The God of right now...

My prayer:

Wow! You were busy today God! Thank you for showing up and taking care of so much adversity in your kids' lives today. It was one praise report after another. You provided, you healed, you directed, you loved...I guess you were just being you, but I am so grateful that you did all that you did.

You also provided a new potential opportunity in my life today God. Part of me is excited about it and part is a bit scared. I ask that you lead and guide me in this. If this is not your plan for me, please shut the door. If it is, please fling the door wide open. I will follow you anywhere God.

What God Said Tonight:

I am. I am everything that you need and I am. Not I was and not I will be, but I am. Always. I am. 

I am the God of right now. I am here for you right now. I will show up in your life right now and take care of what you need now. Yes, I am the beginning and the end and I know the end from the beginning I am omnipresent and therefore I am in all places at all times. But for you, what you need to know is I am God now. 

I have promises on your life and they are for right now. I have opportunities for you and they are for right now. Not next year, not in five years, not when you come to heaven. but right now. 

Do I have plans for you down the road? Of course. But right now, I want you to focus on what I have for you now in this time, in this season for what we are doing now. I will worry about the rest. I will take care of it, 

Your job is to live, now, with me. Leave all of the rest up to me. 

Your purpose...

My prayer:

Lord God, I have been praying for everyone else all night and I am out of words. Probably good. Your words are always better than mine. How about I listen instead of talk tonight? Love you!

What God Said Tonight:

My agenda is your agenda my daughter. I want the same things you want. We are connected at the spirit and our hearts, our will is aligned. 

When you want to know what I want for you, look deep into yourself and you will see my will in your life. I have planted it within you as a seed. I planted it there long before you were born. Your purpose predates your existence. Your purpose was created out of a need. You were created to fulfill that purpose and to be loved by me. 

You are what I hoped for and now, you are here, living this life out with me, struggling some but often triumphant. I am so proud of you. Understand that. 

Adversity as opportunity...

My prayer:

Amazing God. The attacks and the battles have been almost constant this week for me and for so many people that I love. But, every time, every situation, you have shown up and taken care of it. You have protected, you have provided, you have loved, you have found a way when we could not see a way. 

So, I get to make a choice. I can either be angry, worried, afraid by the attacks. Or, I can rejoice in the multitude of opportunities that he enemy has provided for you to show how wonderful you are. When I look at it like that, not only do I get to focus on all the good that you did, but I get to see how it all backfired against the enemy. And, I have to admit, I get a little joy out of that. What the enemy intended for evil, you turn to our good. Ha! So there devil, in your face!

I love you like crazy God and have never been more grateful for you in my life than I am right now. 

What God Said Tonight:

You are catching on to a principle, that if you really get it, will change your life forever. It will change your life for good. 

Once you truly start to see adversity as opportunity, once you see every problem as one more chance to show the world my glory, you will not dread the trouble of tomorrow. You will not worry about the next battle. You will not fear. 

There is nothing in this life that I am not big enough to handle and there is nothing that I won't do to care for my children. I love you and I will bless you when circumstances are positive and I will bless you when everything is coming against you. I will do it out of my never ending love for you. Now and forever. 

Peace in the storm...

My prayer:

I was afraid for my physical safety tonight God for the first time in a very long time. I did not like it. I have never been in a storm like that. These storms, these floods are out of control. It was only your grace and mercy that got me through that alive tonight. 

I guess that is the point isn't it. Thank you God for taking care of me. Thank you for bringing me through the storm, literally. Thank you for showing me the only road that was not flooded to the point of a river which would have flowed over the top of my car. Thank you for showing me the way out when I could not see a way out. And, despite the worst hail I have ever seen, you even kept my car from being damaged. That was truly a miracle. I was certain at times that those hail stones were going to break through the windows. But, instead, not even a single dent.

Thank you God that when you can't keep me from being in the storm, you come into the storm with me and keep me safe. You lead me out and you keep me safe. You are my covering and my protection and I could not be more grateful for that than I am tonight.

What God Said Tonight:

I have never left you. I will never leave you. I will always, always, always bring you through the storm. I promise I will never let you down. Trust me, count on me, believe that I will do everything I have promised. I will.

I know you were afraid tonight, but you were not alone. I know that you did not like it, but you turned to me. I am your lighthouse. I will guide you through every storm in life. 

The next time things seem to be out of control around you, the next time things ARE out of control around you, remember this night. Remember how I brought you through and impossible situation without a dent. 

Praise me in the storm, see me and not the circumstance and you will have peace no matter how bad it looks. 

I love you daughter, now and forever.

Taking God into battle...

My prayer:

What a crazy week God. Thank you for protecting me, my family and my friends this week. I am left feeling grateful for all that I have in my life. I am left feeling grateful for you. And that is a pretty good place to be. 

What God Said Tonight:

Listen to me tonight. I have more to tell you and more to teach you.

You have had great challenges this week and while you were stressed, you did not break. When you were worried or scared you turned to me. You did not use it as an excuse to give up or turn off. All off that is really good.

When you face challenge, when you face the enemy, do it with me as your shield and me as your sword and you will not be overwhelmed. You will not be defeated. When you go to battle and you forget to take and your shield and your sword, you will always lose.

Take me with you into every battle and let me fight it for you. I will protect you and I will fight for you because I love you .

Flood protection...

My prayer:

Awesome Father. I pray and ask for your protection tonight. I have never seen this much rain and this much flooding in my life, especially in Colorado. We don't know what to do with it God. Give us a blizzard and we know how to cope with that but over a foot of rain in a day that is just piling and pooling up everywhere, what do we do with it?

God, there are people in danger tonight, there are people who are being evacuated from their homes, there are people stranded in the storm. For each of them God, I ask that you take care of them, give them a way out if they need it, keep them safe. 

We don't know what to do, but you always know, so I will rely on you God. Now and forever.

What God Said Tonight:

Satan comes in like a flood to kill steal and destroy. Does that sound familiar. That is what this flood is. It has come to kill steal and destroy. 

But I am your provider, your protector, your redeemer and I will see you through. I have a hedge of protection around you. I have my angels out in force. This attack will not have it's planned outcome. I will turn it all for the good of those that love me. 

Rest and be at peace in my arms tonight. Know that I am God and I am yours.

Wounds...

My prayer:

Super tired of hearing my own voice God. Just want to hear you. I want to stop, everything, and listen. I love you and I love your voice.

What God Said Tonight:

The wounds of my people are deep and many are not healing. They are deep and bloody. This world has harmed my children in ways that are disgusting and horrible. 

I see your wounds. I am here to heal your wounds. I am here to clean them,  and wrap them in clean white gauze. I will care for them and for you until you are whole again. 

The difference between living life as my child and trying to live it without me is that I will care for and heal your wounds. I will not let you suffer. I will not let your wounds take entire pieces of you away. I will heal them. I will care for you. I will love you. 

Without me in your life, the wounds grow, fester, become infected, and eventually take the whole leg, the whole arm...the whole heart. Life can be really ugly sometimes. I know it. Don't try to whitewash it for me. Bring me your wounds and let me bind them. Let me heal them. Let me love you through it.