Walkup's Walkabout: Living By Faith

Friday, April 1, 2016

Living By Faith

Living by faith and not by sight is not a dispensation of risk-taking and adventuring. It is the clear ground upon which every Christian is to operate his or her life. When we let Christ become our salvation, we received the Holy Spirit as a part of our personality. This means that He interacts with us at every level of our thinking, whether conscious or unconscious. The warping caused by sin makes us incorrigible at points; pouty children who demand our way at the expense of living in the Spirit. This creates a conflict in our soul and the effect upon our soul is that we develop outbreaks of anger, depression, fear, discontentment, jealousy, frustration, impatience and a loss of gratitude. When we frustrate the Holy Spirit by our rebellion against Scripture or disregard for how He is leading us, we start to lose contact with Him. Some Christians are just fine with that. They are in fact pleased to not have to put up with His pestering but after a while, it becomes clear that we are miserable people when we are not walking in step with the Holy Spirit. At that point, when we like the prodigal son realize just how badly we have chosen, we in our misery cry out to God for help. Through our desolation we repent of our sin and the Holy Spirit presents Himself to us once more and our heart becomes soft enough to live in Him, or to put it another way, live by faith. Faith is not an ephemeral feeling of "everything will somehow come together." Faith is the practical doing as the Holy Spirit gives direction. The Holy Spirit might point out a Scripture that tells you how to respond to an argument you are having with your spouse or tell you to stop working for a certain company but always, if you are to remain "Spirit filled", you must not trust your Sin marred "sight" judgment, but rather by faith let the Spirit lead your next step. The Holy Spirit is not going to fight with you to gain your allegiance. But if you want the fruit of the Spirit operating within your personality, you must fight with your flesh to make Him your commander and chief!

We live by faith, not by sight. 2 Corinthians 5: 7 NIV

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My New Book

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Korean Skillet Barbecue

In Cha's Recipe...Very, Very Tasty
Ingredients:

2 lbs. Thin sliced beef (Rib eye)
¼ cup. soy sauce
½ teaspoons minced garlic
½ teaspoons sesame oil
½ teaspoons sesame seeds
1/8 teaspoons black pepper
2 tablespoons sugar

Adding pineapple juice or some kiwi to meat will tenderize but optional.

A half of a small size white onion sliced.
Optional: you can add your favorite vegetables like broccoli, bell pepper, or carrots

In a mixing bowl, add first 7 ingredients then add meat and let it sit for at least 20 minuets.
Slice vegetables and put aside.
Turn your stove to high and skillet ready. Pour meat into the hot skillet and cook until meat turns brown. Add veggies and cook about 3 more minutes until veggies are tender.

Friendly warnings:
Do not overcook your veggies
I don’t measure my ingredients so you may add a little this or that to your taste. However, if you are still not satisfied with taste, come to our church and I’ll give a lesson.

Fremont Chicken Salad

A Tasty Summer Crunch!
Combine one head of diced Cabbage (use a 16 oz bag already sliced if you have it) with cut up green onion tops.
Dice two boneless chicken breasts. In a skillet, heat three tablespoons of olive oil and two tablespoons of diced garlic. When the oil is hot, stir fry the chicken in the skillet. Set aside.
Brown in a skillet 1/4 cup of melted butter, sliced almonds, 1/2 cup of sesame seeds and one package of crumbled chicken ramen noodles along with the seasoning mix.
Mix in the cabbage and onions along with the chicken when ready to serve!
The Dressing: 1/2 cup of vegetable oil, 1 Tablespoon of soy sauce, 1/4 cup of white vinegar and 1/3 cup of sugar
Delicious!!!!

Sierra Sourdough

Ever Had Sourdough Pancakes...They Are WONDERFUL!
Here is the starter recipe
Soften 1 package of active dry yeast in 1/2 cup warm water (110F) Stir in 2 cups of warm water, 2 cups of all purpose flour and 1 tablespoon of sugar. Beat until smooth (use a wooden spoon) Cover with cheesecloth and let stand at room temperature 5-10 days, stirring 2-3 times a day. (Time required to ferment depends on room temperature, if room is warm, let stand a shorter time) Cover and refrigerate until ready to use. To keep starter going...After using some starter, add 3/4 cup of all purpose flour and 1 teaspoon of sugar to remainder. Let stand at room temperature until bubbly...least 1 day. Cover and refrigerate for later use. If not used within 10 days, add 1 teaspoon of sugar. Repeat adding sugar every 10 days. ENJOY

A HEALTHY and Tasty Dessert

Our friends the Lebers are renouned for their meticulous care for what they eat. This is a perfect example of Anne's expertise and would be be a great addition to any Cell Group!

Strawberry Pie Recipe
Crust:
Process 2cups of almonds in the food processor until they have turned to fine “sand”.
Add 2cups of pitted dates and continue to process. Mixture should be sticky when finished.
Press mixture into a pie plate “greased” with virgin coconut oil, or something similar.
Filling:
Wash and cut organic strawberries into small pieces (about 5 cups.?)
Binder: Put about approx. 2cups strawberries in blender with approx. 2cup of dates (I get my dates from Costco) and approx. 1 Tbsp psyllium husk (from Trader Joes, this is a thickening agent that helps make the binder gelatinous). This binder should be “too sweet” as it will sweeten the strawberries.
Fold binder into cut berries and spoon into crust. Smooth filling with spatula to eliminate voids, cover and leave in fridge overnight to gel. Serve the next day, or same day but it will not hold its shape well.

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Friday, April 1, 2016

Living By Faith

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