Me: The winds came and the tree fell.
Prodigal: Yes, I guess it is something to ponder.
This is from the book The Imitation of Christ by Thomas A Kempis
We ought not to believe every saying or suggestion, but ought warily and patiently to ponder the matter with reference to God. But alas! Such is our weakness, that we often rather believe and speak evil of others than good. Those that are perfect men do not easily give credit to every tale; for they know that human infirmity is prone to evil, and very subject to slip in words.
It is great wisdom not to be rash in thy actions, nor to stand obstinately in thine own conceits; it belongeth also to this same wisdom not to believe everything which thou hearest, nor presently to pour into the ears of others what thou hast heard or believed. Consult with a man that is wise and conscientious, and seek to be instructed by a better than thyself, rather than to follow thine own inventions.
A good life maketh a man wise according to God, and giveth him experience in many things. The more humble a man is in himself, and the more resigned unto God; so much the more prudent shall he be in all things, and the more at peace.
But who so looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed. James 1:25
Jennifer Van Allen
www.theprodigalpig.com
www.faithincounseling.org
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