Tragedy...

My prayer:

Awesome God. I am left speechless in the shadow of the tragedy of the tornadoes in Oklahoma. There are no words that can bring any comfort. 

All I know to do is to pray and ask you to take care of the people. Help each of them to somehow walk through the next days, weeks, months and years. I pray God for a double portion redemption for them God. I pray that you find a way to turn it all around for their good. I can't imagine how that could be but you are smarter and more creative than I am so I trust you have a way for them. 

What God Said Tonight:

I am your healer, your redeemer and even now, I am bringing lights of hope into Oklahoma. I am here and will comfort all those who come to me. 

It is in the face of unimaginable tragedy that I can show most dramatically how a life with me in it is different and better. It is in tragedy that I can show you my love. Don't embrace the tragedy but embrace me in the tragedy and I will bring you through. 

I love you all, all of my children so much. I love those who don't know me yet most of all and I will show you my love if you let me. I am your hope. I am your future. I am your redemption.

God's motivations...

My prayer:

God of all creation. You are everything I need. You fulfill and complete me. You teach me a perfect me. You forgive me and give me mercy. You do it all because you love me. Not because I am loveable but because you are love. 

That really takes the pressure off. When I truly realize or remember that your love for me, your favor on my life has very little to do with me and has everything to do with who you are. And, when I remember that you do not change, I can always count on you to be you. There is GREAT PEACE in that God.

You are you and you will always love me because of who you are. 

What God Said Tonight:

You got it right my daughter. I love you because of who I am. 

I like you because of who you are. I like you because you have a heart for me and care about the things I care about. 

I help you because I am the God of help but also because you are my child and I will always help you. 

I challenge you because I want you to grow and be your best. Not because it is important to me for you to be your best but because I know it is important to you.

You are good enough...

My prayer:

Today was all about your healing power God! Thanks for healing me, thanks for healing the people I prayed for, thanks for being a healing God! Getting to see the one guys reaction to you healing his back, he was SO EXCITED and AMAZED. It was a great reminder of what a miracle your healing is. Getting to see you heal people all the time, I sometimes forget how amazing it really is. You are wonderful God. 

I am so desperately trying to live out the life and the plan you have for me and I so often fall short of what I think I should be doing for you. I think Pastor M said it best this weekend. There comes a time where you just have to look in the mirror and say, "Here I am God." No self judgement, no comparing myself to other people, no listening to other people's judgments of me but just, here I am God. Use what you can, change what you need to but this is what you have to work with. I am sorry it is not more.

What God Said Tonight:

You are fearfully and wonderfully made and made in my image. 

You are good enough. 

You are covered in my blood sacrifice for you. 

You are good enough. 

You are my precious and favored child. 

You are GOOD enough. 

Not random...

My prayer:

Whoooosh! What a day! All good though God!! It sure seems like you are lining things up for something special. All kinds of things that have been separate, seem to be coming together in a way that could be SO EXCITING!!

God the message tonight was so right on. Please, show me what needs to change in me. Help me not to judge or to let myself be ruled by the judgement of others. Help me God to listen to what you think about me at all times and let that rule and direct my life and actions. 

I love you God and I am all yours, now and forever.

What God Said Tonight:

I have been putting it all together for awhile now but I am glad you are starting to notice. Your life has meaning and purpose. 

The random things, the random decisions in your life are not random. I work ALL things to the good of those who love me and are called according to my purpose. That means all things. That means the things that are in my will and the things that are not in my will. I work all things together. I have such dominion over this earth that I can use anything and everything to bless you and see that you succeed. 

Don't get scared. Fear has kept you from too many great promises in this life. Trust me to work everything together. Trust me to work your best and your worst together for your good. I can make silk out of a sow's ear as they say. I made wine out of water. I can and will use it all for your good.  

I am yours, now and forever.

Open heaven...

My prayer:

WooHoo God! Tonight was awesome!!! You were amazing!!!! The supernatural adrenaline rush is starting to wear off and I am losing steam fast. But, I can't thank you enough for all of the amazing things you did tonight. 

Thank you for healing my ankle, D's shoulder, H's throat infection! You are our healing God! Thank you for setting D free from the things that were holding him back. Thank you for confirming your vision for other Ds future. Thank you for the beautiful vision for the other D! And thank you for all that you restored in M tonight. YOU ARE SO INCREDIBLE!!!

What God Said Tonight:

Miracles are nothing more than heaven opening up on earth. These things you see as miracles are common day occurrences in heaven. It is how we live. 

It is how you can live, all the time, if you choose to. Not many people have achieved or experienced it but you can if you want it. You can live a life where you tell a mountain to move and it does. And, not a proverbial mountain but an actual dirt and rock mountain. You can live a life that sees sick people healed and dead people rise, if you want to you. You can live a life where you see every need provided for out of my riches in glory, if you want to. 

It is there for the taking if you want to. Your life was intended to be lived under an open heaven. I want to pour out my miracles on your life, if you want to. Do you want to? I do.

I give you...

My prayer:

Amazing God! It is good to be alive tonight! No real reason, I am just keenly aware of all of the good you put in my life. You give me so much joy. You consistently make me succeed. You surround me with wonderful friends. You give me opportunities and challenges. You made this beautiful world that I get to live in with flowers that smell like heaven and trees with limbs shaped like hearts. You give me health and strength to enjoy it all. IT IS GOOD TO BE ALIVE!!! Thank you God!

What God Said Tonight:

I give you...It is true that I have so many gifts for my children. More than they can receive most of the time. 

I give you...I also give you to the world. I give you talents, skills, wealth for the primary purposes of then giving you to the world. You and all that I have given you are my gift to the rest of the world who doesn't know me yet. 

Let them see all that I have given you but let them know that it is for them. I give to you so you are then given to them. 

I give you. But I never give you away. You are and will always be mine. But I give you as a father gives his daughter in marriage. She is still his daughter but she and all that he has instilled in her is now given to enrich and support and love someone else, too. 

I love you daughter. now and forever.

Grace covered glasses...

My prayer:

You have surrounded me with the most wonderful people God. Someone said to me today, "You know all the best people!" And, I realized they were right! I use to be so afraid of letting anyone into my life but once I stopped being afraid and started trusting you, that is when you started filling my life with so many amazing people. 

Thank you God for the people you surround me with. Thank you for the sphere of influence you have put me in. I AM SO BLESSED!!!

What God Said Tonight:

Being grateful, that is a great thing. Seeing the value in the people around you is important. Seeing them with grace covered glasses is even more important. 

Every person alive on the earth today has good and bad attributes. There is not one single person who is all good and not one single person who is all bad. You love the person, appreciate the good and give them grace for the bad, as best as you can. 

That is how relationships are built. That is how people are encouraged to grow and become all that they have potential to be. I will give you grace to give away.