Never Too Late to Change - Part 2

Come with me for a moment and visualize the scene of a wayward son returning home. Imagine the joy his father feels when he sees his strong-willed son walking toward the house and wondering what kind of reception awaits him. This father had permitted his immature son to leave home with his inheritance and dreams that would result in abysmal failure.

After talking with his son, the father detected a radical change in his son's attitude that inspired him to shout with joy, "This son of mine was dead and is alive. He was lost and is found." A man separated from his wife said he was willing to work toward reconciliation when he detected in his wife something that gave him hope for a new beginning.

Everyone is capable of dying emotionally to another person or even God when joy no longer exists in a relationship. If this is your situation, the Lord Jesus Christ is waiting and watching for your return. Jesus will eagerly receive you back as a faithful son or daughter and restore the joy of your salvation. 

Come Out of the "Pig Pen": Rethink Your Choices - Part 1

Getting into trouble isn't unusual for young people or adults. Impulsive or bad choices are the gateway to conflict that must be correctly managed. Learning to deal constructively with reality by setting boundaries is needed throughout life.

The prodigal son left home with high hopes and big dreams, but he was arrogant and naive. Yet he eventually proved he could make appropriate decisions and reshaped his life when faced with adversity and failure. Reframing allowed him to shift from previous attitudes that had left him in great pain and suffering.

Luke 15:17 pictures this young man refraining previous choices. "When he came to his senses, he said,  'How many in my father's home have food to spare and here I am starving to death. I will go to my father and say, I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me as one of your hired men. So he got up and went to his father.'" He left home with the ability to reframe past choices and change his way of thinking. Reframing is God's gift to you, so please use it.