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Seven Tactics of Temptation: 1. Satan especially likes to tempt us when our faith is fresh, i.e., when the Christian is only recently converted and thus less prepared to know how to resist his seductive suggestions. 2. Satan especially likes to tempt us when our faith feels strongest, i.e., when we think we are invulnerable to sin. If we are convinced that we have it under control, we become less diligent. 3. Satan especially likes to tempt us when we are in an alien environment. 4. Satan also likes to tempt us when our faith is being tested in the fires of affliction. When we are tired, burnt out, persecuted, feeling excluded and ignored, Satan makes his play. His most common tactic is to suggest that God isn’t fair, that he is treating us unjustly, from which platform Satan then launches his seductive appeal that we need no longer obey. 5. Satan especially likes to tempt us immediately following both spiritual highs and spiritual lows. Periods of emotional elation and physical prosperity can sometimes lead to complacency, pride, and a false sense of security. When they do, we’re easy targets for the enemy’s arrows. 6. Perhaps Satan's most effective tactic in tempting us is to put his thoughts into our minds and then blame us for having them. 7. A related tactic of temptation is for him to launch his accusations as if they were from the Holy Spirit. In other words, he couches his terms and chooses his opportunities in such a way that we might easily mistake his voice for that of God.
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Randy Smith

    • A Fancy Curry Powder

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    Grains Greek Condiments 1 Servings

    INGREDIENTS

    2 1/2 ts Fenugreek
    1 ts (about 20 pods) cardamom
    Seeds (cracked with a
    Cleaver to release seeds)
    3 tb Coriander seeds
    1 tb Cumin seeds
    1 tb Mustard seeds
    6 Cloves, whole
    1 3 in cinnamon stick, thin
    And broken into pieces
    1/4 ts Ground mace
    1/4 ts Nutmeg, grated
    1 Big pinch cayenne
    2 tb Turmeric, ground
    Hot pepper, toasted and
    Dried (to taste)

    INSTRUCTIONS

    Preheat oven to 225 degree F.
In a small pan, combine fenugreek, cardamom, coriander, cumin and
mustard seeds, cloves, and broken cinnamon stick.  Bake for 15
minutes, shaking the pan a few times.  Let cool.
In bowl, combine the toasted spices with the mace, nutmeg, cayenne,
tumeric and peppers.  Place in a spice mill and grind to a powder.
Store in an airtight container.  Makes a 1/2 cup of curry powder.
Recipe:  Chuck Ozburn in Pok, New York
Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V4 #4 by Mark.Alexander@alexr.co.uk on
Jan 29, 1999

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