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Me: Thinking of a plan for this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prodigal: God has a plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is from the book Overcoming Spiritual Blindness by James P. Gills, M.D.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You were created to do something–individually created for a time such as this. Your purpose, in God’s plan, is the most important aspect of your life now and in the future. But it can only be realized by walking in faith: “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen” (Heb 11:1). It is your salvation in Jesus, sensitivity to the Holy Spirit, and abiding faith in God that open your eyes to the truth. It is God’s truth of seeking intimacy with the Lord and submitting yourself unreservedly at His feet—loving and serving in His name–which is your meaning, purpose, and desire. It is when God reveals His glory and truth to you that you truly see. God has a glorious purpose for you. Have you embraced it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n


See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil; Deuteronomy 30:15 (KJV)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Jennifer Van Allen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

www.theprodigalpig.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n

www.faithincounseling.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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