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
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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
Kidron Reveals Redemption
“Jesus … went out with His disciples over the Brook Kidron, where there was a garden, which He and His disciples entered” (John 18:1 NKJV). That garden was the Garden of Gethsemane. But before we go there, let’s go back and look at the other mentions of the brook in the Old Testament: “Also [King Asa] … Continue reading Kidron Reveals Redemption
“My Soul Refused to be Comforted”
There are times it seems we will see no end, that prodigals will never be saved and stop living life outside of relationship with God, times when our faith is being bombarded, but in our anguish—and anguish it can sometimes be—we can look to the Word of God for direction. Psalm 77 is one such … Continue reading “My Soul Refused to be Comforted”
Prayer for Prodigals 