Our first priority in times of adversity is to honor and glorify God by trusting Him. We tend to make our first priority the gaining of relief from our feelings of heartache or disappointment or frustration. This is a natural desire, and God has promised to give us grace sufficient for our trials and peace for our anxieties (2 Corinthians 12:9, Philippians 4:6-7). But just as God’s will is to take precedence over our will (Jesus Himself said, “Yet not as I will, but as you will” - Matthew 26:39), so God’s honor is to take precedence over our feelings. We honor God by choosing to trust Him when we don’t understand what He is doing or why He has allowed some adverse circumstance to occur. As we seek God’s glory, we may be sure that He has purposed our good and that He will not be frustrated in fulfilling that purpose.

Jerry Bridges

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Eggs, Dairy		Hamburger, Microwave, Beef	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/2	c	Soft whole wheat bread
		Crumbs
1		Beaten egg
2	tb	Milk
1	tb	Chopped onion
1/4	ts	Salt
3/4	lb	Ground beef
1	cn	(10 3/4 oz) condensed cream
		Of mushroom soup
1/2		Cup apple juice or water
2	tb	Snipped parsley
1/2	ts	Dried basil,crushed
2	c	Frozen crinkle-cut carrots
2	tb	Margarine or butter,melted
1/2	c	Brown rice, cooked

INSTRUCTIONS

Combine crumbs,egg,milk,onion and salt.Add beef;mix well.Shape mixture into
20 meatballs;place in 15 x 10 x 1" pan.Bake,uncovered,in 375 degree oven 15
minutes.Drain and cool. Combine soup,apple juice,parsley and basil;add
meatballs and stir to coat.Divide rice among 4 shallow single-serving
baking dishes.Top with 5 meatballs and some sauce.Place carrots at one end
of dish; drizzle with margarine.Cover with moisture and vapor-proof wrap;
freeze. To serve,bake,uncovered,in a 375 degree oven about 1 1/4 hours,or
cook,covered,on 70 % powder (medium high) 10 to 12 minutes in the
microwave,turning once.Makes 4 servings.

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“Don’t let your worries get the best of you. Remember, Moses started out as a basket case”