Deeply rooted hurt...

My prayer:

Thank you God for today. Thank you for tonight. Thank you for your promises. Thank you for your healing in me. I don't know how you are going to do it or what I will be like when it is done, but I trust you and know that it will all be worth it and that I will be a better person with more strength, joy, peace and love in my life when it is done. 

God, I agree to follow you on this journey, wherever it takes us. 

What God Said Tonight:

I promise I will be gentle on this one. It is a deeply rooted hurt, it will take some time to heal, but I promise I will be gentle. There will be many "aha" moments throughout. I will ease you into each new level of healing. 

It has already begun. You have been on this path of healing for years. You were just not ready to face it head on until now. Now, we can make some real progress. Now that you are looking at the issue with eyes wide open, we can start to see the truly miraculous done in your heart and in you. 

I have waited a long time for this for you and I am very excited that we are here. You are going to love the joy, the freedom and the strength on the other side of this. You are going to love the love on the other side of this. 

I am with you, now and forever, always by your side and I will never leave you . When you get scared, turn to me and I will protect you.

Hearing God's voice...

My prayer:

Friday night and our Sabbath begins. I love the Sabbath with you God. I love having a day to do nothing but enjoy you and the life you have given me. I understand the immense luxury and privilege in having a Sabbath. Thank you for teaching me about its value, thank you for spending it with me, thank you for the rest that only you can provide that restores.

What God Said Tonight:

My voice is never silent. Your ability to hear me changes but my voice is always there for you. I will guide you always. I will never leave you. These are iron clad promises that I will never, ever, turn my back on. 

I am completely committed to you. When you have those times when you don't hear me. When you talk to people who are having those times, the key is to find more ways to listen. The key is to get quiet in a very noisy world so you can hear me. The key is to literally wrap yourself in my Word so that my voice is common to you. 

You are my children and you are saved and I will never withhold from you. I promise. Keep listening and you will hear my voice, in the still small moments of your life. In the challenges and in the joy. I am here and I am speaking.

Obligation vs. responsibility...

My prayer:

Too tired to think but never too tired to listen. What i son our mind tonight God?

What God Said Tonight:

I never meant to be an obligation to you but I am a responsibility. Having a relationship takes commitment and responsibility. What it does not take is guilt, condemnation, and obligation. 

I am your Father and your saviour. I am everything you need when you need it. I am not a burden. I never meant for a relationship with me to be a burden. If you feel burdened, if you feel guilt, if you feel obligation toward me, that is not from me or of me. If you feel joy, awe, and intense gratefulness for me in your life, that is of me. 

I love you. Go rest. I will provide as always. I will love you like always. I will be everything you need as always, because I love you and I have a responsibility to you. Not because I feel an obligation or guilt toward you. Ours is a relationship of love, grace, mercy and peace. 

Smallest actions...

My prayer:

Made it through another gauntlet of a day God, thanks only to you. Thank you for the unexpected successes today and thank you for walking me through the challenges. 

I am with you Jesus. Whatever you want to do. Wherever you want to go. Whenever you want to go...I am with you. I am on your side, your team, now and forever.

What God Said Tonight:

I so wish you could see things as I see them. Today is a great example. There were so many things today that you barely noticed but which had great significance. 

One smile, one kind word, one choice to follow my lead, made all the difference. 

You have heard of the butterfly theory. It is very true. Sometimes it is the very smallest of actions that result in the biggest changes. 

My plans for you are woven together in perfect balance to achieve great things for the Kingdom and great things for you. Trust and know that even the littlest things in your life have purpose and meaning. Stay ever alert to my voice, my direction, even in the smallest of things.

Spiritual war...

My prayer:

Awesome God. It seems like everywhere I go the last couple of days people are SO STRESSED and ANGRY. I don't know if it is worse than usual or if I am just noticing it. I also notice it in myself. I am getting irritated by things that normally wouldn't even phase me. There are a lot of really crazy things going on in the world right now and maybe it is all just getting to us more than usual.

I am not completely sure of the source but I am completely sure of the answer.

God, I ask for your peace to overwhelm us. Please give us that peace that passes all understanding. Wrap you arms around your kids and help us to remember that you are in charge. Help us to treat others with kindness and grace, not intolerance and anger. 

Thank you Jesus.

What God Said Tonight:

There is a spiritual blanket of chaos and fear that is over your nation and over much of the world right now. There are battles occurring in the spiritual realm that are sparking fear, anger, and hurt in the natural world. 

The battles are necessary and we win the war in the end. 

In the meantime, you are safe in my arms. Keep yourself wrapped in my Spirit and my Word. Keep yourself rooted in the assurance of my love for you. 

In your anger, in your fear, turn to me and let me give you beauty for ashes. Let me trade in your anger for peace and faith for your fear. I love you. I am with you. This season is not how it will always be. But even in this, you are protected and will be kept whole.

Ocean...

My prayer:

Thanks for today God. It was pretty wonderful. 

Tomorrow we start another week and you know there are a lot of things that I need you help with. Some I know about and a lot more that I don't know about yet but you do. 

Thank you for being my ever present help. Thank you for having your will accomplished in my life. Thank you for undeserved favor. Thank you for the confidence that I can have going into this week knowing that you are on my side. 

What God Said Tonight:

Your life is like the ocean. Sometimes it is rough and sometimes it is smooth but it is always moving. There is always more going on beneath the surface than what people see. And, it is controlled by forces bigger than you can imagine and which you cannot see.

Trust me to be your anchor and your lighthouse. Trust me to navigate you through the storms and take you to calm waters. Trust me to lead you to paradise.

I love you daughter and we have some pretty wonderful things to see this week. Get ready.

Simple love...

My prayer:

I love you.

What God Said Tonight:

I love you too, forever.