Me: Your friend is some kinda pretty.

Prodigal: Yes, it is all the hair!

This is from the book Simple Faith by Charles Swindoll

I am like James and John.

Lord, I size up other people

in terms of what they can do for me;

how they can further my program,

feed my ego,

satisfy my needs,

give me strategic advantage.

I exploit people,

ostensibly for your sake,

but really for my own sake.

Lord, I turn to you

to get the inside track

and obtain special favors,

your direction for my schemes,

your power for my projects,

your sanction for my ambitions,

your blank check for whatever I want.

I am like James and John.

Change me, Lord.

Make me a man who asks of you and of others,

what can I do for you?

Proverbs 21:21

Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness will find life, righteousness, and honor.

Jennifer Van Allen

www.theprodigalpig.com

www.faithincounseling.org