about your love. Rest and get up tomorrow with renewed hope born out of our love.
