You cant call yourself a Prodigal until you come home - Prodigal means one who sees the error of his ways and decides to make a change - until that happens you are a backslider - you are out of fellowship with God - you are a person who can not get in the presence of God - one who is out of the Will of God - one who has no power in their life and everything about your life is a total defeat - you are so miserable but still you have chosen to remain in the world system and be ruled by it - you chose to not return - to Repent - to Turn Back to go Home to the Fathers house - until you return you are eating from the pigs table - Oh Backslider, look at your self and decide to go home - the Father will meet you there!