God's dust...

My prayer:

You are wonderful God. Simply and truly wonderful.You always listen, you always help, you always teach and you always forgive. 

I love that you never change. I love that in this world of chaos, you are the same today as you were thousands of years ago. You are perfect and any change would make you less than perfect and you can't be less than perfect because you are the perfect God of everything!

What God Said Tonight:

Picture a beautiful forest with the sunlight coming down through the branches. Experience the peace of that place. Look up and see the sunlight shining in. See the dust in the beams of the light. The light reflects off of the dust. Dust is not beautiful on its own...ever. But, dust in the beam of light is beautiful. It shines and becomes feathery. It looks like a tiny sculpture. The light reflecting off of it makes it beautiful.

You are like dust. On your own, no one would notice but in the reflection of my light you are so beautiful. I love you daughter. Be my dust.

God's gift...

My prayer:

All knowing God. I am sitting here tonight thinking about how great it is that I have an opportunity to learn from every person and every situation in my life. Everything I do, everything I experience, everything I hear about someone else experiencing is and opportunity if I will recognize it as such. That is kind of amazing when I really think about it. I am sorry for every experience that I have wasted and not learned from. Help me God to recognize the opportunity to learn so that I can be better.

What God Said Tonight:

I have given you a book full of experiences to learn from. I never meant for life to be so hard. I planned and provided for you to have the answers even before you had the question. Study my word and you will no how to handle any and every situation that comes your way. 

My word is alive and active. It is alive in that it speaks as loudly today as it did in the past. It is as relevant today as it was in the past. It is active in that it changes things. When you speak it and believe it, it will change the atmosphere and the situation. My word is powerful. My word is my gift to you. 

I love you daughter. Use my gift to make life a bit easier to get through.

Wait...

My prayer:

I worship you God. Your presence and your Spirit are so sweet. I am so grateful that you chose me. I am so grateful that I get to have you in my life. I wouldn't want to live any other way. 

I am not always the best person. I don't always make the right decisions or do the right things. But, you love me and that means more than anything else. The fact that you love me, you died for me, you saved me, and you chose me means I must be worth something. If I can just remember that and stop worrying about "proving" my worth, I bet I will be a lot happier. 

I love you and thank you God for everything.

What God Said Tonight:

Will you wait for me? If you start it up now, it will be too early. I have shown you great things in your future but now is not yet the time. Will you wait for me and my perfect timing? 

I know you like to push things forward and I love that drive in you but tonight, I am asking you to wait. Wait in full anticipation of the future I have promised you, but wait. 

I love you and I will guide you at the right time but you are in position now and there are some things that need to happen before the next push forward. Wait a little while.

Beautiful scars...

My prayer:

Awesome God. I am simply worn out tonight and don't know what to say. My brain is moving too slow after running at 400mph all day. My body just wants to lie down. I feel like a wimp and just want to rest. 

But, you taught me a long time ago that my feelings will fool me and that I should not make decisions based on my feelings but on the truth, your truth. And, the truth is that I love you and I don't want to miss this time with you no matter what. Hearing your voice is always the best part of my day and I do not want to give it up. 

Tell me God, what is on your mind tonight?

What God Said Tonight:

A scar can be an ugly thing or it can be evidence of what you survived. It is all in how you look at it. Sometimes, my children look at their scars, physical, emotional and spiritual and they see them as ugly things that hold them back. I see them as beautiful memorials of what I brought them through. 

You are who you are, partly because of your scars. Can you start to look at them differently? Can you start to see them as the symbol of strength that I see them as? I am your healer and I can heal every hurt. I don't always remove the scars though. 

When you see Jesus, you will see his scars. You will know what he did for you. And you will cry, but not from sadness. You will cry from the beauty of a love so great. 

Warts and all...

My prayer:

I want to be better God. I want to be better tomorrow that I was today. I want to be a bigger blessing to people than I have been. I want to be a better reflection of you. I know that I will never be perfect except for being perfected in you, but I want to be better than I am. I want to love better. I want to encourage and not discourage. Help me God to be better for you.

What God Said Tonight:

There is no condemnation in Christ. You know that right? Start there. You know what else? I made you knowing that you would be imperfect in this life. 

Trouble and imperfection become the good ground that nurtures the gifts of the Spirit in you. Love, compassion, kindness, those all come from understanding and being able to relate to the thing that someone else is going through. 

I am glad you want to work on your rough spots. We will always be working on them. But remember, these rough spots also make you human. Without them, you would not be able to relate or connect to anyone and I would not be able to use you as I do for the Kingdom. 

I love you daughter, warts and all.

Truth...

My prayer:

Today was just good God. Thank you for the beauty you showed us and the favor. Thank you for the amazing wilderness that you have made. Tonight I am tired but content and ready to listen. What is on your mind Father?

What God Said Tonight:

There is very little to say that hasn't been said. There is some truth to the statement that there is nothing new under the son. I look for new ways to tell you, but the truth remains the truth, now and forever. 

And, the truth is, I love you. The truth is that you will live an everlasting life because of the blood I shed for you. The truth is that you are a royal priesthood and highly favored. 

The truth is that I also have some expectations of you. The truth is that I expect you to be my reflection on the earth. The truth is that I expect you to tell people about me. And, the truth is that there is nothing more beautiful than one of my children living out their purpose in life. There is no sunset that is more resplendent and there is no mountain that is more lush than the beauty of my children living in the purpose that I have given then. 

I love you my daughter. Live in truth and live in purpose and you will be beautiful.

Mirrors...

My prayer:

Awesome and wise God. Wow. We really get in our own way sometimes. We can get so caught up in bitterness and being right that we miss what life and what you are trying to offer us.

Why is it so easy for me to see that in other people's lives and so hard for me to recognize when I am doing it to myself? God, I pray and ask for even greater insight into my own roadblocks than the insight I have into others. Help me to recognize my part in every situation or act that drives me crazy. Then, I pray for the wisdom to change. 

You have said when we lack wisdom, to ask and I am asking. Give me the wisdom and understanding to get out of my own way. Thank you.

What God Said Tonight:

You are all connected, You all have the same Father. I have put you on the earth together to help and to teach each other. When you look in your brother or your sisters eye and you see that speck, it is the mirror to show you the log in your eye. You know the statement that objects in the mirror may be larger than they appear? Same is true with people who are the mirrors in your life. The issues you see in them may be reflections of a bigger issue in you. 

I bring people together for reasons. I bring people together who have the same types of issues to help each other. No one is completely whole or completely holy. The best you can do is work on what you see. But, work on what you see in you. As you help yourself, you will help others. 

I love you daughter, warts and all. You are covered in my blood and are wholly beautiful. Rest.