I found myself contemplating the Bible as a recipe for life today\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So many people only really see the ingredients list–just a list of rules of dos & don’ts. You know, you can make a muck out of a recipe when all you focus on is the ingredients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I remember when I was a teenager, my friend Kellie & I were making a peach dessert for our French class. We were simply going down through the ingredients list, adding them all into the bowl, when my mom looked over & saw what we were doing & stopped us.\ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That’s when I learned to always read the entire recipe before you start cooking. In fact, understanding the instructions, the reasoning BEHIND the ingredients, is FAR MORE important than what ingredients we use. Items can be substituted, left out, even added to make an even more creative outcome– if we understand the concept behind the list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s life changing when we begin to see the Bible as a collection of recipes with guidance for creating all kinds of situations: family harmony, health & wellness, a better marriage, spiritual growth. God’s instructions teach us how to incorporate the ingredients to experience the best outcomes in life!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If all we see is a list that says forgive, honor your parents, etc., we may look at a situation with our child & simply say, “I need to forgive her for how she spoke to me.” But, in reality, maybe we need to understand not to provoke her to wrath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are many dos & don’ts; but, God wants us to understand that it’s a grace for one another that’s important. That we need to be willing to come together and talk out our issues, understand the other’s perspective and to be a peacemaker in life– with our children, our spouses, our friends\u2026 everyone!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If we see a list: bread, ground beef, seasonings, onion, catsup– most people would assume it’s ingredients for a basic hamburger. But, when combined differently, according to the recipe instructions, you might find out you missed out on an amazing meatloaf! All the same ingredients; but, when guided in how to use them\u2026bring very different results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’m sure glad we listened to my mom that day, or Kellie & I might have been serving up some peachy French goo to our classmates. And these days, I’m studying God’s Word to better piece together His instructions for a cohesive picture of His will and the way we’re supposed to live our lives\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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