That’s my question for God today! The way He surprises me is truly blowing my mind. Like yesterday, I’m staring at the photo that came up in my photo memory. My spirit drew my attention to the bracelet I was wearing that said “Child of the King.” I thought back to when a random customer took it off their wrist and gave it to me. Fast forward to that evening, I’m having an appointment with God, reading my Jesus Calling Devotional for Kids, and insanely, the very chapter showed up entitled “Child of the King.” I freaked out, guys! The bracelet was white, with red for the words. The very book had a white background with very red words. No coincidence! God Himself was revealing His Presence there with me.
So fast forward to this morning, I’m doing my run up and down the stairs of our home listening to my prayer, and of all of the things for the prayer announcer to say, he said, “YOU ARE A CHILD OF THE KING!!!!!” Wow! You guys see the love of God! Like He was saying, ‘Nik, I saw you looking at that bracelet yesterday!’ God knows every thought we think!!!!
The back story of today’s prayer, though! I usually go with the first prayer that shows up on my YouTube feed, but in charging my phone, the cord slid across the screen, and another prayer started. I paused and said, “God, which of these prayers should I listen to?’ The feeling was that I should stick with the new prayer, only for me to hear him confirm that message from God: Yes, Nik, YOU ARE MY CHILD!!!!
The prayer spoke so clearly to me today about personal issues I’m currently dealing with that God just said, ‘Nik, let’s discuss these issues that I feel are holding you back.’ Honestly, I beat myself a lot about the past. But God spoke this to me through that prayer (OUR GOD IS A PERSONAL GOD!!!!) via FaithfulGospel-i2c:
“And now, Aba, I BLESS THE BROKEN PLACES INSIDE OF ME. NOT TO SHAME THEM, BUT TO SURRENDER THEM. Not to pretend they don’t exist, but to invite you to dwell there. I will no longer curse my scars. I will no longer hide my wounds because your glory is not revealed through my perfection. It shines through my surrendered imperfection. I declare that nothing about me is wasted. No pain is random. No tear is ignored. No detour is meaningless. You are the redeemer. Not just of my soul, but of my story. SO I SPEAK HEALING OVER EVERY TRAUMA THAT TRIED TO BREAK ME. I SPEAK RESTORATION OVER EVERY RELATIONSHIP THAT UNRAVELED. I SPEAK PEACE OVER EVERY PLACE IN MY HEART WHERE CONFUSION AND CHAOS TRIED TO SET UP CAMP. I bless even the silent seasons where I didn’t hear you but learned to trust you. where prayers felt unanswered but were working behind the scenes. Where loneliness was the soil of deeper intimacy. I WILL NOT LOOK BACK WITH BITTERNESS. I WILL LOOK BACK WITH REVELATION. WHAT THE ENEMY MEANT FOR EVIL, YOU ARE TURNING FOR GOOD. I BLESS THE FIRE THAT TRIED TO CONSUME ME BECAUSE IT REFINED ME. I BLESS THE STORM THAT TRIED TO DROWN ME BECAUSE IT DEEPENED ME. I BLESS THE BETRAYAL THAT TRIED TO BREAK ME BECAUSE IT TAUGHT ME WHO WAS FOR ME AND WHO WAS ONLY SEASONAL.
Now, Lord, I bless my identity. Not the one others gave me. Not the one pain tried to tattoo on me, but the one you wrote before the foundations of the world. I am not what happened to me. I am not what they said about me. I am not what fear suggests I am. I am not a sum total of my past. I am a child of the king, destined for dominion, anointed to shift atmospheres, appointed to carry your glory. I speak blessings over my mouth. Let it not be used for gossip or comparison. Let it not agree with lies or partner with defeat. Let it only declare what you have spoken. And let every idle word be cast aside. I choose to speak blessings, not curses, faith, not fear, hope, not despair. Today, my mouth is an altar, and every word I speak is an offering of trust. I bless my ears today. I will not lend them to garbage. I will not allow negativity, fear, or deception to settle in. Let me be deaf to the voice of the enemy and sensitive to the still small voice of your spirit. Let me hear you in the noise. Let me hear you in the quiet. Let me hear you even in the moments I’d rather give up. I bless my environment, Lord. Change it if you must. Clean it out if you have to. Expose what’s toxic. Remove what’s draining. Promote what’s divine. Let every place my feet tread today be claimed for the kingdom.
Amen.
BE GREAT EVERY DAY…WE ROLL WITH GOD