Love in God's Kingdom...

My prayer:

There are some people in this world God, who are just absolutely lovable. Everyone they meet loves them. And, when I look at these people, they are the ones who care more about the people around them than they do about themselves. They are more interested in hearing what other people have to say than they are about getting to say their opinion or story.

They pay attention to people and value them. They love people and the people love them.

Those kind of people are really special. It seems like they have tapped into something that you have tried to teach us, but not many of us really get it. To lead, you must become a servant. To be first, you must be last. All of those idioms you tried to teach us that are so hard for us to understand.

I can't say that I truly understand it, but I have seen that it is true. Help me to live it God.

What God Said Tonight:

I have a path for each of my children based on how I made you. I made some with great wisdom. I made some with great talent. I made some with great compassion. And, I made some with great love.

The task of all of my children is to discover in this life what it is to be loved and to love each other. It sounds so easy. It is so hard.

Everything in this life that has been tainted by sin tries to draw you away from my love. It tries to set you against each other. It tries to tell you that you are not worthy.

Everything in my Kingdom is about showing you how loved you are. It is about showing you how to love each other. It is about proving to you that you are made worthy through me.

It is the constant battle over your soul that rages every day. You get to choose, every day, sometimes every minute, which side of the battle you want to be on. One choice leads to life and the other to death.

Choose wisely.

Within you...

My prayer:

Thank you God for a lazy and relaxing day. I do not get too many of those and I really needed one.

Father, I ask for your help in releasing the fruits of your Holy Spirit from within me. Help me to be the blessing you want me to be. Help me to be more giving and less selfish. Help me to be more forgiving and less judgmental. Help me to be content and not covet.

Thanks you Jesus.

What God Said Tonight:

This life you are living is like dust or ash in the wind. One moment it is here and the next it is gone. Your life here on earth is one moment in time, within eternity.

I have such great plans for you that extend beyond this life. I have waited for this perfect time to begin the new season.

I ask that you don't get frustrated or impatient when your life does not change, right now in the way you want it. It can seem like things are taking a long time but in the fullness of the reality of eternity, it is only a breath. Your waiting is barely the blink of an eye. I can promise you it is worth the wait.

I have put in you everything you need for this season and this time. Find my strength within you. Find my joy within you. Find me within you and you will have all that you need.

I am yours and you are mine, forever.

Short and sweet...

My prayer:

I love you and I praise you and I want to hear what you have to say.

What God Said Tonight:

I am in your heart and your mind. I have no secrets from you. I am in you ...

Knowing God...

My prayer:

Thank you for all of your help today God. I faced so many situations that could have gone horribly wrong and with your guidance, wisdom and direction, it all worked out.

What would I do without you? Don't answer that question, I don't really want to know.

I am truly grateful that you will never leave me and you will never turn your back on me. That is all I need to know.

What God Said Tonight:

You read about me, and that was good. That was how you learned about me. You were tayght things about me and that was good. It helped you to understand me. But it wasn't until you let me into your heart and you soul, when you trusted me with your deepest secrets and your shame, it wasn't until then that you truly knew me and loved me.

I have a lot of people that know about me and so few who take the time to truly know me in their heart and soul. I want more.

I love you daughter. Thanks for knowing me.

Smooth sailing ahead...

My prayer:

Finding the joy and the blessings in this day takes a A LOT of effort. It was still there, it always is because you are so wonderful. But somedays, like today, there is so much truly crappy stuff happening, that it tends to drown out the good.

So, in an effort to let go of the rotten stuff and hold on to the good stuff...Thank you God for all of the answers and solutions you gave to me today. I ask your blessing over them that the seed planted today grow into healthy fruit. Thank you God for helping me teach a successful class today. That was fun. Thank you for my family, friends and my health. And most of all, thank you for loving me and being in my life. As long as I have you, everything else will work out, eventually. LOVE YOU!

What God Said Tonight:

I know that things did not go the way you would have chosen today. I know you were frustrated. I know that you wanted things to work better and go smoother. Things are slightly more out of control than what you prefer. I know.

I also know that I have a plan in it all. I also know that your growing trust in me will get you through. I also know that you, in the end, win.

Right now, there area some things that are tough to navigate. It will not always be that way. Smooth sailing is in your future. Not your immediate future but not too far off. In the meantime, in the stormy seas, remember always to look up to me and not get drawn in by the waves and the storm. If you are too focused on them, you will drown. If you stay focused on me, you will walk over the danger and come out on top.

Love you daughter. Go and rest.

Water...

My prayer:

Awesome God, I love you. Truly. love. you. And, what is even better is that I know you love me. That is really the whole package. Nothing else really matters. Thank you for loving me God and for letting me love you.

What God Said Tonight:

Water. Still water. Still, crystal clear water. My Spirit is like still, crystal clear water that purifies, reflects, and surrounds you.

I am the well that never goes dry. With me you are never thirsty again. You will drink to your fill of my Spirit and you will see great power and love cover this world.

I am yours and you are mine forever. My love for you cannot be measured but can be held. Sweet dreams.

God makes everything better...

My prayer:

Today was one of those days where anything that could go wrong, did. Even some things that I couldn't even imagine going wrong, did.

Thank you for your peace throughout it God.

I did not let it get to me. I knew that you would work it all out. I did not have to remind myself that you would, I just knew you would and kept an eye out for your glory. And, that made it a pretty amazing day, in the end.

What God Said Tonight:

I am with you in the bad days and in the good. I am the one who turns tears into rain and sunshine into gold. I make the bad times good and the good times perfect.

I love you and when you trust in me, you will find that everything absolutely everything is better.