Me: What a nice day!
Prodigal: That is why I am spending it outside and trying to relax. Why don’t you share with me from the most recent book you have read?
James P Gills M.D. writes in his book The Prayerful Spirit.
One of the most important changes in our lives is our surrender of ourselves to God. A surrendered life is necessary to walking more deeply with Christ and to welcoming the fullness of the Holy Spirit. The surrendered life separates those whose desires are for what God wants from those who have their own agendas.
God knows our hearts and no matter how we try, we cannot hide those selfish agendas from God. That is something that I have learned to love about God and treasure it. I know that when my heart becomes selfish and I want to pursue my own agenda then God will only let me go so far when he suddenly changes things to turn me around. At first this can hurt our pride and we can get upset with God but soon if we keep following his guiding then we learn to see that he keeps us from hurting ourselves further by entertaining sin to long. So God seems to be telling you not go in that direction. This is a good thing because at this time you cannot see how this is tied into man’s selfish agenda and not God’s plan for your life.
Hebrews 13:5-6
Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” So we can confidently say, “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?”
Jennifer Van Allen
www.theprodigalpig.com
www.faithincounseling.org
