{"id":5152,"date":"2023-02-15T08:43:53","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T13:43:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/?p=5152"},"modified":"2023-02-15T07:20:27","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T12:20:27","slug":"thoughts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/?p=5152","title":{"rendered":"Thoughts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180225_145923-e1545252219731-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4593\" width=\"260\" height=\"462\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180225_145923-e1545252219731-576x1024.jpg 576w, http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180225_145923-e1545252219731-169x300.jpg 169w, http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20180225_145923-e1545252219731-768x1365.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Me:  I see you brought your friend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prodigal:  Yes, he is a good friend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Me:  Y&#8217;all look closer than two fleas in a dog&#8217;s ear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prodigal:  We are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is from the book When God Whispers Your Name by Max Lucado<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scarilege is to feel guilt for sins forgiven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">God forgets the past.  Imitate him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Greed I&#8217;ve often regretted.  Generosity-never.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Never miss a chance to read a child a story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pursue forgiveness, not innocence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Don&#8217;t ask God to do what you want.  Ask God to do what is right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nails didn&#8217;t hold God to a cross.  Love did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You&#8217;ll give up on yourself before God will.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Know answered prayer when you see it, and don&#8217;t give up when you don&#8217;t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Flattery is fancy dishonesty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The right heart with the wrong creed is better than the right creed with the wrong heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We treat others as we perceive God is treating us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sometimes the most godly thing we can do is take a day off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Faith in the future begets power in the present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No one is useless to God. No one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Conflict is inevitable, but combat is optional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You will never forgive anyone more than God has already forgiven you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Succeed in what matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You&#8217;ll regret opening your mouth.  You&#8217;ll rarely regret keeping it shut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To see sin without grace is despair.  To see grace without sin is arrogance.  To see them in tandem is conversion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">God doesn&#8217;t keep a clock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Never underestimate a gesture of affection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When Jesus went home, he left the front door open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As soon as you can, pay your debts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As long as you can, give the benefit of the doubt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As much as you can, give thanks.  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