Outside of the fog...

My prayer:

Amazing God. I have been focusing on the fact that I need a little better perspective on life. 

The things that I get caught up in, worrying about, stressed out about, do they really matter in the bigger scheme of things? Does my getting caught in traffic and delayed from getting home by 39 minutes in any way compete with someone who does not have a home to go to? Of course not. 

And yet, those things seem important to me because they are happening to me. Is that me being self centered and selfish or is that me being human? Or, are those two things the same?

God, I pray for wisdom to know what is important and worthy of spending time and effort on and what is not important. I pray for the ability to let go of the things I have not ability to change and focus for those things I can and should change. This is starting to sound an awful lot like the serenity prayer, but then again, that is a pretty good prayer!

Love you Jesus and thank you for your ever present help.

What God Said Tonight:

It is easy to live your life in a fog that only allows you to see those things that are right aroudn you. It is easy to forget that there is an entire world outside of that fog with other people just like you (and some that are nothing like you). 

Lifting the fog, at least once in a while, is a good idea. Living your life within the fog will get small and depressing. 

It is much like the blessings I have for you. I have so much more for you than what you are seeing right now. You look at the blessings that are closest to you within the fog and you miss the greater blessings I have for you, outside of the fog. 

I am bringing sunshine into your life to burn off the fog. It is time for you to see and be a part of the greater picture, the greater blessing I have for you. 

I love you. Get ready for the light.

God's perspective...

My prayer:

Thank you Jesus for a pretty wonderful day filled with pretty amazing people! This week was not easy but it is done and you blessed me all of the way through it. I cannot ask for more. I look forward to Sabbath with you tomorrow. Let's have some fun!

What God Said Tonight:

I am walking in stride with the rhythm of life on this world to be with you but my ways, my timing, my existence is not like yours. My perspective is not like yours. 

I can see the purpose and long term plan as easy as you see your next breath. Trust and know that I know things you do not and I will guide you according to my insight, not yours. 

I love you. Go rest now.

God's pursuit...

My prayer:

Thank you God for today. It was still crazy but I felt your presence and your peace all day. 

I am so grateful for you in my life! I don't think I would make it a week without you. Thank you for all you do and all that you are. Thank you most of all for loving me. Your love is more valuable than anything else that ever has or ever will exist. 

I LOVE YOU!!!

What God Said Tonight:

I love you too. More than you can every truly understand. My love is deeper, greater, and beyond anything you can imagine. 

I have a burning and aching love for my children. 

I will not sit idly by waiting for my children. I must pursue them now. The time is short. They need to choose. 

You, your life can hellp. Let's get the kids together for this last season.

STRESS...

My prayer:

Dear Lord I need your help dealing with this crazy STRESS! Today was another series of non-stop crises and I don't think I handled it very well at ALL. 

When I did take a moment to turn to you for help today, you always showed up and took care of it which I am REALLY grateful for. I wish I would have turned to you more often. 

Sometimes it feels like I am a batter in a batter's cage and the baseballs keep flying at me so fast and non-stop, all I can do is keep swinging my bat and hoping to hit a few.

Thank you for being on my side, working all things for my good and giving me peace in the storm. You are wonderful!

What God Said Tonight:

I am the answer for every problem that comes your way. 

I am favor in times of lack. I am wisdom in times of ignorance. I am peace in times of strife. I am what you need in every situation. 

I will step in and help EVERY time you call me. call on me and I will absolutely be there for you. Yo are my child and there is nothing more precious to me than my children. 

Go, rest, and leave your worry here with me. Let me carry your burden. Let me take care of the next solution, and the one after that, and the one after that....I will hit them all our of the park so to speak. 

Love you sweet daughter.

Open your eyes...

My prayer:

Awesome God. Getting back on this treadmill of life, crazy schedule, rush hour traffic, high stress has left me just trying to keep up. I don't have a lot of extra time or brain power to think about much other than just keeping up. 

I think that is part of why setting aside some time each day to sit with you and talk through things is so important. Otherwise, it is so easy to get completely caught up in the 'crazy' that the true meaning, purpose and joy of life is lost. 

I am grateful that even when I run out of words or thoughts, you are always there and have something to say. Something to help me step back and remember what is important and what isn't so important. Love you!

What God Said Tonight:

It's time. It's time to look up from what you are doing and see the opportunities and possibilities in front of you. 

Lift your head and truly see what I have for you. Open your eyes to see beyond your safe bubble that you have created. Lift your eyes to me and let me show you what can be, If you want it. 

The daily grind can blind you to the bigger picture. It can blind you to the possible by flooding you with the present reality. 

I love you and I have much for you. 

Doors...

My prayer:

Awesome God. Today wiped me out. Thanks for bringing me through it. I am grateful for your presence and your voice.

What God Said Tonight:

Your life is like a hall with many doors. Each door leads to different opportunities and new and different doors. 

Don't always reach for the closest door. Sometimes the better door is down the hall a ways. Also, if you open a door and don't like what you see, it is completely ok to close that door and look for another one. 

I will bring you many opportunities. Choose wisely. 

Wholeness....

My prayer:

Sweet Father and wonderful Lord. Back to work tomorrow. This has been a wonderful break and rest. I will need your help to get back into the rhythm of the work week. I have really disconnected during this break.

God, I also need some wisdom and understanding. I am not sure how to even ask this. I guess I am just more aware every day that each of us have good things about who we are and what we do and bad things about who we are and what we do. 

I think I have learned to love folks, with all of the good and bad that comes with them. But, I don't think I am very good at trusting. I so often put up walls as soon as I see a side of someone that worries me. Part of me thinks that is smart but part of me sees that it isolates me from people. Because the fact is, none of us are all good (except for you Jesus).

Anyway, you always tell me I can bring you anything that is on my heart. This has been  bothering me lately and I don't know what to do or think about it. I ask for you wisdom and help.

What God Said Tonight:

I have often said the key to everything is love. That remains true. Your job is to love your fellow man, your brothers ans sisters. Your job is to love them. 

Trust can be a part of love but not always. You can't always trust people. You can always trust me. I will protect you. I will take care of you. I will work all things for your good. Your trust is in me. Not in the people around you necessarily. 

I know we have talked about this before but it is time for a new level of understanding.  A new level of healing. 

You have reason to not trust people in your past. You have reason to trust me. 

Place your trust in me and love those around you. The combination will be the wholeness that you seek.