Bear-Hugging A Potbelly Stove

by Anna Hamilton

continued from page 13 and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:6-7

Letting go of what you know is hard. It feels sometimes easier to live with what is hurting you than to take that leap of faith and let go of what burdens are weighing you down. God wants us to trust in Him enough to take that leap. Letting go of everything that is keeping us from having full faith in God. As Christians, we should have full confidence that God will take care of us. “Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.” Hebrews 4:16 I urge you to let go of the potbelly stove that is burning you. Let go of all that is harming you and keeping you from the love and grace of God. Letting go will bring you closer to God and will help others around you come to know Christ.

This week’s recipe is an easy tomato bisque. It is so much better than the condensed stuff in the can and everyone will love it! Serve it with a simple green salad or a gooey grilled cheese sandwich. Either way, you can’t go wrong!

“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. Or which one of you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a serpent? If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!”

Matthew 7:7-11