Me:  How are you doing Prodigal?

Prodigal:  I’m a happy as a mouse in a cheese factory!

Me:  Gardening can bring join, I should go spend time doing that now.

 

This is from the book Great Women of the Christian Faith by Edith Deen

 

This is from Mary Slessor who was a Scottish missionary  to Africa during the early 1900’s

 

To one who said he had prayed without avail, she wrote:  “You thought God was to hear and answer you by making everything straight and pleasant–not so are nations or churches or men and women born; not so is character made.  God is answering your prayer in His way.”

 

We have to continue to remind ourselves that God’s ways are not our way’s.  We go to Him in complete surrender.  We go to Him and say King of the universe you answer this prayer the way to see is best and I will continue to obey because you are true wisdom.

 

Psalm 110:21

But do thou for me, O God the Lord, for thy name’s sake:  because thy mercy is good, deliver thou me.

 

Jennifer Van Allen

www.theprodigalpig.com

www.faithincouneling.org