Have you forgiven your prodigal for the pain, worry, fear, costs, sleepless nights, and sadness inflicted on you by his or her bad decisions? And there is also the loss of dreams and hopes for their living the abundant life planned for them by the Father. Have your forgiven your prodigal for that loss as … Continue reading Have You Forgiven Your Prodigal?

“I don’t want this to be happening!” The statement was repeated with an evident desperation by our young son as he came all the way down the stairs while holding out his thumb. What I saw did not match the terror in his voice. There was a small straight green line on the pad of … Continue reading “I Don’t Want This to Be Happening!”

There are times, lots of times, in the life of those praying for prodigals that it seems the promise is never going to come true, but God promised. Isaiah 49:16 is powerful: "Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me" (KJV). God is continually aware of … Continue reading They’re Coming!

There are times in the lives of those who love and pray for a prodigal that we find we are more like Sarai than we want to admit--wanting to rush the promises of God and help Him out a little or a lot.  I personally hope I am learning to let God take care of … Continue reading Helping God

PROMISE to PRAY-ERS: “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: 'Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ Says the Lord of hosts" (Zechariah 4:6 NKJV). Let me encourage you with our promise for today. If you are like me, you sometimes have an overwhelming desire to fix things, to say … Continue reading I Can’t Change Them