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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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So how does a person shut down conscience? Two ways: misinform it. Conscience is not a law; conscience is a mechanism. You can shut down pain, right? You can shut down pain; just take drugs. Mask pain. If you mask pain, you mask the reality that you’re doing some damage. You can mask conscience by misinforming it. How do you do that? You take the true law of God, which is written in Scripture and written in the human heart, and you basically eliminate it, denounce it, diminish it, remove it, and replace it with another law; and if you do this generationally you’ll eventually raise generations of people whose conscience is now informed by lies. The other thing you can do to shut down the conscience is just think you shouldn’t feel guilty. Let psychology take you off-the-hook: “You shouldn’t feel bad about yourself. You’re wonderful. You’re the best. You can be anything you want to be. You’re heroic. You’re a good person. You ought to be able to do whatever you want. You live any way you want. Don’t let anybody make you feel guilty for anything.” Just keep driving all efforts against the normal work of the conscience and misinform the conscience and you’ve turned the beast loose. This society in which we live today has been doing that damage for decades, for decades.

John MacArthur

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Carrot Cupcakes With Ginger-cream Cheese Icing

January 27, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy, Eggs, Vegetables		Cakes, Cheese/eggs, Desserts, Fillings &, Vegetables	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	c	All purpose flour
3/4	t	Baking powder
3/4	t	Baking soda
1/2	t	Salt
1/2	t	Ground cinnamon
1	c	Sugar
3/4	c	Vegetable oil
2		Eggs
1 1/2	c	Finely grated peeled carrots
1/4	c	Drained canned crushed
		pineapple in
		Ginger-Cream Cheese Icing
		Candied violets, optional

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 350Â°F. Line twelve 1/3-cup muffin cups with paper
liners. Sift first 5 ingredients into medium bowl. Using electric
mixer, beat sugar, oil and eggs in large bowl until well blended. Add
dry ingredients to egg mixture in 2 additions, beating until well
blended after each addition. Mix in carrots and pineapple. Spoon
batter into prepared muffin cups, filling each 3/4 full. Bake  cupcakes
until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 30  minutes.
Turn cupcakes out onto racks and cool completely. (Can be  made 1 day
ahead. Cover; store at room temperature.) Spread top of  each cupcake
with scant 3 tablespoons Ginger-Cream Cheese Icing.  Garnish with
candied violets, if desired.  Makes 12.  Contributor:  Bon AppÃ©tit
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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 3241 Calories From Fat: 1549 Total Fat: 175.2g Cholesterol: 372mg Sodium: 2757.1mg Potassium: 1588.4mg Carbohydrates: 405.5g Fiber: 14g Sugar: 291.4g Protein: 29.7g