Growing good...

My prayer:

Wonderful Father. Today, nothing went as planned but everything worked out in the end. Good thing you are in charge! No one but the God of the Universe could have kept up with all the curve balls that today had for me. 

Thank you for working all things for my good. Thank you for blessing me more than I deserve. Thank you for being with me and in me, 24/7!

What God Said Tonight:

I don't need to say much to you tonight but I want to spend some time with you. I want to hold you close and help you recover from the day. I want to love you and heal all the wounds from the world. I want to keep you close, safe and loved. 

I am yours and you are mine and we are in this thing together, forever. 

I love you and I am not looking for the bad in you with the intention of changing you. I am rejoicing in the good in you! The good will grow and that will take care of the rest. I will build you from the foundation of good in you until there is no room for anything else. 

The VERY brief joy of success...

My prayer:

Sometimes I work really hard to achieve something and then when I do, it is great for a minute or two but then it just doesn't really matter any more. Is that just me God? Am I the only one who gets bored so easily and has to move on to a new challenge? 

I guess it doesn't really matter if it is just me or not, fact is it is how I am made. It's kind of exhausting. I think it would be better if I could enjoy successes a bit longer and not feel so driven to the new thing. I don't know, it is late and I am babbling at this point. 

Thank you for making me successful God. Thank you for mending the two toughest relationships in my life. Thank you for guiding me and helping me. Thank you for changing me from the inside out to be a little more like you. Love you!

What God Said Tonight:

I am the God of all creation. I created the universe. Losing is not a part of my plan or of who I am. I only "lose" when I choose to for a purpose. When I chose to give up my life for you, I chose to lose for a minute so that I could buy back your soul for you, so I could buy back your life. But that was a choice and it was a choice for a purpose. 

You are my daughter. You are a King's kid. Because of your heritage in me, you are destined to succeed. 

It is not surprising that the joy of the success does not last long for you. If it did, we would not have been able to do all that we have. Stop worrying about what you are not and rejoice in what you are. You are perfectly and wonderfully made in every way. I created you for this time and this place. I created you in the exact form that I needed you. I made no mistakes. I love you!

Spring...

My prayer:

Opportunity vs. temptation...sometimes it is hard to tell the difference. God, I pray for your wisdom, your will, and your patience working in me. I don't want to jump ahead of your timing but you know, on my own, I get so impatient. I see the opening and I want to jump on through. God, this stuff right now is too important. Please don't let me mess it up.

What God Said Tonight:

My princess, Spring is almost here. The flowers are budding but not yet in full bloom. The promise is here and you see it, smell it, sense it but it is just out of reach. 

The Springtime comes when it is time for it to come. Nothing you do or don't do will change that timing. Your only job is to stay  in position and trust me to bring you the new season in the perfect timing that is mine. 

I have a plan. You see it coming. I will let you know if I need you to act. Until then, rest and know that I am in charge. 

I am letting you see the next season because I know you are mature enough to see it without jumping ahead. Watch as I bring you the Spring.

Don't run away...

My prayer:

God, sometimes I look at the world around me and think it is just too much. Too much hate, too much pain, too much need, too much fighting against each other. This world has developed into a scary place and sometimes, a lot of times, I really want to find an island somewhere, grab a couple friends and family and go live in peace. Let the world deal with itself and live life with some people I love. That sounds pretty perfect.

But, even as I am saying that, I can see all of the things that could go wrong with it. Perfect is seldom perfect even with the best of plans.

Not sure where I am headed with these thoughts tonight God, but thanks for listening.

What God Said Tonight:

I have you protected and secure. My security plan is better than the most remote island. Nothing formed against you to hurt you will ever actually hurt you. Nothing can come against you and succeed because you are mine. Every attempt will be met with great power. 

I have you safe so you can reach and love my people. I know you want to go away sometimes. I understand it. But I have need of you. I have plans for you. 

I will give you peace in the middle of any storm. I will keep a hedge of protection around you in all that you do. I will give you favor. But, I need you to live your life among my people. I need you to talk to them and to listen to them. I need you to love them. I need you to show them my love. 

Don't withdraw to your cave despite the strong compulsion to do so. Stay here in my arms and I will give you all that you need. 

God in me...

My prayer:

What a fantastic day God!! Started with a beautiful trail run that kicked my butt. Followed by sushi, new shoes, frozen yogurt, a movie, a nap...then a great time at church tonight with people I love. Sometimes these simple days are the BEST.

Thank you for being with me all day and sharing the fun! Thank you for the luxury of a whole day where I did not have to 'work' at anything, just rest. LOVE YOU!!

What God Said Tonight:

I am not in a box, I am in you. As long as you get out and live your life, you will take me with you. 

I am in you. When you look for me, don't look around you. Don't look to other people. Look for me in you. I dwell in you and I will help you. 

I am not wandering around and I am not lost. I am firmly in you and I will never leave. I love you ferociously and I will see you protected, whole and prospering forever. 

Restoration...

My prayer:

You are the God of restoration! Thank you God for the restoration you brought me tonight. You gave me years back that had been stolen!! Thank you for the restoration in my family!!! Thank you God that you are the redeemer and the restorer and you make me WHOLE!!!!

What God Said Tonight:

I have given you a taste of restoration but I have so much more. You have lived without for so long that you have forgotten what it is like to have all that you deserve 

I am going to show you. I am going to provide for you. I am going to see you living the life that I have for you as a Royal Prince and Prophet and Priest. 

I have determined that my children will be blessed. I said it and that is the last word on it. I love you.

Know God's love...

My prayer:

I am boring myself tonight God. How about I listen to you instead. You are never boring. One of the many things I love about you!

What God Said Tonight:

I have waited for this time together. I have waited to tell you and I have set the table for us to be here tonight. I have prepared the time and he place. 

I have much to tell you but first, lay your head on my chest where I can love you. First, let me remind you of how precious you are to me. First let my love heal, cover, and fill every empty spot in you. I have much for us to do but it can all wait until you can know my love for you is powerful, real and better than anything else you will ever experience. 

I have so much love for you and so much of what I want for you is not even possible until you have my love more firmly established in you. 

That is the key of what these last several months have been about. All that I have been teaching you really comes down to that. Know my love in a practical way that changes you. Know my love so that you can love. Know my love so you are whole. Know my love so you can trust me no matter what. 

I love everything about you, absolutely everything now and forever.