Me:  Prodigal, are you going to church?

 

Prodigal: Yep, I am going!  I was wondering if it really mattered what I thought of God?

 

Me:  I think it does.  Let me share a list of reasons why I think it does.

 

This list comes from the book Growing Deep In the Christian Life by Charles Swindoll

 

What we think about God.

 

—It shapes our moral and ethical standards.

—It directly affects our response to pain and hardship.

—It motivates our response toward fortune, fame, power, and pleasure.

—It gives us strength when we are tempted.

—It keeps up faithful and courageous when we are out numbered.

—It enhances our worship and prompts our praise.

—It determines our lifestyle and dictates our philosophy.

—It gives meaning and significance to relationships.

—It sensitizes our conscience and creates the desire to be obedient.

—It stimulates hope to go on, regardless.

—It enables me to know, what to reject and what to respect while I’m riveted to planet Earth.

—It is the foundation upon which EVERYTHING rests!

 

We are to be reminded of what it means to believe in God and how it does effect all areas of our life!

 

Isaiah 57:21

There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.

 

Jennifer Van Allen

www.theprodigalpig.com

www.faithincounseling.org