Why we need to put God at the centre of our lives :
He spent everything he had . Then a severe famine spread over that country , and he was left without a thing ~ Luke 15:14
The prodigal son left his father ' s house probably thinking that things would turn out well outside . One of the things I believe he was after was freedom and space . He wanted to be independent and live his life as he wished without anyone questioning him . To have such , he had to get out of his father ' s house and go far away . His father ' s authority , shelter , provision and security meant nothing to him . He was man enough and was capable of taking care of himself . He could provide for and give himself more than his father was giving him , or so , he thought . He went and spent all he had in the pleasures of the world and within no time , it was all gone . He was left struggling and alone , and then suddenly , famine struck . I imagine it was not bearable for him because of the fact that he was used to a life of luxury .
But since he was now alone , in a far off country and with much drought to deal with , he had to know how to survive . This led him to look for a job that was so diminishing that he had no shelter and no one to give him food . He was literally living the life of a pig . Understand that this boy was not marked for such a life ; he was a beloved son of his father , but he chose this kind of life for himself . The moment he left his father ' s house , he entered into a life of struggle .
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