God acts first to strengthen sufferers internally. If you “suffer in a Godward direction,” He gives you hope. It is in the context of suffering that God strengthens hearts in many ways: 1. The love of God pours out directly into the hearts of afflicted persons who rely on Him in hope (Rom. 5:3-5). 2. God becomes directly known – “seen” – in ways previously unimaginable (Job 42:5). 3. Our foolishness is revealed, so that we might receive growing wisdom directly from God (James 1:2-5). 4. We are remade into the image of Jesus, and established in the love of God (Rom. 8:29, in the context of 8:18-39). 5. We learn to trust and obey Jesus, who walked the path of unjust suffering ahead of us and now walks it with us (Heb. 4:14-5:9; 12:1-11). 6. Our self-centered cravings are revealed and our faith is purified and simplified (1 Peter 1:3-15).

David Powlison

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs		Cookies	36	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	c	Flour
1/2	ts	Salt
2	ts	Baking powder
1/2	ts	Cloves
1/2	ts	Ginger
1	ts	Cinnamon
3/4	c	Butter or margarine
1	c	Sugar
1		Egg
1/4	c	Molasses

INSTRUCTIONS

In first bowl, sift together flour, salt, baking powder, cloves, ginger,
and cinnamon. Put aside. In second bowl, cream together butter, sugar, egg,
and molasses. Add flour mixture 1/3 at a time to cream mixture. Chill until
hard-ish, shape into balls, roll in sugar. Bake at 350 degrees for 15
minutes (more or less gives crunchy or chewy).
NOTES : These cookies are spectacular!!!
Recipe by: Unknown
Posted to recipelu-digest Volume 01 Number 301 by "Marie Smith"
<craftee@sprynet.com> on Nov 24, 1997

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