God gives gifts and distributes gifts so that He might receive glory in the universe (Eph. 4:10) through things like: His will accomplished though us, His people ministered to through us and the mere fact that His people are not selfish, but they serve and they are not useless, but they are equipped. Therefore, when we refuse to use our spiritual gifts, the body of Christ suffers and God does not receive the glory He deserves. On a cosmic level, any believer not using his or her gifts is a problem of God-sized proportions.

Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Dairy		Cake	12	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2		Bananas; mashed
1		Box (18.25-oz) Duncan Hines moist deluxe white cake mix (see note)
1		Box (3.5-oz) fat-free vanilla pudding (see note)
4		Egg whites; whipped
1	c	Fat-free sour cream
1/4	c	Water
1	tb	Oil
1/2	ts	Baking powder
1	ct	(7.25-oz) Betty Crocker fluffy white frosting mix

INSTRUCTIONS

FROSTING
Date: Sun, 18 Feb 1996 11:44:37 -0700
From: matejka@bga.com (Anita A. Matejka)
Recipe By: 365 Great Chocolate Desserts
Preheat oven to 350. Prepare 12-cup Bundt pan with cooking spray and flour;
set aside. In a mixing bowl, combine bananas, cake mix, pudding, egg
whites, sour cream, water, oil, and baking powder. Mix just until
moistened. Turn batter into prepared pan. Bake for 50 minutes. To prepare
frosting, follow directions on box. Then, spread over cooled cake.
Per serving: 235 Calories; 5g Fat (19% calories from fat); 4g Protein; 45g
Carbohydrate; 3mg Cholesterol; 298mg Sodium
NOTES : A chocolate cake mix and chocolate pudding may be used as a
substitute.
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A Message from our Provider:

“God will let you get away with it until suddenly . . .”

It is wisdom to take occasional furlough. In the long run, we shall do more by sometimes doing less. On, on, on forever, without recreation, may suit spirits emancipated from this “heavy clay,” but while we are in this tabernacle, we must every now and then cry halt, and serve the Lord by holy inaction and consecrated leisure. Let no tender conscience doubt the lawfulness of going out of harness for a while, but learn from the experience of others the necessity and duty of taking timely rest.

C.H. Spurgeon

Do you know why the promotion of self-love is not stated in the Bible? Because it’s not wholesome and because we already do it! Look at verse 29 of Ephesians 5. “For no one ever hated his own flesh.” There you go, right from the Bible. “No one ever hated his own flesh.” We all already love ourselves. We, verse 29, “nourish and cherish” our bodies. We all think of ourselves more that we think of others. We all pursue what’s in our best interest, even if it means, the crazy belief that we’ll be happier if we take our own lives to the pain of all those who love us.

Randy Smith