Prodigal: Looks like you are just getting started.

Me: I am, but I am not alone.

This is from the book Imaginations: More Than You Think by James P. Gills, M.D.

But it didn’t matter because Paul had discovered the key to true contentment: he knew this Jesus who had died on the cross for him. He knew this Jesus who rose from the dead for him. He knew this Savior who walked with him every day through the power of the Holy Spirit. He knew this Jesus who had given him a home in heaven!

Paul had faith in God’s eternal promise that He would provide for him all that he needed in life. Paul knew, in his head and in his heart, that God would give him strength to meet all his needs. And he could rejoice, regardless of his external circumstances, because he had faith in God’s provision, not just for a moment, but for all eternity. That faith-filled imagination is what gave the apostle Paul God’s perfect peace and satisfaction.

Come, all you who are thirty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost. Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of fare.

Isaiah 55:1-2

Jennifer Van Allen

www.theprodigalpig.com

www.faithincounseling.org