Who you are...

My prayer:

Mighty God. My brain is so tired from this day that I can't really think anymore. All I want to do is to lay my head on my pillow and turn off my brain. But I have to hear from you before I do. I can't end a day without hearing what you are thinking. 

I love you God. Thanks for bringing me through another one and thanks for the good report from the doctors on little A! Your healing power never ceases to amaze and delight me!!

What God Said Tonight:

I am delighted by you my child. I know that this time is difficult but you do not lose faith and you do not turn from your commitment to me and my will for your life. 

You have been doubting yourself and that is because you are in uncomfortable waters. But, your surroundings and your circumstances do not define who you are. I define who you are and I say you are a prophet, a king, and a priest. I say you are the head and not the tail. I say you are above and not beneath. I say that you are more than a conqueror and I will make sure that you prosper in all that you do. I am with you and I will make you succeed. 

Go and rest but remember who you are in me. Take that confidence with you wherever you are.

Rest in God...

My prayer:

Awesome God. Seems like every conversation for the last week or so, at least the ones here at night, has been about the future and you plans and will. It seems kind of odd. If I don't know by now that you will work out everything for my good, I doubt I will ever know. You have shown me so many times. But, it is never a bad thing to be reminded. 

I just feel like the bigger struggle for me is to get through each day right now. There is so much happening and it is just constant. It is all good stuff, exciting, and so much of it is for you and your Kingdom which is WONDERFUL. But, for example, I just remembered another thing at work today that did not get done and had to shoot off an email to explain. 

I am generally worn out and feel like I need a rest. Just a few days with no one needing anything. I am not sure how to make that happen right now. God, I need that rest and rejuvenation that only you can provide. Give me strength to do everything that you have for me to do, please.

What God Said Tonight:

I am present, past and future. You know your past, you are living your present so I tell you about your future. It is part of what I do. I make the unseen, seen. I make the unknown, knowable. 

Your now, your present is a result of your past and a jumping off place for your future. How you deal with your now, what you do with it, decisions you make will determine which path we take forward. Not choosing, not making a decision is actually making a decision. It is just a decision that allows everything to stagnate instead of moving forward. 

I am here to help with your present, past and future. I will help you let go of your past, live today and reach for tomorrow. I am your ever present help. I am your strength and I am your joy. Find your rest in me. 

In due time...

My prayer:

Timing. My timing, your timing. Funny that those two things are seldom the same. God, I am trying to trust your timing but it is not easy sometimes. I worry sometimes when something hasn't happened yet, that it won't ever happen. 

I wonder if what I think you told me about the future really was you or was it just my own wishful thinking. I wonder if I can have something that I have never had before. Maybe it is not meant to be for me? Maybe that is just something for other people. 

Then I think, maybe if I had it, if it was already done, I wouldn't actually want it. After wanting it for so long now, I wonder if I mainly want it because I can't have it, not because I really want it. 

Sorry to be so cryptic tonight God but you know my heart and I need more help. Seems like I have needed your help a lot lately. Thanks for not getting fed up with me!

What God Said Tonight:

If it is my will for your life, I will not let anything stop it. If it is not my will for your life, you don't really want it anyway. Your heart, your desires are in sync with mine. 

You have already learned that my will for your life is best. You have also seen that I can make anything work toward your good. Remember those times, remember what I have done n the past and trust that I will take care of everything in your future. 

Your job is to deal with today. To take care of right now. I have given you plenty to do and to focus on right now. Take care of what I have put in your hands and I will take care of tomorrow, especially the hopes and dreams of your heart. 

You will have all that I have promised you, in due time. 

God's power...

My prayer:

Another night when my thoughts are all over the place God. I need to quiet my mind and just focus on you. You are not a God of confusion. What do you want to talk about tonight God? What is on your mind? How was your day? What do you need/want tonight? I love you God and I love hanging out with you!

What God Said Tonight:

Peace, be still. The power of the Lord is with you and in you. You can speak to the storm and it will cease. You can tell the mountain to move and it will move. You have the power of my Spirit in you.

There is nothing you can't do in my name and through my power in you. Your only limits are the ones that you put on yourself. When the day comes that you truly understand who you are in me...that will be a glorious day. That will be the day when you realize that absolutely NOTHING is impossible. That is the day when you will walk in true authority that I have given you. 

I see you in your future and it is glorious. Trust me to get you there. 

Small beginnings...

My prayer:

Tonight was amazing, wonderful, beautiful! You are the BEST God! I am so tired though, I don't trust my ability to put any more words together. Tonight is all you God. Can't think of anything better or more wonderful than that!

What God Said Tonight:

I have waited for this time and this moment with you for a very long time. I saw this day from the beginning of time. 

You have no idea yet of the significance of this day but one day you will look back and remember, oh yea, that is when it all started. We started things today that will change the world forever. You will see things that you cannot imagine and you will look to today as the root of it all. 

Sometimes, things of great significance happen under your nose, but you miss them. That is what has happened here. Don't despise small beginnings. They can be really quite wonderful. 

Working it all out...

My prayer:

All knowing God. Thank you for the divine appointment today! I had no idea that what seemed like such a hassle was going to turn into such a great opportunity to bless someone and help turn their day around. 

Being a blessing to someone else is one of the greatest feelings in the world. Seeing their life, the day, their experience change for the good is so wonderful! Wow, I sound like a pretty sappy sap tonight but I can't help it. I love when I get show people the love you have planted in me.

What God Said Tonight:

I will turn all things to the good of those who love me and are called according to my purpose  All things, even a broken thermostat  

Just trust me. When things are going good, trust me. When things are going bad, trust me. When things feel unknown and scary trust me. 

Trust that I will never let you down. I love you way too much to let you fall. I have loved you from the beginning of time and I would not have brought you this far to leave you. You may recognize some promises in those statements. 

Fact is, I love you, I am in charge, and I will work everything out. So, you can either worry and waste your time, or you can trust and enjoy life while I work out the details. Your heart is precious to me and your destination is important to me. 

Be faithful to what you have...

My prayer:

Awesome God. There is nothing like a furnace breaking down in the middle of a snow storm to remind me to be grateful! Thank you for fixing it God and thank you for the millions of things you do every day to take care of me, love me, teach me, and provide for me that I more often than not take for granted. 

My attitude has been pretty stinky lately. Thank you for the reminder of all the wonderful people, things, and experiences you fill my life with every day. Forgive me God for forgetting.

What God Said Tonight:

I have more for you than you can imagine but you have to be faithful with what you have before I can give you more. When you don't appreciate what you have, I can't trust you with more. The way that you take care of and appreciate what you have, shows me how you will act with more. 

If I give you too much too fast, it will ruin you. Too much of anything, even blessings, can destroy you if you are not ready for it. I know that it does not sound fair but to those who have, more will be given. Not because they need more but because they have shown that they can handle what they have, which prepares them for more. 

This is true in every aspect of life. Be faithful to what you have, take care of it, appreciate it, and then I can give you more. Then I can give you all I have for you. I love you daughter.