Ash...

 

My prayer:

What a difference a week, or even a day makes when you are in charge God. THANK YOU for healing me. Thank you for directing me. Thank you for pulling me from that place of darkness I was in last week. 

It seems like a lifetime ago. But you have that ability, to wipe away the most painful experiences and replace them with joy and hope. You are the God of hope and the God of tomorrows. You are my God and I am grateful for it. 

I choose you, now and forever. Thank you for choosing me.

What God Said Tonight:

We consumed your pain with fire. When something is consumed with fire, it does not make the thing disappear but it leaves an ash. That ash then becomes the ground for new growth. That is true of you this week my child. 

I have burned away the pain, but it has not completely disappeared. It has become the ash that will grow new things in your life and in the Kingdom. Never will you suffer without me finding good use of it. We will use this ash to fertilize the next season. 

I love you know and forever.

Heal the pain...

 

My prayer:

Amazing God. I have run into my old nemesis today, or for the last few days. The pain is too much. I need you. I need your healing power. I have nothing left to fight this except to cry out to you. 

What God Said Tonight:

The root and the reason for the pain is deep and complicated. It is not for no reason. 

I will reveal those roots and reasons as soon as you need to know them. Knowing them now would not help. In the meantime, I hear you crying out. I feel your pain. I will heal you, heal that pain, as soon as I possibly can. 

I love you daughter and I would never have you take on more than you can bear. 

Roots...

 

My prayer:

Awesome Father. Thank you for the wonderful time of rest and worship. I pray, as we go into this new week that your will is done, in everything. I pray that you give me the wisdom to get out of your way so you can do your thing and the wisdom to act when you want me to act. Let me hear your voice, tonight and always. Be my guide, my teacher, my father, my brother, and my savior God. You are my everything.

What God Said Tonight:

Not every root will grow into a plant. Some roots will wither and die before they can become what they are meant to become. 

When that root is an evil root, this is good news. When that root is a good root, this news is a tragedy. The root is the start of the plant but without the right conditions and attention, the root will die. 

Give attention to the roots that you want to grow. Do not give you attention to those roots you do not want to grow. 

I love you my child, now and forever.

God has a reason...

 

My prayer:

Awesome Father. Thank you for an amazing day of rest and peace. I love watching your will being accomplished in this world. We think we have plans for the future but when we trust you with the future, you work it all out for our good and it is really beautiful to watch. As I head into this week Lord, I will need your help, as always, for all of the known challenges and the unknown. I am yours God, now and forever.

What God Said Tonight:

There are times when I cannot share with you every last detail of what is going on. Not because I don't want to but because I know the details might not be able to be understood. 

Sometimes, I need you to trust me whether I can share with you the details or not. When I ask you to step left or move forward, I can promise there is always a reason for it; however, I may not be able to share that reason. 

Trust in me and trust that every instruction from me comes with a true and valid reason, whether I can share it with you now or not. Trust me enough to know that I would not ask of you, unless there were reason. 

Together with God...

 

My prayer:

Amazing Father. Thank you for the rest this weekend. It was wonderful to not need to struggle or work and just rest in you. I don't know what we are walking into tomorrow but I will do my best to remember to trust you in it. To leave it up to you and your will. That always works out the best for everyone. Thank you Jesus.

What God Said Tonight:

I love you my child and whatever we face tomorrow, we face together. 

I will not let it ruin you. I will not let it crush you. My angels of protection are around you, now and forever. I will see you through each day, for eternity. 

Your trust, your rest, your peace shall be rooted in that truth. 

Conflict...

 

My prayer

Amazing God. I can't believe I am still praying about the same thing. This problem, this conflict just keeps hanging on. It changes shape, but it is not going away and it is exhausting.

I pray God that your peace rule in my life. I pray that your peace overwhelm the conflict. I ask that you resolve this conflict.

What God Said Tonight:

This conflict is not what it seems. It is not as simple as it appears. This conflict has roots to it that you cannot know and you cannot fix. 

I am your God and I will see you triumph over the conflict. I will see you, the peacemaker. 

This conflict is not going to break you. It will be broken off of you. Do not own it. Trust it with me. 

I love you my child.

The purpose of problems...

 

My prayer:

Awesome Father. I did my best last week to be your reflection of peace in the chaos. I don't think I did a very good job. I think that I may have been calm and reflecting peace in the direct conflict, when it was over, when the crisis took a break, the stress definitely showed through. I also know that i so often tried to handle it all on my own and forgot that I could ask your help. In the heat of it, in the fire, I forgot I could call out to you. I was so focused on the situation, I forgot that you are the solution to every situation. 

I head back into it tomorrow with new opportunities to do better. I pray in advance for your help. In every situation. In every challenge, I pray for your help and your will to be done.

What God Said Tonight:

I didn't ask you to solve the problem. I asked you to reflect my peace. I didn't ask you to bring resolution. I asked you to reflect my peace. I didn't even ask you to create peace in the situation. I asked you to reflect my peace. 

Sometimes my children, you make things so much harder on yourselves than you need to. I don't expect you to solve all the problems. They are  too many and they are too big. I only expect and want you to be what shows the world that I am bigger than that problem...and that you know it. 

That is how you reflect the peace. When the world sees that nothing can shake you, that becomes very interesting. They wonder how you do it. Some will even ask. Then you can tell them about me, my power, my love, that gives you the assurance that you live under each day. 

The problems are not about bringing you harm or stress. They are about showing a world that there is a different and better way to live. A way that allows you to have peace and joy in the midst of chaos, pain, and sorrow. You are a child of God and with that comes great privileges and blessings. The world needs to know that.