Beautiful in purpose...

My prayer:

This world is really confusing God. I need a break from trying to figure it out. 

Sometimes I wonder why I even try. It is what it is whether I understand it or not. Sometimes I wish I could be one of those people who just go with the flow, never questioning if what they are going through is right or wrong. Never wondering if there is a reason and a purpose. They just accept life as it comes. It seems like they might be a lot happier. 

But I am not built that way. Something inside of me insists on trying to understand the "why" of everything. It is how you made me and while it has its benefits, it is also exhausting. I was about to ask you for a couple days off from it and then I realized, I don't really want that. Me, without needing to know "why" is not really me. 

Ok, I am done complaining. Thanks for listening.

What God Said Tonight:

Beads, they are beautiful when they are in a jumbled up pile but they are more beautiful when they are strung into a necklace or bracelet, performing their function, the one they were made for. 

You are beautiful and I love you no matter what. But, when you are fully walking in your function, in what I made you to fulfill, well, that is one of the most beautiful things in the world. 

Being you may not be easy but it is pretty wonderful. Rejoice in the you that I have created in you and know that my purpose lives in you. I love you.

Life...

My prayer:

Well God we made it through this day and this week! I am grateful to be here with you. I am grateful that I don't have any problems that need solving right now. As I rest in your peace, I am grateful for you.

What God Said Tonight:

Wounded but not fatally. Walking but not running. A life lived but not relished. This is not what I meant for you. 

I want so much more for you. I intended so much more. There is so much more to come. Don't give up before I can manifest in you all that I planted. Stay solid, stay rooted, stay with me and we will see the glory that I have for your future. 

A life lived in purpose and in joy. An eternity spent in celebration and worship. We have so much more to do together. We have so much more time. 

I love you now and forever and I will see you shinning on the hill. I will see you rise above what the world has tried to do to you. I will love you now and forever.

Winter...Spring...

My prayer:

Four million balls in the air and all I really want to do is walk the other direction. I am the poster child for "burnt out" God. I pray for rest, rejuvenation, and renewed purpose in me. Thank you Jesus.

What God Said Tonight:

The winter is here. The ice, the snow. Things that at other times move and flow, in this season are cold and  still. I have you in a season of winter right now. Nothing moving. But Spring is on the way. 

This winter is only for a time and for the purpose of giving you the time to stay still and know that I am God. A level of trust is building in you that you will need in the days of Armageddon to come. 

You do not need to chip away the ice. Just wait on me and you will see the individual drops of melting water turn into a waterfall of joy. Spring is coming. The breaking loose is coming. Don't fight the winter but get ready for the Spring. 

I love you.

God is here...

My prayer:

Awesome God, Desperately seeking your presence tonight. Let me feel you, see you, hear you, know you, like never before, You are my everything and I have never wanted your presence more than I do right now, right here. God I love you. I crave your presence. 

What God Said Tonight:

I am here. I am the balm of Gilead for your wounds. I am here to cover and comfort you. 

I am here, I never left. I am yours and you are mine, forever. Your pain is my pain and your joy is my joy. 

You will have everything you need for the battle of tomorrow. You will ride victorious with me holding up your arms and making a way for you. 

I love you more than you can ever know. We will rise above the fray. We will rise above the flames and we will shout in the victory. 

I love you, now and forever. Now and forever.

Don't forget...

What God Said Tonight:

Come, come here. Lay your head on my chest and let me hold you. I am yours and you are mine, now and forever. 

Please never forget that. 

We are in this together and I will never let you go. I am your God. I am your strong tower. I am your Father and your savior.

Don't forget that. I won't.

The source...

My prayer:

I got to see joy on a few faces today God. That was pretty wonderful. True joy is much too rare these days. But today, a couple acts of random kindness and I got to see joy. Thank you God for the opportunity to be a blessing and the chance to see the blessing have its effect. 

I love you, now and forever God.

What God Said Tonight:

Seek joy and you will find temporary happiness. Seek me and you will find joy. 

Seek money and you may find temporary finances. Seek me and you will find riches. 

I am your source. I am your core source of everything you need. Seek me and you will find...everything. 

I love you , now and forever my child.

Trust, wait, don't give up...

My prayer:

I am grateful for the rest you gave me this weekend God. Downtime can be such a huge blessing in this crazy world. 

We are about to start a new week in a new year and I pray and ask that you bring new opportunities and new blessings. Above all things, I pray your will be done. My hope is there are opportunities and blessings in that will. 

I love you Father God.

What God Said Tonight:

Waiting in the wings is always temporary. No one waits forever. You wait until you see the change or you wait until you give up. 

I ask that you don't give up. I ask that you wait until you see the change. I know my timing can be hard to understand and I know it is not easy to wait on me. But I promise there is reason in the waiting. I promise I have not forgotten you. I promise there is more. 

Trust, wait, and don't give up.