{"id":3574,"date":"2021-04-07T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/?p=3574"},"modified":"2021-03-23T14:14:54","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T19:14:54","slug":"how-your-hands-will-make-you-tasty-and-delicious-meals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2021\/04\/07\/how-your-hands-will-make-you-tasty-and-delicious-meals\/","title":{"rendered":"How Your Hands Will Make You Tasty and Delicious Meals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Daily Reading: <\/strong>Deuteronomy 19-20 GW<\/a>; Proverbs 8 GW<\/a>; Psalms 128 GW<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your work is your provision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Asking God to provide for us is a common prayer.  We all face situations where we don\u2019t know how we\u2019re going to survive.  Typically, God gives us a job.  Instead of just presenting us with plates full of delicious food, He offers us ways to make money.  Or work in exchange for food.  When I was in college, I ate well because I worked in restaurants.  Not only did I receive money to live on each month, but food to eat.  God allowed me to dine well, but I had to work for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mark Batterson<\/a> introduced me to the mantra:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPray like it depends on God; work like it depends on you.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pastor of National Community Church<\/a> in Washington D.C., it\u2019s a phrase he uses often.  God expects us to work.  I can\u2019t imagine life without some type of occupation.  Setting your hands to a task and completing it will build more self-esteem and confidence than just about anything.  But if we don\u2019t do the job, we won\u2019t eat the spoils.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pray. Work. Repeat.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In all things, pray.  Ask God for whatever it is you want in life.  Instead of expecting Him to drop a good steak in your lap; look for opportunities God gives you to earn the meal.  Using our God-given talents is a way God provides for us.  His provision nourishes not only our body but also our soul.  Engaging in labor is part of this life\u2019s journey.  Every day we\u2019re able to work is a blessing from above we shouldn\u2019t take for granted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ask God for provision.  Look for the opportunities He gives you to work.  Then gain the confidence that comes from a job well done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lord, how grateful we are for Your provision.\u00a0 Forgive us our laziness.\u00a0 Instead, help us appreciate the work You give us.\u00a0 Jobs put food on our table and fill our bellies.\u00a0 We\u2019re grateful, living in America, the land of plenty.\u00a0 Help us not take that blessing for granted today.\u00a0 Instead, give us eyes to see the opportunities you are creating for each of us.\u00a0 Through You, we can not only survive but thrive.\u00a0 IJNIP. Amen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Question for reflection<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What opportunity is God giving you today?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

2 minute read. Daily Reading: Deuteronomy 19-20 GW; Proverbs 8 GW; Psalms 128 GW Your work is your provision. Asking God to provide for us is a common prayer.  We all face situations where we don\u2019t know how we\u2019re going to survive.  Typically, God gives us a job.  Instead of just presenting us with plates… Continue reading How Your Hands Will Make You Tasty and Delicious Meals<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3574","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3574","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3574"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3574\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3581,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3574\/revisions\/3581"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3574"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}