{"id":6061,"date":"2021-09-05T07:37:22","date_gmt":"2021-09-05T11:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/?p=6061"},"modified":"2021-09-04T19:23:41","modified_gmt":"2021-09-04T23:23:41","slug":"remove-our-spots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/?p=6061","title":{"rendered":"Remove Our Spots"},"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_144556-e1558621153300-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5660\" width=\"273\" height=\"363\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20181013_144556-e1558621153300-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20181013_144556-e1558621153300-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 273px) 100vw, 273px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Me:   Are you trying to be a turtle now?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prodigal:  You are always poking fun!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Me:  It is done with love.<\/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 Joy in Christ&#8217;s Presence by Charles Spurgeon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I think I have known some of Christ&#8217;s disciples who have appeared to doubt the wisdom or the love of their Lord.  They did not quite say that He was mistaken, but they said that He moved in a mysterious way.  They did not quite complain that He was unkind to them, but they whispered that they could not reconcile His dealings with His infinite love.  Alas, Jesus has endured much from our unbelief!  May this illustration help us to see our spots, and may the love of our dear Lord remove them!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lord sometimes I cannot see my unbelief.  I am afraid to admit that it is there.  I think some how having unbelief means that I don&#8217;t love you.  I cover this up in my soul under layers of knowledge and praise.  It is still there O Lord.  Help uncover the unbelief and then help remind me that you are the God of the impossible!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Matthew 20:28<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the same way, the Son of Man did not come to be served.  He came to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/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: Are you trying to be a turtle now? Prodigal: You are always poking fun! Me: It is done with love. 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