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The History: A couple of years ago, I started journaling my prayers and God's responses to them. I told my friends about this, they were really interested. I told my Pastor about it and he said, how about sharing those on line. When I asked God, He said, my words are for you, but not just for you. And, here we are...I hope He speaks to you in these words.
My prayer:
Awesome God, I wish I was a better person. I did not handle this day very well. I would like to be that person who always loves, who always understands, who is infinitely patient, but I am not that person...At least, not yet. I would like to always think of others before myself. I would love to give more than I receive. But I am not there yet.
Instead, I am the person who has days like today, when every little thing seems to get on my last nerve until I get frustrated with myself and I am no good to anyone. I wish I was a better person.
God, I ask that you make me a better person. Keep working on me God. Keep changing me. Keep making me into someone that you can use.
I love you God and I am very grateful that you helped me keep my cool and not actually "go off" on any one. I pray God and ask for help making tomorrow better than today. Make me better tomorrow than today. Thank you God. In Jesus name. amen.
What God Said Tonight:
Today wasn't so bad but your attitude gave you a tainted view of the events. It clouded your vision of the day. Today, there was a lot of laughter. Today you blessed more than one person. Those are the things that you can focus on. And, yes, you did not "go off" on anyone which is a huge improvement from not that long ago.
You are not what you hope to be but you are much farther along in who you need to be than you were last year or even last week. You are constantly growing. You are constantly in the process of becoming all that I will have you be.
It is good to want to be the best you can be, but it is arrogance to think you will achieve it on your own or even in this lifetime. Your responsibility is to try and to recognize that all have sinned and fallen short of my glory. You are a part of that "all."
This perfection you so constantly seek is not very useful to me. I need you as you are, striving to be all you can be and falling short, relying on me to make up the gap. You and I, remember, we are in this together.
You are so busy pulling yourself up by your bootstraps that you are forgetting to lean on me. You are forgetting that I am here for you and I want to help you. You are forgetting that I love you and I will help you and guide you always. I am your ever present help. Rely on me for that help. Stop trying to do it all on your own and you will not get so frustrated.
I am yours now and forever and I will always be here for you. Relax and rest in me tonight so I can help put some things right. I will make sure that your path is clear and straight. You will know what steps to to take tomorrow. I will make it plain. Trust me to guide you and trust me to make up the difference of where your ability drops off and my grace kicks in. It is there for you. I love you daughter, please don't forget that.
My prayer:
Mighty Father, guide me, direct me, teach me and make me what you need me to be. I love you God and know from experience that what you want for me is better than what I imagine for myself. So, I officially let go tonight God. Not my will but your will God. We, I say it all the time, but tonight I mean it in a whole new way with a whole new level of sincerity.
God help me to see the things you want me to do and to change and help me to do and change them. God help me to see your people as you see them so I can always find love and compassion for them. Help me God to be a blessing in people's lives. God help me to help them become all that you want them to be.
In the immortal words of Tiny Tim, God bless us, every one! Bless every one of us God. In Jesus precious name, amen.
What God Said Tonight:
I love my children so much. I know that sometimes it is hard to see why. Sometimes it is hard for others to see why I love you so much.
Life scars, scratches and mars my people. I never meant for that to happen. I never meant for life to be painful and damaging, but here we are. When you look past the scars, you will find beautiful fresh, new skin. You will find a tenderness of a person who just wants to be loved and accepted. That is at the heart of every person.
Depending on the depth of their scars, you may never be able to see their true need and they may never be able to tell you. Depending on the thickness of their scarring, you may never be able to reach them. But, I can. Given the opening, I can.
Continue in your gift my daughter and pray. Pray for those that hurt you, pray for those that love you, pray for those who ignore you, pray for those who don't even know you yet. Pray and open the channel for me to reach through the scars and heal them.
There are some people with scars that run so deep and so thick that nothing but the power of the Holy Spirit can penetrate them. But, give me the opportunity and I will heal. Give me the chance and I will make them new and whole. Give me the chance and I will make you new and whole too my daughter.
It is my hope, my desire that all of my children live in divine health. That is not just physical health. Divine health is a health of the body, mind and spirit. It is a wholeness, a completeness that allows you to be all that you can. It is my great desire that each of my children know this wholeness.
Will you open the channel so I can come in and heal? Do not grow weary, do not get tired of doing good. It is worth it, every time. Tomorrow is a new day with new opportunities. I am with you now and forever and we will see such great things. Rest now and be made whole.
My prayer:
My Father God. I know you told me that I needed to reflect and move on today. I need some help with the moving on part.
In reflection, I just found myself missing lost things more and more instead of focusing on all of the amazing things you have done. I miss my cat, I miss friends, I miss, well you know all the things I am missing tonight. Wallowing in this is definitely not good and not what you want. So, I need your help God.
I ask for your help to look forward and not backward. I need your help to focus on all that I have and all that you have done instead of the things that are gone, either temporarily or permanently. Basically, I just need your help. You have always said when I need help to call on you. I am calling on you God.
I love you God. Thank you for always being there for me and never leaving.
What God Said Tonight:
All things, except for me are temporary. If you are going to get stuck in the past, stuck in missing the things that are gone, you are going to be miserable your entire life. You will never see the future I have for you as long as you mourning what is gone.
You have great things in your future, but those things will be temporary as well. You must learn to appreciate what you have while you have it and let it go when it is gone. I have great plans for you but the harder you hold on to things that I have allowed to leave your life, the harder it is for me to put the new things into your hands. You have to empty your hands before I can fill them. Let it go so I can give you the new thing.
You will always have opportunities, people, pets and love in your life, but it won't be from the same people, animals or circumstances. Life, by definition, is transient. You know that even your own body is dust waiting to become dust again. But I am permanent, unchanging and will never leave you. I am the ONLY thing that is permanent.
So, hang onto me. Don't ever let go of me. Let everything else come and go and you will live the full life I have planned for you. When you think of the people and things that have come and gone, appreciate them for what they were and what they brought and know that there will be new things, people experiences in the future that will bring to you as much or more.
Living life is like riding the rapids of a river. Sometimes you race down the river, sometimes you float, but the scenery, the things around you are always changing. The only thing that is constant is the boat, the thing that is carrying you. I am your boat and I will not leave you. Let It go tonight and I will fill your life tomorrow. I love you daughter now and forever.
My prayer:
Awesome God. I am not sure what to pray tonight. This has been a wild week with great highs and great lows. I am glad that it is over and I am looking forward to rest tomorrow.
God I feel like you are preparing me, us, for a new season. I feel like we are right on the edge of some new great thing. It is exciting and a little frightening.
Your will be done God. Nothing more and nothing less than your will. It really is that simple God. I trust you completely and want your complete will. If I have learned anything in the last year it is that your plans for me are so much better than anything I come up with on my own.
So, I am in complete submission to your will God. Not our of a feeling of defeat but out of a place of faith and joy knowing that what ever you have for me will be amazing. I love you Father. What is on your mind?
What God Said Tonight:
You came through this week and did not lose your faith. That is good. That is not something you could have done not so long ago. You have been on a journey to increase your faith. You have been on a journey to bring you closer to me. The journey is not over but it is time to reflect and see how far you have come.
You will never be done growing or learning. It is a part of life that you will always be able to learn more and be more. You will always have goals and direction. You will always have me to dream the big dreams for you.
This is the end of one thing and the beginning of something new. Take a moment to mourn the ending but move quickly to celebrating the new thing.
The future is bright. Your future is limitless. I am going to take you to new places, new levels and new experiences that will be incredible. Reflect on where you have come from but don't get stuck in reflection. By the end of tomorrow I need you forward focused again. Ready to take the next steps.
I love you daughter and I love the journey with you. Giving you a big hug right now my girl. Sleep and rest. The time for the new season is nearly here.
My prayer:
It was a great day God. Thank you for your continued favor. I got to connect a lot of people today and that was A LOT of FUN!
I am pretty wiped out though. I can't stop yawning and really just want to go to bed. But I want you more. I want to hear what you have to say more than I want to give in to sleep. So, awesome Father, what is on your mind tonight? I love you!
What God Said Tonight:
Giving your all to the day is a good thing and you should not be ashamed. Every day that you give your all is a day without regret. Live you life without regret. Live your life doing all that you can do, trusting me to do what you can't. Then you will find joy. You will live in a place of complete contentment.
Doing all that you know how to do, and standing in faith for me to do the rest. It is how our partnership works. We are partners in this life and we will create a life that is beyond what you can imagine. I am your God, your Lord, your teacher and your Father. But I am also you brother and your partner. I am you husband and I am in this with you, not as a commander but as a partner.
You are thinking you are not worthy of being a partner with the most high God. Well that is where my blood comes in. I needed to sacrifice for you so that you would be covered in my blood and we could be partners.
I did it all for you. But I get to benefit from it too. I get to spend your life and the rest of eternity with you.
If I had not provided a way for you, I would have been completely lonely for the rest of eternity. No man can fully redeem himself in the law. But with the blood, I have the opportunity of knowing and being in relationship with each of you. With each of my children.
I love each of you so much. You are so very unique and beautiful and lovable. I will watch over you and your purpose and ensure that all goes as planned. My sweet daughter, go and get your rest. We have more to do tomorrow.
My prayer:
Lord you are worthy of all praise. You are the purpose and meaning of my life. You are what I get up for each morning and you are my last thought before I go to bed.
God, I had no idea that a relationship with you could be this good, this powerful, this meaningful. I just had no idea. When we started this journey, when I decided I would live my life for you, I had no idea what I was getting into.
I thought I would just go to church every Sunday and that would be that. I had no idea that you would eventually be integrated into every aspect of my life. I had no idea that I would truly hunger for moments of being close to you. I had no idea that it wasn't just about Sunday, it was about living every moment in your presence. I had no idea it would be so fantastic!
I think of the years I wasted doing my own thing and running away from you and I am filled with regret. If only...Well, at least we have each other now. At least I get to know what it is like to love and be loved by the Most High God, creator of the universe now.
Thank you God for loving me and letting me get to know you. Thank you for allowing me to have a relationship with you. Thank you God for today.
What God Said Tonight:
Walking through life with you is pure joy for me daughter. I love to spend our days and our nights together. I love that you don't keep me isolated, that you let me into all of your life. I hate it when people try to lock me away in a church building. I am God. Do you really think you can fit me into a building made by man's hands?
I want you, all of you. I want to bless you in every area of your life. I want to know you in every situation and I want you to always have me to lean on. I can't be there for you when you lock me out. The only thing that can keep me from blessing you is you.
Let me in and I will help you. I love you so much. Stay in my presence always that I can bless you abundantly. I only want to bless you and love you. I only want good things for you.
I am your Father and I am so proud of you. I want to cheer you on and I want to help you navigate the rough patches. I want to be your ever present help. Let me in so I can be.
If there is an area of your life that you can't think about me at the same time as you think about it, that is a danger zone. That is an area you have locked me out of. Let me into that area and I will help you. I will guide you but let me in.
I love you and I will not condemn you but I can't help you if you don't let me in. Let me wrap my arms around you tonight and rest in my embrace. My love for you is boundless. Sleep sweetly.
My prayer:
All mighty God. Tonight God I am struck by the importance of our everyday lives. Decisions that we make, things we do and things we don't do have eternal consequences. The words we speak are so powerful in shaping our lives and shaping the lives of the people around us.
People are hurting all over the world and their lives are in the balance. Their eternity is in the balance. What we do, how we live, can make all the difference in their lives. Sometimes I forget about how important it is to live my life for you. I take for granted this life. I miss the significance of how I affect the people around me.
Sometimes, like tonight, when I step back and realize the impact I can have, for positive or for negative, I get a little overwhelmed. What if I get it wrong? What if, in a moment of thoughtlessness or selfishness, I do or don't do something and in that moment is someone else's last chance to make a decision for you? How many people have been lost because I messed up and didn't pay attention to what you wanted me to do?
But, maybe that is being arrogant. I mean, you are God and if I mess it up, you can use someone else right? But maybe there isn't always time.
God, I pray and ask tonight that you help me to not miss any more opportunities. I pray God that you help me to live a life that constantly aware of my potential impact on the people around me. Help me to live a life that is sensitive to the needs around me. Help me to live a life that takes every opportunity to show you off. Help me to get it right. In Jesus name.
What God Said Tonight:
You are trying and that is more important than getting it right. You are willing and that is more important than the result. I don't ask you to make it happen, I just ask you to be willing and available.
Be willing and open and I will guide you, I will help you, I will make sure that the impact is positive and just what they need. I am in charge of outcomes. I am in charge of the result. You are responsible for showing up and being avaliable. When you do that, even if you get it wrong, I can work with it and turn it toward, your and their good. Just be willing. Don't close yourself off, don't get distracted and be willing and available. I have got the rest of it covered.
I love you daughter and I am glad you recognize the impact your life can have. You are here for a purpose. You are in the circle of people that you are in for a purpose. I need you to be my light to them. I need you to freshen their light when it grows dim. I need you to ignite them when their light has gone out. I need you to be willing to stand in that gap and I will take care of the rest.
My sweet daughter, rest tonight. Thank you for your willingness. I can use that.
