It's Never Too Late

It's never too late to find God.
Do you know the story of the prodigal son? If not let me give you a brief summary of it. There is a father that has two sons. One of them leaves the family and the house to go out on his own. Later on down the road he realizes that he wants to go home. So he returns home and is welcomed with open arms and a feast.
A little further looking in the Bible tells us that the brother that left actually asked his father if he could have his half of the fortune that he was to share with his brother. Of course the father being a loving man gave his son what he was asking. So the son leaves, spends all the fortune and falls into hared times. Because he is ashamed of not making it on his own he doesn't want to go home and tell his father what happened. Finally, though, he realizes that he should go home and take what he feels he deserves. What happens is his father not only welcomes him home with open arms but he also sends for the finest robe, rings for his fingers, and the fatted calf for a feast because his son has come home.
This is the story about the Prodigal Son. So if we were to look at the story in a different way we can see that God is the father and we are the son that leaves. When we come back to the Lord, He will welcome us with open arms, a robe and a ring. This is true for no matter how far away from God you fall. If you are willing to show that you believe in Him and His Son Jesus and are willing to do the works and deeds, then He will welcome you back just like the father in the story. If your faith is not strong when times are tough then you are in thinking in your head and not listening with your heart. That's the thing your mind is very good at overriding what your heart is saying. So when times are tough that is when your faith needs to be the strongest. Get off the pity pot, stand up and do Gods will.
The biggest thing that challenges us and tries to shake your faith, is peer pressure. The prodigal son probably felt peer pressure when he was down and out after spending all that he had. We get it too. Everyday that someone says you're one of those christian types. Who cares. PASTOR JOHN COLLINS at BRINGING BACK GOD in BRISTOL, TN says, "We are making it cool to be a Christian again. Forget peer pressure, get God pressure." What a good line. God pressure. I want more God pressure in my life. That is what the prodigal son finally got when he realized he should go home. And what happened? He was welcomed back and the fact that he went away, fell off the path, or however you want to look at it didn't matter. The point was, he came back. That is all that God wants and is asking of us. So here today let's all get some God pressure and go back to Him. He wants us and we need Him.
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Love and God Bless You all,
The Church Girl