(This testimony of God's faithfulness to answer prayer is given from the viewpoint of Tyrone's niece, Christy.) My Uncle Tyrone was the youngest of five boys. His mother, my grandmother, was agodly woman who prayed for all her sons to know the Lord. However, she died at anearly age. Tyrone was in a terrible motorcycle … Continue reading Tyrone’s Testimony
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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
Provision for Purpose
In my earlier blog “Purpose Cannot Be Denied,” I shared an encounter I had with God about just that: when God purposes something, it is done! He cannot be denied. In reading the story of the golden calf, I find a powerful example of God’s provision for His purposes. Moses was on Mount Sinai receiving … Continue reading Provision for Purpose
Creative Creator of Plans
This past Sunday in our church’s PfP prayer time, several pray-ers shared ways—unique ways—the Lord was moving in their prodigals’ lives. Here are two, anonymously written: A woman shared a testimony regarding a mom who was praying and fasting to know if her estranged son was alive. God moved on a young guitarist to go … Continue reading Creative Creator of Plans
There, Here, There
In this Prayer for Prodigals ministry, we have thanked God so many times for His being there with our prodigals. He is Jehovah Shammah, The LORD Is There, and we count on His being there with them, never leaving them or forsaking them, staying married to them (Jeremiah 3:14). He is also here. right here, … Continue reading There, Here, There
