Me: I’m enjoying our time together.
Prodigal: Me too!
Me: Let me share about what God has shown me lately.
This is from the book Believe and Rejoice by James P. Gills, M.D.
When we are centered on God, we have a fuller, deeper understanding of how much we need the Lord, and we are able to worship Him for His power and majesty. As we stand close to Him, the things of this world are put in proper perspective, and we can enjoy them as we align ourselves with Him.
When we truly deal with God in repentance and faith, we hand over our egos, our independence, our desires, and our worries about the future. It is not easy to give up this control. As we human beings we like to be in charge of our lives. And the world tells us that we should be in control. God must humble us and crush us completely before we will seek God and see God as we ought. But when we see through God’s eyes, we understand that He alone can satisfy us. He will provide for us. And we learn more and more to trust implicitly in Him.
Sometimes we think we have repented, and have agreed to stop going in our own direction, but often God looks into our hearts and still sees a trace of that independence. He sees that we still think it might be best if we do things our way. God wants totally control and total humility right now. We can trust in Him.
Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.
Psalm 41:1
Jennifer Van Allen
www.theprodigalpig.com
www.faithincounseling.org
