Augustine rightly said, 'Fear is the response of the human heart when its one thing is threatened.' God has blessed all of our lives with many good things. We are to enjoy them and acknowledge God in gratitude, but we dare not make these good things our 'one thing', for in doing so, they become idols in our hearts. Like Augustine said, when we foolishly make these good things our one thing, fear will result when they are threatened. As a matter of fact, fear, worry, and anxiety are a good indication that we have created idols and feel in danger of losing them. Therefore, Christ's goal is to pull our heart away from these false gods and place our heart on the true God. Do you remember how Jesus praised Mary over Martha? Why? Because she chose God as her one thing. 'But the Lord answered and said to her, ';Martha, Martha, you are worried and bothered about so many things [and they were good things!]; but only one thing is necessary, for Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her ';' (Lk. 10:41-42). So when God is our one thing, we never need to fear because our one thing is never threatened nor will He ever be removed from our presence.

Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables, Dairy		Salads, Vegetables	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	pk	Line-flavored gelatin; 3oz.
3/4	c	Hot water
3/4	c	Cucmber; shredded, unpeeled
2	tb	Onion; grated
1	c	Cottage cheese; cream-style
1	c	Mayonnaise
1/3	c	Almonds; slivered, blanched
		Endive or parsley

INSTRUCTIONS

Dissolve gelatin in hot water.  Chill until slighlty thick.
Combine cucumber and onion; drain well.  Add cottage cheese, mayonnaise,
and almonds; fold into gelatin mixture. Pour inot an 8-inch square dish;
chill until firm.
To serve, cut into squares, and garnish with endive.
SOURCE: Southern Living Magazine, June, 1974. Typed for you by Nancy
Coleman.

A Message from our Provider:

“Jesus: beaten so that you could be unbeatable”

What are some characteristics of pride? Thinking more of myself than I do of God. Believing I am better than others. Not being willing to admit weaknesses. Being unteachable. Inability to delegate. Having a primary goal of serving myself. Wanting to lead to receive personal glory. Needing to always be honored and appreciated. Overconfidence. Unsubmissiveness. Worry. Unwillingness to be corrected. Not asking for help. Continually correcting others. Ignoring the spiritual disciplines of prayer, church and Bible. Feeling morally superior to others. Talking more than listening. Refusing to ask for forgiveness. Being overly sensitive.

Randy Smith

Where there is no “moral gravity” – that is, no force that draws us to the center – there is spiritual weightlessness. We float on feelings that will carry us where we never meant to go; we bubble with emotional experiences that we often take for spiritual ones; and we are puffed up with pride. Instead of seriousness, there is foolishness. Instead of gravity, flippancy. Sentimentality takes the place of theology. Our reference point will never serve to keep our feet on solid rock, for our reference point, until we answer God’s call, is merely ourselves. We cannot possibly tell which end is up. Paul calls them fools who “…measure themselves by themselves, to find in themselves their own standard of comparison!”

Elisabeth Elliot