Tomorrow's challenges...

 

My prayer:

Awesome and powerful God. Thank you for all that you did this week, in my life and in the lives of those around me. 

There were some tragedies and you showed up to heal. There were some things that finally came to an end and you gave us peace. Then, there were some things that you accomplished that really looked pretty impossible. 

You were BUSY this week! I love you sweet Lord.

What God Said Tonight:

We have more work to do but all in its right time. I will guide your every step and lead you where you need to go. For now, for tonight, rest and know that I am God and I will bring you through every circumstance, no matter what it is. 

You are not alone and you can always rely on me. Tomorrow's challenges will still be there whether you sleep tonight or not. I recommend that you lay your head down in complete trust of my power and sovereignty. Then tomorrow, we will meet what it has. 

I love you sweet child, now and forever.

A place of peace...

 

My prayer:

Amazing God. Today was different with challenges all its own. Thank you for answered prayer God. I pray that you continue to work in that situation and heal the brokenness, on all sides. I pray for your peace and joy to surround and envelope your children. 

Wrap us up in your love and keep us safe God. This is an unsafe world but in your arms and in your care, we are safe. Thank you Jesus.

What God Said Tonight:

Things, the future doesn't always come in a neat package. There are times, seasons, events that are messy and complicated and that is truly what life in this world is. 

However, if you keep your eyes on me and what I am doing you can see the peace in the chaos. You can feel the purpose in the problems. I will make a way and I will find a way to make everything turn for your good in the end. 

I have a place prepared for you, on earth and in heaven and it is specially designed for who you are and what you need. Find that place and dwell in it. In it you will find my peace.

Draw near...

 

My prayer:

Sweet Jesus and awesome Lord. Thank you for a wonderful day. So many blessings to enjoy in this day. Now, I get to sit and listen at your feet. Nothing better.

What God Said Tonight:

Thank you for drawing near to me my sweet child. It matters. I am always here and I am always with you but when you draw near to me, I draw near to you. When you seek me, you find me. When you come for me, we are together more closely and more aware in a way that allows for greater fellowship and deeper relationship. 

I love you with all that I am and in these moments where you draw near to me, I can show you that love with greater power and grace. Receive me tonight my child.

Bring you through...

 

My prayer:

Thank you for leading me through this week Lord. There were some pretty stressful moments...days, but you brought me through, showed me what to do and say. More importantly showed me what not to do and what not to say. Now here we are coming into Friday and everything is looking so good. 

Thank you for letting me lean so heavily on you this week God. I couldn't have made it without you.

What God Said Tonight:

Each new challenge always seems so insurmountable at first. But when you remember the basics. When you remember my promises. When you remember what we have already come through....suddenly the big rock in front of you seems no more than a pile of pebbles waiting to fall apart. 

I love you sweet daughter and I will always bring you through. Every challenge, every obstacle, every attack, I will always bring you through. We have an eternity to spend together. 

I love you now and forever my child. Do not forget it.

Lifeboat...

 

My prayer:

Amazing Father. I look at all that is happening in the world and there is so much that is truly horrid. Then, I look at the amazing life you give me and the blessings in every moment. Both of these things are happening at the same time and sometimes I don't know whether to cry for the world or enjoy all that you are doing in my life. 

It seems wrong to enjoy the blessings when so many others are suffering. But it also seems wrong to cry and despair when you are placing so many blessings around me.

Life in these times is not easy God. I pray for your guidance.

What God Said Tonight:

I have told you of these times. I have spelled out all that is happening. Your love and your prayers for the world are heard. 

There is a season to this time in the world and it will not last forever. While your compassion for the world and all it is going through is right and good, at the same time, I have set you apart in this time for a reason. I have selected my children to have a different experience of this season, if they choose to accept it. 

Reach for the joy and blessings with both hands and hold on tight. They will get you through the dark days around you. They are a life boat for my children. Do not turn away from them and do not allow guilt into your heart or your mind. 

I am your God and I will care for you in this truly tough season. There is a purpose in it all. Keep praying, keep loving, keep living in the moments of joy I bring for you. I love you sweet daughter, now and forever.

Love, even when it is hard...

 

My prayer:

Sweet Father. Thank you for such a blessed week and thank you for the luxury of rest the next couple of days. You are so, so, so, so, GOOD! 

You help me through the challenges but also, you so often just toss in blessings that you know I will enjoy. Nobody knows me like you and nobody knows what will bless me better than you. Your gifts are beyond anything I can imagine. Being your child is really the most amazing experience. 

I love you now and forever God.

What God Said Tonight:

We are of one heart and one spirit together. The things you like are the things I like. The things I like are the things you like. I care about the things you like because I care about you. 

There is no mystery when you remember how I love you. You were made to be loved and to love. It is a simple but sometimes difficult mission. 

Love, even when it is hard. It is what you were made for.

Blurred reflection...

 

My prayer:

Awesome Father. I pray for your help to be a greater blessing to those you have put in my life. God, let your love, peace, and wisdom flow through me with no barrier and no filter. Thank you for the privilege of being your hands and feet. I pray that you help me to reflect you as clearly as is possible.

What God Said Tonight:

To be the clearest reflection of me, anything that gets in the way of you and I will get in the way of your reflection of me to others. Our work, our healing, is to systematically remove anything that gets between you and I. There are past hurts that make it difficult for you to trust me sometimes. There are misconceptions of religion that make you misunderstand me sometimes. There are things that simply distract you in your everyday life that...yes, like that. 

I love you and I will never force change upon you. Together we can see these things that get in the way, the things that blur my reflection in you, and together, we will gently heal each one.