Weight of the world...

 

My prayer:

Awesome God. I notice that I am in a season where much is outside of my control, or even my ability to affect it. I guess the truth is, most of life is like that; but, there are times when I notice it more. I notice it now. 

The events in the world are so horrifying and completely outside of my control or ability to affect it. The things at work are completely outside of my control and my ability to affect it. This latest health challenge that seems to continue to rear its nasty head, outside of my control or my ability to affect it.

All that being said, you bless me like crazy in the middle of all of this. You give me peace, beauty, nature, and love. So much so, I even feel guilty at times. Is it right to have so much peace and joy while all of this other is going on?

So, I am left with the only thing I can do and the only thing that really matters in the end anyway. I pray God and I put it all in your hands. I pray that your will is done. I pray for your continued protection, peace, and  joy in the midst of all of the rest. I pray that you bring me, you bring us, through all of these things.

I pray it in the name of Jesus, amen.

What God Said Tonight:

Do you feel that. Do you feel the weight that is taken from your shoulders whenever you give it to me? That is what I intend for you. That is what I want for you. 

You were not made to carry the weight of the world. That is for me. You were made to love. You were made to spread my love through the world. You were made to trust and to rely on me. These are the things that you can focus on. I will take care of the rest. 

I give you peace because peace comes from me, not from the world. I give you love because love comes from me, I am love. I give you joy because I love you and it makes my joy flow when I see you in it. 

I love you my child. Now is not a time for despair. Now is a time to love and to trust me to do my part. You are my reflection in the world. You can show the peace, the love, the joy, that I give you as testimony to those who have not known me yet. Their time will come and how will they know what to choose if they have not seen me working in your life? 

In these times, that reflection is ore powerful than ever. 

Mosaic...

 

My prayer:

Awesome God. I pray that your will is done and that I hear your voice tonight.

What God Said Tonight:

Every piece has a purpose and every panel has a role. In a mosaic, you get to see so beautifully each piece is beautiful on its own but then, when it is in place with the other pieces, it becomes a piece of a picture. Then several of those pictures come together to tell a greater story. 

It is like this with you and with your life. You are beautiful on your own but how much more beautiful when you are with those that I have placed you with, when you make a picture of your purpose. Then you see that purpose fit into the greater purpose and then we have a true piece of art. 

I love you my daughter. Keep shining in beauty on your own and in company.

God's sheep...

 

My prayer:

Thank you God for these last few days. With how rough last week was, I wasn't sure how to bounce back but all I had to do was trust you. You are my healer, my redeemer, and my strength. I am all yours God, now and forever.

What God Said Tonight:

My sheep are gathering together. They are bringing it in tight in preparation and in defense. 

My sheep know my voice and I have called them to me. They come together tonight to the safety of my land. I am the great Shepard and I will not let any of my sheep, not even one, down. 

I love you my child now and forever.

Ask for help...

 

My prayer:

Awesome God. I pray for your wisdom and understanding. There are these new challenges that I don't know the way through them. 

Amazing Father, show me what I should do or say. In general I pray that you show me the way through, like you always do. I pray for your help. 

What God Said Tonight:

I am here and I am always ready to help. I am your ever present help. 

I do need you to ask. 

Today, when you ran into that wall and did not know what to say or do, you relied on your own wisdom and strength, and that was not enough. Next time, rely on me and my strength and wisdom. Call out to me and I will help. Make it your instinct, your first thought, to reach out for my help and I will, always.

Troubles of today...

 

My prayer:

I have been praying all day God. Thank you for hearing my prayers. 

In times like these, all I can really pray is for your will to be done. I don't know enough about the greater forces involved to pray anything but for your will to be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

What God Said Tonight:

I have come to bring light and hope to the world. It may be heard to see that right now for many. 

The pains that this world is going through and must go through are hard to see. They are hard to witness. But, they are a passing trouble and pain. They will not last. 

Eternity is ours and it is good. It is free of war, and pain, and death. It is filled with love and joy and light. In that great eternity, the troubles of today will seem small. 

I am with you and I love you now and forever my child.

Being stretched...

 

My prayer:

Awesome God. it has been pretty challenging this week but I am grateful that you have brought me through it all. Thank you for healing me. Thank you for helping me keep your peace during the chaos at work. Thank you for being my hope, now and always. I love you Lord.

What God Said Tonight:

Sometimes you are stretched. While that is not comfortable it does enlarge you, your influence. 

Each time you are stretched, either by challenges or by the choices you make to challenge yourself, you grow. Each time you grow, your influence grows. Each time your influence grows, you get to reflect my love and my power to more people. Each time that happens, there is more opportunity for my children to return. 

So, what it comes down to is I won't keep you from being stretched. That is an inherent part of growth and is vitally important to my Kingdom. I won't let you be stretched to breaking. I won't let that stretching, that challenge be for no reason. But, I will let it happen. 

Trust in me to keep you safe and bring you through it. But don't disdain or discount the value of being stretched. 

I love you my child, now and forever.

Only just begun...

 

My prayer:

I am grateful for the life you have given me here Lord. I am yours now and forever. What is on your mind tonight?

What God Said Tonight:

Rest in me. Receive my strength. Receive my wisdom. Recieve my blessings. 

As my child you are entitled to so many things. You have only just begun to recognize the privileges of being mine. I have so much more to show you. 

I love you with all that I am and I will see you blessed beyond measure. 

Rest now and see what joy tomorrow brings. Or, more to the point, see what joy I bring tomorrow. 

I love you now and forever my child.