Way[s] to grow in the knowledge of God your Father even if your father sinned against you: 1. Identify and take responsibility for the specific lies, false beliefs, desires, expectations, and fears that poison your relationship with God. 2. Find and apply specific truths in the Bible that contend with those lies and cravings. 3. Turn to God for mercy and help, so that the Spirit of truth would renew you, pouring out His love freely. 4. Take responsibility for the specific sins you express toward your father (i.e. bitterness, willfulness, avoidance, blame-shifting, brooding, fears, people-pleasing, slander, lying, self-pity, etc.). 5. Turn to God for mercy and help, that the Spirit of love would enable you to bear his fruit thankfully. 6. Identify the specific sins committed against you… Identifying the wrongs helps you know what to forgive. It also makes it clear what God calls you to tackle constructively. 7. Ponder the good things your father did for you. 8. The Father gives the power to return good for evil rather than evil for evil… Come up with a plan for specific changes (i.e. forgiving, giving love, seeking forgiveness, forbearing, confronting constructively, refocusing your attention, pouring your energies into God’s calling, etc.). 9. Find wise believers to pray for you, hold you accountable.

David Powlison

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Fruits, Grains		Cakes, Desserts	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	qt	Rum
1	c	Butter
1	ts	Sugar
2	x	Eggs (large)
1	c	Dried fruit
1	ts	Soda
2	tb	Lemon juice
1	c	Brown sugar
1	c	Nuts
1	tb	Baking powder

INSTRUCTIONS

Before you start, sample the rum to check for quality. Good, isn't it?
Now go ahead. Select a large mixing bowl, measuring cup, etc. Check the rum
again. It must be just right. To be sure the rum is of the highest quality,
pour one level cup of rum into a glass and drink it as fast as you can.
With an electric mixer beat 1 cup of butter in a large fluffy bowl. Add
seaspoon of thugar and beat again. Meanwhile, make sure that the rum is of
the finest quality. Try another cup. Open second quart if necessary. Add 2
arge leggs, 2 cups of fried druit and beat till high. If druit gets stuck
in the beaters, just pry it loose with a drewscriver. Sample the rum again,
checking for tonscisticity. Next, sift 3 cups of pepper or salt (it really
doesn't matter). Sample the rum again. Sift 1/2 pint of lemon juice. Fold
in chopped butter and strained nuts. Add 1 babblespoon of brown thugar, or
whatever colour you can find. Wix mell.
Grease overn and turn cake pan to 350 gredees. Now pour the whole mess into
the boven and ake. Check the rum again, and bo to ged. Submitted By "CHRIS
YUZIK" <CYUZIK@FUN.DIRECT.CA> On SUN, 24 DEC 1995 180044 +800
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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