So, what’s so bad about complaining? One – it reveals a thankless heart. How much easier is it to complain about the two things we don’t have as compared to being grateful for the thousands of things we do have? How can we follow the commands to rejoice always (Phil. 4:4) and be thankful for all things (1 Thes. 5:18) if there is a mere morsel of complaining in our hearts? Two – complaining reveals greater sins. Why do we complain? Because we are jealous that someone has what we want. Because we are selfish that things are not going our way. Because we are discontent and unsatisfied in Christ’s sufficiency. And three – complaining distrusts the sovereignty of God. Complaining implies that God made a mistake; that He not ruling the world with perfect justice and wisdom and quite frankly, we could do a better job. That He’s personally unloving and unkind to us. Can we rightly accept the fact that God has a good plan for our lives, or do we complain in believing ours is better and thus cast doubt on our sovereign Creator?

Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs		Cookies, Sent to mc	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	c	Butter or margarine; unsalted
1		Egg
1	c	White sugar
1 3/4	c	All-purpose flour
1	ts	Vanilla extract
1	ts	Salt
2	c	Almonds; sliced

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla
and beat until smooth.
Sift together the flour and salt and slowly add to butter mixture. Mix
until just blended.
Divide batter in half and place each half on in the center of two
ungreased, flat-sided cookie sheets.
Dip a spatula in warm water and spread batter to cover the entire baking
sheet, making sure batter is spread evenly. Sprinkle almonds and press
gently into dough.
Bake each sheet about 12 minutes, or until edges are lightly browned.
Remove from oven.
Cut hot cookies into neat 2-inch squares. Return to oven and bake until
lightly golden... about 5 minutes. Watch carefully to prevent overbaking.
Remove from oven to a wire rack. Slide spatula under cookies to loosen.
Cool completely on cookie sheets. Store in airtight containers with layers
of wax paper between layers.
Makes 6 dozen
Notes: Thin and delicate, these are perfect for everything from formal
parties to your morning coffee.
Recipe by: Submitted by:  Cookie Recipe.com Staff
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by Gr8seeksM8 <Gr8seeksM8@aol.com> on Feb 28,
1998

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