Falling in love with God...

My prayer:

Thank you God for the amazing time of worship at the river tonight. I love those unexpected moments with you. Your presence was strong and so beautiful. There is nothing better than your presence. 

You are with us always but there are moments, like today, where I get to focus on and recognize your presence and those moments are amazing. Your presence brings peace and beauty and love and healing. It brings everything I need. You are so truly wonderful God and every moment in your presence is a gift. 

What God Said Tonight:

I am who I am. I love that you enjoy my presence. I enjoy yours too. That is really the basis of any good relationship, you need to enjoy being around each other. The same is true with me. 

That is what I desire. I don't want you to go to church from obligation. I don't want you to read the Bible or pray from a sense of obligation. That is not love. When you love someone, you want to be with them, you want to learn more about them, you want to do things for them. 

When you spend time with someone out of obligation or do things for them out of guilt, that is bondage. And, I came to set you free, not to place you into bondage. I am your freedom, not your chains. 

I hear your thoughts already churning. There is a time for obedience and faith. You can't always go just by your feelings. But those should be seasons where you learn something, not a way of life. Your way of life should be a life of being in love with me. And, if it  is not, we need to work on that. 

I already love you like crazy so that part is done. Now, I just want you to love me back. With that love, with that real love, so many other questions, worries, and doubts go away. Fall in love with me all over again.

God's best...

My prayer:

Amazing Father. I am having a definite problem calming my mind down enough to communicate tonight. My thoughts are all over the place. There are so many pending things right now...it is exciting and at the same time, stressful. I guess those two things often come together. Maybe they are just different points on the same continuum? 

Peace, be still, mind! 

Thank you God for who are and all that you do. Thank you for taking care of my friend who fell. Your protection over her and her fast recovery are truly a miracle. 

Help me God to not miss what you have for me to do. There is so much happening and so much possibility, I am afraid I will get too caught up in one thing or another and miss your best. A life of good enough is not for me. I want all that you have for me. I want your best.

I could keep going but even I am tired of going down rabbit trails. Time to shut up and listen to you God.

What God Said Tonight"

I made you to lie down in green pastures. I made you to experience my peace which passes all understanding. I did not make you for worry and stress. I did not intend that you would be so stressed. 

I will show you the things I have for you, I always do. I will lead you into your next adventure(s), I always do. I will make sure that you are in the right place at the right time, for the right reason, I always do. 

I already know the end from the beginning so I know where you need to be and when you need to be there. I know the things that will be hard for you and the things that will be no problem. I can see the road blocks and the ways around them. 

I can see all, I know all, I am all. The only one who can stop my best in your life is you. The only way you can do that is if you turn your back on me. As long as I am in your life I will be your guide. 

When you put me in your back pocket and forget about me, when you stop praying, when you stop studying my word, that is when I get concerned. That is when I need you to pick a path with me, not around me. I love you and I will work all things to the good of those who love me and are called according to my purpose.

Fire on the horizon...

My prayer:

Awesome Father. I am not in the mood to hear my voice tonight. I would rather hear yours. What do you want to say?

What God Said Tonight:

Do you see the fire on the horizon? It is  burning bright and low. It looks small now. But, as it gets closer, as you get closer to it, you will see that is actually raging. 

My fire, my Holy Spirit fire is about to come onto you with a power and ferocity that is not been seen before. Don't worry, you will not be harmed, but it will provide you with the power you need for the next season. 

You are walking into a time where you will need my great power and protection flowing through you. It is a season of great importance and you will see great things. But first you must burn with my power in you. 

Check the horizon, the fire is on the way.

Trust...

My prayer:

Mighty God. We have been talking for a couple hours already tonight and I don't know if I feel peace or if I just feel numb. I could not have been more wrong and I am disappointed, confused and wondering how I could have read things so completely wrong. 

You know that being wrong is not something that I am comfortable with. And, when I am wrong, I want to change as quickly as possible. But, since I don't really understand what happened and why, I am left in this limbo land of asking why. 

Not why me, but just why. I want to understand and learn from this so I don't have to go through it again. I want to understand whatever I need to so I can move forward and not have to circle back to this one again.

What God Said Tonight:

I need you to trust me right now. Not because it is a season, not because I need you to learn more about trust but simply because I can't tell you everything right now. 

I am working all things to your good, but I can't share the details with you right now. You know me. You know my love for you. You know that I always work things out for you, although sometimes it takes a while. 

Remember all of the times that when you trusted me and I was able to accomplish true greatness in you. That will happen again if you can trust me now. I love you.

Healing power...

My prayer:

You are amazing God. Thank you for healing so many folks today!! It was awesome. And thanks for topping it off with one more opportunity to pray and see you heal tonight!

Your healing power is so amazing and wonderful and so available! Everyone of your children has access. I want to see a day where every single child of yours experiences your healing power. I want to see a day where we live in your healing power. I want to see a day where our first reaction to any affliction is prayer. 

That's what I want. 

What God Said Tonight:

We are on the same page my daughter. We are of like minds in this. 

I paid the price, I took the sins and sickness into me and I died for them. I took the stripes on my back so that you can be healed. I paid the price. I offer it to you as a gift. Not as a a reward, not as a ransom, but as a gift. It is yours for the taking. 

I desire that you walk in divine health. I never meant for my children to walk in sickness. I love you and I want you well for your sake and for the sake of the kingdom. Walk in health with me.

The wait and the promise...

My prayer:

Mighty God. Are you really doing what I think you are doing? Are you really bringing everything together to fulfill the promise you spoke to me more than ten years ago? I am almost afraid to hope but I can't help getting excited! 

It seems like there are so many "coincidences" that you are putting in my life right now. It really seems like everything is lining up for something amazing. 

You have always said, that for that particular promise, there is nothing I can do to hurry it or to stop it, other than to say "no." Is it really time after all of this time? 

Or, is my imagination getting the better of me. If this is not you, if now is not the time, I don't want to get my hopes up again. I have done that too many times and watched them crash to the floor. I am not sure I can or want to go through that again. But, it is what it is I guess. 

It's either you or its not. If it is you, it will happen. If it is not, it won't. Either way, what is meant to be will be. Uggg! I had a hard time even writing that! 

God, I pray your will be done. I ask that if there is anything I need to do, in this situation or elsewhere, that you guide and direct me. I promise my answer will be yes. 

What God Said Tonight:

I know that you already know the answers. We have talked about this hundreds of times over the last ten years and my response has never changed. My plan has never changed. 

Ten years seems like a long time to you to wait. But, I have waited thousands of years for promises to work themselves out. 

The wait doesn't make the promise less real. The wait can sometimes make you appreciate the promise all the more when they are fulfilled. 

I know it has not been easy. I know you have lost hope at times. But the promise remains the promise no matter the time. 

I love you and I will see you with every promise on your life fulfilled. You are mine, now and forever and I am yours. 

God is in control...

My prayer:

I was running late almost all day and you know how I hate that God. It doesn't happen often but there were just a lot of things outside of my control. 

I tried to keep my cool and rely on you and did ok for part of the day but lost it a couple of times. I guess I should be glad that I did better than I use to do. 

Thank you for bringing me peace every time I asked for it today God. Thank you for working everything out in the end and Thank YOU for being my God!

What God Said Tonight:

Remember when things are outside of your control, they are not outside of my control. I am the God of everything and I have dominion over heaven and earth. When you trust me and when you understand how much I love you, you will not worry when life seems chaotic  You will trust me and find your peace. 

I love you too much to let you down. Things will definitely not always go the way you think they should but they will always go in a way that is best in the end. I have a plan and my plan is acting itself out in every aspect of your life. There is no moment of your life that goes unnoticed by me. I am always with you and I never let my guard down. 

I am vigilant over your life and I will see you succeed. I love you now and forever. Go get some rest.