Blessing and cursing...

My prayer:

Awesome God you gave me a little bit of everything that I needed exactly when I needed it today. YOU ARE SO AMAZING!!! Thank you for understanding what I need and providing for it every time. 

God, you bless me like crazy and I am so grateful. I don't know if I always do a good enough job of passing that blessing on. Do we ever get a clear idea of our effect on others. It has to be a mix of good and bad. People are great about telling me about the good effect I have; but, I always wonder about the other side of the coin. I wonder about the negative effect I have on people. Being flawed, I am sure that I sometimes negatively effect people. I don't want to I would love to be a crazy blessing to everyone around me all of the time. What would that be like? I just heard you God, that would be like hanging out with Jesus all the time. Sounds good to me! 

God, I pray that I am a blessing more than I am a curse to those around me. I ask that you show me when I am not being a blessing and help me to change. I love you God and I want to better reflect the Jesus in me for your sake, for the people around me sake, and for my sake. 

What God Said Tonight:

You know how I have told you that there is death and life in the power of your tongue? Well, it is true for your life and for the lives around you. 

If you want to bless the people around you, speak blessings into their life. Be specific about it too. Don't just say, may God bless you. Spend some time with them, find out what is on their heart and pray that I bless them with the desires of their heart. Then you will be a blessing. 

If you don't want to be a curse, don't curse them with your words. Even words they don't hear have power. Once you speak something, you give it life. When you are in traffic, be careful of what you say, even when they can't hear you. You can curse someone you don't even know with a careless word. 

I am serious about this. There is power in your words. I gave you that same creative power. Don't misuse it. Be a blessing and not a curse. You make the choice and you realize that choice with your words. I love you daughter and always will.

Jump into Spring...

My prayer:

Awesome God. Life has been so serious lately. I think I have been forgetting to enjoy the ride. And, now, I am beating up on myself about that. 

Truth is, I am pretty sick of me right now God. What is on your mind. You are so much more interesting and worth listening to.

What God Said Tonight:

Do you ever wonder why I made so many white flowers for Spring? There is a purity and a freshness in Spring. It is the time when everything is new. Everything is fresh. The old fades away and the new bursts up from the soil. The ravages and cold of Winter are not forgotten but lose their power in the fresh flush of Spring. 

Spring is here. Jump into it. Leave the dead of Winter behind and jump into Spring with me. I am ready to take you into a new beginning if you are willing to leave the winter behind. 

I love you daughter. You will love the new season but don't miss it. Don't miss what I have for you because you can't stop thinking about what didn't happen last winter. Let go of the past and reach forward to the future I have for you. It is good.

Unanswered prayers...

My prayer:

Thank you God for the luxury of rest today. Thank you for getting me recharged. My life is so wonderfully full and busy. but, every time I get a couple minutes to rest, my mind goes to the things I don't have. The prayers that have gone unanswered. The promises that I have not yet seen. 

Why is that I wonder. Is it natural/normal? And, even if it is, why do I do it? It doesn't do me any good. It doesn't help me in any way to dwell on those things. It does not inspire me, it only depresses me. 

God, help me to change this. Help me to concentrate on all that you have done. Help me to only focus on the things I don't yet have if there is something that you want me to do about it. 

Fact is, you have shown me that I can have anything I really want. I wonder if the reason I don't have some things is because somewhere deep down I don't want them? I will have to think about that one. 

I love you God and I pray that I have the mind of Christ, focusing on those things that are good.

What God Said Tonight:

My daughter, if you were to have everything right now there would be no need for tomorrow. There would be nothing to strive for. If everything was perfect, you would never want to change and the fact is, there is more change needed in you. 

There will be a day when every promise is fulfilled in your life. There will be a day where you live in the perfection of heaven. There will be a day when everything that you think you are missing right now will be a permanent and eternal part of your life. That time is not now. 

Now is a time for study, for change, for growth, and for joy. There is much joy in the process of growing and striving. It gives you one more thing to get up for each day. 

I have great plans for you and they are exactly on time. It is just the time is not now. I love you and I will bring you each promise in due time.

Worn out warrior...

My prayer:

My incredible God. I am not sure what to pray about tonight. So much happened this week. Good, bad, and ugly. I am grateful you got me to the weekend. I am grateful that I live in the assurance that you are taking care of everything. I am grateful that while people around me are making decisions out of fear, I don't have to be afraid because you are with me. 

God, I cannot imagine life without you and I don't want to. I was made for you and I am only complete when you are with me and in me. My entire purpose for being is to know you and serve you. 

I know the meaning of life and it is to live for you. God, I worship you. I adore you. I am 100% for you!

What God Said Tonight:

My precious and darling child. I love you beyond measure. You are beaten but not broken. You are tired but still standing. Lean on me and let me restore you . Rest in me and let me redeem you. I will make a table for you in the midst of your enemies soon enough. 

I will care for you and I will fight the evil that is against you. It is against us both but I will fight and I will defeat it. It has no legal right in your life and it must go. 

I am content with you and I am pleased with your presence. I am happy to spend time with you. We will rest tomorrow and we will rise to fight again. I am your warrior King and you are my warrior princess. The angels of heaven surround you, ready for the fight but tonight we rest.

Confidence...

My prayer:

My healer, my joy and my peace. You are all that I need God. Let me hear your voice tonight.

What God Said Tonight:

Walk with me on the shore. Walk with me on your hands and knees. I don't care how you do it but walk with me and don't stop. 

As long as you are with me, there is growth, there is life It is when you  turning away from me that darkness tries to rule. Stay in the light of my presence. Let my light shine through you each day as the beacon that leads them to safety and to salvation. 

Each day is a new opportunity to shine. Do not boast but do not hide your talent either. I gave it to you and I expect you to use it. Be confident and speak out

Anger...

My prayer:

Today was a bit rough but it ended in success and reminded me that I have a lot of growing to do God. So, thank you for the day and the lessons. Thank you for coming to my help when I asked. 

Forgive me for waiting too long to ask. I was pretty invested in being angry for awhile. What a waste of time! I drive my self crazy when I let my self fall back into those old unhealthy patterns, but I still do it sometimes. 

I still let anger get the best of me. I still let little things, stupid things, get under my skin. As your child, I should not allow that to happen. I can live in divine peace. I don't have to get caught up in the nastiness of this world, And yet, I do sometimes. That must mean I am choosing to participate in it! 

I NEED TO STOP PARTICIPATING! Please God, help me to do that. Help me to live every day and every minute in your perfect peace. Let me live every moment in your perfect joy. I pray for the peace that passes all understanding in my life. I pray God that you bless me with peace of mind, body and spirit. I love you God and I need your peace.

What God Said Tonight:

Perfect peace comes from an unwavering focus on me. It comes from always looking at me and never at the problem. It comes from total trust that I will work everything you. 

It is not up to you to make sure everything works. You will become exhausted and you will fail, eventually. Instead trust in me more, let me guide you and give you things to do, 

God's help...

My prayer:

Wow God. What a roller coaster of a day! Frustrating, exhausting, challenging, then awesome divine appointment to end the day on a super high note. Thank you God for calming me in frustration, energizing me in exhaustion, strengthening me in challenges, and celebrating with me in divine appointments. YOU ARE MY EVERYTHING! 

And, now, having drained nearly every bit of conscious energy from my brain, all I can do is listen and rejoice in your voice.

What God Said Tonight:

I am your rock. I don't move and I don't break. I can withstand any force, no matter how evil. I am here for you in every situation. 

I sit by sometimes, so desperate to get involved, but having given you free will, I have to wait for you to ask me to help. Don't wait until things are out of control to ask for my help. Ask for my help first and I will show you the things you can do to help yourself. 

Asking for my help is not a sign of weakness, it is a sign of wisdom. It is a sign that you understand who I am and what I want to do for you. Ask me first and then make a plan. That way, I can guide your plan. I can help you execute my plan. That is so much easier than when you make a plan and then beg me to help when it goes terribly wrong. I will help, no matter the situation, when you ask for my help, I will be there and I will rescue you. I am your great redeemer. But, the sooner you ask, the less there is to clean up. 

Rest now. Tomorrow if full with more divine appointments and opportunities to tell people about me. I love you daughter.