Love....

My prayer:

What a whirlwind today was. There was no predicting today. Nothing went as planned, or at least how I planned it but everything was perfect.  Thank you for reconciliation. Thank you for letting me be at the site of the motorcycle wreck so I could help and pray. And thank you for the reminder of the reality of love and the joy that it brings by letting me see two of the best people I know get married tonight God. 

I  know that I have a lot of work to do. I have gotten off track and I am totally willing to do what it takes to get back or I guess, move forward in my life and our relationship. I love you God. Thank you for all that you are.

What God Said Tonight:

Love, love love, that is it. that is the meaning and the purpose for everything.

Love has been made into such a sad shadow of its true existence. Love is not a pink heart valentine. Love is something that survives no matter what. Love is not swayed by the weather or the climate. Love is constant. Real love will love no matter what. It will love you when you at your best and it will love you when you at your worst.

That is love you deserve and that is the love I have for you. Trust my love because it will never change.

Fog...

My prayer:

God, I am not in a good place tonight. My thoughts aren't right and my emotions aren't right. I am not sure how I got here but I don't want to stay here. Disunity and division are killers and I somehow let them into my life. 

I take authority in Jesus name right now and say to both, you must leave! One Spirit and one purpose. God, you are the only thing that matters. How we get to you doesn't matter. How we tell people about you doesn't matter (as long as we do it). 

Maybe I just lost track of the purpose as I got tangled in the details. 

Oh God, thank you! I feel the release already! I feel the anger and fatigue leaving! Thank you God!!! It doesn't seem like it should be that simple, but it is. So much better God, THANK YOU! Keep you first, keep you first, keep you first...and everything else you will take care of. So simple but so true!

What God Said Tonight:

You had some clouds, some fog that was blurring your vision and keeping you from seeing clearly. The fog comes from the distractions that you allow in your life. The fog comes from the things that you allow to get between us. 

Life has been pretty challenging lately and I understand why you are where you at; but, it is time to push the distractions out of the way and be totally focused on me again. We need some real time together so I can fill you up. We need some real time together so you can remember and feel my love. The five minute power prayers are not quite enough. 

I need more of you. I love you and I get jealous when you are away from me. 

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.