{"id":11882,"date":"2024-01-23T07:17:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T12:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/?p=11882"},"modified":"2024-01-21T11:10:26","modified_gmt":"2024-01-21T16:10:26","slug":"abandon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/?p=11882","title":{"rendered":"Abandon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20220722_174121-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20220722_174121-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10626\" style=\"width:623px;height:auto\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20220722_174121-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20220722_174121-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20220722_174121-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20220722_174121-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/20220722_174121-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prodigal:  You&#8217;re pretty as a peacock!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Me:  Well thank ya&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is from Epictetus<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What punishment is there, you ask, for those who do not accept things in this spirit?  Their punishment is to be as they are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28<\/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>Prodigal: You&#8217;re pretty as a peacock! Me: Well thank ya&#8217; This is from Epictetus What punishment is there, you ask, for those who do not accept things in this spirit? Their punishment is to be as they are. 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