{"id":10161,"date":"2026-07-28T06:56:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T10:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/?p=10161"},"modified":"2026-07-20T09:50:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T13:50:03","slug":"dear-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/?p=10161","title":{"rendered":"Dear God"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20211102_114939-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20211102_114939-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9271\" width=\"584\" height=\"778\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20211102_114939-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20211102_114939-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20211102_114939-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20211102_114939-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20211102_114939-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Me:  Help me to take your path, Lord!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prodigal:  Amen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is from Richard J. Foster<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dear God,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I stand against the fear<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">that makes me want to manage and control others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Grant me the gift of faith, O Lord, to overcomes my fear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I stand against the greed<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">that makes me use others for my own selfish purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Grant me a spirit of generosity, O Lord, to temper my greed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I stand against the pride<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">that drives me to seek inordinate attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Grand me the grace of service, O Lord, to conquer my pride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">May faith, hope and love<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">have increasing sway over every thought and action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ. Acts 20:21 (KJV)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jennifer Van Allen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">www.theprodigalpig.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">www.faithincounseling.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Me: Help me to take your path, Lord! Prodigal: Amen This is from Richard J. Foster Dear God, I stand against the fear that makes me want to manage and control others. Grant me the gift of faith, O Lord, to overcomes my fear. 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