At the Master's feet...

My prayer:

Awesome Lord. I started to write and it was just came out as more whining. I am choosing to change how I am looking at things. 

Thank you for all that you are teaching me. Thank you for believing that I was strong enough and ready to learn the things you are teaching me right now. Thank you for the assurance that on the other side of this lesson, I will be a better person and better able to serve you. Thank you God for counting me worthy of your correction. 

I am here, sitting at the Master's feet, and ready to listen.

What God Said Tonight:

You are finally getting it. You are finally understanding why Mary got it right and Martha had it wrong. You are starting to understand that there is greater value in being in my presence than there is in working your hands to the bone. 

You are a worker. It comes naturally to you. Sloth is not in your nature. When you stop to listen to me, it is not a sign that you are getting lazy or that you are not doing your part. When you sit at my feet you do it with purpose and with a plan to learn, to grow closer to me, to strengthen yourself so you will have more for others. This is how it should be. 

You can do more for my kingdom in five minutes after you have sat at my feet than you could do with a week of toiling on your own. 

Come near my daughter and receive all that I have for you. I am going to pour out a new anointing, a new power, a new strength that will make you more effective in all that you do. You will see my power and my strength in all that you do. You will be able to point to me in all that you do because it will all be supernatural and not possible in your own strength. 

I will give this to you but I can only give it when you are completely convinced that you cannot do it on your own. I think you are there. Get ready to receive...

Savior of the world...

My prayer:

Perfect God. I have definitely been struggling with that "not good enough" feeling again lately. There is so much to do, so many hurting people, so many needs and I know that no matter what I do, it won't ever be enough. Most of the time, I am ok with that. I mean, I understand that you have a whole army of believers here and we each just need to do our part. I also understand that anything we try to do through our own power and skill will never work. It has to be your power and the skills you give to us. 

I know all of that in my head. Sometimes I even know it in my heart. But lately, this week and a lot today, I just feel like there is too much and my measly attempts to make it better are too pitiful to matter. 

Ok, sorry for the whining but I needed to get it out. and you so often tell me I can bring anything to you. Anyway, I don't know what I am asking for. Maybe I need direction? If you can make sure that I am doing the things that you want me to be doing that will have the biggest impact for you, your people and your kingdom? 

God, if there are things that I am doing that are not your perfect will for me, please let me know and I will stop them. If there are things that I am not doing that you want me to be doing, let me know and I will start doing them. If there are things that i am doing but you want me to do more of, let me know and I will do more of it. 

Thank you God. You are a light unto my feet and a lamp unto my path and you will guide me always!

What God Said Tonight:

You are not the savior of the world. You are my child. there are only two things you need to do, love me and love people. Go back to basics an remember that love is the core, the base that all else comes from. 

If what you are doing is out of love, than it is the right thing to do. If you are living a life out of love, then you are doing the right things that will have great impact. Don't make it more complicated than it needs to be. 

You cannot save anyone. Not a single person. And it is not your job. It is my job to save people. I am the savior of the world. I came and died so you might live. No man could do that. 

What you can do is what you were made for. Love. Don't make it any more complicated. Just love. Rest tonight and be ready to love tomorrow. Be the encourager I made you to be. Let people know how wonderful and precious they are. Let them feel my love through you. 

Now, how you do that, doesn't really matter. But, doing it, loving, does matter.

Let God's light shine...

My prayer:

Sweet Father. I love you so much God. I am sue I don't say it enough. I am sure that I don't say thank you enough. How could I? How could I say it enough when you have given me everything. You created me, you saved me, you taught me, you redeemed me, you reconciled me, you gave me opportunities that I didn't deserve. You made me successful when no one thought I would be, even me. You are amazing and I love you like crazy.

What God Said Tonight:

There is a light in you that can't go out. There is a flame in you that will never die. I am the fire, the flame in you that will burn forever. I will fuel you for the rest of time. 

I will be the strength and the courage you need. I will be the energy and the drive you need. I will be the driving force in everything that you do. It is who I am. 

I am the light. I am your light. People are drawn to that light in you. Sometimes, they don't even understand why but it is my light in you. People, like moths, are drawn to the light by instinct. 

Let my light shine in you. That is the best way that you can show that you love me. Let my light shine through you so people are drawn to you and want what you have. When you recommend me to others, it lets me know you appreciate me. When you take time to listen to me, that let's me know you respect my opinion. 

Your actions are what tell me what you believe. 

Constantly thinking of you...

My prayer:

Amazing God. My teacher, my Lord, my savior and my healer. How are you tonight? I have been awfully tied up in my own issues lately and I am kind of tired of listening to me. I would much rather listen to you. What is on your mind?

What God Said Tonight:

I am always thinking about the same thing. I am always thinking about you, my children. It is what consumes my time and my effort. 

I am constantly thinking about your welfare. I am constantly thinking of how best to bless you. I am constantly guiding you, helping you to make good decisions. I am constantly watching out for you. I am constantly loving you. You are my constant obsession. 

I think of everything in how it relates to you. Will that help or harm my children? You are my yardstick by which I measure value. 

I created you and I intend to see you prosper. My love for you is so great. It will never stop.

Hope renewed...

My prayer:

Mighty God. Everything is so complicated and yet so simple at the same time. Thank you for the renewed understanding of evil in this world and how you feel about it. There has been so much evidence of it lately and it really had me discouraged. And, while nothing has changed, there is still a lot of evil in this world; you have changed my experience of it. You have renewed my hope. You have given me the strength and faith to continue another day, fighting the good fight of faith. Thank you God. I REALLY needed that!

What God Said Tonight:

Evil cannot overwhelm you if I am in you. It can try to scare you. It can shadow over you but it cannot overtake you if I am in you. I cannot be defeated, ever.

Evil cannot win.

Keep me in you and you will always triumph over evil.

I love you daughter and I will always take care of you. You have not seen the last of evil. He is not done yet, Turn back to me in the face of evil and I will give you victory and hope, every time.

Happy birthday Jesus...

My prayer:

Happy birthday Jesus! Hope you were blessed all day!! 

What God Said Tonight:

Any day we get to spend together is a good day. I love you. Thank you for loving me and showing it. Let's do it again tomorrow...

God with us...

My prayer:

Rejoice, rejoice! Emanuel! God with us! It is almost here. The celebration of the day you were born on earth! 

It is a pretty crazy story really. The God of all creation saw that His children could not be redeemed to him from their sin without a sacrifice. The only one holy enough for that sacrifice was God himself. So, you decide to come to earth, in the form of a human. And, not just come to earth but to be born like a human, grow up like a human, live among us. Then, when it was time you sacrificed yourself for us, were crucified, and resurrected  You didn't have to do any of it God but you did all of it because you love us. 

God, I love you. I celebrate you. You are my Lord.

What God Said Tonight:

I am with you. Now and forever. I will never leave you.I will never turn my back on you. I did it all because I love you. I am invested in you. I am invested in your future. 

I didn't do all of this just to watch you fall. I did it all so you would not have to fall. I did it so that you could live with me forever. 

There are many who still don't understand. Love them. Love them like crazy. Love them day and night. Love them into my kingdom. Love them like I love you.