God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)
We need to learn how wrong it is to think of prayer as a way of getting something from God. People often think of prayer as a way of talking God into doing what they want Him to do. This is what lies behind 'name it and claim it' Christianity, the idea that I can influence God by offering the right kind of prayer. But that attitude ultimately leads to hell. As C. S. Lewis once observed, 'There are only two kinds of people in the end: those who say to God, ';Thy will be done,' and those to whom God says, in the end, ';Thy will be done.' All that are in Hell, choose it.' Besides, why would anyone want to change God's mind? The Bible says that His will is 'good, pleasing and perfect' (Rom. 12:2). Imagine what a mess our lives would be in if God always did what we wanted Him to do! For unlike God's will, our own wills are evil, displeasing, and imperfect.
The thought hit me like a bell rung in the dark, silent hall. So far, none of the scary, negative arguments against lust had succeeded in keeping me from it. Fear and guilt simply did not give me resolve; they added self-hatred to my problems. But here was a description of what I was missing by continuing to harbor lust: I was limiting by own intimacy with God. The love He offers is so transcendent and possessing that it requires our faculties to be purified and cleansed before we can possibly contain it. Could He, in fact, substitute another thirst and another hunger for the one I had never filled? Would Living Water somehow quench lust? That was the gamble of faith.
In a large pan, cook onions, green pepper and mushrooms in 1/4 c water for
10 minutes. Remove from heat. Blend in flour. Then slowly stir in 3 cups
soymilk, 1 c water and 2 T tamari. Cook over medium heat, stirring almost
constantly till mixture boils and thickens. Stir in pimiento. Cook and stir
about 2 minutes longer to heat pimiento. Serve hot over rice, whole grains,
toasted bread, baked potatoes, potto baskets or pastry puffs.
_Instead of Chicken, Instead of Turkey_, published by United Poultry
Concerns, PO Box 59367, Potomac, MD 20859 (301)948-2406
MM by Dianne Smith/DEEANNE
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini
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