The book of Proverbs is, in ways, a treatise on talk. I would summarize it this way: words give life; words bring death – you choose. What does this mean? It means you have never spoken a neutral word in your life. Your words have direction to them. If your words are moving in the life direction, they will be words of encouragement, hope, love, peace, unity, instruction, wisdom, and correction. But if your words are moving in a death direction, they will be words of anger, malice, slander, jealousy, gossip, division, contempt, racism, violence, judgment, and condemnation. Your words have direction to them. When you hear the word talk you ought to hear something that is high and holy and significant and important. May God help us never to look at talk as something that doesn’t matter.

Paul David Tripp

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Grains, Dairy	Mexican	Beef, Pork & ham, Mexican	8	Servings

INGREDIENTS

3	sl	Pork steak; cut up
1	md	Onion; chopped
1	lg	Tomatoes
1	cn	Diced green chilies; optiona
		Water; enough to keep moist
		Garlic powder; to taste
		Chili powder; to taste
1	lb	Hamburger
1		Jars Taco sauce
1	cn	Refried beans
1	pk	Flour tortillas
		Shredded cheddar cheese

INSTRUCTIONS

Recipe by: Joyce Agler Brown steak and onions. Add tomatoes, green chilies,
water, garlic powder and chili powder to pork and onions. Simmer 1 hour.
Brown and drain hamburger. Add taco sauce and refried beans to hamburger.
Put hamburger mixture in flour tortillas; fold over and put in baking dish.
Pour pork mixture over top. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake at 400 for 15
minutes.  Top with shredded lettuce and tomatoes.

A Message from our Provider:

“Faith without works is empty – and vica versa.”

What are you ambitious to achieve? What if I had you compose a list of your goals and priorities. If you didn’t just hear the verse that read, would “pleasing God” (2 Cor. 5:9) even make the top-ten? How often do we arise each day with the prayerful intention that simply says, “Lord, it is my ambition to please You today!” Perhaps we’d put it on paper, but are we really doing it? And if we are not doing it, but we know we should and want to in our heart, what is it that’s preventing us? Can I submit that whatever your answer is, it boils down to the fact that we are not walking by faith in God’s glorious promises (2 Cor. 5:7).

Randy Smith