{"id":3724,"date":"2019-01-17T09:35:31","date_gmt":"2019-01-17T14:35:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/?p=3724"},"modified":"2019-01-17T09:34:45","modified_gmt":"2019-01-17T14:34:45","slug":"patience-and-hope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/?p=3724","title":{"rendered":"Patience and Hope"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01-26-15-094.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-375\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01-26-15-094-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01-26-15-094-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01-26-15-094-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Me:&nbsp; How is time spent with your friend?<\/p>\n<p>Prodigal:&nbsp; Good but he is as stubborn as a grape juice stain.<\/p>\n<p>Me:&nbsp; Those STUBBORN people&#8230;what can we do with them.<\/p>\n<p>This is from the book Reaching for the Invisible God by Philip Yancey<\/p>\n<p><strong>According to Stanley Hauerwas, the life of faith consists of patience and hope.&nbsp; When something comes along to test our relationship with God, we rely on those two virtues: patience formed by a long memory, and hope that our faithfulness will prove worth the risk.&nbsp; Jews and Christians have always emphasized these virtues, Hauerwas notes, for we believe that a God who is both good and faithful controls the universe; patience and hope keep faith alive during times that cast doubt on that belief.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is easy to doubt at this time.&nbsp; How many different schemes have God&#8217;s enemies come up with against God&#8217;s people.&nbsp; You have seen plenty.&nbsp; In fact the world since Jesus time and before has seen plenty.&nbsp; Look at what they did to Jesus.&nbsp; You have suffered and you have weep with a deep resounding sorrow from the pain that they have caused God and His people.&nbsp; You have also seen supernaturally how God has protected you time and time again from the enemies all around you.&nbsp; You should just have faith now and a little patience.<\/p>\n<p>For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.<\/p>\n<p>Romans 14:11<\/p>\n<p>Jennifer Van Allen<\/p>\n<p>www.theprodigalpig.com<\/p>\n<p>www.faithincounseling.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Me:&nbsp; How is time spent with your friend? 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