A Recipe We Want to Avoid!

I am an extremely blessed man! One of my blessings is that I have a wife who enjoys cooking - and I know God put us together because she is married to a man who allows her to use her talents because I enjoy eating! We are a perfect team. However, there is a recipe that I have watched come together in churches, and it never turns out good - not under any circumstance! I was reading a book and found this… so original, yet so true, so I wanted to put this in a blog for us to ponder over and guard against!

How to Make Sinfully Rich Choice Morsels

of Delicious Gossip!

Ingredients:

1 Cup of pride----Prov. 21:24

¾ Cup of hearsay—Eph. 4:29

½ Cup of evil suspicions—1st Tim. 6:3-4

¼ Cup of grumbling—1st Corinth. 10:10

1 Tbl Spoon of bitterness—Eph. 4:29

¾ Tbl spoon slander---Lev. 19:16

2 Teaspoons yeast of exaggeration—1st Corinth. 5:8

3 Teaspoons of slurring the situation----Ps. 15:3

Pinch of flattery—Jude 16

Just a dash of unfaithfulness to Christ----Jn. 6:66

Directions:

1. Mix together all ingredients in a bowl of betrayal: Prov. 16:28, Matt. 26:23

2. Pour into a medium saucepan and bring to a boil constantly stirring: Prov. 6:14

3. Prepare in a dark kitchen: Jn. 3:20

4. Turn on low and simmer overnight: Eph. 4:26-27

5. Sprinkle with a little truth (optional)—Rm. 1:25

6. Serve hot to itching ears, warm to those not minding their own business and cold to those fearful; Acts 14:2; 1st Thess. 4:11; 2nd Tim. 4:3.

Use this “recipe” to walk through these passages today and it will cause us all to guard our words more carefully.