Bad circumstances...

My prayer:

Awesome God. I love that you always give us what we need to get through the tough times. I really do. But, sometimes, we simply need the circumstances to change.

Funny, even as I say that I am questioning if that is the truth. What would be the greater miracle and testimony, that you change the circumstances or that you somehow got someone through an unlivable circumstance.

It makes me think again about Shadrach, Misach and Abendego being thrown into the fire. Sure, you could have kept them from being thrown in the fire; but it was a greater miracle and greater testimony for you to go into the fire with them and bring them out with no damage.

Maybe that is what you want to do in some these crazy and unusual circumstances in our lives?

As always God, I seek your wisdom and truth.

What God Said Tonight:

Life is not black and white, right and wrong. Life is a complicated tapestry with all the strands woven together.

I am God and I can do all things. Sometimes, the thing to do is to change the circumstance. Sometimes the thing to do is to walk you through the situation and bring you out stronger than what you went in. Sometimes the thing to do is to give you room to learn and do and grow.

I have many answers to the tapestry of life. Trust me to always know and use the best answer for each situation. I have every answer. Come to me and I will give them each to you in their time.

Love you daughter.

Peace and contentment...

My prayer:

What a roller coaster day God. Thank you for your strength through this day. Thank you for your healing power in me. Thank you for the privilege and opportunity you provided for me. And thank you for putting up with me, even though my attitude was not very good.

I am trying to seek out the beauty and the joy like you have said. Once in awhile today, I managed to see it. Not as much or as often as I wish I would have though.

That seems to be a common theme for me. I am doing better but not as good as I want to be doing. Do we ever get to a place of complete wholeness? Do we ever stop striving? Or, do we need to find contentment in our imperfection, knowing we are never perfect except when we are fully covered by your sacrifice?

I don't have many answers but I sure have a lot of questions. I ask for wisdom and understanding God that I can know you better and be a better extension of your love in this world.

What God Said Tonight:

Peace. Peace is not a lack of trouble in your life. Peace is not something that occurs only when things are going well. Peace comes from the complete assurance that I am taking care of you.

You get some things right and others wrong every moment. Your ratio of right to wrong does not define your experience of life. I define that.

I am your God and you are my child and we can dance in the fire together. We can laugh in the midst of fear. We can sleep in the middle of the storm.

Put your full trust in me and your contentment is a natural result. Your  contentment is not from what you do. Your contentment is from your covenant relationship with me, our bond. That is what brings you that peace and contentment, no matter what.

I love you, now and forever.

Enjoy this life...

My prayer:

I am kind of sick of myself tonight God. What is on your mind? I would rather listen than talk tonight.

What God Said Tonight:

There is so much beauty around you but you need to see it. There is so much joy in you but you need to feel it.

You are blessed. You are my child. You have the God of the universe behind you. We can do anything.

Enjoy this life. It is the only one I can give you. You will live forever with me but you will only have this time, in this place, with these people, once.

Don't miss out on the joy and beauty of this moment. Don't run through life with blinders on your eyes and headphones in your ears.

Be aware and present for all that I have for you. It is good. I promise.

Open heaven...

My prayer:

I have so many thoughts running through my head tonight God, if I even get started on one, we might be here all night!

Thank you for inspiration and revelation. Thank you for new opportunities and for being so AWESOME! Love you!

What God Said Tonight:

I have all night if you do.

I would ask you to be willing to be pulled out of your routine to follow my will. I would ask that you be willing to move away from what is comfortable into a strong current of my will.

I have a lot of things coming your way that will require you to be willing to do things differently than you ever have before, at times you have never before, and in ways you have never before.

I have equipped you and shown you how it has been done. Now, I want to show you how it can be done. I want to show the way to see my glory all the time. I want to show you how to live under that open heaven, all the time.

It will require doing things that seem crazy at the time. Listen for my voice. When you know it is me, trust me to guide you through it no matter how crazy it sounds.

I won't let you down.

Preparing for heaven...

My prayer:

Hallelujah! We made it God! Thank you for fun and friends tonight to cap off a tough week.

Thank you for joy in the midst of crazy. Thank you for wonderful people to live this life with. Thank you for always being there for me and always giving me whatever I need to get through any situation.

You are amazing and your blessings are ridiculously AWESOME!

What God Said Tonight:

I have much. I am the provider and the  creator. I never run out. I have everlasting joy, I have never ending patience. I have joy that is abdundant. I have enough for everyone, forever.

I love you so much and it is with every bit of who I am that I want you to see all that I have for you. I want you to live a crazy and ridiculously blessed life so when you come to live with me forever in heavenly realms, you will not be surprised.

I really do expect that your life here on earth to be as it will be in heaven. I have opened that door for you. I have provided a way for you to know the blessings of heaven in this life.

Open your mind, your spirit to receive and see all that I have for you. It goes beyond what you have imagined.

Giving...

My prayer:

Thank you for bringing me through another challenging day God. Thank you for blessing my friend with the new job and raise. That was REALLY good timing on your part! You always get that timing thing just right.

I love you and can't wait to hear your voice.

What God Said Tonight:

I give you my voice tonight but more, I give you my peace. I give you my love. I give you everything you need.

It is my greatest pleasure to give. Giving is an expression of my love.

It is why I love it so much when you give. When you are generous, it shows my love in you, to those around you.

There is no greater blessing than to give in the right time to the right person.

I love you daughter. Let's find someone to give to again tomorrow!

WItness...

My prayer:

To witness, to remember, it can be so very difficult but it seems essential. If I become numb to the evil in this world, doesn't that mean it will increase? And yet, sometimes that evil is so hideous, even to witness and remember can feel like its own deep wound.

God, I ask that you heal our wounds. You are our healer. Only you can heal these wounds.

What God Said Tonight:

I have called you to witness my resurrection and the salvation of the world through my son. I have called you to be witness to my power and love in this world.

I have given you a compassionate heart that seeks out those who are hurting and desires to see them made whole. I will heal, I will make whole and I will give you the strength to be my witness in the midst.

I love you. Wash yourself in my love tonight and let it heal you.