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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:
All powerful God! I can hardly believe I made it through this day. Only you can take three hours of sleep and somehow make that enough!
God, I am reading about Jacob's (Israel's) sons, the ones who the 12 tribes of Israel are named after and I am being struck by how messed up their lives were. I shouldn't be surprised by it. It is not like it is the first time I have ever read about them, but for some reason it is hitting me hard this time. I just got done reading about Judah whose descendants became a nation all on their own and I just read about how he was soliciting a woman that he thought was a prostitute who turned out to be his daughter in law. This after he and his brothers sold their brother Joseph into slavery. And yet you used him to father a nation of praisers!
I need to remember that more often. I need to remember that you can use anyone, no matter where they have been or what they have done. I need to remember that even when I mess up, you can still use me for your glory. I need to remember to leave my judgmental self out of it and watch what you do and how you use every situation.
I love you God. What is on your mind?
What God Said Tonight:
You are studying like I asked and it is good. When you study, really study my word and pay attention, I can teach you so much. Everything that I teach through my word is one less thing you have to learn the hard way. Every minute you spend in my word is protection against the struggles of life, if you are paying attention while you study.
I would much rather teach you that way. It is so much less painful and I hate to see you hurt. I love you so much. Keep studying and I will keep teaching. Consider your study as protection. Learn all that you can so you can live in joy and not in torment.
I gave you all the answers in that one book. What you experienced tonight, where you read the same thing you have read before but it effected you differently...that is the proof that my word is alive. It will meet your every need. It will give you every answer.
When you want to know me better, read my word. When you want to get closer to me, read my word. When you are lost and need answers, they are in my word.
I love you so much daughter. Do get some rest tonight and tomorrow. It is Sabbath time again and you need it. Rest well.
My prayer:
Awesome God. Thank you for the things that you teach me. It seems like I am living and learning a lot of lessons that prove that "good" is the enemy of "great." I heard that saying once and I am not sure that I really believed it, but I am beginning to.
When life is going good, it is really hard to let go of the good things in the pursuit of even greater things. Wow, even as I type that God I realize, what in the world am I complaining about?! You are awesome and good or great, life with you is more than I ever could have imagined. No more complaining from me tonight God!
You truly are incredible. You are the God of everything but you care about my smallest concern. You are the creator of the universe but you take the time to listen and talk to me every day. You are all powerful, all knowing, ever present, and you still love each and everyone of us, no matter what. It sounds unbelievable and is until we experience you. I think that is part of why it is hard for some people to believe, God. You don't make sense but you are so amazing.
Thank you God for being bigger than my ability to imagine you.
What God Said Tonight:
Hi sweet daughter. It is good to be with you here tonight. I don't have much to say tonight. I want to spend this time together, enjoying each other's presence.
You don't need to discount the things you struggle with. Every struggle is important; but, every struggle is the same to me. I am the answer to every struggle and I am bigger than every struggle. They really are all the same to me. Much like sin. All sin is the same to me. There is no big sin or small sin in my eyes. All sin takes you away from me and that is why I hate it so much.
I love you though. My love for you is beyond everything else. It is greater than everything else. It is the the thing that covers, heals, and changes everything.
I am so glad that you love me too. I don't talk about that much but your love for me means more to me than I can tell you. It is why I like hanging out with you. It is why I want us to keep talking every day and every night for eternity. Have you ever noticed that it is a lot more fun hanging out with people who you know love you? Those are the people you want to be around. It is the same with me. Yes, I want to reach the people who don't know me yet and that is a burning desire. But sometimes, I just want to hang out with people who love me.
Promise me you will always take time to hang out with me and love me? I promise I will always take time to hang out with you and love you.
Rest tonight. Tomorrow won't be much easier than today but I will be with you all day, I promise. I love you sweet daughter and I will watch over you always.
My prayer:
Amazing God who knows everything and still loves. How are you tonight? What blessed you today? What do you want to talk about?
I love you and love to hear your voice. If you need someone to listen, I am here.
What God Said Tonight:
You are here in body and in spirit but your mind is wandering. I know that shutting out the world can be nearly impossible sometimes but try to focus because I do have some things that I want you to know and I want you to hear tonight. I want to reassure you of some things.
I want you to understand to the depth of who you are that I cannot and will not ever stop loving you. I want you to understand that no matter what, the situation you are in right now, will not last. I want you to know that as long as I am in your life, you have hope and the promise of a better future. I want you to truly understand that I will never leave you. You may turn away, but I will still be right there waiting for you to turn around. I want you to understand that while this season is different for you, it is still season ordained by me. It is still a season with a purpose and a plan. It is still a time to rejoice and know that I am with you every step of the way.
I love you so very much. I will carry you through every rough patch, celebrate with you in every victory, and be your strength through it all. I love you daughter. Truly love you with a purity of purpose. I have no agenda in my love for you. I don't love you so you will obey me. I don't love you because of who you are and what you can do. I love you simply because I do. Love is who I am and it is what I do. I will love on you every day for the rest of eternity. I am truly yours forever. Know that and please don't forget it. It is vital to your peace and your happiness.
I want so for you to be truly happy. I want you to experience the joy there is in this life. I want you to be filled with the love and the purpose that I have for you.
I will be a shield against evil. I will be a shower of love. I will be your everything. Will you be mine?
My prayer:
Incredible God, your power is amazing. Thank you for bringing baby "E" safely into the world today. A brand new life is started. In the last two to three weeks you have brought new babies into the world in about ten of my friends lives! I wonder what was going on last November...
New life is amazing God. You create people. Where there once was no one, now there is someone. Someone who has a hope and a future. Someone who is going to struggle, grow, laugh, cry, and live.
You came to bring us life and bring it more abundantly. Life with you is so much more than life without you. Without you I had no hope and drug through each day waiting for it to end. With you, I know that each day is an opportunity to experience the miraculous. I know that you have great plans for me. I know that you will bless me. I know that you will connect me with amazing people.
Life with you really is GOOD God!
What God Said Tonight:
I am glad you have come to value life. That has not always been the case. Life is a precious gift. I risked everything just so I could experience life with you for awhile. I loved it so much, I died so you would never have to. I loved life so much I conquered death so we could live together forever.
Your life will always be changing, but it will always be good. I have great plans, but there is no rush. We have eternity. I know that you are in a hurry. That you want to see this new dream realized right now, but there is no rush. It is coming and everything will come in its right time.
Sometimes you rush through life so quickly that you miss the best parts. I have so many blessings and joys that I have placed in your life and when you are rushing, you don't even see them.
Take some time and enjoy your life. It really is good. Enjoy it. Enjoy the people in your life. Enjoy the opportunities. Enjoy the cool breeze on a summer night. Enjoy the stars at night and the sun each day. I have given you much, slow down a bit and enjoy it. There will be times in your life when I need you to hurry. Now is not one of those times. Slow down and enjoy life.
My prayer:
Incredible God of mine. Today was pretty crazy but you made everything work out, as always! I am sorry my attitude was not the most positive all day. I should have known you would work it all out. And then, first day back and you lay another brand new client in my lap! Your favor is so amazing God!! I get credit for bringing in all this business at work but it is all you. I try to tell them that it is you and not me. I hope I do it enough.
I guess my thoughts are kind of all over the place again tonight God. Probably because I am too focused on what is going on with me and not focused enough on you and all that you do. I am going to change that right now.
God, thank you for all that you teach me. Thank you God for always turning everything to my good. Thank you for every promise and every fulfillment of every promise in my life. Thank you for the people you have put in my life. Thank you for the opportunities to serve you and your people. Thank you for unmerited favor in my life. Thank you for divine health and healing in my life. Thank you for blessing the people around me. Thank you for healing the people around me. Thank you for being you. Thank you for dying for me. Thank you for loving me. Thank you for guiding me. Thank you for always taking care of me. Thank you for every blessing and every challenge you bring to my life. Thank you God!!!
Whew! That felt good. You are so very good God. Praising you is so easy once I get started. I need to remember sooner to praise you when I get stuck in the middle of my or someone else's mess. LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!!!
What God Said Tonight:
You won't believe what is coming up next. Your thankful heart paves a path to your future and provides the path to your next destination. You can't begin to imagine all that I have for you.
I love to bless you. I love to pour out on you the blessings that you pour back out on all those around you. It is my joy to bless you.
You don't earn blessings but you can position yourself to be in the right place with the right attitude to receive them. I am a generous God. I am not stingy. I have more riches and more blessings than anyone can imagine and I don't intend to hoard them. They are for you. My children, they are all for you.
Your choices can position you to receive or they can block you from receiving, but not the choices you might think. It is not about "sinning." It is about your heart and your love for me. When you love me, have a grateful heart, and a generous spirit, that is when I can bless you abundantly and know that you will not be spoiled in the blessing. When those things are not in place for you, my blessings will cause more harm than good in your life and I refuse to harm you.
I have blessings that you can't imagine. Position yourself so I can pour them out on you. Blessing you, blesses me. Just like you are blessed every time you get to bless someone else. How much more does it bless me when I get to bless you?
I love you daughter. Be blessed, be a blessing, and stay positioned to receive it all.
My prayer:
Awesome God. I am having one of those nights where I have so many thoughts running through my head that I don't know what to talk with you about. Or, I guess more accurately, I don't know how to talk to you about it all. It is all jumbled up.
The Bible studying today was good and clarified some things but also created more questions. Funny how that happens. I often come with one question and I may get an answer, but I leave with five new questions. I guess that is part of what keeps it exciting.
God, I find myself worrying about a lot of little things tonight. None of which really matter on their own but it has my mind racing. I give every worry to you right now God and I pray that your will is done on earth as it is in heaven. I declare that you have not given me a spirit of fear but of power, love, and a sound mind. I am making a decision right now to think about you and what you have done and to stop thinking about the little worries that are pecking at me. Help me God to stick to that and not wander back into worry land.
I love you God and I am so grateful for you and your favor in my life. This life of mine would be worthless without you. I am so grateful that I never have to live a moment without you. I will never be alone and I will never be without hope because I will always have you. That is a gift I cannot repay.
What God Said Tonight:
Tonight I want you to rest in my arms and in my peace. You are right that none of your worries are worth the time you have spent on them.
I have everything under control. I will give you each new step and each direction. I will not leave you confused. I will guide you always.
Rest in my arms. Rest in my peace. Rest in the absolute knowledge that I love you and I will take care of you forever.
You do not have to be the strong one all the time. You do not have to be the one with the answers all the time. You can rest knowing that I am always strong and I always have all of the answers. I have everything you need for every season and I will not let you be uncovered or unprepared.
I love you, trust me now, tonight. Trust me and be comforted by my presence... There, that is better. Rest in me daughter and I will take care of everything.
My prayer:
Mighty God. I am falling asleep sitting up again tonight but I can't go to bed before I hear from you. I love to hear your voice and your presence is worth more to me than anything else in the world. What is on your mind tonight God?
What God Said Tonight:
I am teaching you a lot of things right now. This season you will learn a lot. I need you to record the things you are learning. I need you to make a record of it. One day you will have need of it.
When I teach you that my model is to go to where the people are and teach them where they are, remember that. When I teach you that I am the reason for your blessing, not your own "goodness", remember that. When I teach you these things, record them so you don't lose them.
This is a new type and time for study for you. I need you to study on a personal level in a more intense manner than ever before. I need you to learn the principles behind the directions. I need you to understand the "why" not just the "what" and the "how." I need you to dive into my word like never before. Study in earnest and I will show you even greater levels of wisdom to help you navigate this season and the next.
I love you daughter. Get your rest and be ready to study hard tomorrow.
