Me: I’m starting a new project.
Prodigal: I think it will turn out great!
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Proverbs 6:17
A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood. (KJV)
Jennifer Van Allen
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www.faithincounseling.org
Prodigal: I’m waiting on the train.
Me: This can help the time fly.
This is from Doris C. Crandall
Chris Dowell had finished a long weekend of intensive training for volunteering at a crisis hot line for students at Oklahoma University. It is called Number Nyne, and when students feel angry, upset, frustrated, depressed or lonely, they can call and talk to the volunteers. He was going home from work at about 10:00 p.m. the day after he’d finished the course.
Going over some railroad tracks, Chris saw a wheelchair out of the corner of his eye. He drove on to the stop sign on the other side of the tracks thinking, “I wonder what that guy is doing there? He’s sitting way too close to be waiting to cross the tracks. Oh, well, it’s not my problem.”
Suddenly something inside him made Chris change his mind. Putting the truck into reverse, he backed up to the man in the wheelchair. Rolling down the passenger side window, Chris called out, “Hey what’s going on ? Do you need any help?”
The man did not answer, so Chris parked, walked over to him and sat on the ground next to his wheelchair. “I’m just waiting,” the man mumbled.
“What for?”
“A train. Old Jess is going to kiss this world good-bye. Man, I’m paralyzed. I can’t walk and can’t hardly use my arms.”
“You sound really down. What has gotten you so upset?” Chris didn’t try to talk him out of his plans or push him off the track. He knew the next train wouldn’t come until 12:35. He just listened as he told him his troubles. They talked about two hours.
Finally, Jess said he’d changed his mind. “Chris, man, ” he said, “I don’t know if you believe in God, but I do. Before I came to these tracks tonight I prayed, “Look, God, I’m going to the railroad tracks and kiss the first train that comes by. I don’t know if that’s what You want but if it’s not, then send somebody to stop me, and He did. He sent you.”
Chris was astounded. He could see how God had prepared him to respond to Jess. God has done something for someone else using Chris as a tool. “I thank God that I listened when that voice inside my heart said, “Back up and talk to that man.”
Colossians 3:9-10
Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator.
Jennifer Van Allen
www.theprodigalpig.com
www.faithincounseling.org
Prodigal: Lord be with us today.
Me: Yes, that is my prayer also
This is from Making Sense of the Ministry by Warren and David Wiersbe
Psalms 107:1
Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!
Jennifer Van Allen
www.theprodigalpig.com
www.faithincounseling.org
Me: There’s a crowd here today!
Prodigal: Yep, we need some truth.
Me: Well, the word of God can be some great truth!
This is a short video devotion on Proverbs
Proverbs 6:16
These six things the LORD hates, Yes, seven are an abomination to Him: (NKJV)
Jennifer Van Allen
www.theprodigalpig.com
www.faithincounseling.org
Me: What do you see?
Prodigal: Something beautiful and full of love.
This is from the book With Christ in the Garden by Lynn James Radcliffe
The ultimate event is in the hands of God. His purpose will finally win through. When eternity speaks, God will be seen to be victorious. This is the tremendous faith in which a Christian lives. We are confident that nothing is too hard for God. Evil events can hinder His purpose, but they cannot stop it. The omnipotence of God will never be overwhelmed by tragedy. The mountain torrents may rage with foam and fury, but the slope on which they run is in the hands of God.
It was the perspective of the eternal which was most real to the Master in His last prayer. Earlier, in the Upper Room, Jesus had said, “Ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice.” If we are limited to the events of earth, life does not make sense; but if man has eternity in his heart, then we can dare to believe that in the wider boundaries of immortal life the purpose of God will find fulfillment.
Ephesians 4:25
Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another.
Jennifer Van Allen
www.theprodigalpig.com
www.faithincounseling.org
Prodigal: What do you think of my friends?
Me: They are as cute as buttons!
This is from the book The Imitation of Christ by Thomas Kempis
Desire to be familiar with God alone and His Angels, and avoid the acquaintance of men. We must have charity towards all, but familiarity with all is not expedient. Sometimes it falleth out, that a person unknown to us waxeth bright from the good report of others; yet his presence darkeneth they eyes of the beholders. We think sometimes to please others by our company, and we begin rather to displease them with the wickedness which they discover in us.
Psalms 24:7-8
Lift up your heads, O gates! And be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in. Who is this King of glory? The LORD, strong and mighty, the LORD, mighty in battle!
Jennifer Van Allen
www.theprodigalpig.com
www.faithincounseling.org
Me: Sometimes we don’t grow straight, but more in a circle.
Prodigal: We grow with the sun though.
Me: Yes, we grow with the son.
This is a short video devotion on proverbs.
Proverbs 6:15
Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy. (KJV).
Jennifer Van Allen
www.theprodigalpig.com
www.faithincounseling.org
Me: There are two doors to go in.
Prodigal: I am not sure which to take.
Me: Maybe this will help.
How do we find the peace and simplicity we crave in our lives? I think the answer lies in patience and prayer.
We all like to be busy, active, doing; we want to be in control of our lives. But sometimes circumstances force us to accept that we can do nothing. All we can do is be patient and pray.
But notice that life has to force us to this point. We speak as though patience and prayer were a sort of last resort for people who are too weak or too desperate to do anything else. We turn to prayer only when we are alone and undisturbed, and we practice patience only when we have to. After all, most of us would rather have what we want now, not later, and we’d rather be able to get it through our own efforts, rather than wait on God. And so we strive and strive, and our lives become more and more hectic and complicated.
In reality, though, patience and prayer should be our first resort, for they are the tap lines that enable us to find peace even in the midst of life’s busyness and noise. They are the doors that lead us into God’s peace. And they are the lessons that teach us simplicity.
from Keep It Simple by Ellyn Sanna
In your patience possess ye your souls.
Luke 21:19
Jennifer Van Allen
www.theprodigalpig.com
www.faithincounseling.org
Me: Is your friend happy?
Prodigal: I think so?
Me: Sometimes we need direction.
This is from the book Paul: A Man of Grace and Grit by Charles Swindoll
I’m convinced there are at least three essentials for a fulfilling life: a clear sense of personal identity, a strong sense of mission, and a deep sense of purpose.
Over the years, I’ve observed that people who know who they are, who possess a clear sense of their mission, and who understand God’s plan and purpose for their lives, are people who experience genuine fulfillment. That doesn’t mean they don’t face extreme obstacles. Rather, it means they have learned to face those challenges in ways that transform obstacles into opportunities. Rather than stumbling over them, they press on through them.
Some days have surprises. The Lord gives surprises and so does the enemy but remember the Lord’s surprises are filled with blessings!
Psalm 37:4
Delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
Jennifer Van Allen
www.theprodigalpig.com
www.faithincounseling.org
Me: Time to sew!
Prodigal: You reap what you sew…..
Me: I am not doing that sewing….or maybe I am…
This is a short video devotion on proverbs.
Proverbs 6:14
who plots evil with deceit in his heart–he always stirs up conflict. (NIV)
Jennifer Van Allen
www.theprodigalpig.com
www.faithincounseling.org
