Why God created you...

My prayer:

Awesome and amazing God! It is good to be back in Israel! This trip will likely be different from the ones in the past but it is just good to be here. I always have so many thoughts when I walk where you walked. 

One thing I was thinking about today as I walked along the beautiful  Mediterranean beach. Why didn't you talk more about being at the Mediterranean Sea? I am sure you spent time there but the only sea I remember you talking about was the Galilee Sea which is really more of a lake than a sea. Maybe you did talk about it but I am not remembering? Paul of course talked about it but i can't remember you talking about it and I am forgetting? You do talk about being in Jaffa which is on the  Mediterranean  

I don't know. It is probably not important. It is just so beautiful to me. I would think it would have provided so many analogies. Well, I think it is pretty clear that I am coming up on more than 24 hours without sleep! My thoughts are pretty random. But, I want to hear your voice, here and now. God, speak to me, please.

What God Said Tonight:

I love being at the ocean with you. I love how you sing my praises to the waves. I love how you see it. I love that you see my power and majesty in it. I love that you see my purpose in it. That is what I love about the ocean, the sea. 

That is why I created my children you know. I love all of the different perspectives and experiences they bring to me. I love to enjoy things with you. That is why it is so hard and painful for me when people, my children, shut me out of parts of their lives. When you put me in a religious and somber box, we miss out on so much. When you keep me relegated to the church house, I miss you. 

Take me with you to the beach. Take me with you when you are out with friends. Take me with you to the movies. I want to enjoy life with you. 

Yes, there is a mighty battle that is raging and it will continue to rage. There are times to fight and to battle. There are times where somber and serious attention is needed. But sometimes, probably more than you think, I just want to enjoy you and being with you doing the things you enjoy. I love you daughter and I love the things you love. 

Rest well when you can. Until then, I will sustain you.

Exciting!...

My prayer:

Mighty and wonderful God! I know I say this a lot, but I am constantly amazed at how I can be facing insurmountable odds, much more than I can possibly get done, and then I pray, and you just take care of it all. Some how, Some way, everything gets done on time! You are the ultimate time management tool!

I love you God. As I get ready for this next trip to your home land, I am so excited to go back! I pray and ask for your traveling mercies, your anointing and favor on every aspect of the trip. I thank you for favor  with you and with man. I pray God for alertness and awareness to be a blessing everywhere I go. Thank you Jesus!

What God Said Tonight:

I am with you every step of the way daughter. This trip was my plan and my purpose for your life. I am with you every step of the way.

Do you feel the spirit of anticipation? Do you feel the air crackling with excitement? The angels are excited. I am excited!

I am your God. Let people know and I will open every door. I will make a way. I will pave the streets you walk on with opportunity. I have a plan to bless you. I have a plan to add and multiply in your life.

I love you daughter and this is a time of excitement and change. ENJOY every minute of it! These seasons don’t come around every day.

Riding on God's grace...

My prayer:

What an exciting and blessed life you have given me God! I am so grateful!! 

But, the truth is, even in the middle of recognizing how amazing this life that you have given me is, I sometimes get stuck thinking of the the dreams that have not yet been fulfilled. I get stick thinking about the one that got away. 

I know it doesn't do me any good. I know I should have moved on by now. I know it is ridiculous to look back and say "what if." What I don't know is why I still do it anyway. 

I love you God. You are beyond generous. Please don't think that I am not eternally grateful for you in my life because I am. I just felt like I needed to share this heart hurt tonight and ask for your help. I don't even know how to pray about this one anymore other than to say, please help. In Jesus name, please help.

What God Said Tonight:

Every one has that one thing, that one situation, that one thorn that is a part of their life and who they are. Sometimes the face of the thing changes, but it is the same thing. It follows you throughout your life. 

It is different for everyone. You remember Paul had his. Remember what I told him, My grace is sufficient. That is what I tell you tonight. my grace is sufficient my sweet daughter. 

This thing in this time has a purpose and a plan. I won't let it crush you. I will heal you from the pain. I will turn it all to your good. In the meantime, know that my grace is sufficient. Lean on me and I will carry you. Trust me and I will not let you down. 

You have come a very far way but you have more road to travel. You have more to learn. You have more to experience. You are not done yet. This, like every other thing in your life, has a purpose and I will use it to initiate such great things that you cannot even imagine. 

I am your God and I will never leave you. When you think about the one that got away, remember that I am with you forever and will never leave. When you think of what you don't have, remember all that you do have in me. Remember the years you spent hoping and dreaming and all of the things that have now been fulfilled in your life. 

Encourage yourself sweet girl and remember. I love you and I know this is difficult. I am here and I will take you through it, riding on my grace.

Dirty laundry...

My prayer:

Mighty God. I feel like I messed up a lot today. I didn't always say what I needed to say the way I needed to say it. I said some things that I probably shouldn't have said. I was more focused on me than I was on other people. I don't know if I actually helped anyone today...maybe the students in the class this morning, but I am not even sure about that. 

There was nothing wrong with today other than as I reflect back on it, I wasn't the reflection of you that I want to be. Forgive me God for missing the mark today and I pray for your help to do better tomorrow. All I want is to bless you and bless the people you have put in  my life. That is the heart and the core of everything. 

I love you God Thank you for second, third, billionith, chances!

What God Said Tonight:

Arrogance, pride, and self centeredness are the three top terrors of my people. Guard against them constantly. They will destroy you if you let them.

You were created to be a giving being generous and in relationship to the people around you. Understand that truth of who you are so many things become easier. 

I love you daughter and I am grateful that you bring me your dirty laundry. Consider it and you clean to move onto the next thing. I love you daughter 

Building forever...

My prayer:

Today was full of good news God! Success at work, prayers answered for dear friends, new ministry connection...I love living in your favor! You make everything so very GOOD! 

God I am so grateful to you tonight and I would rather listen to what you have to say than fill space with my words. I love you. What do you want to talk about tonight?

What God Said Tonight:

A healing is good. my healing is forever. A love is good, my love is forever. A blessing is good, my blessings are forever. 

Everything I have for you is for today and forever. I am the everlasting God and my gifts are everlasting. There is a permanence to what we are doing right now that I need you to understand. We are not building temporary shelters. We are building permanent homes. 

We are building permanent places of residence for people. We are building a Kingdom that will stand forever. There will be a day when there is a new earth and a new heaven, that is true. But we will build upon the foundation being formed in these last days. 

I am the master builder. there is no coincidence that when I came to earth I was a carpenter's son. I am the great builder. Builder of structures, builder of people, builder of Kingdoms and builder of worlds. I am the builder of the universe and beyond and these things that I build are forever. 

I love you daughter. Build some forever with me.

ALL things are possible...

My prayer:

God, today was rough. I wasn't sure I was tough enough at times. But, like always, you gave me strength to persevere. Fact is, with you, I think maybe there is nothing I can't do. Doesn't mean it won't be hard. Doesn't mean I won't fail before I succeed. But, in the end, because of you, I will succeed. 

There is nothing impossible for you God. All things are possible through Christ. All things. I have heard those scriptures my whole life, but I think for the first time, I can really believe them. I think for the first time, they are more than words. They are the reality that I can do ALL things through you! 

Wow. Thank you God.

What God Said Tonight:

I am your source and I am your strength. When you remember that, ALL things are truly possible for you. There is a world of possibilities that are opening up to you right now, tonight. This is the threshold of living a new life. This is the threshold of a new understanding. 

You will do things that you could not have imagined yesterday. You will see things that you did not think were possible. You will be witness to the miracles of me in this life and beyond. Get the revelation of the limitlessness of me and you will see things beyond your imaginings. 

I am your rock and I am your fortress. I will surround you and keep you safe. But, I will also expand your borders beyond what you see today. I will show you great and mighty things. 

I will do all of this because of my great love for you. I have loved you from the beginning of time and don't plan on stopping now. I am crazy about you and I have waited for this time together. I love you beyond measure and I will NEVER stop. 

Mysteries of life...

My prayer:

My amazing God. I am not sure how to put my thoughts into words tonight. I am in a place of awe. Sometimes, you bring revelation that when I say it out loud, it seems so very obvious; however, there is a new level of understanding in my spirit that cannot be put into words. 

I am experiencing that tonight in relation to the gifts and the anointing that you give each of us. You gift us each differently and wonderfully to accomplish your purpose in this life. then, we spend a lifetime trying to discover and understand those gifts and those purposes. If we are lucky enough to figure it out, then we spend the rest of our lives searching out those opportunities to use the gifts, the anointing, and accomplish the purpose. 

As I say, so simple when I write it out, but so mysterious and challenging to live it out. I love you God and I am grateful that you have given us each gifts, anointing, purpose and I pray that you help us to live it out for your sake and for ours. I love you so very much and I am all yours.

What God Said Tonight:

You have described the pieces of life well but you are wrong to think that it is a struggle. It does not have to be. I have created all life to come together into a beautiful package of variety and beauty. 

To discover your gifts, you only need to open them and begin to use them. To understand your purpose, you only have to ask and follow the desires I have put in your heart. To experience my anointing, you need only to worship me. It is not difficult. 

There are things in life that are difficult but this is not one of them unless you make it so. If you listen to me when I tell you who you are, you will not struggle in this area. If you listen to what the world says about you, you will struggle. The world does not have your best interest or mine. The world, who is caught up in sin and all that it  entails, only wants to see you fail so it does not fail alone. 

But, focus on me, hear what I say about you and you will no longer be confused. I say you are a royal priesthood. I say you are a child of the Most High God. I say you are a King and a Prince. I say you are more beautiful than rubies and gold. I say you are mine and as such more valuable than anything else in the universe. Listen to me, receive your gifts, and walk in my anointing to achieve the purpose I have for you. It is easier than you think.