Empty chairs...

My prayer:

I am seeing things a little differently these days God. Life seems to be throwing me a lot of curve balls and I am never really sure what to expect. It is not boring, that is for sure. 

I pray God and ask you help to field the curve balls. Help me to know what to do and what not to do. What to say and what not to say. Guide my steps and control my tongue 

God. I am yours. Your will be done in all things.

What God Said Tonight:

The chairs are empty and the tables are cleared. You think you have missed the party but the opposite is true. I have postponed the party. I have rearranged things so that you can be front and center. 

Your time is not yet here. It is coming, it is prepared, it is not yet here. I love you.

What defines you...

My prayer:

I am really trying to have a good attitude throughout this latest challenge but I am not doing a very good job. I could spend a lot of time and effort complaining about it all but that doesn't do anyone any good, especially me. So, instead, how about I close my mouth and open my ears. I am confident anything you have to say will be a lot better than anything I could say. I love you and I will keep trying.

What God Said Tonight:

A prayer can take on may forms. Sometimes, just a groan or a cry can be the most powerful prayer their is. Anytime you are connecting with me, it is a time of prayer. 

I was raised on a cross for the whole world to see that I love you more than I love life I was resurrected to show I have power over all, even death. I was lifted high and brought low and none of it changed what I knew to be my purpose. 

The circumstances of your life are not what defines you. They are not who you are. You are my child and as such you can know that I will fight for you in every circumstance. Don't begin to think that you know the season you are in. You know today's circumstances, but that is all. 

I will guide you and lead you through each day until we are on the other side. I love you and I will not leave you to fend for yourself.

Flying...

My prayer:

Awesome God. Thank you is inadequate. Without the sacrifice you made over 2000 years ago, I would not know you. There is nothing worse I can imagine than living this life without knowing you. You made it possible that an imperfect person like me could know, talk to, receive from, be blessed by, the perfect God. My gratitude for that cannot be expressed. You are my world.

What God Said Tonight:

The mountains seem to big to climb, but we will not be climbing them. We will soar over them.We will glide around them. We will fly, not climb.

When you live your life in my will and according to my power, the natural laws no longer apply. Where before you had to walk and climb and struggle, now you can glide and soar. 

I love you my daughter and together we will soar.

I would do it all again...

My prayer:

The day we remember your sacrifice Jesus. It was such a tremendous sacrifice that even though I have known of it my entire life, I still don't think I can fully  wrap my mind around it. You were beaten beyond recognition, treated worse than the worst criminal, and killed in a horrific way. You walked into it willingly with full knowledge of what was to come. And all of it, every minute, every new level of pain, every sacrifice, was all for us. 

Sometimes, when I know I have really messed up, my first thought is God could never forgive me for that. But if I stop and think of all that you went through so I could be forgiven of ALL of my sins, suddenly it does not seem so hard to believe.

Thank you Jesus for every sacrifice. You are amazing and I love you like crazy.

What God Said Tonight:

Every closed door is closed for a reason. But, it is not closed forever. Your next opportunity is just in front of you but the door is closed, for now. 

Stay alert. Stay aware. I will lead you in. 

I love you too and I would do it all again.

Lean on God...

My prayer:

Awesome God. Thank you for healing me. Thank  you for strength. Thank you for bringing me through this season. 

I continue to pray that above all things, your will be done on earth, in my life, as it is in heaven. 

Thank you Jesus.

What God Said Tonight:

Little is known and little is seen of the reality of your life right now. There are great moves and happenings within the spirit realm that you only see the aftershocks. 

It is time to trust me. It is time to know that I am God and that I will not let you down.. Now and forever, regardless of what you see in front of you, my love for you will never die. My watch care for you will never falter. 

Lean into me, knowing I am God. No fear, no worry, just trust. I love you.

Reminder of love...

My prayer:

This latest challenge God is such unfamiliar ground for me. I guess the good part is that since I have never been here, I have to rely on you. It isn't even really a choice. I have to trust that you are going to turn everything for my good. 

I can already see many things that you are teaching me in this challenge and season. I see layers of purpose and that is good. Doesn't make it less frightening though.

I pray for you peace, assurance, and strength in me God to accept and follow your will for my life.

What God Said Tonight:

I have got you. You are carved in the palm of my and and I have got you. You are the apple of my eye and I have got you. 

There is nothing that will ever make me let go of you. We are in this, forever and always together. 

Each day, I am going to send you a reminder of my love for you. Keep an eye out for it. Each day, you will have a new appreciation of how much I love you and how I will not turn my back on you. 

I am flooding your life with love right now for a reason. Love is what is going to get you through this. Love is going to be your cushion and your balm. Love is purpose of it all. 

My love for you has never and will never falter. Come along with me.

Hostage...

My prayer:

I am in uncharted waters God. I need you to guide every step, every choice, every word, in my life. I pray as well that you help me to gain everything I can gain in this season. I think there is a lot I can learn, a lot of ways that I can heal and grow in this season. Help me not to miss those opportunities. The only thing worse than going through a really tough season is going through it for no purpose. 

I love you God. I trust you. Guide me on this path.

What God Said Tonight:

You have entered the war. It is just not the kind of war that you might expect. 

The enemy is hiding behind fear and sickness. He uses lies and intimidation to try to frighten you away. He will tell you things that are not true but are solely intended to wear you down. 

Always remember my child, the battle is not yours. You are here, in the battle, in the war, but the fighting will be done by me. You are a hostage and as such I need you to maintain hope and know that I will bring you out. Otherwise, your job is really to just follow the steps as I lie them in front of you. 

I love you.