Transition...

 

My prayer:

Amazing Father. I am cherishing these last few days and beginning to get a little nervous about starting the new season next Monday. I know I should not be nervous. I know that this is your will and that you destine me to succeed. I know all of that in my head. But that part of me deep inside, the one that gets insecure and will not be talked out of it, is poking at me. 

I love you Father and I am choosing to listen to your voice.

What God Said Tonight:

I am on your side. My blessing never left you. My favor never left you. Your time of getting stuck and not being able to move things forward, your time of "failing" was nothing more than me letting you know it was time to move on. I had lifted my hand from that place and you needed to move out because of it. 

Now you are moving into a place that I have chosen for this season and my blessing will be on you and all that you do. I have chosen this place. You will feel like a hand sliding into a well worn glove. I am here with you now and forever. 

 

My prayer:

I can't think of anything to talk about tonight God. Maybe tonight I should just listen.

What God Said Tonight:

Every day has a purpose and every moment has a plan. Sometimes the purpose and plan are nothing more than to be. 

After a season of intense struggle, I will give you rest. This rest is needed to heal, to restore, and to build up for the next season. Your season of rest is here. Do not make it anything more or less than what it is. 

I love you now and forever my child. Rest.

Constant companions...

 

My prayer:

I am so grateful for this time you have given me God. More and more I am finding the ability to live in the moment. To appreciate what you have for me, right now. I am letting go of the past and I am curious about the future but not dwelling on it. Mostly, I am looking around me and enjoying now. 

I am sleeping when I am tired, I am working when I want to accomplish something, I am reading when I want to read, I am hiking when I want to hike, etc. etc. It is pretty marvelous. I don't know that this life of easy rhythms can last. At some point, the world and people's needs will begin to effect it, I assume. But for right now, this is a pretty great way to live. 

Thank you for showing me this. Thank you for the privilege and blessing to experience it. 

What God Said Tonight:

Balance, peace, joy, these are the things that make life worth living. An umbrella of love to make it all worthwhile. 

There is much good and much to celebrate in this life. In between and underneath the struggles and the  conflict there is great joy, peace, and love waiting to be seen. Waiting to be grabbed. Never will I leave you without the hope of joy, without the access to peace, without my love. Those are your constant companions as my child. 

I love you sweet child, now and forever.

Change...

 

My prayer:

Awesome God. Thank you for the blessing of rest and restoration. What a gift this is! I feel like a bit of a sluggard but I am also really enjoying some time with no big responsibilities. You arranged this all so wonderfully. Thank you for making it all happen in your time and in your way. It is ALWAYS better that way.

What God Said Tonight:

The ocean flows in and out, day after day, hour after hour. It is never changing in that it never stops the cycle but it is also always changing in that it never stops moving. 

Your life is like that in many ways. It is always the same in that I am always with you and I will always work things for your good. But, at the same time, it is always changing and always moving, within my will and promises for you. 

Take comfort in the sameness and take comfort in the change. The stability of the sameness means you never need to worry for tomorrow. The constant change means you never need to be bored. Live each moment my child and appreciate it for what it is. 

I love you, now and forever.

Sprout forward...

 

My prayer:

So today was it God. The old season is gone and now I get some downtime before starting the new season. Thank you again for bringing me through it all. Thank you for your timing. Thank you for knowing better than I did, what I needed and when. I love you so much!

What God Said Tonight:

It is finished, it is done. 

What you carry with you are the blessings, the legacy, and the lessons. What you carry with you is the strength and the compassion that this season has grown in you. What you carry with you is momentum to move forward. What you leave behind is the hurt and the damage. What you leave behind is anything that would hold you back from the future I have for you. 

Let go of anything that tries to hold you back and grab firmly to those things that propel you forward. Now is a time for moving forward. Now is a time to accomplish great things. Now is a time to take all that I have taught you and move it forward. 

I love you. I have planted seed in you. I have watered it and cared for it. Now is the time for you to let it sprout forward. Don't worry, you won't hurt anyone. No one is out there, yet....

God in control...

 

My prayer:

Thank you for your protection today my God. I would be scared out of my mind if I did not have you on my side and keeping me safe. This world becomes a bit more crazy everyday. It is only your grace, mercy, and protection that keep me sane. You give me peace that is beyond the craziness. Thank you Father. Thank you Jesus. Thank you Holy Spirit.

What God Said Tonight:

Each facet, each new circumstance is another stitch in the quilt of eternity. Everything has a purpose. 

It may seem like chaos. It may seem out of control. But that is not the case. In the end, as you look back, you will see the patterns and all of the unseen acts and circumstances that you can't see while you are in it. 

If you think about it you know this has been true so often in your life already. You go through a great struggle and on the other side of it, it all makes sense and you can see how my hand was working in it all. 

Keep that memory fresh in your mind as you face the chaos and uncertainty in the world today. Remember that even when it seems out of control, I am still in charge and I have a purpose and a plan. 

I love you. I ask you to trust me. 

LIfted above the trouble...

 

My prayer:

Awesome God. I am not sure what to pray about tonight. Normally, on New Year's Eve, I do a review of the year with you. This year, I think that would take us way past midnight. 

There was loss this year and unimagined grief but there were so many blessings as well. At the end of it all, I am grateful for you. I am grateful for all you have done and are doing in my life. I am grateful that I get to walk into the future with the assurance that you are guiding my steps. 

I love you SO MUCH!!

What God Said Tonight:

Waiting on my timing will be a theme that you can remember from this year. 

I have so much more for you. We have really only just begun. But do not worry yourself about the future. What will come. When it will come. I will prepare you. I will position you. Keep following my lead and everything will fall into place at the right time. 

I love you now and forever my child and I will not leave you. I am your Father and your God. I am your savor and you brother. I am the Spirit in your lungs and I will lift you high above the troubles in this world. I will keep you in safety during the storm. I have nothing but good plans for you. 

Happy New Year my child.