Prodigal Profile, Me?

Proverbs 22:6 (KJV)  Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

“For everyone to whom much is given, from him much will be required; and to whom much has been committed, of him they will ask the more.” (Luke 12:48)

I am sitting here at this keyboard feeling thankful for the parents that God assigned to me in my earthly home for they accomplished Proverbs 22:6.  You see, I don't have a story of abuse, despair, or neglect.  BUT, I do have a testimony.  Everybody has one, you know.  I did not realize that my testimony "counted" because I figured that to count or strike a cord with someone, that I would have to come from a terrible upbringing.  I thought I would need a story of miraculous survival from a "worst case life scenario".

No, my upbringing was wholesome, filled with joy, Godly parents, and all needs met and surpassed.  My adult life continued to be blessed.  No major strive ever really hit.  I married the man that I thought God picked out for me, the true love of my life!  My four children were relatively well rounded and caused me little grief compared to many.  Hey, they all got college degrees!  My son became a physician, my girls are happy in their chosen fields.  What more could a mother have to boast about?  My grandchildren are all healthy!  I have been blessed beyond measure and I DO GIVE GOD ALL THE GLORY AND PRAISE!  But, I didn't always give credit where credit was due. So what might I have to say?  Hey, I went through the motions.  I church'ed my kids. BUT, SOMEWHERE along my path, I lost myself! Family Tragedy HIT me straight in the Heart!   

Mine is a true story befitting "Footprints in the Sand".  Praise God for carrying me so long!  

I just recently realized that I actually fit the prodigal profile. So now, I am on my Journey Back HOME.  Now I have to face Luke 12:48.  I have stumbled many times but I am ready for the trip back home.  God goes before me...

Look Beyond What Is Seen

I'm one those people whose Bible looks like a coloring book and I don't apologize  It always amazes me when I read scripture, that I obviously have read before, (because it is either gel-marked in purple, yellow, blue, pink, or orange) with fresh eyes! I was reading Hebrews 11 which is like a "hall of fame" of the men and women of old and their FAITH. My focus quickly rested on those verses about Moses and how he saw things from God's view point...beginning at verse 23. Wow! WE get so bogged down in our earthly trials and this passage might remind us to look beyond what is seen and what the world has to offer! Hebrews 11:24-25 (KJV)
24 By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter;
25 Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;