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
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Purpose Cannot Be Denied
I had an encounter with God this morning I want to share with you, trusting you will be encouraged, too. I was thanking Him for things He’s done in my life, for ways He’s provided, for the amazing people I call family and friends. In thanking Him, I found a promise! I was praying for a … Continue reading Purpose Cannot Be Denied
When Prayer Seems Like a Chisel
God always hears the righteous. We can count on it: “The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, And His ears are open to their cry. The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears, And delivers them out of all their troubles” (Psalm 34:15, 17 NKJV). When prayer seems to be working like a … Continue reading When Prayer Seems Like a Chisel
The Dependable Word
As you know, in the Prayer for Prodigals ministry we've been focusing on knowing God as the One who interferes, creating “but God” outcomes. Our latest focus is on the stable, eternal, permanent, irrefutable, infallible, immutable, unchangeable, undefeatable, dependable Word of God. Whatever He says will always be true. We can count on it! In … Continue reading The Dependable Word
Noisy Floods
“The floods have lifted up, O LORD, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves. The LORD on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea” (Psalm 93:3-4 KJV). No matter the floods that try to overwhelm us, and no matter … Continue reading Noisy Floods
Prayer for Prodigals 