{"id":5972,"date":"2021-07-17T08:57:49","date_gmt":"2021-07-17T12:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/?p=5972"},"modified":"2021-07-14T13:00:57","modified_gmt":"2021-07-14T17:00:57","slug":"to-listen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/?p=5972","title":{"rendered":"To Listen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20181013_153036-e1559676053894-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5680\" width=\"333\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20181013_153036-e1559676053894-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20181013_153036-e1559676053894-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Me:  This is a perfect place of solitude.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prodigal:  I think it is a great place to pray!<\/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 The Pursuit of God by A.W. Tozer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lord, teach me to listen.  The times are noisy and my ears are weary with the thousand raucous sounds which continuously assault them.  Give me the spirit of the boy Samuel when he said to Thee, &#8220;Speak, for thy servant heareth.&#8221;  Let me hear Thee speaking in my heart  Let me get used to the sound of Thy Voice, that its tones may be familiar when the sounds of earth die away and the only sound will be the music of Thy speaking Voice. Amen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hebrews 12:2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jennifer Van Allen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">www.theprodigalpig.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">www.faithincounseling.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Me: This is a perfect place of solitude. Prodigal: I think it is a great place to pray! This is from the book The Pursuit of God by A.W. Tozer Lord, teach me to listen. The times are noisy and my ears are weary with the thousand raucous sounds which continuously assault them. 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