End times...

My prayer:

One look at today's (or any day's) headline news stories and I have no doubt that we are in the end days that you described God. I guess I just didn't really realize that I would be living through them. Kids getting shot in schools, police shootouts shutting down highways, people being held hostage in a convenience store, and people walking up and hitting strangers hard enough to knock them out and kill them...for no reason. And that is just my neighborhood. Start looking globally and the story gets even more complicated. 

Sometimes when I get to thinking about it I become afraid, other times I get angry, and sometimes, most of the time, I ignore it, just so I can cope and live out each day. But, sometimes, every once in a while, I recognize how amazing it is that I am alive right now and witnessing the final hours of this season of humanity. Sometimes I get excited about what you will have for me to do in these days. Sometimes I recognize the privilege and the trust that you are showing by having me be alive during this season. I am ready God, let's do this!

What God Said Tonight:

It is not about the money or the numbers anymore. It is not about control anymore. It is now about the pure and complete relationship with and in me that people can be saved from sin and the effects of sin. 

Now is the time for people to know me, face to face and with no distance or interference. Now is the time that people need to get serious about what they believe and who they trust. 

The time for game playing is over. The time for truth has arrived. And nothing else will set you free. 

My baggage...

My prayer:

I am feeling super inadequate tonight God. Sometimes I look at myself and think that I have got so much baggage that I may never be whole. But, maybe none of us ever are until we are with you in heaven? But, that is not what you tell us. You tell us that you came to make us whole. Nothing missing, nothing lacking, perfect shalom. Well, I am sure not there yet and sometimes I wonder if I ever can be. 

I am tired of not being able to trust, I am tired of fear, I am tired of thinking, no matter how good or bad life is right now, if I am not careful, something horrible could be right around the corner. I know fear is not from you God. So why can't I get it out of my life completely and forever? 

What God Said Tonight:

I have come to make you whole. I have come to heal your hurts and redeem your soul. I have come that you can live forever with me. 

Your baggage and issues are part of what make you who you are and part of what make you compassionate for others. I came to earth, partially to experience your experience so I would know, first hand what life on earth is like. I did that because I love you. I did that so I could identify with the struggles you face. 

Your baggage makes you human and makes you humble. It is what makes it possible for you to reach and love people. 

I am not saying that I won't continue to help you mature and grow in your complete healing in me, I will. I am not saying that the things that have happened in your life as a result of this sinful world were good. I am saying that I have and will continue to use all of it for your good and for the good of those around you. 

Stop worrying about being perfect and know that you are perfect in me. Stop trying to fix yourself and know that I will change anything that needs to change in you when it needs to change. My grace is sufficient. End of story. My grace covers you completely. 

I love you and I will forever. 

God always has more...

My prayer:

God, I find myself trusting you in a whole new way these days. 

It never seems to amaze me how no matter how great I think our relationship is, you always have new levels of intimacy, joy, trust, blessing, peace. You ALWAYS have MORE! One of the many things that I LOVE about you! You never run out...of anything! 

What God Said Tonight:

I am the God of more than enough, it is true. I will always have more for you. I will always have more love, more healing, more joy, more peace, more excitement, more adventure, more knowledge. Whatever you need and whatever you want, I will have more. I love you sweet daughter and I will never run out. 

Stop for minute tonight and just feel me. I am in you always. I will never leave you. Feel me in you tonight. I want to connect with your heart tonight. We often connect through your thoughts and your intellect, cause I made you that way. But tonight, I want to connect directly with your heart. 

I am going to heal some holes in your heart form past pains and hurts tonight. I will make your heart whole so you can love without reservation. I love you and I have placed my love in you. My love will heal, my love will restore, my love will be the best anything you have ever had...and I always have MORE!

Let God...

My prayer:

I am awfully glad it is Friday night and I am here with you God. Can't wait to hear your voice.

What God Said Tonight:

I bring you peace tonight. I am lifting every worry, every concern, every need from you right now. I will take care of it all. You can trust me. I will bear every burden for you. 

All I need you to do is let me. 

Go and rest and know that I am God, who loves you and will take care of you always. 

Desires of my heart...

My prayer:

Awesome God. You have said that you will give us the desires of our hearts and truth is, you have done that in my life over and over which is WONDERFUL! My life has been so blessed and your favor has poured over me in so many ways. I am so grateful for all that you have done and all that you do. 

My thoughts tonight turn to when I have a desire of my heart that is no good for me. I would love to be able to say that I only desire good things, things that will result in good things. But in my own perversity and sin, I sometimes desire things that I know will only provide a fleeting satisfaction; but, I don't stop wanting them. 

What do I do about those things God? How do I stop wanting things that will only result in disaster?

What God Said Tonight:

Does an earthly father know how to good gifts? How much more then will I your heavenly Father give you good gifts. You know this word. I will not give you things that will harm you. I can not give you a gift that will harm you. 

I give you the desires of your heart. But what you may not understand is that I see the true desire in your heart. I see beneath the surface "want" and see the root of the desire. The root of your desires are rooted in me and are good.

Your  heart wants only good things. Your brain sometimes does not know how to translate those desires into available options in this world. But the thing is, I am not limited by available options. So, I can see the true desire and fulfill it. That is what I promise for you. 

I promise to fulfill the true desires of your heart and I promise those gifts will be good. Rest and trust that I know and will always provide the best for you. 

Right now...

My prayer:

Wonderful Father. Well, we have pretty much talked about all there is to talk about today. Tonight I just want to hang out with you. I don't really need anything, I don't have any pressing questions (a shocker I know!). I just want to spend some time with you and blocking out the distractions of the world. 

What God Said Tonight:

It is right here and right now that matters. You and me together. Yesterday was instructional, tomorrow is going to be exciting, but right now is the moment when we are one and can see the world change. 

Right now is what you have the ability to make a difference in. Right now is when you get to make a choice that will effect what happens next. And, right now we are one and you are focused on me. That means that right now, you can hear me clearly and I can help you the most. 

Hear that I love you. Hear that I am proud of you. Hear that I am so filled with  joy that we are together. This, right now is why I made the sacrifice that I did. So we could have this moment right now. 

Thoughts...

My prayer:

Wonderful Father. I am thinking about habits tonight. They are tough to break. Especially habitual thoughts. I know you tell us to take every thought captive unto you but I have to say, that is a lot easier said than done. 

My thoughts wander all over the place and sometimes get stuck in a habitual circle that is so hard to break out of. 

I can change my words, I can change my behavior, but how do I change my thoughts? How does this taking thoughts captive really work? We say it all of the time, but I am not sure that I have ever really managed to do it for any length of time. 

Thanks for letting me bring anything to you God.

What God Said Tonight:

My thoughts are not your thoughts. 

You cannot control what you don't think about but you can control what you do think about. What I mean to say is you can't stop yourself from thinking about something unless you replace it with something else to think about. 

Remember when I say to think on good things? That is not only so you will have good thoughts but also to push out the negative thoughts. It is like the analogy that we have been talking about of light and darkness. When there is light, darkness has to leave. When there is positive thinking, negative thinking must go. 

The more you fill your mind with good things, things that lift you up, things that inspire you and others, the less you will find yourself in the negative cycles of thought. Hope that helps.