Child of my heart...

 

My prayer:

Awesome God, sweet Jesus, saviour. It is the night before we celebrate your resurrection. The night before the whole world changed. The night before you defeated death for our sake. There is no way to adequately recognize the significance of what you did for us. I remain in awe of your love for us and your sacrifice. I remain in awe of you.

What God Said Tonight:

A representation, a celebration, is never meant to equal the original event. A birthday is a celebration of your birth but never equals the joy experienced on the day of your birth. 

There is no pressure and no expectation of this celebration. It is enough that we spend the day together. It is enough that we remember together the culmination of our love. 

You are the child of my heart and I love you more than I loved life. 

No surprise...

 

My prayer:

Thank you for covering me today God. There were many times today that things could have easily gone a different direction and ended very badly but in each case, you covered me, you bailed me out, you turned things around for my good. You are amazing, thank you.

What God Said Tonight:

Never be surprised by my grace in your life. It is there for you always. I have covered you in the blanket of my salvation and that covers all matter of sin. 

I know your heart. I know your intentions. I am forever on your side. 

A team of one does not get very far but a team of two, or three can achieve anything. I love you.

Break down the walls...

 

My prayer:

Mighty and awesome God. The privilege you give us to come to you, just as we are, covered in the blood of Christ is pretty unbelievable. I have known you most of my life and I can take it for granted sometimes. You are always with me and that makes it easy to forget what a privilege that is.

For some reason, tonight, it is clear to me, it is new again and I am so grateful. Thank you Jesus, Father, Holy Spirit. There is no gift like you presence. Thank you for letting me be here with you.

What God Said Tonight:

A lot of things happen and they build upon each other until you suddenly have a wall, when all you started out with were a couple of bricks. 

I am here to break down those walls. I will break them to pieces because they are keeping you from all that I have for you. They were built over many years but I will bust them apart, into dust, in one moment. It will be as though they were never there. 

I have a life of freedom planned for you and there is no place for walls in that life. I love you my child. Be free in me.

God will wait...

 

My prayer:

I really do my best to follow your lead God. I know I get it wrong sometimes but I promise, I am trying. 

I pray that you heal my heart, make me whole, so I don't hurt others out of my own hurt. You have healed so much in me God, and I am so grateful for your healing. But, I know there is more. I know it when I overact and get angry. I know it when I feel bitterness well up in me. I know it every time I fail to put you first. If I was healed and whole, those things would not be an issue.

I love you Father. I love you Jesus.

What God Said Tonight:

A week, a day, a month or a year, these timeframes are not important. I am the God of eternity and I will wait forever for you. 

I will wait as long as I need to to give you the time and space to find your healing and your wholeness. It is before you but you may need time to receive it all. 

I am yours and you are mine and there is no space ebtween us. This is already done.  

Turning it around...

 

My prayer:

Awesome God. Thank you for bringing me through today. You always give me enough. Enough energy, strength, wisdom, strategy, and faith to get through what I need to get through. Today was not a day where I had an abundance of those things, but I had enough and that was all I needed. Thank you Jesus.

What God Said Tonight:

A cursing that was meant for you, a cursing that targeted you, is being turned into a blessing. Its intention was to take you out but I am turning it around and will see it bless you. 

No weapon formed against you can prosper. You know that. Now, the rest of the world will know. You can't curse my kids. The children of God will always be blessed. 

I love you now and forever my child. It is nearly finished.

On track...

 

My prayer:

Amazing Father. One step after another. I am trusting you to guide each step. 

I am starting to have a whole new level of understanding that waiting for life to be calm and without trauma is really never going to happen. I have often thought, if I can just get through this thing, everything will be ok. But there is always another thing to get through.

That all sounds pretty hopeless, but it is not. With your peace and your guidance, in the middle of the fire, I can still have peace and joy. That is what is so amazing about living life with you. No matter the circumstances, I can have peace and joy because you live in me. 

Thank you God!

What God Said Tonight:

A silence, a time when I am not responding, does not mean you are off track. It often means you are right on track. 

I love you and I will guide you because you are my child and you have asked me to. But a horse only needs to be reined when they are not going the direction you want them to go. If they are headed on the path home, you can let the reins go slack and let them have their head. 

That is what this time is with you. You are on the right track, going where you need to go. If you veer off, I will rein you in but for now, you have your head. Keep going. 

I love you my child, now and forever.

God says rest...

 

My prayer:

Mighty God. I love the peace that you have placed in me during this season. It is definitely NOT a result of everything going well and being easy. But in the midst of the challenges, I have your peace settled in me. 

It is an anchoring calm that is rooted in the knowledge that you will take care of everything. Thank you so much. This is a much better way to live than worrying all the time.

What God Said Tonight:

Work is done for today, for the week. I need you to rest. I want you to have the time to refuel in my Spirit. 

I know you don't think you need it. I know there are many other things you could do. But I am asking you, for one day, rest in me and let me restore you. 

Everything will get done in its own time. But if you push it and deny the rest you need, it will take much longer, and will be much harder. I promise. 

I love you and I would see you rest in me.