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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 am kind of sick of listening to myself. What is on your mind? How was your day? What do you want to talk about? I love you and I can't think of anything better than hearing what you have to say tonight.
What God Said Tonight:
I love hanging out with you. I love that you don't always feel the need to impress me. I love that you love and trust me enough to hang out together with no agenda and no specified need.
I am here for you and for your needs, don't get me wrong. I want you to bring me everything that you are dealing with. I love when you surrender that stuff to me so I can help. But I love to hang out with you now and then.
I love when you are focused enough on me that we have the time to just hang out. Sometimes, you get so caught up in life that I have to take every minute that you are focused on me to make sure you know all that you need to know. During those times, we don't have the luxury of hanging out and enjoying being together.
The thing is I really do love you. I really do like you. Because of that, I want to spend time with you. It is really that simple. Thanks for taking some time to hang out tonight. Let's take some down time together soon. Let's go for a hike, a run, or just hang out together soon.
So much of your life is focused on getting it all done and I get that. What you are doing is important to the Kingdom and I want you to keep it up. But let's make sure we take time to just hang out. I love you so much and my best times are when we are simply together loving on each other.
My prayer:
God you are good. You are so very good. Your love, the way you take care of me, the blessings you pour out on me, the way you gently teach me, the way you heal me, the way you make me prosper, the way you take all of that and give it out so freely to all of your kids, no matter who we are, where we are or what we have done. God, you are GOOD!
I love you God. I had a wonderful day doing the stuff you designed me to do. When I get to do the stuff that you specifically designed me for, life is so good. Everything fits. I would love to have more/all of my life be like that.
I am not complaining though. I suppose if life was perfect, I would never want anything to change and you have shown me often enough that change is GOOD.
I am sensing a theme here tonight God. Goodness. I love you God and I am so grateful that you love me, chose me, teach me, protect me, guide me and forgive me.
What God Said Tonight:
Walking with me, listening to my voice, trying to do what I want you to do will always result in a profound sense of accomplishment. It is why I created your the way I did. Every person has a purpose and a plan just for them that they are meant to accomplish.
If they choose not to, I can find another. There are always more willing feet. There are always those who are waiting to take over the thing that you start.
You are falling a sleep on me so I think we should wrap tonight up a bit. Know that I am with you. I have not left you. We are in this together. I will guide you to calm waters where we will walk and see many more miracles. Your life is a constant joy to me. Your name is writren in my book of life and you can count on it. I love you daughter.
My prayer:
My God. I woke up confused, drug myself through the day only to come home and realize that I had not been grateful or given you the credit for all of the amazing things you are doing and felt guilty again. Pushed that all aside and enjoyed the evening. Now I am here and I don't know what to say.
Life is such a roller coaster right now. The highs are SO HIGH and the lows are SO LOW. Someone once told me that ministry, working for you, God, is like that. I am not sure I believed him then but I do now.
But, the fact is, I can't do anything but serve you. I can't live one day without you in it. I can't survive unless I am doing all that I can to accomplish your will here on earth. It is who I am. It is the core of me. To love you and to serve you. That is all that I know. I have no life without you and serving you.
I am all yours God and I am grateful that you allow me to be a part of what you are doing. I am done complaining and whining. I am done worrying about...I am done worrying. I will trust you and I will follow you. If I get it wrong, correct me. I am all yours, always have been and always will be. I love you my God and Lord.
What God Said Tonight:
I called you to this life from the beginning of time. My call, my purpose on your life was ordained from the beginning of time. That is why the pull you feel is so strong; but, you do have a choice. You always have a choice. I will never force you into anything.
I can promise you that this call on your life will not be easy. But, I can also promise you it will always be worth it. I can promise you that you will have struggles, disappointments, and want to give up sometimes. But I can also promise you that I will renew your strength every time. I can promise you that I will never take you somewhere that I haven't already given you the skills and gifts to handle what is coming at you. I can promise that the blessings will always outweigh the pain in the end. I can also promise that we win. In the end, we always win.
Make your choice daily my sweet dear. It is a choice. I can hear you thinking that the alternative is a worthless life. I happen to agree. But then again, I know your future. I know what we can accomplish together. I know what miracles and truly unbelievable things that you are going to be witness of. You can't see all of that yet. You will have to trust me.
Know that I will ALWAYS choose you. Every day for the rest of eternity, I will always choose you. I am so blessed and so proud when I see you choose me when it is the hard choice. I love it when I see you choose me even though the other way is easier. I love it when you choose me when the people around you are not choosing me. It makes my heart overflow.
I love you daughter. Keep choosing me and this life with the highs and the lows and I will make sure that you always succeed in the end. I will make sure that you are the head and not the tail. I will make sure that you are above and not beneath. I will make sure that every good thing that I have for you is yours. I love you and I will keep you strong and safe.
My prayer:
Awesome God. I am feeling guilty tonight. I am feeling a bit worthless. I am feeling like I did not really do anything much for you for the last two days. I am sorry God. I have been a complete slug and I am not very proud of myself.
I suppose, if I felt rested and ready to go as a result of all of this doing nothing, that would be one thing. But I feel more worn out tonight than I did Friday. I am clearly doing something wrong.
I ask for wisdom and for strength God. I pray that you show me what you want me to do and give me the energy to do it. The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak God. I love you God.
What God Said Tonight:
Rest is good and important. I did not ask you to do anything this weekend. I know you need to rest. I know that your strength wanes. That is why I am here for you to lean on. I am your strength. I am what makes it possible for you to do anything in the first place.
Besides, you know that guilt is not from me. I don't operate in guilt. I will convict you and point out your error so you can make corrections like any good parent. But I will never cause you to feel guilt. That one is not from me.
I love you daughter and understand that this us a short season of rest is preparing you. You won't always have the luxury of this kind of rest. You will need your strength in the next season.
When I need you to do something, I will let you know. In the meantime, you should rest and know that you are building a reserve for the next season. I love you too my wonderful daughter and I am with you always.
My prayer:
My amazing God. You are beyond my ability to imagine. You are bigger than the biggest thing I can imagine. You are more powerful than the most power I can imagine. You are wiser than the wisest that I can imagine. I can't wrap my mind around you God.
Maybe I am not meant to wrap my mind around you. Maybe I am only meant to wrap my heart and my soul around you. Maybe that is the only way to really know you.
I love you God and I wrap my heart, soul and spirit around you tonight in a spiritual hug that I hope you can feel. I love you God even though I may never fully understand you. I love you God for what I know of you and for all that I have to learn about you. I love you God because of your intense and unending love for me. In Christ Jesus, amen.
What God Said Tonight:
I don't need you to know everything about me but I love that you want to. I don't need you to understand but I need you to trust. I need you to always remember that I do know it all. I know the end from the beginning and if I am asking you to do something, there is a purpose and plan behind it and I can see the big picture that may be hidden to you. What may seem sometimes like a step backward to you may be just re-positioning to launch you into your new season.
Trust me to know the right path for you. listen to my voice and go where I tell you to go. Do what I tell you to do and do not doubt. As long as you are following my voice, we will end up in my perfect will for your life and that future is good.
I love you daughter. That is so very true. I receive your love and it is a sweet fragrance to me and a balm to my Spirit. I am with you now and forever and I will never leave you. I will guide you always. Sleep well for tomorrow we have some things to do.
My prayer:
Mighty God I ask that I can spend every day for the rest of my life and beyond worshiping you. There is nothing better than the anointing that you pour out when we worship. There is a joy, a peace, an revived energy, you simply provide everything that is needed when I worship you.
I was barely conscious tonight by the time I got done with work but I knew I could not miss the prayer and worship group. Add then you came in and restored my strength. You gave me energy when I had none. You anointed me to speak to your people. You anointed me to help them walk in their gifts and you left me with new joy and new strength.
You are so awesome God. I am in complete awe of you and how you do what you do. I love you more than I can say. What is on your mind tonight God?
What God Said Tonight:
I am getting ready to dress you in a new dress. I am getting ready to cover you in a new way. Your new covering will be beautiful and thicker than ever before. You will need the protection and you will need the deflection that the covering provides.
But don't worry, it will be beautiful on you. It won't keep you from doing what I have called you to do. It will be the clothing you need to to go to the places I need you to go. You need to be dressed for this next thing. You need to be fully covered. I am dressing you now. I am your covering and I am your preparation.
I love you daughter. I will keep throwing you new things as long as you are willing to catch them. There is so much I want to do and I just need people willing to do them. I need people willing to say "Yes." I need people willing to trust me to do the uncomfortable. I need people.
I love you my sweet child. Thank you for saying Yes.
My prayer:
Amazing God. I am completely spent and so tired tonight. Tonight has to be all you. I love you God and I am here because I love you and love to hear from you but I gave every last bit of energy I had to this day. Talk to me God.
What God Said Tonight:
My cross is not a burden for you to bear. My cross was my burden to bear for you. I do not need you to toil and suffer for me. I came to toil and suffer for you. I do not plan a life of hardship and sacrifice for you. I came to sacrifice for you. Over the years, those roles have gotten very confused. My plan, my intention was that I would suffer so you would not have to.
Now that does not mean that you won't have challenges and trouble in life. You will, but I came so that you always had the answer to the trouble. You always have the hope and the way out. That is the difference because I sacrificed for you to do so.
I want you to live free of the fear of death because I died for you. I want you to live free of sickness because I bore you sickness for you. I want you to live because i died for you.
I love you and I want all of this for you. I don't want things from you. Go and rest, knowing I love you more than you may ever be able to understand.
