Life with God...

My prayer:

Speechless God. Today has left me speechless. Happy to listen though. Tell me something wonderful...Well everything you say is wonderful so that should be pretty easy. Love you!

What God Has Said Tonight:

I am yours and you are mine. I say that to you often but I want to remind you of it tonight. I have claimed you as my own. I have marked you as a child of the Living God. Your life is not some random series of events. Your life is a purposeful fulfillment of my will on earth through you. 

I have you carved in the palm of my hand. I adore you. I have set you apart for a purpose. You are special. 

That means your life may not look like the lives of people around you. That means that I expect things from you that you don't see me expecting from others. That may mean that you don't always get to do what you want. 

But that also means that your purpose will change the world. That also means that we will live together for eternity. That also means that you carry my favor with you wherever you go and whatever your do. That is the trade off. 

And fact is, you really can do whatever you want. But when you follow your will and not mine you end up in situations that I have to pull you out of. If you follow my will, you avoid the pit falls. 

I love you. You are mine and I am yours. 

Feelings vs. thoughts...

My prayer:

I am confused tonight God and I know that you are not the author of confusion. My feelings and my thoughts are not matching up. My feelings want me to go down a road that my mind knows is disaster. I am not sure that I will post this but if you have insight and help for me tonight, that would be really wonderful. 

I love you God and I need you now more than ever.

What God Said Tonight:

I have given you feelings and I have given you freedom. I would see you living above and not beneath. I would see you living in plenty and not in lack. 

I have arranged some things but they will take time. Find patience in the balance between your thoughts and your feelings. 

Now is not the time to act. Now is the time to wait on me. Now is the time to trust me. Now is the time to strengthen yourself for the next season. 

I am your peace, your rock, your salvation and your guide. I will never leave you. I will guide you through this and all things.

The answer in you...

My prayer:

I am not proud of my own thoughts tonight God. I don't want to be judgemental. I don't want to be selfish. I don't want to covet things that are not mine. But, I clearly am going to need your help. Help me please God. 

Fill me God with your grace and your love. Give me the mind of Christ. Help me to see these situations like you see them and not with my very limited human eyes. 

Thank you Jesus.

What God Said Tonight:

To be judgemental, you have to be convinced you are right. To be covetous, you have to be looking at things that don't belong to you. To be selfish, you have to be looking to your own needs before anyone else's. 

The solution to each of these is to change what you are focusing on, what you are looking at. You stop being judgemental when stop looking at what others are doing and recognize that you are not always right. You stop coveting when you get your eyes off of things that are not yours and focus on all I have given you. You stop being selfish when you look to the needs of others first. 

You have the answers in you. I can remind you, I can help you to do it, but the answers to what you ask tonight are already in you. 

You have to choose to change your focus to get there. It is not easy but it is in you to do it. Together, we can do it. 

Fear not...

My prayer:

Not in the mood to talk much tonight God but I am always in the mood to listen...

What God Said Tonight:

What fear is after you tonight my love? It is not real. Know that the fear is not real. The cause is an enemy who is trying to confuse you, not a danger that is imminent. 

I am your Shepherd and with me you do not need to fear any evil. I am your rock and your protection. No one and no thing can get through me to you. 

The enemy, your enemy plots and plans. He forms weapons. He looks for vulnerabilities. but I never let down my guard. I am never asleep on the job. I am your protector. 

Fear no evil. Fear not. Trust me and fear not. Rest in the peace and complete trust that I will take care of you and I will not let you down. 

Love bubbles...

My prayer:

Awesome God. I am thinking about how we hurt each other. The thing is, most of the time when I have gotten hurt, I have given the power to that person to hurt me. Not always. Especially as a child when I did not have the power to give. But as an adult, when I have been hurt, it has been because I have allowed that person to hurt me. I gave them the power. 

When I have found a way to forgive and love that person who hurt me (which I can only do through your grace and mercy working through me), they lose the power to hurt me. They may still try but there is something in that forgiveness and truly letting go that puts me out of their range. They can't reach me with their violence. I have seen it time and time again. 

Now I am watching it in the lives of people around me that I truly love. Right now, they are all still tearing each other up. So God, I pray your grace, forgiveness and love into their lives. Over power their ability to hurt each other. Put a love buffer around them to keep them safe. I believe you are working in their lives and have a plan. In the meantime, keep them safe with your love. 

Thank you Jesus.

What God Said Tonight:

You are looking above, behind, and to the sides. Look forward. The future is ahead of you, no where else. 

I have so many things to show you. You will see great things and great change in you and in the people around you. 

I do have a plan and it is working out even better than what I initially thought. There have been a few interesting turns that were not really a part of the original plan but which will work out perfectly. You are going to be happier, more at peace and more in your mission than you could ever imagine possible. Get ready for the day that you look in awe around you and think, "how did I get here? This is awesome!"

The hurt, the struggle, the repositioning is all a part of the new plan. It is all working for your good. For the good of my children. I have a solitary goal, to be with my kids forever. I love you and your love bubbles are on the way.

Daddy...

My prayer:

Happy Father's day Daddy!!!! Thank you for always taking care of me. Thank you for always teaching me. Thank you for your patience with me. Thank you for loving me no matter what! 

You are truly wonderful beyond words. My life would be completely worthless without you. 

Thank you for your promise to never leave me. 

What God Said Tonight:

I love you sweet daughter. You are mine and I am yours. You can count on our love. You can count on me. 

I am your daddy and I am so very proud of you. 

Run to me in your trouble and I will take care of it. I will defend you and I will take care of you now and forever. Rest in my arms tonight and know that my love for you can never be measured or exhausted. Sweet dreams daughter.

The voice of truth...

My prayer:

I don't have words for tonight's prayer God. I have groans and mutterings. I have dreams that go beyond words. I have desires of my heart. I give it all up to you God.You are my hope, my joy and my strength. 

What God Said Tonight:

The noise of the world is like static that never goes away. Your job, what you have to do if you are going to live the life that I have for you is to shut out the static and listen to my voice. I am speaking all of the time. I am trying to help you all of the time. It's lost sometimes in the voices of your life. 

The world has many opinions about you and about what you should do. Their thoughts and opinions are valuable but not for the purpose of you deciding which direction to go. Their voices, their opinions are good for you to understand their perceptions of you and your life. That can be valuable as you navigate in this world. What you must not do is you must not hear their voices and their opinions as truth. 

I will guide you to all truth. I won't leave anything out. Trust my voice for truth.