{"id":3917,"date":"2019-05-29T08:37:42","date_gmt":"2019-05-29T12:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/?p=3917"},"modified":"2019-05-29T08:39:57","modified_gmt":"2019-05-29T12:39:57","slug":"what-a-mess","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/?p=3917","title":{"rendered":"What A Mess!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/05-28-15-009.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-728\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/05-28-15-009-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/05-28-15-009-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/05-28-15-009-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Me:&nbsp; That looks like a mess of red pipes?<\/p>\n<p>Prodigal:&nbsp; Yes, but I will find my way.<\/p>\n<p>Me:&nbsp; Jesus can lead you out of any type of mess.<\/p>\n<p>This is from the book In the Grip of Grace:&nbsp; You Can&#8217;t Fall Beyond His Love by Max Lucado<\/p>\n<p>The loss of mystery has led to the loss of majesty.<\/p>\n<p>The more we know, the less we believe.<\/p>\n<p>No wonder there is no wonder.<\/p>\n<p>We think we&#8217;ve figure it all out.<\/p>\n<p>Strange, don&#8217;t you think?<\/p>\n<p>Knowledge of the workings shouldn&#8217;t negate wonder.<\/p>\n<p>Knowledge should stir wonder.<\/p>\n<p>Who has more reason to worship than the<\/p>\n<p>astronomer who has seen the stars?<\/p>\n<p>Than the surgeon who has held a heart?<\/p>\n<p>Than the oceangrapher who has pondered the depths?<\/p>\n<p>2 Thessalonians 2:13<\/p>\n<p>But we are bound to give thanks to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth.<\/p>\n<p>Jennifer Van Allen<\/p>\n<p>www.theprodgialpig.com<\/p>\n<p>www.faithincounseling.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Me:&nbsp; That looks like a mess of red pipes? 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