God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)
Before making any resolution:
1. Consider the Scriptures carefully. Some matters for the Christian are clearly commanded or forbidden in the Bible… Other matters are not so clearly or specifically commanded or forbidden… It is in these areas where it is often profitable to make a specific personal resolution.
2. Consider your other necessary duties. As Christians, we have a number of pre-existing responsibilities that must take precedence over personal resolutions… Before making any personal resolution, ask yourself how it will affect other essential things (that God has commanded of you).
3. Consider how your family, your church, and the reputation of Christ in a watching world will be affected, either by your faithfulness, or by your failure to follow through (Luke 14:28-30).
4. (Consider) your motives…
a. Is it truly my goal in making this resolution to glorify God through obedience and self-discipline and to receive the praise that comes only from Him? Or am I trying to gain the approval and admiration of people? (cf. Luke 6:26; 1 Cor. 4:3-5).
b. Am I trying to appease my conscience by doing well in this one area in order to distract myself from conviction of another sinful behavior? (cf. Matthew 15:1-6).
c. Am I acting defensively, angrily, or in prideful response to criticism from another person? In other words, do I have a sort of “I’ll show them” motive for making this resolution? (cf. Phil. 2:3).
5. Consider the cost. We don’t generally need to resolve to do the easy things. The difficulty, discomfort, self-denial, and even sometimes persecution involved in the Christian’s pursuit of holiness are the very aspects that make personal resolution necessary. Consider these carefully, weighing them opposite the rewards. Then determine that by God’s strength you will endure, understanding the price you must pay, and knowing that what you are doing is good and right.
Marriage is not a human invention, it is the creation of God; it did not originate in the mind of man, but in the mind of God. This being the case, man cannot change the definition or purpose of marriage to suit himself. The redefinition of marriage is the negation of marriage.
Boneless beef sirloin or top round steak, 3/4 inch thick, sliced across the grain into thin strips
2
c
Broccoli flowerets
1
Medium onion cut into wedges
1
Clove garlic -OR-
1/8 ts garlic powder
1
cn
Cream of Broccoli Soup Campbell's (10 3/4 oz can)
1/4
c
Water
1
tb
Soy sauce
4
c
Hot cooked rice
INSTRUCTIONS
1. In large skillet over medium-high heat, heat one tablespoon oil; cook
beef until browned, stirring often. Remove.
2. Reduce heat to medium. In remaining oil cook broccoli and onion with
garlic until tender-crisp.
3. Stir in soup, water and soy sauce. Heat to boiling.
4. Return beef to skillet. Heat through, stirring often.
5. Serve over rice.
Serves 4.
From a Campbell's Soup Advertisement, October 1993 Reader's Digest.
Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V4 #132 by John Weber <hdbrer@ibm.net> on May
12, 1997
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