We have turned to a God that we can use rather than a God we must obey; we have turned to a God who will fulfill our needs rather than to a God before whom we must surrender our rights to ourselves. He is a God for us and for our satisfaction, and we have come to assume that it must be so in the church as well. And so we transform the God of mercy into a God who is at our mercy. We imagine that He is benign, that He will acquiesce as we toy with His reality and co-opt Him in the promotion of our ventures and careers.

David Wells

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains		Appetizers	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

12	oz	Box wheat chex
10	oz	Box cheerios
6	oz	Bite size rice chex
5	oz	Slim pretzel sticks
1		Or 2 cans mixed nuts
1	lb	Oleo or butter, melted
2	tb	Worcestershire sauce
2	tb	Garlic salt
1		Scant tbsp garlic powder

INSTRUCTIONS

PARTY FODDER
Combine last four ingredients in large roasting pan. Add cereal and
pretzels.
Bake at 250 degrees for an hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Add the nuts
during the last 15 minutes of baking.
The size of cereal may vary, use your own judgment.
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

A Message from our Provider:

“Perhaps it takes a purer faith to praise God for unrealized blessings than for those we once enjoyed or those we enjoy now. #A.W. Tozer”

Aggravating all of these areas (of legalism) is a class of people who have come to be known as “controllers.” These are people who are not willing to let you live your life before God as you believe He is leading you. They have all the issues buttoned down and have cast-iron opinions about all of them. These people only know black and white. There are no gray areas to them. They insist you live your Christian life according to their rules and their opinions. If you insist on being free to live as God wants you to live, they will try to intimidate you and manipulate you one way or another. Their primary weapons are “guilt trips,” rejection, or gossip. These people must be resisted. We must not allow them to subvert the freedom we have in Christ.

Jerry Bridges