We imagine that a little anxiety and worry are an indication of how really wise we are; it is much more an indication of how really wicked we are. Fretting springs from a determination to get our own way. Our Lord never worried and He was never anxious, because He was not “out” to realize His own ideas; He was “out” to realize God’s ideas. Fretting is wicked if you are a child of God. Have you been bolstering up that stupid soul of yours with the idea that your circumstances are too much for God? Put all “supposing” on one side and dwell in the shadow of the Almighty. Deliberately tell God that you will not fret about that thing. All our fret and worry is caused by calculating without God.

Oswald Chambers

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
	Italian	Italian, Sauces, Pasta, Mrs. g	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

		– G. Granaroli XBRG76A MM:MK VMXV03A
2	cn	Minced, chopped or whole baby clams
1/4	c	Olive oil
2	tb	Butter
4		Cloves garlic chopped
1/2	ts	Dried thyme
1	tb	Fresh chopped parsley
28	oz	Can of tomato puree
1/2		Of 28 oz can crushed Italian tomatoes
1/2	c	White wine
1	c	Liquid from clams

INSTRUCTIONS

Melt butter in olive oil and saute garlic til golden. Add all other
ingredients except clams and simmer 1 1/2 hours. Add salt and pepper to
taste. When done, add clams. Serve over cooked spaghetti.
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

A Message from our Provider:

“Thankfulness to God is a recognition that God in His goodness and faithfulness has provided for us and cared for us, both physically and spiritually. It is a recognition that we are totally dependent upon Him; that all that we are and have comes from God. #Jerry Bridges”

Those in the world do not respond well to pain. They fear it, despise it and run from it. They struggle with why God would allow suffering. They see no purpose in it. They make themselves out to be a victim and with bitter hearts blame the world for their misfortunes. They fret, overreact, whine, and complain. They throw massive pity-parties. They lose peace and joy and move further away from God. On the other hand, Christians know from the Bible and experience that God sovereignly permits suffering to enter our lives. We trust His goodness and wisdom and remain under the trial until it accomplishes God’s designed work in our lives. Since His primary goal is to make us holy, God gets our attention through the trial and then is continually refining our character. We don’t minimize the pain and sorrow, but know deep inside through faith that good will come out of it. We can therefore give thanks for all things and maintain our joy and peace despite apparently unfavorable circumstances. Do you see the diametrically opposed contrast to the world?

Randy Smith