I was grieving for time lost, dreams delayed. I was grieving hard. I prayed from the place of a broken heart. Then the Holy Spirit did something incredible and very effective to comfort me. Verses of Scripture began coming to me. I can’t remember how they came to me. I can’t remember how it all … Continue reading I Was Grieving Hard. This Is What God Did
Tag: prodigals
I’m a God Snob
I’m a God snob! My God is the one and only true living God! My Jesus fulfilled all prophecies regarding the Messiah in the Old Testament … all of them … proving His being the very Son—the only begotten Son—of the one and only true God, something that would be statistically impossible for a mere … Continue reading I’m a God Snob
God Teaches Sinners
I’ve been keeping a list of verse that remind us that God teaches sinners, which includes our prodigals. This brings us comfort, because prodigals don’t always listen to the godly wisdom that comes from praying loved ones, and sometimes they even cancel praying loved ones, but they can’t stop or cancel the Lord. Here are … Continue reading God Teaches Sinners
God Can Keep You from Falling
Recently, I’ve had parents of prodigals tell me that in their distress they turned back to old habits for comfort, things they turned to for comfort before they began serving the Lord. What they found was shame and regret, and those old habits became bondage to them once again. I know this journey of loving … Continue reading God Can Keep You from Falling
Empty Spaces Filled
Prodigals get delivered and turn back. Prodigals get saved and backslide again. They take two steps forward and one step back, or worse, two or three steps back. We don’t understand it, because we walk in a fullness with God they need. I suspect that sometimes they go back into sin because there are spaces … Continue reading Empty Spaces Filled
