Me: Howdy, Prodigal!
Prodigal: Howdy, How is it going?
Me: Good I see you have a friend today?
Prodigal: Yes this is a friend of mine, Mr. Frog. We have been just talking about this past week and some of the frustrations that have been going on.
Me: It is always good to have some one to lean on when it has been a tough week. I was reading this week and have an insert from Charles Swindoll’s book Dropping Your Guard. I would love to share it with you.
Prodigal: Please share it with me and Mr. Frog.
Life breaks down not so much because of the terrible things that happen to us. Life breaks down because so few good things have happened to us. Just a few along the way can be like branches we can cling to as we climb up a mountain trail. No matter how steep the scent, we can make it, if from time to time among the trail someone communicates to us that he or she loves us and therefore we are important.
What words of wisdom have been written here. A couple of years ago I was in a place where everything that could go wrong did go wrong and I was just hoping for one little break in my life that was good. I was so weary, all I could do was try to make it through the day. What I learned though was to stop focusing on if my life has good breaks or bad breaks. Also I had to stop counting how many good or bad breaks I had. I use to compare and say John over here had three good things and he told me he only prayed for ten minutes. I had four bad things and I prayed for an hour. I was miserable in my comparison game. As I climbed through my journey, I turned to the creator of the journey. He showed me when I was alone, that God loved me and he was not going to let me fall. God showed me that I am important to him. God showed me that he was thinking of me 2000 years ago on a cross before my family or friends even were alive. When you really realize that God loves you then it will always change the way the journey looks.
Elijah was alone in the wilderness but God was with him to show him his love. God is telling you that he will shower you with his love. It may not be the way we image it but you are not alone.
I Kings 19:7
And the angel of the Lord came again the second time, and touched him, and said, Arise and eat; because the journey is too great for thee
Jennifer Van Allen
www.faithincounseling.org
Faith In Counseling
5500 1st avenue north
St. Petersburg, FL 33710
