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Prodigal: I ain’t got a dagblame thing to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Me: You can always help with my chores!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is from Choose Love by Stormie Omartian<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some people think it takes mindless faith to believe in God, but it actually takes blind and reckless faith to look at this beautiful world and amazing universe and believe there is no God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

King David, a man after God’s own heart, said that only a fool says “there is no God.” He said these kinds of people become corrupt and “there is none who does good” (Psalm 14:1). That’s because if there is no God, then there are no absolutes, no moral law, and no final restriction on behavior. They can make up their own law and change it whenever they want. They are definitely not motivated by love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Moses said, “Who is like You, O Lord, among the gods? Who is like You, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders? (Exodus 15:11)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jennifer Van Allen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

www.theprodigalpig.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n

www.faithincounseling.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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