Space for the new...

My prayer:

I am feeling "off" tonight God. I am not sure how else to explain it. Nothing is actually wrong but I don't feel peace. I don't know what I need or what to ask for but I know something is missing. 

All knowing God, I pray for whatever is missing tonight. I may not know what it is but you do. Thank you Jesus.

What God Said Tonight:

A missing piece is one of the only things that has more power in its absence than it does in its presence. You don't notice the pieces when they are all present. It is only when one goes missing that they become apparent and the importance of them in you life becomes apparent. 

We have gone through many changes this year. There are many things that you started the year with that you no longer have in your life. Things, people, ideas...it has been a year of cleaning things out. 

I have made space for the new in your life. I have cleared out room to accept what I have coming for you. This missing piece you feel tonight is not so much about what is missing but it is being aware of the space I have made in you to receive. 

I will fill you my child. I love you.

Jesus' birthday...

My prayer:

It is almost your birthday Jesus! I haven't yet asked you what you want for your birthday this year. Is there anything you want in celebration of your birth? I love you Jesus and my life is yours.

What God Said Tonight:

I want you for Christmas. I want time with you. I want you and I to connect in worship. 

There is nothing I love more than one on one time with my children. Give me the gift of time this year. I love you.

Moldy bread...

My prayer:

Awesome God. I am getting a fresh view of my limitations and yet I believe, you are helping me to remember that my limitations do not define my possibilities. You define my possibilities and I am eternally grateful for that. I pray for your continued guidance and help God. Where I am weak, you are strong, thank you Jesus!

What God Said Tonight:

Mold grows on stale bread. When bread is not consumed, when it is not used for what it is intended to be used for within the time it is intended to be used, it grows mold. That mold ruins the bread for its intended purpose but it is not useless. Even in its decay, great uses can be found. 

Is the value of bread for eating greater than the value of mold for medication? I suppose that depends on whether you are starving or if you are sick. 

I will turn all things for your good. Even that which you see as old and moldy and of no use. Even that, I will use for great purpose. 

I love you my child, all of you.

Purpose...

My prayer:

I don't have anything new to talk about tonight God. I am still just reeling at the amount of choices that seem to be developing. Thank you for an abundance of opportunity. You are amazing!

What God Said Tonight:

Making a difference and helping people is part of your DNA. It is because you have my heart in you. Anytime that core of you is not being fed, is not having the opportunity to blossom, you will feel unfulfilled.

But be careful to look around you in every circumstance. There is always an opportunity to make a difference and to help people. No matter the poverty of your situation, there is always something to give. It is often true that the sacrifice in poverty has such greater depth of purpose than the generosity in extravagance. 

Your purpose is not defined by your circumstance but you can define your circumstances by your purpose. 

I love you sweet child.

Next...

My prayer:

I find myself changing and I don't know if that is a good thing or not. Things that I use to not enjoy, I enjoy now. Things I use to need, I don't need any longer. I really find myself going into a totally new phase of my life, of me. Who new this could happen at this point in my life?

All I ask God is for your guidance. If I get off on a wrong or unhealthy path, guide me back into your will for me.

What God Said Tonight:

This year has been about helping you to see multiple futures for your life. There is no one path for you. I want you to see and to know that you can choose and I will be with you in that choice. I have a plan and a future for your life but that plan is not thwarted by your choices. 

Imagine, explore, and choose what you want to try next. Not what you want to try forever but what you want to try next. 

I am with you. I will stay with you. We will ride into your future together and see what it brings. The adventure never stops if you don't want it to.

In context...

My prayer:

Thank you God for your guidance, protection, and peace. Sweet Father, I do not need anything more tonight than your presence, your voice. 

What God Said Tonight:

I am taking you on a flight tonight to see the world from a new perspective. 

There is a clarity in seeing things from so far above the earth. You are aware of the individual lives and the individual experiences but you also can see how it all fits together. One event in isolation cannot be understood. It is only when you see the fabric of reality from a great height do you begin to understand an event in the context that brings it meaning. 

Take the time to find a greater perspective and know that I am working all things for your good, I promise my sweet child.

Truth...

My prayer:

Awesome God. I pray for clarity of vision and for wisdom about what is happening around me. There has been so much deception and after awhile, I begin to question what is the truth. When an entire group of people consistently says "a" is "b", I find myself wondering, is it "b"?

In the midst of the lies, please help me to clearly recognize the truth.

What God Said Tonight:

Truth is and does not change. I am the truth. I am your true north. 

Lies change from day to day. One day they say one thing the next another where the truth remains solid and unmoving.

I am the truth, the way, and the life and I am the litmus test for all things true.