Prodigal: There is a breeze, but the sun is out today.
Me: Yes, sometimes a little sun helps the day seems brighter.
This is a short video devotion on Proverbs.
Proverbs 14:15
The simple believes every word, But the prudent considers well his steps. (NKJV)
Jennifer Van Allen
www.theprodigalpig.com
www.faithincounseling.org
Me: Sometimes we don’t know and have to be told.
Prodigal: Yes, because we don’t understand how good the Lord can be.
This is from Nancy Spiegelberg and Dorothy Purdy, Fanfare: A Celebration of Belief
If I Had Only Known You
Lord, I crawled across the barrenness
to You
with my empty cup
uncertain
in asking
any small drop
of refreshment.
If only
I had known You
better
I’d have come
Running
With a bucket.
Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark; let it look for light, but have none; neither let it see the dawning of the day: Job 3:9 (KJV)
Jennifer Van Allen
www.theprodigalpig.com
www.faithincounseling.org
Prodigal: So small.
Me: Yes, but happy for it.
This is from George Herbert
O Thou who has given us so much, mercifully grant us one thing more—a grateful heart.
And he said unto them, That the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath. Luke 6:5 (KJV)
Jennifer Van Allen
www.theprodigalpig.com
www.faithincounseling.org
Prodigal: Oops..made a mistake.
Me: That is ok.
This is a short video devotion on Proverbs.
Proverbs 14:14 The backslider in heart shall be filled with is own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself. (NKJV)
Jennifer Van Allen
www.theprodigalpig.com
www.faithincounseling.org
Prodigal: I’m plum worn out. I need a break.
Me: We can rest and I will share this to encourage you.
This is from the book Praying Through Life’s Problems featuring Stormie Omartian
Regardless of your present situation, know that God has an abundance of blessings for you. He is working powerfully in your life right where you are, so don’t stop praying. Close your eyes, call His name, and sense His presence. He wants you to trust that when you are afraid, you can turn to Him and find His peace. When you are weary, you will find His strength. When you are empty, you will find His fullness. When you are sad, you will find His joy. And when you are in the middle of a raging storm, you will find His shelter and provision. Don’t let yourself be blinded by circumstances, afraid of what’s happening, easily discouraged, drawn toward bitterness, or quick to complain. Instead, look for God in the midst of your circumstances.
But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea: for his mercy endureth for ever. Psalms 136:15 (KJV)
Jennifer Van Allen
www.theprodigalpig.com
www.faithincounseling.org
Prodigal: I got to hold on till my change comes.
Me: Faith is what makes you hold on.
This is from Faith Is by Pamela Reeve
Faith is resting in the fact that God has an objective in leaving me on the scene when I feel useless to Him and a burden to others.
You are right where you are suppose to be. God is making some changes that you cannot see yet. Your faith will help you and allow God to work.
We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, Colossians 1:3 (KJV)
Jennifer Van Allen
www.theprodigalpig.com
www.faithincounseling.org
Prodigal: Just hanging out and waiting.
Me: Yes, and that looks like a good waiting spot.
This a short video devotion on Proverbs.
Proverbs 14:12 There is a way that seems right to man, But its end is the way of death. (NKJV)
Jennifer Van Allen
www.theprodigalpig.com
www.faithincounseling.org
Prodigal: How do I look?
Me: Makes your face look distorted, but I know what you really look like.
This is from Philip Yancey
Jesus corrects my foggy conceptions of God. Jesus reveals a God who comes in search of us, a God who makes room for our freedom even when it costs the Son’s life, a God who is vulnerable. Above all, Jesus reveals a God who is love.
And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him. Mark 9:7 (KJV)
Jennifer Van Allen
www.theprodigalpig.com
www.faithincounseling.org
Prodigal: This is taking forever.
Me: Patience, patience
This is from Ruskin
There’s no music in a “rest,” but there’s the making of music in it. And people are always missing that part of the life melody, always talking of perseverance and courage and fortitude, but patience is the finest and worthiest part of fortitude, and the rarest, too.
Jennifer Van Allen
www.theprodigalpig.com
www.faithincounseling.org
Prodigal: The weather doesn’t look to inviting today.
Me: No, might be an inside day today.
This is a short video on Proverbs.
Proverbs 14:13 Even in laughter the heart may ache, and the end of joy may be grief. (ESV)
Jennifer Van Allen
www.theprodigalpig.com
www.faithincounseling.org
