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Me:  This day is  not about me, It is about the Lord.<\/p>\n

Prodigal:  Strong statement.<\/p>\n

Me:  I just need that to be my focus.<\/p>\n

This is from the book With Christ in the Garden by Lynn James Radcliffe<\/p>\n

If God is in charge of our lives and if God rules the universe, He can catch any experience up into His larger purposed.  God did not will Valley Forge, but He did will the character of George Washington that was nurtured there.  God did not will the privations of the frontier, but He did will the strength of soul in the heart of an Abraham Lincoln.  God did not will leprosy on the island of Molokai, but He did will the sacrificial love of Father Damien as he labored there.  All things do work together for good to them that love God.  When we sense that the cup that we must drink can be placed in His hands and drunk in His will, it has lost its bitterness and its power to harm.<\/p>\n

In the midnight anguish of the Garden, the Master cries, “Remove this cup.” And the heavenly Father hears and answers Him.  The peace of God invades His soul.  The strength of the Almighty braces His spirit.  The love of God is invincibly in His heart.  There are no circumstances that can defeat Him.  There are no sufferings that can daunt Him.  Fearlessly He moves forward, confident of the eternal upholding power of the immanent presence of God.<\/p>\n

The beast of the field shall honor me, the dragons and the owls:  because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen.<\/p>\n

Isaiah 43:20<\/p>\n

Jennifer Van Allen<\/p>\n

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

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

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