Today was not a waste...

My prayer:

There are the things I know to do, relax, trust you, live in  your peace, and then there are the things I did today, chase my tail and get no where. I guess I at least wore myself out running all around. That helped bring down the stress level but it did not accomplish anything else. 

God, I pray for help living the way I know to live vs. the way I have been living. I choose to trust you, now and forever.

What God Said Tonight:

Today was not wasted. Today helped convince you that you do trust me. Today was a necessary piece of the journey. 

Do not disparage those things that move you forward, even if they do not get you to your goal. Progress is more important than the goal and the journey is more important than the destination. 

Your character, your heart, your spirit, these are the things that are important to me and these were all strengthened today. I love you and I will never stop.

Worry...

My prayer:

I am hanging in there God, mostly. I let the "not knowing" and the complete inability to control any of this thing get to me a bit today. I spent most of the day just reminding myself that you are in charge. 

That makes it sound good but the reason I spent most of the day reminding myself is that I needed the reminding. I am amazed at how little time it takes for my mind to slip into worry. 

I pray for your sustained peace in me and, as always, your will be done.

What God Said Tonight:

Worry is a transient distraction that does not even warrant your briefest attention. Your life, your testimony is so  much bigger than any worry. 

I have brought you through. I will bring you through. I am bringing you through. 

Ride in the cradle of my arms as we stride through this season together. I love you so much and this is one more journey in a life full of testimony.

Your voice...

My prayer:

I am a ball of stress God. I was doing a decent job of trusting and leaning on your peace when just one area of my life was in upheaval but now, with two areas going nuts, I am not doing very well with it all. 

Awesome God, I hand it all to you tonight. It is too heavy for me.

What God Said Tonight:

Alignment is not always necessary. You are looking for everyone to come into one voice and this is not the season for that. This is a season for each voice to be heard.

I know the conflict and the cacophony of voices is hard for you. You long for peace and order but this time is necessary. I need people in your life to challenge each other and find out if their voice is worth hearing. 

Trust that I am in charge and that I know what I am doing. 

Get your voice, your peace, your stability from me and my presence in you. When you know yourself, you don't have to work so hard to make sure other people know it too. Rest in me and who I know you to be. and, as always, remember this season will not last forever.

WIsdom...

My prayer:

You are so generous God. Thank you for teaching me in every moment. I am seeing your revelation in the smallest of moments right now and I LOVE IT! Teach me Lord. I love learning from you. I pray that this be a time of revelation for all of your people. We need your wisdom and knowledge in our lives.

What God Said Tonight:

The danger of knowledge is that it can make you more confident in your knowledge than you are in my ability to direct your destiny. My knowledge and wisdom for you is for a season. I will feed you until you are full but not beyond that. Anything more is gluttony and results in waste. 

Even in this, trust me. I will give you everything you need, when you need it. 

Walking in faith...

My prayer:

This is an interesting journey of faith we are on God. 

Thank you for the frequent reassurance and for your peace. Part of me wants to fast forward to the other side of the journey but even as I say that, I can hear your voice telling me to not miss out on the journey itself. That I should appreciate the excitement and growth of this time as it will not always be like this. 

Thank you God for all that you are and all that you do. I love you SO MUCH!

What God Said Tonight:

Peace is not a static thing. Peace swells and grows when needed and it ebbs when it is not needed. My peace, my perfect peace, also has perfect timing. 

Relax in to the ebb and flow of my peace and know that you will always be prepared. 

I love you too my sweet child. 

Walking in faith is nothing more than walking hand in hand with me. There is no safer place in the world.

Pressure and beauty...

My prayer:

So much is happening God but you are putting everything into place. I am in awe of how you are working it all out. 

Thank you for this journey. Thank you for the new level of trust. Thank you for being you and loving me.

What God Said Tonight:

Pressure brings out beauty. When coal is compressed, it becomes a diamond. Your pressure. The pressure you are under, is not meant to harm you and is not meant to stop you. It is only meant to perfect you and allow you to become more beautiful and your perfected self. 

Trust me to know how much you can take. I truly will not give you more than you can take but know that you can take more than you think. 

When it gets hard, lean on me. When the worry creeps in, lean on me. When you don't know what to do next, lean on me. I am here and will walk every step with you.

Changing like a rock...

My prayer:

Awesome God. I asked for a new life, a new phase, a new season. You are giving it to me and it is wonderful. It is also pretty scary. 

Help me God to walk in faith. I know in my heart and in my head that this is your will. You have told me in so many ways. I also know that when your will is done, nothing can stand in the way. 

I also know, there are many times in my life where I thought I knew your will, only to find out that I was COMPLETELY wrong. That is when my head starts spinning and dwelling on thoughts and worries. What if I am getting this completely wrong?

You have said it is ok to dream and that you will give me the desires of my heart but a part of me is very afraid to do that. This dream is a biggy and if it does not work out, the disappointment could be crushing.

Guide my thoughts and my actions God. Fill me with your peace. Fill me with your presence. Everything is better in your presence. 

What God Said Tonight:

Rocks, mountains, they seem so permanent but even in their stability and strength, they are changing. You cannot always see the change but it is there. 

Like a rock, your life has been slowly changing. It has not been obvious but it has been happening on the inside and just like the rock, the change is about to break free and the changes will be obvious. It will be beautiful. It will be dramatic. 

One thing that will never change. I will always love you and I will always be with you. 

Lets keep moving toward the change to come, not with fear but with assurance that it is something you have been preparing for. The hard outer shell is about to slide off and reveal the beauty within. My dear, do not dread the change but celebrate in its beauty. 

I love you now and forever.