Be brave...

My prayer:

Miracle working God. I don't think I will ever stop being amazed at you and how you work everything out. Thank you for the new perspective tonight. Those things that I was seeing as failures and disappointments are really nothing more than preparation for what you are going to do next. 

Now, I have heard hundreds of sermons with that theme but there is a real difference between hearing it and living it. 

I pray for your guidance and help to let go of any lingering bitterness and disappointment. God, I declare right now that I will refuse to let disappointment hold me back from the future you have for me. I refuse to allow anything to get between me and your best for me. I am all yours and I want all that you have for me. 

What God Said Tonight:

There is more that I have to teach you my daughter. There is more that I have to show you. You have taken a step tonight and it is good but there is more. 

I have waited for the right time and the time is now. You are about to be released into a future and a hope that you have not yet imagined. I will not let you be hurt, I will protect you but you will have to be courageous. You will have to be wiling to risk failure. You will have to be willing to step out when you don't see the ground in front of you. 

I know I am asking a lot. I would not ask it if I did not need it from you to go where we need to go. I have called you for a purpose and a plan and this is it. 

There are many tomorrows that we will walk together and there are many challenges but the first step forward can only occur when you let go of yesterday. Your past is your preparation and is your base. It should propel you into your future, not hold you back. If it is holding you back, you are holding onto it. 

Let go of the things in the past and reach forward for what I have for you. You will not be disappointed. It is better than what you have today and it is better than what you have imagined. Be brave and step out with me. 

Satisfied...

My prayer:

Hi God! I am satisfied tonight God. I am tired but not worn out. I am full but not too full. I am at peace. Thank you for this week and for today. Thank you that I get to rest tomorrow. Thank you for reminding me every day that I am not in this fight alone. You are always with me and on my side. What more could I possibly need?

What God Said Tonight:

We are on the road to victory and that road is tiring but good. I am taking you places you cannot imagine, but we will go there tomorrow. 

Tonight is a good time to rest in my presence and refill. I will wrap my arms around you and lay your head against my chest. I will feed you from my word and I will give you living water for your thirst. I will give you peace for the struggle you have been in and rest for your weariness. 

I will love you above all things because you are mine and I am yours. You are my princess and I put you on a pedestal. I will not let anyone take you down. You are made in my image and covered in my blood and there has never been a more beautiful site than you my child. I love you.

Before the revelation...

My prayer:

Awesome God. Awesome day. Awesome run. Awesome ministry. Awesome work. Awesome friends and awesome food. Awesomely worn out! 

Thank you God for an awesome day and for being the definition of awesome. 

What God Said Tonight:

It is a time of awakening and a time to see what I have been working on for so long. The time is almost here. So many things will be made clear when you see what has been happening behind the scenes. Get ready for a lot of "aha" moments. 

You will begin to understand the reason for the things that have been happening. I know you always want to know the "why" behind things. You will be getting that "why" very soon. 

I love you my daughter and I never hide things from you with malice. It is only for a season in order to accomplish what it needs to accomplish. I will always share with you the truth at the soonest moment that I can. 

In the moments of waiting, in the moments before the revelation, I ask for you trust and for your faith. I ask that you continue to act as if you already know the answer, not because you do but because you trust that I do. I will never let you down my love. 

Season of trouble...

My prayer:

Another tough day that ended well God. Thank you for bringing me through. 

I sure hope this season of troubles is over pretty soon. It is wearing me out! 

But then, when I am at the end of what I can do, that is often right when you step in. God I hand over, willingly, every tough situation in my life and in the lives around me tonight and ask that you take the wheel. Be in charge. Ensure your will is accomplished. I have no greater desire than to see your will accomplished here on earth. 

I love you God. What is on your mind tonight?

What God Said Tonight:

There is a time for every season and no season lasts forever. 

This latest wave of trouble is to keep you from your promised land. You can stand and fight, calling on me to take you through the battle or you can run. If you run, you know the likelihood that you could get out is very low. If you stay and fight, I will see you victorious.

Do not grow weary in well doing. Only rest your head on me with the calm assurance that I will work it all out. 

Tenacious...

My prayer:

THANK YOU GOD FOR ANSWERED PRAYER!! You definitely provided a way when there was no way. You are wonderful, amazing, powerful, loving, and everything that I need God. THANK YOU!!!

What God Said Tonight:

I am rejoicing with you my daughter. There is nothing more that I like than seeing my children triumphant 

Thank you for not losing hope and walking in faith. Thank you for coming back to me time and again when things were not working. You never gave up and that tenaciousness is a great quality. It will get you far in this life and beyond. 

I like tenacious people.. The woman with the issue of blood was tenacious. The one who knocks and keeps on knocking is tenacious. 

If there is something you want or need, don't give up asking until you find it. I will always provide an answer for every last thing that you need. Taking care of you is one of my favorite things. 

Good night my tenacious daughter.

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.