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
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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
Walking in Victory While Praying through Circumstances
Several years ago, while talking to a friend about something in my life, God dropped this sentence into my mouth: “I am walking in victory while praying through circumstances.” I immediately knew the importance, the victory, the promise, of this statement. It describes my life and yours. Prodigals by definition are not in a good … Continue reading Walking in Victory While Praying through Circumstances
God Rescues
From all appearances, a pig pen is a place of hopelessness, but not so with our God. He can reach our prodigals in the lowest of places, in the lowest of conditions. He is not intimidated by any situation. He can reach them where they are: In a drunken stupor. Stoned out of their minds. … Continue reading God Rescues
Keep Ranks
David was running from King Saul, and “mighty men, helpers in the war” came to him (1 Chronicles 12:1) “according to the word of the Lord” (v. 23, emphasis added). It was time for David to be king, time for the promise from God that he was king of Israel to become reality, and God sent … Continue reading Keep Ranks
Prayer for Prodigals 