This guilt issue follows us throughout our Christian walk. And as we mature in Christ we learn the value of dealing with it rightly and the dangers of dealing with it wrongly. We learn that even though God has forgiven us, we can sense it when not God, but Satan “the accuser” (Rev. 12:10) seeks to remind us of our failures and faults. We learn how to engage in spiritual battle to prevent false guilt from setting in. We learn to not trust in our feelings as it pertains to guilt, but fully stand on the promises from God’s Word. We learn to allow that which makes us guilty to only be the things that violate God’s Word. We learn the difference between real guilt and an overactive conscience. We learn the need to keep excelling in Christ, but refuse to allow the conviction to grow spiritually become a continual self-loathing low-grade guilt that we aren’t doing enough for Jesus. We learn to greater recognize our sinfulness and yet the incredible promise that we can always “draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need” (Heb. 4:16).

Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
			12	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	c	Unbleached white flour
1	c	Whole wheat flour
1	c	Sugar*
1	tb	Cornstarch
2	ts	Baking soda
1/2	ts	Salt
1/2	ts	Cinnamon
1/4	ts	Ginger
1/8	ts	Cloves
1/4	ts	Mace
20	oz	(2 1/2 cups) Unsweetened applesauce*
1/2	c	Raisins

INSTRUCTIONS

The Applesauce Spice Cake below (adapted from one in the archives)
was a real success. *If you want to try the stevia version, just
change the sugar to 1/2 cup, add 1/2 tsp. powdered stevia, and reduce
the apple sauce by 2 tbsp. If you want more of a gingerbread-type
cake, use 1/2 tsp of ginger and 1/4 tsp. of cinnamon, instead of the
amounts below.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Mix the dry ingredients together; then add the applesauce and stir.
Bake for 40-60 minutes, depending on the size of pan you use: more
for small, deep pans and less for a 9 X 13 pan. Test by inserting a
toothpick into the center; it's done when the toothpick comes out
clean.
For full sugar version: 184 calories, 4 calories from fat For half
sugar version: 152 calories, 4 calories from fat
Posted to fatfree digest by "Susan Voisin" <voisin@axs2k.net> on Nov
30, 1999, converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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