I give up...

My prayer:
My precious Father. I am tired of the battle tonight. That usually means I am trying to do too much of the fighting on my own and not relying on you like I should. I give up tonight God. I give up to you. I am done trying to fight under my power. Why was I even trying? I know better. Only your strength is powerful enough to fight satan and his little minions. God, I give up to you tonight. I put it all in your hands and trust you to take care of it and of me. Thank you Jesus!

What God Said Tonight:
I am your strength. Sometimes the most courageous and most powerful thing you can do is to give up to me. Surrender to me. When you fall, I will catch you. When you let go, I will hold you. When you need help, I am here. Give it all over to me.

I don't need you to fight. I need you to trust. I don't need you to be strong. You know the word, it is in our weakness that I am shown to be strong. Stop trying to keep it all together and fall apart in me. I will put you back together and it will be better than ever. I am your Father who loves you. I am here for you always.

When we are through this battle, you will be better equipped. You will have a greater arsenal. You will know how to fight the fight better. Or, to be more accurate, you will know how to let me fight the fight for you better. You will have more to give. You will have more to bless those around you. You will be more and have more when you give it all up.

I love you daughter. I know it doesn't make sense, that doesn't make it any less true. I am truth. trust me to get what you need for the next season, you need to give it all up. I love you now and forever. I am with you and will never leave you. I will guide you always.

Confusion...

My prayer:
God, all knowing God, I am confused tonight. Seems like I am running into a lot of road blocks and I don't know if they are closed doors from you or if they are are stumbling blocks from satan. Usually I can tell but right now I am not sure. I think it is satan's game because there is always a work around to get it accomplished. Then the next time I use the work around, it doesn't work and I have to find a new one.  I ask for wisdom to know for sure.

God, there are so many wonderful new things happening and you know I love that, but it can be confusing too.

I know that part of my confusion is a result of my own insecurity. I don't like confusion. You are not a God of confusion. I pray God for clarity of thought. I pray for a greater understanding of the battles that  are going on right now. I pray God for strength to get through the battle.

God, I love you and I trust you. Speak really clearly to me right now so I can be sure to get this right.


What  God Said Tonight:
Your confusion is a direct result of your insecurities tonight and satan is playing them for all that they are worth. Choose whose voice you will listen to. Choose who you will follow. Choose the truth that you will believe.

I know you love me and I know that you want to follow my will in the abstract; but now, you need to choose my will in the reality and in the specifics. I am asking you to do things and not do things that you are not comfortable with. It makes you doubt your abilities. It makes you uncomfortable. It makes you wonder if you are doing the right thing.

What it should also make you do is remember the many times that I have asked you to do things in the past that at the time did not make sense, but in hindsight, you realized the purpose and plan in it all. I need you to remember that I have your life and your future well under control. Do not be afraid. Do trust my plan for your life. I would not have brought you this far to leave you. I am not a subtle God. When I want you to do something and when I don't want you to do something, I always tell you, straight out. I will not make you guess. You are not alone. I am with you every step of the way.

Who is God...

My prayer:
Indescribable God. You are beyond my ability to describe adequately. You are so much more than anything else that ever was or ever will be. You are so much more than we can even imagine. When people say that God doesn't make sense, it is kind of true. You are beyond our ability to make sense of.

God, I want to know all of you. I want to know every aspect of you. The more I get to know you the more I love you. The more I get to know about you the more I want to know. You are my first thought in the morning, you guide me through each day and you are my last thought at night. I love you I love you I love you! I am nothing and you are everything. I love you more than I thought possible.

God, I want to see more miracles, because I want to know all of you. I want to do more for you so I understand you better. I want to spend time with you so you can tell me more about who you are and what is important to you

Then God, as I know you more, make me more like you. God give me the ability to see and love people like you do. God, help me to see situations like you do. Help me to see your possibilities in our impossible situations. Help me God to think like you.

I love you God. I am all yours.

What God Said Tonight:
And, my daughter, I am all yours. That is the thing that you most need to know about me. You need to know and understand that I am here because of you. My whole purpose centers around you my children. You are what I wake up for and you are what I think about all of the time. You are my creation and my children and I have designed and created all of this for you.

Now, it wasn't always pretty. We have had our bumps along the way. But, in the end, we end up together forever in paradise That was my intention from the beginning. Because of sin, we have taken a pretty big side trail. But, we will still end up at the destination that I intended. You could say we took the scenic route.

I am here for your always because you are my primary concern. I will love you always because I am love and I created you to love you. I will rescue you and redeem you because I have promised to do so and I am God, I do not break promises. I will show you more of me any time and every time you seek me. I am. I do not hide. My mystery comes from being bigger than what you can imagine. It does not come from me witholding information from you. Anything you want to know, ask. Anything you want to understand, ask for wisdom and I will give it to you.

I am here for you and love you more than you can ever know. My sacrifice for you was the natural outcome of my all consuming love for you.

You have asked to be more like me. I will give you what you have asked for but it comes with great responsibility. It comes with challenges. You must remain humble. Pride will take you out if you let it. You must remember why you asked for it and use it always to help people. You are ready or you would not have been able to ask for it. I will open your eyes your ears, your mind and your heart to be more like me. You will begin to see connections and rationale that you did not see before. You will gain understanding of people and their actions. You will love like you have never loved before. Use it all for my Kingdom and for my glory and you will be blessed and not cursed.

I love you daughter and I am all ours.

Remember...

My prayer:
Amazing God I am blown away by you and how you work things out. I know I say it all of the time and I probably sound like a broken record, but I just can't get over it. You are so amazing. You bring a group of people together, many of whom have never met before and within 2 hours, we realize we all have shared dreams and visions! Thank you for the outreach meeting tonight and for all of the great ideas. Thank you for all of the amazing people you are bringing together. Thank you for letting me be a part of what you are doing. It is SO EXCITING!!!

I love you God and I am so grateful that I get to be a part of your plan and your will on this earth! I know I get discouraged sometimes and I know I complain sometimes and I am sorry for that. I think sometimes I forget the wonder of it all. Sometimes I forget that 10 years ago, I would not have been able to imagine what it was like to truly hear your voice. Sometimes I forget how crazy wonderful it is that the God of all creation is willing to talk to us in the first place. Sometimes I forget what it was like when I wasn't living for you. I forget how hard it was.

I pray tonight God and ask that you help me to remember, if only so I don't grow complacent. So I don't take you for granted. Help me God to never lose the awe I feel in your presence. Help me to always remember how amazing you are. I love you God and can't wait to hear what is on your mind tonight.


What God Said Tonight:
Sweep away all of thr thoughts and quiet your mind a minute. I know that it is all very exciting tonight and I know it is hard to slow it all down and clear your mind, but I need to bring you to a place of peace for a minute. I know you daughter and I know that if I don't remind you, you will keep running full speed ahead and forget to rest. You will forget to refill. Stop and rest a minute in me. Let my peace blanket you.

You don't ever need to worry about fogetting anything. I, the all knowing God, am on your side and I will bring to remeberance every thought, every lesson and every experience as you need them. I will remind you when it is time to move and when it is time to rest. I will remind you what it was like before and bring those specific memories up as you need them to help people. You see me do it all of the time.

I will always give you everything you need when you need it. Don't worry. Relax and rest. It is your Sabbath and I need you to rest in preparation of all that I have for you next week.
Tonight I will remind you of the importance of balance. Rest in me. Receive my peace as you trust me to take care of all of your needs. Listen to me. Through all of the ideas and the thoughts and the chaos, listen to my voice. Concentrate on me. Stay  with me. There you go, stay with me.

I am your comfort and your guide. I am your provider and your redeemeer. You can always count on me to be there for you. Rest tonight, tomorrow and be ready to hit the ground running. But, for the next 24 hours, rest in me. I love you daughter.

The antidote to discouragement...

My prayer:
Awesome God, thank you for the great news today and the reminder that prayer works. Thank you for reminding me that you can do the impossible. Thank you for the reminder that nothing is too far gone for you to fix it if we will just bring it to you!

I needed that reminder today God. I have been a little discouraged lately. It seems like so many people who I talk to are without hope. I try to encourage them. I try to remind them who you are and what you can do. I try to show them that their hope is in you. But, I am never sure if I got through. And then, there are days like today, where someone comes back, their lives are changed, the impossible thing they were facing is suddenly not so impossible, and they are praising you.

That is what makes it all worth it God. To see you work in people's lives and change them, change their situation, make the impossible possible like only you can do, that makes it all worth it.

Suddenly the long hours and discouragement don't seem so bad. Suddenly, I have the energy for the next thing. I don't need a lot of encouragement, but every once in awhile, I need a day like today.

Thank you Jesus!

What God Said Tonight:
Who are you kidding daughter of mine. You thrive on praise reports! You have said it yourself, you are a praise report junkie. But that is okay, I love them too. I love it when people remember to thank me. I love it when people remember to give me the credit. Not because I need the credit out of some sense of ego or pride. But because every time they give me the credit, it is a testimony to themselves and to others. It draws people to me. It makes them want what you have.

That is why I love the praise reports. They are the antidote to discouragement and hopelessness. They are the defender against doubt. They are one of the greatest evangelistic tools you have.

Praise me, encourage others to share their praise reports. Make a place where it is ok to say, Praise God!

I love you daughter and I will give you much more to celebrate over the years. I love blessing you. You are my child and I will always give you good gifts. I love you now and forever. I am yours. You are mine.

Corners of the earth...

My prayer:
Amazing God. I have started to let go of some of the things that you have told me to let go of and there is a sense of relief, but also a sense of sadness and grieving. It's hard to let go of things that have been so good in my life.

Even as I am typing that I can hear you saying that sometimes you have to let go of the "good" if you are going to experience the "great."  I know that to be true. You have shown me enough times. But it doesn't make it less sad.

But, knowing the benefits of letting go and following your plan, I will do it. I feel like I sound ungrateful tonight God and I am sorry for that. Truth is, I would have never had those opportunities in my life if you hadn't brought them and if you say it is time to let them go, you would know and have every right to tell me to stop.

Ughh! I feel like I am being very whiny and I am a bit sick of myself. The truth is you are God, you know best, and I will follow your direction every day forever to the best of my ability. I will do that because I love you and because I know that what you have for me is always best.

What God Said Tonight:
Wow, took you awhile to get back to obedience, but you made it! But, I don't want to talk about that tonight. I know you will follow my will in this, even though you will struggle a bit on the way. It is  done deal and you have made the decision in your heart.

What I want to talk about is what comes next. What I want to talk about is how we are going to share this message of mine in places of the world that have still not heard it. I want to talk about how we are going to reach people who have not been reached.

I want to talk about the next thing. This next season is going to be very focused on getting the word out in a new and effective way. It is going to be about giving every single person on the planet an opportunity to choose me. I can't let this world suffer much longer But I also can't withold my love and a life ever after from anyone who has not even been given the chance to know me and to know that there is a different. way.


Every person is so important to me. I cannot leave one behind. Be thinking about how you can spread my word to more people, to the corners of the earth. I want to do that next. I love you daughter. This season will be fun and exciting, I promise.

Let go...

My prayer:
All knowing God  need your wisdom tonight. There are many more things to be done, people asking for my help, and demands on my time than I can handle.

I ask God for your help. Help me to know what to say "no" to. Help me to have the strength to say it in love. For the things that you want me to say "yes" to and the things that I do not have a choice about, I pray that you give me the ability and the time to do them and do them well.

I need your help God. I can't handle all of this right now. I need your help...wait, I just said that didn't I? I really do though.

I pray your Kingdom come and your will be done God. Nothing more and nothing less.

What God Said Tonight:
I am your God. I am your Lord. I am and have been telling you what you need to let go of but you are resisting. You know the things I want you to let go of. You are waiting for some easy way to do it and that might not come. I may need you to do this one the hard way. Step out in faith, knowing that you hear my voice and just say "no." Saying no can be as important as saying yes.

If you are going to have the time and the energy to do the things I have asked you to, you will have to let go of the things that I don't need you for anymore. We have embarked on a new journey and there are some things you need to let go of. I can help you do it appropriately but it will never be easy. It will never be painless.

When you hang on to things longer than you are supposed to, they spoil. They get old and spoil. It is better to follow my lead. I love you daughter and I will help you but you will have to let it go. I can't do that for you.