Me: Those pumpkins are a sign that Thanksgiving is close!

Prodigal: Yes, my stomach is ready!

Me: Mine too!

This is from the book The Jesus I Never Knew by Philip Yancey

And in Jerusalem, the capital, though many people saw the miracles he did and believed in him, “He would not entrust himself to them,” for he knew what was in their hearts.

A sign is not the same thing as proof; a sign is merely a maker for someone who is looking in the right direction.

They will not believe. They are not looking in the right direction. You believe and you see. That is enough for now. Pray and wait for the Lord to work.

Matthew 18:21-22

Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?” Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy times seven.

Jennifer Van Allen

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Proverbs: Let’s praise God for a bountiful harvest this year.

Me: Yes, he has been good to me!

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Proverbs 11:27

He who earnestly seeks good finds favor, but trouble will come to him who seeks evil. (NKJV)

Jennifer Van Allen

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Me: I got a lot to do today, so I got started early.

Prodigal: Don’t forget some words of wisdom for the day.

Me: I have time for that.

This is from St. Francis De Sales

Do not look forward to the changes and chances of this life in fear; rather look to them with full hope that, as they arise, God, whose you are, will deliver you out of them. He has kept you hitherto,–do you but hold fast to His dear hand, and He will lead you safely through all things; and, when you cannot stand, He will bear you in His arms. Do not look forward to what my happen to-morrow; the same everlasting Father who cares for you to-day, will take care of you to-morrow, and every day. Either he will shield you from suffering, or He will give you unfailing strength to bear it. Be at peace then, and put aside all anxious thoughts and imaginations.

Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be like-minded one toward another, according to Christ Jesus

Romans 15:5

Jennifer Van Allen

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Prodigal: He has a few bulbs burned out on his Christmas Lights.

Me: Bless his heart, best leave him to the Lord.

This is from the book The Cost of Discipleship

What are the disciples to do when they encounter opposition and cannot penetrate the hearts of men? They must admit that in no circumstances do they posses any rights or power over others, and that they have no direct access to them. The only way to reach others is through him in whose hands they are themselves like all other men. We shall hear more about this as we proceed. The disciples are taught to pray, and so they learn that the only way to reach others is by praying to God. Judgement and forgiveness are always in the hands of God. He closes and he opens. But the disciples must ask, they must seek and knock, and then God will hear them. They have to learn that they anxiety and concern for others must drive them to intercession. The promise Christ gives to their prayer is the doughtiest weapon in their armoury.

These are the statutes and judgments, which ye shall observe to do in the land, which the LORD God of thy fathers giveth thee to possess it, all the days that ye live upon the earth. Deuteronomy 12:1 (KJV)

Jennifer Van Allen

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www.faithincounseling.org

Prodigal: These collards are so small.

Me: Yep, but they are going to be good one day!

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Proverbs 11:26 The people will curse him who withholds grain, but blessings will be on the head of him who sells it. (NKJV)

Jennifer Van Allen

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www.faithincounseling.org