Now I know there are many dangers of striving for excellence. After all, haven’t we learned that Satan will take anything we do for good and seek to bring forth evil. We have been been taught, 2 Corinthians 2:11, to not be “ignorant of his schemes.” I know if we are not careful, a pursuit of excellence can lead to pride whereby we look down on others or desire to draw personal attention to ourselves or seek to be man-pleasers. I know it can lead to a reliance on our own strength and not God’s strength. I know it can lead to misplaced goals that believe the product is more important than the spiritual goals it aims to produce. I know it can lead to misplaced trust that excellence alone can somehow achieve God’s purposes. And I know it can lead to misplaced methods, looking to worldly techniques more than Scripture. I know all of these and now you do as well, but we can’t operate in fear as an excuse to excuse the behavior expected of us from the Lord.

Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
		Beverage	50	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	cn	(46-oz) pineapple juice
2	cn	(6-oz) frozen orange juice
2	cn	(6-oz) frozen lemon juice
1	c	Sugar; very scant
1		Fifth champagne (up to)
4	qt	Ginger ale

INSTRUCTIONS

Mix juices and sugar and add enough water to make 1 gallon. Just before
serving, stir in champagne and ginger ale. (If frozen lemon juice cannot be
obtained, use frozen lemonade and omit sugar).
MRS ERNEST TAYLOR (DOT)
COMO, MS
From the book <High Cotton Cookin'>, Marvell Academy Mothers Assn, Marvell,
AR  72366, ISBN 0-918544-14-9, downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive,
http://www.erols.com/hosey.

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