Prodigal: Perfect place for my poem to be introduced.
Me: I’m ready to hear it.
This is a Haiku Poem, author unknown
Jesus is my Lord
He makes me so happy now
I am grateful, Lord.
The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.
JOB 33 : 4
Jennifer Van Allen
www.theprodigalpig.com
www.faithincounseling.org
Prodigal: Starting at the crack of dawn today.
Me: I hear you.
This is a short video devotion on Proverbs.
Proverbs 15:3 The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good. (KJV)
Jennifer Van Allen
www.theprodigalpig.com
www.faithincounseling.org
Me: We have to go, so don’t dillydally around.
Prodigal: We will make it on time.
This is from the book The Soul Winner by C.H. Spurgeon
Remember, once a favorable atmosphere is created, the difficulty is to maintain it. You notice that I said, “When the atmosphere is created.” That expression reminds us how little we can do, or rather, that we can do nothing, without God. It is He who has to do with atmospheres; He alone creates and maintains them. Therefore, our eyes must continually be lifted to Him, from who our help comes.
And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just. Luke 14:14 (KJV)
Jennifer Van Allen
www.theprodigalpig.com
www.faithincounseling.org
Prodigal: Life is full of choices!
Me: Amen!
This is from Imaginations by James P. Gills,
Life is full of choices. The greatest choice of all is choosing what we will think. We choose how we control our minds. We are responsible for what we think and what we do with our thoughts. And we are responsible for the results of our thoughts. When we decide what we will allow to motivate us, we decide what kind of people we will be.
We choose whether to be positive or negative, angry, violent, depressed, or worried. We choose to either be constructive, using emotions that build us up, or to be negative, using emotions that damage us and and those around us. We choose to be satisfied in God’s promise or to be selfish, filled with worldly desires.
No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. Matthew 6:24
Jennifer Van Allen
www.theprodigalpig.com
www.faithincounseling.org
Prodigal: Grapes!
Me: Yes, fresh from the vine.
This is a short video devotion on Proverbs.
Proverbs 15:2
The tongue of the wise commands knowledge, but the mouths of fools pour out folly. (ESV)
Jennifer Van Allen
www.theprodigalpig.com
www.faithincounseling.org
Prodigal: That is a lot of pieces of fabric.
Me: That reminds me of saying worth repeating. I would rather be in a million pieces at His feet than a million miles from His presence.
This is from the book The Power of a Woman’s Words by Sharon Jaynes
First, a thought bursts forth from the stall called the brain. It runs across the mind headed for the door called the mouth. In a split second we must determine if that thought is of God or if it is against the knowledge of God. If we determine that the words are not of God, then we lasso the thought and it never makes its way out of the gate. If it passes the God test, we allow it to go free.
What is the lasso? It is the Word of God–the Word of Truth.
Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable–if anything is excellent or praiseworthy–think about such things. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me–put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you. Philippians 4:8-9
Jennifer Van Allen
www.theprodigalpig.com
www.faithincounseling.org
Prodigal: This is going to be an amazing quilt!
Me: You can’t hide the sun, the moon, or the truth.
This is from the book God’s Psychiatry by Charles L. Allen
God said, “Thou shalt have no other gods before me,” and that law of life we are guilty of breaking. There are five objects of worship which multitudes today have put before God: wealth, fame, pleasure, power, and knowledge. While most of us have no idea of ever being really rich, we never become satisfied with what we can reasonable possess. Maybe that is good, except when that dissatisfaction obscures our feelings for God and diverts us in our search for God. I can become so interested in what I have that I forget the needs of my soul.
Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile! John 1:47 (KJV)
Jennifer Van Allen
www.theprodigalpig.com
www.faithincounseling.org
Prodigal: Those have got a pretty shine on them.
Me: Thank you!
This is a short video devotion on Proverbs.
Proverbs 15:1 A soft answer turns away wrath, But a harsh word stirs up anger. (NKJV)
Jennifer Van Allen
www.theprodigalpig.com
www.faithincounseling.org
Prodigal: Those are some dandy gloves!
Me: I agree, that goes with the story I found today.
This is from the book The Power of a Woman’s Words by Sharon Jaynes
Holocaust survivor Corrie ten Boom spent the last years of her life speaking to men and women all around the world about God.
During one of her presentations, she held up a lady’s white glove.
“What can this white glove do? she asked. Then she went to explain…
The glove can do nothing. “Oh, but if my hand is in the glove, it can do many things….cook, play the piano, write. Well, you say that is not the glove but the hand in the glove that does it. Yes, that is so. I tell you that we are nothing but gloves. The hand in the glove is the Holy Spirit of God. Can the glove do something if it is very near the hand? No! The glove must be filled with the hand to do the work. That is exactly the same for us: We must be filled with the Holy Spirit to do the work of Go has for us to do.
Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life. (Proverbs 4:23).
Jennifer Van Allen
www.theprodigalpig.com
www.faithincounseling.org
Prodigal: I like the balance of this quilt.
Me: Balance is a good thing.
This is from How to Have That Difficult Conversation by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend
Every good relationship has a balance of yeses and nos. If you never said no to anything, you would be a puppet. If you never said yes, you would be a dictator. In the middle is the give and take of a good relationship, in which you negotiate and persist when something is important to you.
But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren. Luke 22:32 (KJV)
Jennifer Van Allen
www.theprodigalpig.com
www.faithincounseling.org
