Crisis...

My prayer:

I am worn out by life tonight God. So much tragedy with so much inspiring love and support. 

That is one thing about a natural disaster whether it is a flood or an earthquake or whatever, while the disaster is horrible, watching people come together to help each other restores my faith in us humans. 

Wouldn't it be great if we did not have to wait for a crisis and we just lived our lives that way, grateful to be alive and thinking, how can I help someone else. That would be amazing if we could all find a way to live like that! 

God, I pray that the compassion we feel when someone is in tribal be present every day, in crisis and out.

What God Said Tonight:

A crisis today is a memory tomorrow. Do not let the tragedy worry you. It is fleeting and an opportunity for God's grace to come in. 

The chance...

My prayer:

I am not in much of a talking mood tonight God but I am always in a listening mood with you. What is on your mind tonight?

What God Said Tonight:

I am not blind to the suffering that is in this world. I don't take it lightly. I don't ignore your pain. The pain of this world, the pain in your life wounds me more deeply than you can know. 

I did not intend for the world to be as it is but I am diligently working to see it put right. It is not an easy or simple thing. Getting everyone in place and at the right time. Making sure everyone gets a choice. Seeing that no one is left behind, except of their own choosing. That takes time and effort. 

I love you enough to make the world wait for you to decide to come with us. I love each of my children enough to make sure they have that chance. 

God with me...

My prayer:

Thank you for a really great day God. Beautiful weather, a great bike ride, good food, a great book and time to enjoy it. Sometimes it really is the simple pleasures that make life worthwhile.

Thank you that you are always with me, in good times and in bad. Thank you for always taking care of me. I LOVE YOU!

What God Said Tonight:

I have walked so many miles in the shoes of those I love. I hurt when you hurt and I laugh when you laugh. 

I can't promise you a life without pain, without struggle. That is a byproduct of this world that has been damaged by sin. I can promise that no matter what is after you, no matter what the struggle, no matter how deep the pain, I will be right there with you. I will make a way out for you. I will heal the hurt and I will build you back stronger. 

I love you. I love you. I love you. 

Life with God...

My prayer:

Thank you for your healing and your protection today God. There was a lot of tragedy and struggle throughout the world today, but that is nothing new. Sometimes I really wish I could go back to Adam and Eve and just tell them "No, DON'T DO IT!"

What would that world have looked like. What would life be like if there were no original sin separating God and man? If we had been obedient to your one rule, what would it have been like?

Maybe I don't want to know. It is harder to miss something if you don't know what it is, maybe.

I love you God and I anxiously await the day when the world is reconciled to you and freed from evil. 

What God Said Tonight:

I had a perfect world and a perfect plan that was delayed due to free will and evil. I have not lost the vision of that world. I am more dedicated to it than ever. I sacrificed my son for that vision. 

The thing is, now that you know life separated from me, life with me is sweeter. Just  as you can't really miss something you have never known, you can also never really appreciate something that you have always had. 

While this was not my original plan, in the end, the eternity we have together will be just that much sweeter for the things we have been through together. Don't waste time thinking of what could have been. Keep your eyes open to what is and what will be. 

Your dream...

My prayer:

Some days feel like swimming upstream through quicksand. Today was one of those days. I am grateful to be at the end of it. I am grateful for you and for your presence. I am grateful for the honor of hearing you speak.

What God Said Tonight:

I say it again, I have yet to see my children perish with their dream inside of them. 

Life without a dream is empty and dangerous. Live your dream each day. Even if it is just a little bit. Live it and know that I love your dream. 

I love you of course but I also love your dream. 

Forgive...

My prayer:

Awesome God. I am too tired to really think or put words together but not to tired to listen to my Awesome Father. What is on your mind tonight?

What God Said Tonight:

I have just about finished. I have a little more to do. You will see the purpose and understand the cost when this is done. The burden has been heavy but the result is worth the pain. 

I have loved you from the dawn of time and I will love you past the end. You are perfectly and wondrously made in my image. 

Here is a little thing that you are holding against each other. It will seem so small to you in the reality of tomorrow. No matter the hurt, let it be free to die. 

Come back to your center, come back to me and we will see a new reality and a new joy together. 

Balance...

My prayer:

Another day and another set of challenges. At least I am not bored! Thank you for all of your help today God. Thank you for all of the healing you have done in me that allowed me to deal with the issues as they came calmly instead of getting frustrated, irritated and losing it.

You are wonderful and everything good in me is only because of you. Thank you!

What God Said Tonight:

A table has many uses but is always at its best when it is balanced. 

Find your balance in my peace. Then you can be used for so many useful things. 

An unbalanced table, an unbalanced person, can't be trusted to hold up. 

I love you and I give balance through peace tonight.