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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:
My God I enjoy you! I love spending time with you and in your presence. I am so amazed that you are willing to spend time with me in the first place and then, when I take the time to really spend time with you, no distractions, it is SO GOOD! You are SO GOOD!
Thank you so much for tonight and another night with the Intense Prayer and Worship Group. Tonight was different than the last time but it was SO GOOD! You joy is bubbling up in me God. I can't stop smiling. I can't stop even when I don't know why I am smiling.
You are so incredible. You are everything I need. God, I don't ever want to lose the simple appreciation of spending time with you. I love you so much.
What is on your mind tonight? I want to know, what can I do for you, what can I give to you, what can say to you that will bless you? God, what can I give back to you? Everything I am and everything I have is because of you. What can I give back? I want to give to you tonight. I want to give back. I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!!!
What God Said Tonight:
I want everything and I want nothing. I want you to be willing to give me your all, lay everything down at my feet, but I want to give everything to you.
You are like a fine living sculpture. I have spent an eternity shaping you and I am not done, but you are so beautiful. I just want to look at you like you are for awhile. I will do more, there are colors to add, there are shapes to refine, there are character improvements for us to make but right now, I just want to enjoy who you are. I want to enjoy what you have become.
You are a living and moving sculpture. You are my masterpiece. I created you to show others what I can do. The creation process, the refining and reshaping process is never pain free but look at you now! I know you still see the flaws when you look in the mirror, but I see the work of art that you are. You are so beautiful to me. Let me enjoy you for a little while. We have more to do, more changes to make, but just for now, I want to cherish who you have become and love you to the very depth of your soul.
My prayer:
Lord God I am so tired tonight but I love you and can't, don't want to, end my day without hearing what you have to say. Awesome God, what is on your mind? You are beyond amazing and I LOVE YOU!!
What God Said Tonight:
You are flying my daughter. You are not flying high yet, you are skimming the waves. You are still getting splashed by the stormy surf. The water weighs you down a little but not so much that you cannot continue to fly.
You are still looking at the water and what lies beneath. The good news is you are not drowning in it anymore. You have risen above it. When you can stop looking into it, searching for what lies beneath you, then you will begin to soar. Then you will begin to own the sky that I have given you. You will be able to go wherever you want. You will be ale to see things you have not yet imagined.
Next steps, start looking up instead of down. Look in the direction you are going. You will follow whatever direction you are looking.
I love you daughter. Sleep well. This season is tiring but worth it. It is work but the reward is great. You are where I need you to be and I will not leave you here.
My prayer:
Amazing God! So much to be thankful for today!! You gave me continuous favor at work with three new potential clients, divine health, an amazing small group discussion, you healed D's elbows, and you kept me safe from the hail that devastated neighborhoods right next to me tonight. And, that is the stuff that I know about! Thank you for all of the hidden things you blessed me with today. Thank you for the things that you kept from happening. Thank you for leading me through this day with such kindness and gentleness that I sometimes forget that it is all you and your will being accomplished.
You are so so so so GOOD! Thank you for every blessing, seen and unseen. Thank you for the power of your Holy Spirit, the salvation from your sacrifice, and always, always, thank you for your love!!
What God Said Tonight:
You are in a better place tonight. You are starting to look at the right things again. You are starting to look at me. You are starting to look forward. You are starting to leave the past behind and look forward to what lies ahead. You have not quite gotten there yet but you are starting. I am glad.
The timing is perfect. You are about to step into the new plan and the new things I have for you. You have been prepared and you are ready. You need to finish letting go so you can move forward without reservation. You need to leave all baggage behind. Do what ever you have to do to leave any pain, any resentment and any bad feelings behind you. I don't want you bringing that with you to this new place and this new season.
As you let it all go tonight, do not pick it back up. Leave it behind. You are poised to soar and you can't afford to have any baggage weighing you down. A bird cannot fly with a rock on it's back. I want you to fly.
I love you so much. Rest again and I will guide you again tomorrow. I love you and spending time with you. I love what we are about to do. I love seeing you getting free from your own baggage. You will love it too...I promise!
My prayer:
Awesome God, the way you take care of me is truly miraculous. The thunderstorm that just went through was one of the worst I have ever seen. It took out the electrical power all around me but my house is untouched. Sirens running all throughout the neighborhood, and you keep me safe.
As this storm rages on God, my trust, my faith, and my protection lie firmly within you. God I pray that you watch over all of us tonight, keep us from harm, and deliver us from evil. I pray God that you protect us from physical danger, emotional danger, and spiritual danger. I pray and ask God that you surround us with your angels, keeping us safe and whole.
God, I trust in you. I pray God and ask that you help me to concentrate on your voice. I pray that any other words or ideas trying to invade my mind, any that are not of you, I bind them in the name of Jesus and I cast them to the pit of hell.
Thank you God for your protection. Thank you that you provided me the ability, through your name, to speak your protection in my life. God I love you so much. Thank you for your protection.
What God Said Tonight:
You trust me for protection in the natural, why do you fear that I will not protect you in the other ares of your life. You are so confident that I will save you in a thunderstorm but you are not so confident that I can take you out of a unhealthy spiritual situation.
I am your guide always. I will guide you always. You are so very important to me and I will never let destructive harm come your way.
Now, when it comes to invading thoughts, you should know me well enough to recognize my voice and cull it out from the other thoughts and ideas. I think normally you would be able to do that.This is a tough season, but it is so worth it. It is a time when you should be in intense prayer and welcoming my Spirit at every turn. This should be a time of celebration, with a tinge of sad.
You rest and I will take care of it all. I am your everything now and forever, and that is longer than you can imagine. I love you sweetheart. Stay the course and trust me.
My prayer:
God of all creation. You know what? I am starting to think that this life, living for you, is a whole lot easier than what I have made it or thought it should be.
What if I stopped worrying about living in your perfect will and just lived with you, trusting you to take me down the paths you have laid out for me? What if I could once and for all let go of all of the baggage that weighs me down and makes me swerve off of your path and traveled light, walking straight? What if I could live with that pure presence of you in me all of the time?
Sounds like heaven...is it possible while I am still here on earth? I am not sure, but if it is, I want it.
I love you so much God, you are so very good to me. Thank you for another day of favor. Thank you for the amazing people you have put in my life. Thank you for loving me, no matter what.
What God Said Tonight:
Glaciers are constantly changing. Constantly in flux. You don't see them moving, but you see the result as they shed large sheets of ice or as big lakes open up n the tops of them.
You understand that all of life is like that in one way or another. In constant change, but it doesn't change who they are or what they are. A glacier is still a glacier, no matter what shape it takes. The only way it is not a glacier anymore is if it completely melts and disappears. You are in a state of constant change right now but that does not mean that you are not you anymore. You remain you throughout the changes. No matter what changes take place you are still you.
I have taught you a lot of things over the years and we are not done with your education. But for right now, it is more about living out your faith than it is about schooling. I love you sweet daughter and I have many things to teach you and for you to teach. But right now your life is anything you want it to be. Think creatively. Think beyond what you expect. Dream big and I will dream with you. You will see heaven open. You will see then what worship in heaven is all about.
Your place, right now is here. Do not pine for what is not yours but hang on for dear life the things and the people I have given you. Go now and rest daughter. We have more to do tomorrow. I will wake you up when it is time to go.
My prayer:
All knowing God. I wish sometimes that I could turn my brain off. I think that is why I like to run. There comes a point during a good run, where I kind of go somewhere else in my brain and I stop thinking. I am grateful God that you gave me a brain and you made it a nicely ordered logical one...most of the time; but, it would be great if it came with an off switch.
I keep running the same thoughts, the same worries through my head and it is not getting me anywhere. It is not helping. I want to stop thinking about it, but I haven't been able to. You say worry over nothing and pray over everything. What happens when I pray but then I still worry? Does it mean I am not really trusting you? I think it means that I am not trusting myself. I am worried that I am making wrong choices, getting your will wrong; but then, I think through it and I think that I am following your will. Then, before I know it, I am doubting again and worrying. Ugghh!
I am 90% confident about what you want me to do and it is what I have begun to do. It is the 10% that won't stop bugging me! What do I need to do differently God? What do I need to learn, understand? How do I get out of this cycle and get back to the peace you give me?
I love and trust God that you have only good plans for me. Please don't let me mess up those plans.
What God Said Tonight:
There is an off switch for your brain. It is activated when you rest in the complete assurance that I am in charge of your life. It is activated when you remember that I will turn all things to your good. It is activated when you remember who I am and how big I am. Get your eyes off of the details for a minute and focus on me.
Think back a minute to the time last week when you had a glimpse of the beauty of my purity. Just me without all of the trappings. That is the goal in all of this. Just you and me with nothing between us. That is what I desire.
I will remove anything that tries to come between us. I won't think twice about it. Anything. That means any decision, any person, any spirit, any circumstance that comes between you and me, I will remove it.
Rest daughter and remember that I have got this. I will guide you always. I will be your guide and we will walk this life together forever. I will never leave you and will never forsake you. I am with you always.
Stop worrying about what might happen or what could happen and enjoy what is happening. This is a time of celebration and new beginnings and you are going to miss it if you are not careful. You have set your feet upon a path. It is a good one. Now walk it out. I am with you now and forever. I love you daughter. I really do.
My prayer:
My sweet and loving God. Today was good God. Just you and me, it was good. God, I have been talking a lot lately. Thank you for always listening. What do you want to talk about? I love you God and I am here to listen.
What God Said Tonight:
You don't always see clearly but you always are looking. You don't always find but you are always searching. You don't always get it right, but you are always trying. Know that I care more that you try than I do about you getting it right. I care more about you, your character, your heart than I do about what you do or do not do.
The law got everyone pretty messed up. The law was never meant save you. Your actions will never save you. The law was in place so that I could come and save you. I was the fulfillment of the law. I was the solution to sin. I am all that you need.
You have learned and you continue to learn about the importance of people and loving people. I have given you a heart for people. I am about to increase your love of people. I am about to increase the burden on your heart for people. I need you to care about their hearts, their character, their future. I need you to love them. I need you to show them my love. You are moving into a new thing again and I need you to have this greater heart and love for my people.
I love you darling daughter and you will never go wrong as long as you are trying. When you are trying, even the failures become stepping stones to the next level. I love you and I will flood you with love to share.
