Luke 15:
11 Jesus went on to say,
"There was once a man who had two sons.
12 The younger one said to him,
'Father, give me my share of the property now.'
So the man divided his property between his two sons.
13 After a few days the younger son sold his part of the property and left home with the money. He went to a country far away, where he wasted his money in reckless living.
14 He spent everything he had. Then a severe famine spread over that country, and he was left without a thing.
15 So he went to work for one of the citizens of that country, who sent him out to his farm to take care of the pigs.
16 He wished he could fill himself with the bean pods the pigs ate, but no one gave him anything to eat.
17 At last he came to his senses and said,
'All my father's hired workers have more than they can eat, and here I am about to starve!
18 I will get up and go to my father and say,
"Father, I have sinned against God and against you.
19 I am no longer fit to be called your son; treat me as one of your hired workers." '
(Good News Bible)

Because the pig pen is a place where we must live beneath our privileges, this experience causes us to consider giving up our arrogance and taking an attitude of humility instead.
When we change this one attitude, we begin to come into a place where the Lord can take us seriously, maybe for the first time in our life.
Proverbs 3:34 says:
God has no use for conceited people,
but shows favor to those who are humble.    (Good News Bible)

After the pig pen has brought us to a place of reality in our inner person, we find it has not yet finished with us.
The final step, which heralds success, is when we make a complete change of direction in our life for the better.
This change causes us to become a responsible adult who contributes positively and is a true blessing to those in our life. When this happens, the pig pen has achieved it goal of positive change in us.

The pig pen is God's way of letting us know that even though He certainly loves us unconditionally, He does not intend to leave us the way we were when He found us.
God's attitude to us is one of the carrot - His unfailing love for us - and the stick - the place of discipline and correction.
As Proverbs 22 : 15 says:
15 All children are foolish, but firm correction will make them change.
(Common English Version of the Bible)

Prayer:
Loving Father,
thank You so much for Your unconditional love for me.
I submit myself to the working of Your pig pen, so that You can make me into the person You called me into the world to be for Your purpose.
I want to fulfill my life's purpose, just like the Lord Jesus Christ did.
Lord Jesus, I love You,
Amen.

See you tomorrow, God willing,
so we can continue knowing the Lord together!
Meanwhile, have a great day walking with the Lord!