So, what’s so bad about complaining? One – it reveals a thankless heart. How much easier is it to complain about the two things we don’t have as compared to being grateful for the thousands of things we do have? How can we follow the commands to rejoice always (Phil. 4:4) and be thankful for all things (1 Thes. 5:18) if there is a mere morsel of complaining in our hearts? Two – complaining reveals greater sins. Why do we complain? Because we are jealous that someone has what we want. Because we are selfish that things are not going our way. Because we are discontent and unsatisfied in Christ’s sufficiency. And three – complaining distrusts the sovereignty of God. Complaining implies that God made a mistake; that He not ruling the world with perfect justice and wisdom and quite frankly, we could do a better job. That He’s personally unloving and unkind to us. Can we rightly accept the fact that God has a good plan for our lives, or do we complain in believing ours is better and thus cast doubt on our sovereign Creator?

Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains	Indian	Indian	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	tb	Channa dal
1		Red chiles; 1 – 4
1		Coconut; shelled & grated
1	bn	Cilantro (coriander)
		Green chiles; 10 – 15
		Salt; to taste
		Water
1	ts	Black mustard seeds
1	ts	Channa dal
1	ts	Urad dal
1	ts	Oil

INSTRUCTIONS

GARNISH
Fry the 1 tblsp. of channa dal with 1-4 red chilies over a low flame until
the dal becomes golden brown. Let cool then add along with the coconut,
cilantro, green chilies, and salt to a blender with water, as necessary.
Blend to desired consistency. Place in bowl. Fry the mustard seeds, channa
dal and urad dal in a small amount of oil until mustard seeds pop. Use as
garnish on top of chutney.
Posted to Bakery-Shoppe Digest V1 #253 by Sharon Raghavachary
<[email protected]> on Sep 19, 1997

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