I think it's hard to make a living as a writer, but I think it's hard to work at McDonald's too. . . . I think the commitment is to get up everyday and say, "I'm a writer, therefore what I'm supposed to do today is write. " And to do that, and to do that and to do that.
Tommy Tenney
Ironically, it was the father's blessing that actually "financed" the prodigal son's trip away from the Father's face! and it was the son's new revelation of his poverty of heart that propelled him back into his Father's arms. Sometimes we use the very blessings that God gives us to finance our journey away from the centrality of Christ. It's very important that we return back to ground zero, to the ultimate eternal goal of abiding with the Father's in intimate communion. (pg. 243)
