God's heart...

My prayer:

Amazing Father. Thank you for the revelation today. 

As I think about it, no rational human being could truly experience your love and choose to walk away from it...could they? When I look at the people that I know that don't know you or have not chosen you, I have to wonder if it is because I am not showing them your love. I have to wonder if I am not being a good enough representative. Because, if they really understood how amazing life is with you in it, they would have to say yes to you...I think? 

God, I ache for them and I ache for you. 

What God Said Tonight:

I showed you the pain of that rejection today not to bring condemnation and not to point a finger but only to help you see my heart. 

I love you and I want you to know me as well as I know you. I know every cell in your body and I know your thoughts before  you think them. I want you to know me like that too. I want greater intimacy and sometimes that will be filled with joy, like last Friday. Other times, I need to show you my pain, like today. There will be times when I show you other things, not to bring any type of judgement but jut so you get to know me. 

You know my word, you have learned my nature, now I want to show you my heart. I love you.

Coming soon...

My prayer:

Awesome God! Are you really going to do this? Am I about to experience exceedingly, abundantly, above all I could ever hope for in a real way?! Is this thing real? Are you really about to show me in no uncertain terms that NOTHING is impossible? 

It seems like it is all coming together but I am almost afraid to get too excited. It seems crazy and wonderful and seems like a true fulfillment of your promises. I am excited, I am anxious, I am afraid of being disappointed. 

My hope is in you God.

What God Said Tonight:

I have never made a promise to you that I did not have full intention of fulfilling. So the answer to every question above is YES.

The way that it comes about may or may not be in alignment with how you envision it. But it is coming about and it is coming soon. 

I have prepared your for this time and this season and you are about to see the fulfillment of many dreams, not only your own. 

I am done sitting back. I am about to move in this world in a way that will leave no doubt as to who I am and what I can do There will be no more excuses. 

Greatness...

My prayer:

What a fantastic night God! Good friends, laughter, prayer, answered prayers, worship and you centered in it all. Does not get better than that! Thank you for arranging such a wonderful time to wrap up this pretty challenging week. You are SO GOOD to me!!!!

What God Said Tonight:

I have greatness for you that you cannot imagine. I have stretched your imagination just so that when you reach where we are going, you will be able to possibly comprehend it. 

I have promised you many things and I will keep every promise. There is nothing I won't do for you. There is nothing that I won't give to you. 

You are my precious child and I love you. Prepare for great wonderfulness to fill your life to overflow. It is coming your way now. 

Lies...

My prayer:

Awesome God. There is one thing that I really hate and that is being lied to. I was lied to a lot today and it left me angry and frustrated. No matter what the truth is, I would rather hear that and deal with it than to be lied to. 

God, help me to know how best to respond. I am not sure how to love in the face of a lie but I don't want to get bitter either. I want to be able to let this go but I am having a hard time. 

Thank you God for your help and thank you for always listening.

What God Said Tonight:

What is good about your frustration is that it is with the lie, not with the person who told you the lie. You have correctly identified the enemy and that is the lie and the Father of all lies. 

That is why it makes you so angry. Lies are evidence of satan workng on this earth. I hate lies too. I hate that they show his foothold in peoples lives. 

That being said, none of you are perfect and as I extend grace and mercy to you, so also you should extend grace and mercy to others. Come against the lie but don't come against the person. The person needs your compassion and he needs my strength. He needs to know a love that will never fail him instead of a lie that always will. 

It is not easy my child, that I know.

Restoration...

My prayer:

I am unspeakably grateful for what you are doing in my life right now God. You are restoring things that I lost of hope of ever seeing restored. It makes me realize, at an entirely new level, that ALL things are possible with you. 

I love you like crazy God. THANK YOU

What God Said Tonight:

I am a God of restoration. The things that were taken from you were never meant to be taken from you. That was the agenda of your enemy.It was not my agenda. 

And now, in this season, I will bring it all back to you and more because now, you need it. You need to have all of your strength, all of your health, and all of your faith for this next season. For what we are going to do next, you will need all of it and you will still need to lean on me for everything. 

But, don't worry, it will be wonderful and worth every bit of effort. 

I will always provide you with everything you need. I am your provider. I am your restoration, I am your redeemer and I love you more than anything.

All in..

My prayer:

All knowing God. I am thinking tonight about the many opportunities right now for me and people I know where we have to make a choice. We either step out in faith for the crazy new thing that might be amazing or might blow up in our face OR we leave things as they are and settle for the status quo. 

You know me God, I am almost always the first to step out for the new thing. But, I have never been quite this happy before. I never really understood the saying that good is the enemy of great until now. When things are going good, it is harder to risk the good for the promise of great.

But, I also know me. No matter how good something is, I will get bored eventually if I don't have the "new thing" to get excited about. And, if I don't step out and try, I will always wonder, "what if." I promised myself a long time ago that I would not live a life of what ifs.

So, whatever you want to do God, I am up for it! Let's step out onto the water together. With you by my side, I will not sink.

What God Said Tonight:

I have need of people who are all in. I love all of my children but to do what I need to do, I need some sold out, all in, totally dedicated folks. I am calling you to one of those.

I am glad you are up for it because we have some amazing things to do together. It will take trust, it will take obedience, but I promise you will never regret it.

You and me forever my child.

Similarities...

My prayer:

Hello God my teacher. I hear you, I promise. I may not be the smartest tack in the box but you only have to tell me things three or so times before I catch on that you are trying to teach me something. 

I heard you loud and clear today that I have to learn to receive better. It is so much easier to give than receive. To allow someone to bless me for no reason, that is really tough for me. But, I love to bless other people for no reason and I get disappointed when they won't receive it. 

I am trying to be better with this God, even though it is not comfortable. I know what you have said and what you say about the balance of giving and receiving and I heard you before, but I thought that was for other people. Turns out it was for me too.

What God Said Tonight:

Everything I say to you is for you and for other people. 

You would be surprised how little variance there really is in the human population. You were all made in my image. You have all come from the same ancestors. You all have physical, emotional, and spiritual similarities. 

Your similarities far outweigh your differences. You only think you are different but at the heart you are all one. Your life is your own but your experiences and reactions are not so different from your neighbors. Look for the similarities and you will find them. Find them and you can build relationships on them. 

I love you.