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Those in the world do not respond well to pain. They fear it, despise it and run from it. They struggle with why God would allow suffering. They see no purpose in it. They make themselves out to be a victim and with bitter hearts blame the world for their misfortunes. They fret, overreact, whine, and complain. They throw massive pity-parties. They lose peace and joy and move further away from God. On the other hand, Christians know from the Bible and experience that God sovereignly permits suffering to enter our lives. We trust His goodness and wisdom and remain under the trial until it accomplishes God’s designed work in our lives. Since His primary goal is to make us holy, God gets our attention through the trial and then is continually refining our character. We don’t minimize the pain and sorrow, but know deep inside through faith that good will come out of it. We can therefore give thanks for all things and maintain our joy and peace despite apparently unfavorable circumstances. Do you see the diametrically opposed contrast to the world?

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The key to contentment is to limit our wants. For starters, we rarely get all that we want. And second, even when we occasionally do, we often want an increase in quality or quantity of that object. Therefore, the more I want, the more I will have to deal with the temptation toward discontentment. Actually, if we can only focus on our needs, that which God does promise to provide, we are guaranteed contentment. “For we have brought nothing into the world, so we cannot take anything out of it either. If we have food and covering, with these we shall be content” (1 Tim. 6:7-8).

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God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

Pork Spareribs with Potatoes

January 24, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats		Meats	2	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	lb	Pork spareribs cut into piec
2		Potatoes peeled and cubed
1/2	c	Onion slices
1	tb	Sherry
3	tb	Oyster sauce
2	tb	Soy sauce
1/2	ts	Sugar
2	ts	Oil, butter

INSTRUCTIONS

Lightly brown spareribs in hot skillet. Add oil, potatoes, onion and sherry
and cook 5 to 10 minutes or until potatoes and onion are lightly browned.
Mix in oyster sauce, soy sauce and sugar and simmer 20 to 30 minutes.
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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