Expectations...

 

My prayer:

Sweet Father. I pray and ask for your help in this latest challenge. The funny thing is, I am so confident that you will help me through it, you have shown me over and over how you will bring me through anything, that I almost don't have to ask. I know, to the bottom of my soul, that you will help me through and that you will work it all out for my good.

That being said, I never want to get complacent. I never want to get entitled, thinking that I have somehow the right to expect your help. It is only because of Jesus that I even get to talk to you, let alone the blessings and favor you pour out on me.

So, I am here tonight asking for your help, with the full confidence that you will work it all out for my good. I guess that is the faith part. Waiting and believing with expectation.

What God Said Tonight:

Knowing that your arm will move when you want it to move doesn't mean you are complacent. Especially if you remember, once in a while to be thankful for how easily you can move your arm. 

It is the same with me. I don't need you to be amazed every time I bless you, every time I work things out for your good. You should expect that. It is a promise I made to you. If you didn't expect it, you would be saying I was a liar and I did not do what I promise to do. However, you are correct that the blessings in my Kingdom for my children can create an entitlement that can cause issues. 

Keep and protect your humble heart. It is your greatest defense against the haughty spirit. Keep your grateful heart. It is the greatest defense against hopelessness and depression. Keep your heart soft for it is the greatest defense against bitterness. 

I love you my child, now and forever.

Looking back...

 

My prayer:

Today was a bit of a flashback to what my life use to be and it made me more grateful than ever for what you have changed my life into. Thank you for the peace and sanctuary that you have created in my life. It is better than I ever could have imagined God. 

What God Said Tonight:

Looking back is not a problem as long as you don't stay there. Looking back is always meant to be a brief glance to recognize what is behind you. It is not meant to be a focal point. 

Keep your eyes forward and you will move forward. Keep your eyes looking back and you will crash. 

I love you sweet daughter. Look ahead to all the joy we have before us.

True peace...

 

My prayer:

You brought me through the fire today God, thank you. 

It is amazing to me how the day can start out with complete chaos and turmoil, then you come in and everything becomes calm. Sometimes you tell me what to say but so often, you just resolve it from the core and what seemed like a life changing conflict, becomes a distant memory.

Thank you for being the calm in any storm and for leading my words and my life.

What God Said Tonight:

Not all conflict is bad and not all peace is good. 

Peace, the peace that I bring is based on a core truth that i am in charge and will work all things for your good. That is a peace that will last. That is a peace that is true. 

Beware of the peace that comes from compromise. Beware of the peace that comes from withdrawal. That is not true peace and that peace will one day erupt into a greater confrontation than you could ever imagine. 

Don't be in such a hurry to find peace that you bury the cause of the conflict. Sometimes, letting the conflict play itself through, trusting me with the outcome, is the best path to healing, wholeness, and lasting peace. 

I will guide you in this and in all things. I am your Lord and I am with you and for you, forever.

No rush...

 

My prayer:

Awesome Father. Thank you for your guidance and creating new connections, new family. 

I pray your will be done. Take us wherever you want to take us. Lead us wherever you want to lead us. We will follow you.

What God Said Tonight:

Waiting isn't hard when you love where you are and trust where you are going. There is no rush for this coming season. It will come in its own time. 

In the meantime, enjoy what I bring you each day. I am a God of great gifts. I am a God of great abundance. Your life is evidence. Do not hide it. Rejoice in it. Let the world see what the Lord has done.

Kindness and love...

 

My prayer:

Thank you for the deep message today God. I think you revealed for me a pretty deep wound that I didn't even realize was there. 

I pray God for your healing power to heal me. I pray for you grace to fill me. I pray that you make me whole.

What God Said Tonight:

A hole, a wound, is not always something we recognize as it happens. A chronic wound, one that has been there for a very long time is something you learn to work around. You barely even notice it until someone bumps into it. 

That is how some of your wounds are and I needed to bump it a little today to remind you that it was there. I never bring these things up unless I have a plan to heal you from them. I never let you hurt without having the balm to heal. 

We are embarking on a journey that will bring you to a place of kindness and love that you have not known but that I need you to live in for our next season. Sit back and receive. This will not be hard work but it will be important to experience. 

I will make you whole.

No more work...

 

My prayer:

Awesome God. I am wiped out. I pray for restoration and rejuvenation. I am at the end of my energy, I am going to need yours to take over.

What God Said Tonight:

Breathe in, and out. Slowly, again. Relax into my arms and trust me to care for you. 

My child, I don't need you to do anything tonight. I only need you to trust and rest. There is no more work, not tonight. No more work in giving and no more work in receiving. Tonight, you are done. 

As you always say, it is calm time. Enough, for now, it is enough. 

I love you now and forever my child.

The winning side...

 

My prayer:

A busy but rewarding day God. Thank you for the continued healing that you are doing in me. 

Today was a reminder that I still have some emotionally tender areas. I still assume that the worst is coming, once in a while. I hope and pray that someday, that is completely gone. There really is no basis for it. You bless me at every turn. You literally turn all things for my good. I have come to trust that about 89% of the time.

I am ready for the day where I trust it 100% of the time. I don't know if that is possible but I aspire to it. Love you Lord!

What God Said Tonight:

You get there through trust. You get there through turning every worry into prayer. 

You don't realize it but that is what you did today. You felt the worry and you prayed for my favor. And, of course I gave it to you. 

We are a partnership. We are in this together. I will lead, guide, and favor you in every situation that you bring me in. In the end, you will always be on the winning side because you will always be on my side. 

I love you my child, now and forever.