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Me:\u00a0 What do you think will happen this weekend?<\/p>\n

Prodigal:\u00a0 I can’t say but I think God has this figured out and I need to trust.<\/p>\n

Me:\u00a0 Yes, we must serve Christ.<\/p>\n

This is from Richard Bube<\/p>\n

Man cannot serve both self and God.\u00a0 The corruption of human nature produces a self-will which turns man against God and glorifies human ability rather than God’s grace.\u00a0 Pride and selfishness are the characteristics of human nature which demands its own way in all things.\u00a0 The first step toward serving God as He would have us serve Him, therefore, requires that we constantly and consciously put down the demands of self and surrender our desires to the Lord.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I find pride showing up when I am called to love.\u00a0 Often times I want\u00a0 love to be expressed toward me, and how wonderful I am.\u00a0 Love sometimes means that your time is interrupted, and you humbly yourself to be there for someone.\u00a0 Being there for someone takes time, and a heart that is a servant.\u00a0 You can’t have the focus about yourself, and how great you are, and really serve another.\u00a0 People see that your not really focused on them.\u00a0 They can tell and really was there anything good that came out of that self focus?\u00a0 Lord help me to love the way you first loved us, help me see very specific what actions I need to take this day.<\/p>\n

Romans 10:9-10<\/p>\n

Because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart hat God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.\u00a0 For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.<\/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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