At the core...

My prayer:
Awesome God, thank you for an awesome day.  You are so amazing God.  I know I keep saying it but it is never really enough.  I can never tell you how I truly feel about you because there simply are not enough words. 

My God, thank you for putting such amazing people in my life.  Thank you for this life that you designed for me.  I love you so much!  What an amazing privilege that you allow us to talk to you.  What a ridiculously fantastic honor that you talk back to us God. 

I pray God that you are never silent in my life.  I need your voice and your guidance every day.  I am nothing without you.  I can do all things through you though. 

I seem to be hearing a lot about knowing who I am according to you God.  About recognizing my worth through you and your opinion of me, not through my own eyes, my accomplishments or other people's opinions of me.  If I could truly get that, if I could truly derive my worth from what you think of me and how you see me, then pride, jealousy, envy, self doubt and all of that would never be an issue again. God help me to get there.  Help me to know who I am by who you say I am and nothing else.  I think that would be  a very good thing. 

I love you God.  What is on your mind and heart tonight:

What God Said Tonight:
It would be a very good thing.  I have tried to convey to you how I feel about you, how I see you.  I have spent thousands of years trying to get my children to see themselves and others the way that I see them.  I know it is hard.  It seems unnatural.  But really, it is the most natural thing in the world.  It is the image that I created you in. 

If you can understand your source, that you were made in our image and for a great purpose, if you can understand and truly believe your origin, you might begin to understand your worth and who you really are. 

You are not a combination of your experiences and your accomplishments.  Those are your experiences and those are things that effect you.  But at your core, at the source of who you are, is my image. 

When you look to me and love me, when you are in awe of me and when you have those feelings of incredible amazement, understand that you were made in that image.  At your heart and at your core, that is who you are.  You have trouble seeing it because the experiences and trauma of sin and life blind you to it.  They are like layers of burlap cloth.  Heavy and course and as they are layered on top of you, they block out all of the light. They block the essence of who you are until even you don't remember.  It is time to shake off the burlap sacks and see the light and the essence of who you are again. 

I died so that you don't have to keep the covering of sin over you anymore.  I came and died so that you could be free and let that light shine again. 

Remind yourself daily of who you really are.  Remind yourself every day that you and all of your brothers and sisters were made in our image.  That the reflection of us is in your core being.  You are my children.  I say it a lot but take a minute tonight and really think about that.  You are not only my children in that you are my charge and responsibility that I love and take care of. You are also my children in that you have my DNA.  You were created in our image.  You have me in you.  You, at the core, at the deepest level are a reflection, a copy of my image. 

When you look in the mirror, start looking deeper, see the core, see me.  Remind yourself of this every day.  Remind yourself that under the experiences of you and of our brothers and sisters, at the core, you are the same reflection of me.  That is what makes you so special and so important.  The children of the most high God. 

You are so beautiful.  I cherish you.  You are my royalty placed on this earth to rule and to serve.  I love you my shining star.  Sleep well again tonight.

I see all of you...

My prayer:
Mighty God you are so amazing.  I love you God.  I remain in awe of you every day.  God, miracle healing, right now, right here, every day.  Miracle provision, right now, right here, every day.  God you are an every day amazing God. 

Thank you that every morning, you are the first thing I experience.  Thank you for being my last thought, my last experience before I go to sleep.  Thank you for the dreams you give me.  Thank you God for being in me, in my life, every day. 

When I decided to really start living my life for you God, I had no idea how great it would be.  I had no idea what it was to live with purpose, joy, and miracles every day.  Had I known, had I really known, I wouldn't have wasted all of those years.  I wouldn't have wasted my time going after what the world has to offer.  Forgive me for wasting time.  Forgive me for every moment spent away from you.  Thank you God that I never have to live another day, another moment without you.  I love you God.

What God Said Tonight:
Don't worry about time lost.  You know that time is relative.  I can make time, stretch time, shorten time.  I have the timeline under control.  We have eternity together. 

Every moment of your life has led you to me here today.  Every moment has had purpose.  Every moment is packed with purpose and intention for your life. 

So, yes, the years when you were running from me were hard.  Hard for you and hard for me.  But I was always with you and I knew even then that we would be here together tonight.  You and me together forever.  I knew even in your darkest moment that we would have these times of intense joy and intimacy together. 

I know your potential.  When I see you, I don't just see who you are today, I see who you can and will be.  I see the who you were and what you came through.  I see all of you and I love every part of you.  I love the struggles you survive.  Your scars are beautiful and show your strength and wisdom gained.  I love the striving in you today to be all that you can be.  I love the future you that is doing and accomplishing things you cannot imagine today.  I love all of you. 

I know that you don't see yourself this way but I wish you could.  I wish you could know you the way that I do. 

I wish you could know others this way too.  It isn't hard to love someone when you understand the the pain they have survived, the struggle they are in today and the incredible future planned for their lives.  When you see the whole picture, it is easy to love them. 

Rest peacefully tonight, no regrets.  Value yourself as I value you.  You are my most precious gem.  Sweet dreams my love.

Pay attention...

My prayer:

Wow God, 22 minutes of technical difficulties just to get the blog editor to load tonight! You must have something REALLY good to say tonight if there was that much trouble trying to block it! I love you and I will get out of your way. What is on your mind.

What God Said Tonight:

Watch and wait. There is about to be a move of my Spirit like you have never known or heard about. You will be going about your everyday business and there will be unexplainable things, unexplainable blessings and miracles.

They will be all around you but you will have to pay attention. Many people will have the same miracles happening in their lives, but they will miss it. It will be miraculous but somewhat subtle as well. It will be for those who are paying a attention. Pay attention so you see what I am about to do.

I don't need everybody to see this new move, this expression of my power on earth. This is just for my children. This is just to bless and strengthen the faith of my children. So please pay attention. Don't put your blinders on getting busy with everyday, routine tasks. Open your eyes to the miracle that is me in your life. Open your mind to the possibility that I am going to do a brand new thing. Keep your spirit open to receive what I have to give.

You are my chosen and I have some very special things to show you, to share with you, if you pay attention. I love you and I want to show you these things. I want you to understand what I have available for you. I want you to understand my power and my ability to accomplish anything. ANYTHING. I want you to see this so open our eyes. I love you so much. Don't miss this.

The field of your future...

My prayer:
Awesome God!  You are ALWAYS so right about EVERYTHING!  God thank you for wisdom and understanding.  Thank you for incredible friends who know exactly what to say even when they may not even understand what all is going on.  Thank you for friends who pray even when I don't ask for prayer.  Thank you for the amazing love you have surrounded me with--your love, love from family, love from friends. 

God, how incredible you are!  THANK YOU!!! I pray God that you multiply the blessing back to the amazing people you put in my life to bless me.  I pray that you multiply the blessing they give me back into their lives.  I ask God that you let me be a part of the blessing if possible but more importantly, BLESS THEM!  They deserve every good gift you have God. 

Pour out your blessing on your children tonight!  Pour it out to overflow on your children God.  Let them be drunk in the overflow of your Spirit.  Wow, I feel like dancing!!!  Now you know that doesn't happen a lot! LOVE YOU!!!

What God Said Tonight:
It is good to see you back!  It is good to see you out of the valley tonight.  All it really took was some changed perspective.  Seeing the pain, the emotion for what it truly was. 

Be able to recognize your enemy.  He truly wants to destroy you.  You are under my protection and I won't let him actually destroy you as long as you don't let go of me, but, he will try.  It is his job.  It is what he does and who he is.  

He hates my children.  He hates my children who worship me.  You don't need to focus on him.  The more you focus on something the bigger it can get in your life.  But be sure to recognize him quickly and use the weapon of my Word against him.  You will prevail.  We will always win when we fight together.  The quicker you can recognize the source, the quicker you can get free. 

I love you daughter and I am always with you.  You go ahead and celebrate tonight.  You have come through the valley and you are poised to step into the future I have been telling you about.  That future is so good, you truly can't imagine. 

Take my hand and lets step into the field of your future.  The grass is ripe and ready for harvest.  The sun is out and shining golden on the stalks.  They are ready for you and me.  Let's get to work.  Love you to the depth of me and with everything that I AM.

Up to the challenge...

My prayer:
Awesome God, my Father.  God I worship you.  I am grateful for you.  Thank you for the talk during our hike today.  I love those times of just prolonged conversation.  I needed to hear from you. 

I still have some work to do to get through this season but I feel more confident that I can.  God, as long as I have you, I have hope and can make it through anything.  As long as I hear your voice I can do what you are asking me to do.  Please always let me hear your voice. 

I love you God.  It has been all about me lately God.  What is on your mind?  What can I do for you tonight, tomorrow, forever?

What God Said Tonight:
Do not fear.  I sense some level of fear remains with you.  Fear that you cannot do what I have asked you to do.  Fear that you are not up to the challenge.  You are or I would not ask it of you. 

It will not be easy.  Growth is never easy. Sometimes I need you to stretch for me.  Sometimes I need you to struggle for me.  Other times, I need you to relax and let me take the reins.  Sometimes it all flows and you don't even feel like you are doing anything.  Those can be times of growth too, especially for you.  You would always prefer to act instead of sitting back and letting someone else act.  So, even though this challenge is hard, focus on the fact that you have the control and the ability to take action.  I have given you that ability, that control for this situation to help you grow.  Be glad that you get to be active in this one.  That might make it less hard. 

But regardless, step out and trust.  Step out and do what I have told you to do.  Step out and love even when you have no reason to believe you will receive the love back.  Trust even when you are afraid.  Do this because I need you to do it.  Do this trusting me to take care of you. 

I love you  and I know you can do this.  I know you are up to the challenge.  Do not fear tomorrow.  Do not fear failure.  Do not fear the challenge.  How many times have I asked you to do something crazy impossible and later it turned out to be just the right thing?  I will never lead you wrong.  I will guide you always. 

I have a great and mighty future for you and I am leading you always into it.  You just have to follow, trust and step into the challenge.  Like all challenges, it won't be as hard once you get started.  Listen for me throughout and lean on me to guide you through.  I love you daughter.

Spread the love...

My prayer:
God my God.  Father, I don't know how to pray tonight.  Life is so good right now.  Circumstances are so good.  You have worked everything out and you are prospering me everywhere I go.  You are moving in the lives of the people around me, changing circumstances and prospering them.  It really is amazing and I am so grateful God.  I really am.  But, my feelings, my emotions are definitely not matching the circumstances. 

I know I can't trust my feelings, especially in times like this.  I feel like my feelings, my emotions are on a roller coaster again.  My instinct right now is to withdraw from people mainly because I don't want to be around me, so why would they.  And God, I am frustrated with myself.  This is all stuff I thought I dealt with years ago!  Why am I having trouble with it now again?  What am I missing God?  What am I doing or not doing?  What do I need to change? 

I try to not isolate, to connect with people but it feels so fake right now.  It feels like I am forcing it and it feels so awkward.  I love the people you have put in my life God.  I love the new people you bring to me every day.  Why am I having trouble truly opening up and connecting with them?  I thought I was over that lack of trust.  Is it still related to being hurt a couple of weeks ago?  What do I need to do to let go of that God?  I thought I had but maybe not. 

Ok, I am done whining.  Thank you for putting up with me God.  Thank you for always being there for me.  Thank you for always having the answers.  I love you and I want to be a better person for you.  I want to be the person you created me to be so I can accomplish all that you have for me to do.  I don't want to go backwards God.  I want to go forward into the future you have described.  Please help God.  Thank you.

What God Said Tonight:
Wow, it took you a long time to get to the only words that truly mattered, "please help."  I am your ever present help.  I will always help you daughter, you just have to ask. 

You are struggling with something that seems familiar but that does not mean you are going backward.  Just because you deal with an issue once, doesn't mean that you will not have different layers of it to deal with in the future.  What you are experiencing as isolation right now would have seemed like being very social and connected in the past.  It is just that you have a new level of expectation for yourself.  I have a new level of expectation for you. 

The ministry we are moving into will require that you care more for others than you do for yourself.  It will require that you are more outwardly focused than you have ever been in the past.  This time is uncomfortable but it is preparation.  I need you to be uncomfortable in isolation.  I need you to crave that true connection with others. 

You feel like you are not in my will right now but you are.  I am teaching you a new level of love for my people.  A new level of connection with the children of God.  I need your heart to be so tied to the people in your life that that you cannot be isolated or disconnected.  I need you to have that same loyalty and faithfulness to them that you do to me. 

I love you daughter and I know that you can love.  Your love for me is beautiful and I love it.  It is time to love my people with that same love.  It is time for you to be as dedicated to them as you are to me.  You will always keep me first.  That priority must stay in place always but second needs to be the love for my people.  The love for the people in the kingdom of God. 

You will never again be satisfied with just you and me.  You will always need to have people in your life to love and connect with. 

Don't hate this season, learn from it and trust me.  You will love the other side of it. Trust me as always and I will show you new levels of joy.  I love you daughter now and forever.  Now let's spread that love around a bit more.

More of God...

My prayer:
My God, my Lord, my everything.  God of my heart and my soul.  My God how I love you.  I am lost in my love for you tonight God.  I am lost in my awe of you.  I am lost in my worship of you.  You are everything God.  What if I could spend every minute for the rest of eternity worshipping you.  What bliss God!  I am at my most satisfied and most filled with joy when I am in deep worship of you.  Overshadow me tonight God.  Overshadow me.  God I pray that I slide into the background so everyone can see you and only  you tonight.  Your intense and amazing beauty and strength.  Your love and your amazing youness.  There are no words to describe you adequately God so I will stop and let you shine through.

What God Said Tonight:
I am all yours.  I am here for you and only for you.  I am here tonight that you can see a new aspect of me that you have not known before.  I want to reveal parts of me that you have not known in the past. I want to unveil sides of me that you have not known.  You know much of me but there is much more to know.  I am vast and have many facets and I want you to know me more than you have in the past.  I want you to see me as I am not as religion or tradition has made me out to be.  I want you to know me, not the rumors of me.  I want you to feel me, not the echoes of me in the past. 

I am alive and real for you today.  I have power to share with you today.  I have salvation, redemption and healing for you today.  The miracles in the past are but a type and shadow of what I will do today if you are willing.  I know you have heard of many remarkable things and you have seen many already.  There is so much more.  I want you to truly begin to understand that there is no limit with  me. There is no boundary.  I can go beyond everything that you can even imagine.  I am bigger and greater than any circumstances.  I can do things that you have not even thought of yet.

I want to wow you this year.  I want to do things that so blow your mind, you will not have words to explain it.  I want to show you the parts of me that I have held back for years.  Those parts of me that are ready to come out in preparation for the next season.

There is a plan in all of this.  The increase in strife and pain.  The issues with the weather, the natural disasters, the wars and rumors of wars.  All of it is part of the plan part of what must happen.  I promise that we win in the end.  Part of this plan is the increase in miracle power that I will show you.  I will increase my presence, my visible presence in reaction or response to the increase in evil in this world. 

My power will be a fire that will run throughout the world purifying and leaving the pure and unspoiled  children.  The fire is hot, bright and all encompassing but it will result in you and your brothers and sisters being purified and ready to spend eternity with me.  I love you. Do not be afraid of the fire storm to come.  It is there for your cleansing and your bright future. It will not harm you, I promise. 

I love you so much.  We have much to do, much to battle but there is also so much joy.  Thank you for resting in this season of preparation.  You will need the rest and the memory of rest to accomplish all that we have.  My daughter, never forget my intense love for you.  Never forget the plan I have for your life.  It is truly great.