Carved in the palm of His hand...

My prayer:

Guidance, direction, and help God. Maybe even a little perspective. These are all things I am in need of tonight.

I had such peace earlier today God. I felt 100% sure that everything would work out. Then, after a day of more disappointments, I find myself losing hold of the peace. 

I know that I can't look at circumstances. I know that you have our best in mind at all times. I just would love to have a little insight into how all of that is going to work out in this particular situation. 

I can almost hear you, it isn't faith if you don't have to believe. It isn't faith if you know how it will turn out. 

If that is the answer God, I pray for help to accept it. I pray for the peace that I had earlier today return but be more lasting.

Thank you Jesus.

What God Said Tonight:

I have you carved in the palm of my hand. I don't have you sitting there. I do't have you drawn there. I have you carved. 

You are so important to me that I wanted you carved into me so that we are never apart. I can never forget you because you are carved into me. I can never turn my back on you because you are a part of me and I am a part of you. 

Your confidence does not have to be in the world. Your confidence doesn't have to be in yourself. Your confidence can be in me and what you mean to me. 

I love you now and forever my child. Go to sleep and wake up ready to go tomorrow. I will refresh and rejuvenate you.

God's favor...

My prayer:

You make me prosper God. You make me win. No matter what the circumstances. No matter how much is against me, you make me win. I stand in awe of your favor in my life. You are so very good! Thank you for doing it again!

What God Said Tonight:

I love you. You are the head and not the tail. When I make you prosper, I am only ensuring you are in your God given place. 

I made you to be a prince. I made you to be a priest. I made you to be my child and you have become the apple of my eye. 

My blessings are forever and my provision will not end. I am yours, now and forever. 

Today was not a waste...

My prayer:

There are the things I know to do, relax, trust you, live in  your peace, and then there are the things I did today, chase my tail and get no where. I guess I at least wore myself out running all around. That helped bring down the stress level but it did not accomplish anything else. 

God, I pray for help living the way I know to live vs. the way I have been living. I choose to trust you, now and forever.

What God Said Tonight:

Today was not wasted. Today helped convince you that you do trust me. Today was a necessary piece of the journey. 

Do not disparage those things that move you forward, even if they do not get you to your goal. Progress is more important than the goal and the journey is more important than the destination. 

Your character, your heart, your spirit, these are the things that are important to me and these were all strengthened today. I love you and I will never stop.

Worry...

My prayer:

I am hanging in there God, mostly. I let the "not knowing" and the complete inability to control any of this thing get to me a bit today. I spent most of the day just reminding myself that you are in charge. 

That makes it sound good but the reason I spent most of the day reminding myself is that I needed the reminding. I am amazed at how little time it takes for my mind to slip into worry. 

I pray for your sustained peace in me and, as always, your will be done.

What God Said Tonight:

Worry is a transient distraction that does not even warrant your briefest attention. Your life, your testimony is so  much bigger than any worry. 

I have brought you through. I will bring you through. I am bringing you through. 

Ride in the cradle of my arms as we stride through this season together. I love you so much and this is one more journey in a life full of testimony.

Your voice...

My prayer:

I am a ball of stress God. I was doing a decent job of trusting and leaning on your peace when just one area of my life was in upheaval but now, with two areas going nuts, I am not doing very well with it all. 

Awesome God, I hand it all to you tonight. It is too heavy for me.

What God Said Tonight:

Alignment is not always necessary. You are looking for everyone to come into one voice and this is not the season for that. This is a season for each voice to be heard.

I know the conflict and the cacophony of voices is hard for you. You long for peace and order but this time is necessary. I need people in your life to challenge each other and find out if their voice is worth hearing. 

Trust that I am in charge and that I know what I am doing. 

Get your voice, your peace, your stability from me and my presence in you. When you know yourself, you don't have to work so hard to make sure other people know it too. Rest in me and who I know you to be. and, as always, remember this season will not last forever.

WIsdom...

My prayer:

You are so generous God. Thank you for teaching me in every moment. I am seeing your revelation in the smallest of moments right now and I LOVE IT! Teach me Lord. I love learning from you. I pray that this be a time of revelation for all of your people. We need your wisdom and knowledge in our lives.

What God Said Tonight:

The danger of knowledge is that it can make you more confident in your knowledge than you are in my ability to direct your destiny. My knowledge and wisdom for you is for a season. I will feed you until you are full but not beyond that. Anything more is gluttony and results in waste. 

Even in this, trust me. I will give you everything you need, when you need it. 

Walking in faith...

My prayer:

This is an interesting journey of faith we are on God. 

Thank you for the frequent reassurance and for your peace. Part of me wants to fast forward to the other side of the journey but even as I say that, I can hear your voice telling me to not miss out on the journey itself. That I should appreciate the excitement and growth of this time as it will not always be like this. 

Thank you God for all that you are and all that you do. I love you SO MUCH!

What God Said Tonight:

Peace is not a static thing. Peace swells and grows when needed and it ebbs when it is not needed. My peace, my perfect peace, also has perfect timing. 

Relax in to the ebb and flow of my peace and know that you will always be prepared. 

I love you too my sweet child. 

Walking in faith is nothing more than walking hand in hand with me. There is no safer place in the world.