I've been there a few times in my life. Most don't understand it. That's understandable. However, it hit home to me when the Apostle Paul said, 'Apart from such external things, there is the daily pressure on me of concern for all the churches' (2 Cor. 11:28). A number of years ago, the pain was so intense that the physical affliction Paul spoke about earlier in 2 Corinthians 11 would have been much preferred. I can take the long hours and the hard work. I can even take the pressures on my family. But the emotional pain is the one and only thing that forever tempts me to throw in the towel. When I feel that way, I can almost hear the Lord saying to me, 'Are you in it for Me or are you in it for yourself?' That's gut-check time. Am I really a servant of Christ (2 Cor. 11:23)?

Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy, Eggs, Grains		Cakes, Holiday’s	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	c	Sugar
2	c	Flour
1/2	c	Shortening
1/2	c	Butter Or Margarine
1	c	Water
1/4	c	Cocoa
1/2	c	Buttermilk
2		Eggs; Beaten
1	ts	Baking Soda
1	ts	Vanilla -Icing Ingredients—
1/2	c	Butter Or Margarine
1/4	c	Cocoa
6	tb	Milk
1		Box Powdered Sugar
1	ts	Vanilla
1	c	Chopped nuts

INSTRUCTIONS

Cake: Sift flour and sugar together. Bring butter, shortening, water and
cocoa to a boil in a sauce pan. Pour over flour mixture while still hot.
Add buttermilk, eggs, soda and vanilla. Spoon into a large baking sheet
with sides. Bake in a 400 degree oven for 20 minutes. Ice cake while still
hot.
Icing: Combine butter, cocoa and milk in a saucepan; bring to a boil.
Remove from heat. Add powdered sugar, vanilla and nuts. Mix well. This
recipe from the "Flat Rock Cookbook".
Recipe by: Alice Bauers, Flat Rock, Michigan
Posted to recipelu-digest Volume 01 Number 650 by PLK1028@aol.com on Jan
31, 1998

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