Paul and James both say that we should rejoice in our trials because of their beneficial results. It is not the adversity considered in itself that is to be the ground of our joy. Rather, it is the expectation of the results, the development of our character that should cause us to rejoice in adversity. God does not ask us to rejoice because we have lost our job, or a loved one has been stricken with cancer, or a child has been born with an incurable birth defect. But He does tell us to rejoice because we believe He is in control of those circumstances and is at work through them for our ultimate good.

Jerry Bridges

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains, Dairy			1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	cn	Black beans, rinsed and drained
1	tb	Cooking wine (white) or any white wine
1/4	c	Chopped onion (up to 1/3)
1	lg	Clove garlic, minced
3		Roma tomatoes, chopped
1/4	c	Ff sour cream
1/4	c	Salsa (up to 1/3)
1/2	ts	Cumin, or more, to taste

INSTRUCTIONS

Saute onion and garlic in wine until starting to brown.  Add tomatoes and
simmer a few minutes.  Add beans and salsa and heat through.  Add sour
cream and stir well. Serve as is, or over pasta. This is filling, and
virtually fat free, even with the pasta it probably only has about a gram
per serving.
Posted to Digest eat-lf.v096.n203
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 1996 7:20:56 -0500 (EST)
From: NFRITZ@nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov

A Message from our Provider:

“God is bigger than any church”

It is an indictment on our pride to think as the created, we can question the Creator’s faithfulness. God is faithful – He’s shown it in the life of Jesus Christ and He declares it cover-to-cover in the Bible. A better question to ask is whether or not we are faithful to Him in tough times with words and actions of obedience that demonstrate it. Are we joyously and productively making the most of the trials with our faith in tact, feet on the narrow path pointed toward the Celestial City, overcoming temptations, eyes firmly fixed on Jesus Christ who is the “author and perfecter of faith” (Heb. 12:2)?

Randy Smith