Dr. Beth Hodges, a dear friend I met at church, once told me: “He did it before. He will do it again!” Most likely you are reading this blog because someone you love dearly has left relationship with God to live a life of sin. It hurts deeply, but as Dr. Beth said, “He did … Continue reading God Will Do It Again
Tag: encouragement-in-the-waiting
Doneness
We've been praying that God would show Himself to our prodigals in ways they would see, in ways that would matter to them, and He is! We are so very thankful, aren't we, for the prayers we’ve already seen answered? There are times when I am praying certain specific things for different prodigals, I sense … Continue reading Doneness
Leave Room for Jesus
Whenever a younger sister in the family next door had a boy over, the older sister would walk through the room where they were sitting and say, “Leave room for Jesus.” While it sounds like an older sister picking on a younger sister (and she was) and like it was good advice (and it was), … Continue reading Leave Room for Jesus
Bring Our Prodigals to God’s Best
So much of what is seen in prodigals’ lives needs to be gone! How do we know what needs to be gone? We measure characteristics, activities, attitudes, and situations against the Word of God, which reveals His best for them! Those things against God's Word need to be gone to make room for His best … Continue reading Bring Our Prodigals to God’s Best
Settling for Less
You recognize the symptoms of your prodigal’s settling: Filth, wearing clothes repeatedly without laundering, dirty sheets and towels, unkempt appearance. Survival mode, jobs that barely keep them alive; poverty; meaningless jobs that don’t match with gifts, talents, or calling; or lucrative jobs that impress but leave them empty and overworked, with little time for God, … Continue reading Settling for Less
