A recipe for Life

1. A Recipe for Life – 21st
April 2016
“Rejoice withthose who rejoice, andweep withthose who weep” (Romans12:15).
My grandmotherkeptquite afewrecipes,andatherdeath,I inheritedthem.AsIwasgoingthrough
themone day,I foundthe followingunique recipe called“Recipe forLife.”I’ve addedappropriate
Scripturestothe ingredients. The ingredients forthe recipe forlife are asfollow:
 1 cup of Good Thoughts: We can findthisin Philippians4:8,“Finally,mybrothers andsisters,
alwaysthink aboutwhat istrue. Think aboutwhat isnoble, rightand pure. Think aboutwhat
is lovelyand worthyof respect. If anythingis excellent or worthy ofpraise, thinkabout those
kindsof things”.
 1 cup of Kind Deedsas we can findin Matthew 7:12, “Ineverything, doto others whatyou
wouldwant them to do to you. Thisis what is written inthe Law and inthe Prophets”.
 2 cupsof Considerationfor Others.We can finditin Romans12:10, “Love one another deeply.
Honor others more than yourselves” andalso in Philippians2:3,“Letnothing be done through
selfishambitionor conceit,but in lowlinessofmind leteach esteemothersbetterthan
himself”.
 2 cupsof Sacrificesfor Others. We can findthese in (2Corinthians8:3-5,“For I bear witness
that accordingto their ability,yes,and beyond their ability, theywere freely willing,
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imploringuswithmuch urgency that we wouldreceive[a]
the gift andthe fellowshipofthe
ministeringto the saints. 5
Andnot only aswe hadhoped, but they firstgave themselves to the
Lord, and then to us by the will of God”and alsoin Acts 2:44-45, “Nowall whobelieved were
together, and hadall thingsin common, 45
andsoldtheir possessionsandgoods,anddivided
them amongall,as anyone hadneed”.
 2 cupsof Forgiveness.We can findthese in Colossians3:13, “bearingwithone another, and
forgivingoneanother, ifanyone hasa complaintagainstanother;even asChrist forgaveyou,
so you also mustdo” and also in Matthew 18:21-22, “Then Peter came to Him andsaid,“Lord,
how oftenshall my brother sin againstme, andI forgivehim?Up to seven times?”22
Jesussaid
to him,“I do not sayto you,up to seven times, but upto seventy timesseven”.
Mix these ingredientsthoroughlyandadd Tears of Joy, Sorrow and Sympathy for others.We can find
these inRomans12:15, “Rejoicewith those who rejoice, andweep withthose who weep” andFlavor
withlittle giftsof Love and KindlyService as we can findin Luke 10:35, “Onthe next day, when he
departed he took out two denarii,gave them to the innkeeper,and saidto him,‘Take care of him;and
whatever more youspend, when I come again,I will repay you”.
Nowfoldin4 cupsof Prayer and Faith to lightenthe otheringredients aswe canfindin Ephesians6:16-
18, “…aboveall,takingthe shieldof faithwith whichyou will be able to quenchall the fiery darts of
the wicked one. 17
Andtake the helmet of salvation,andthe swordof the Spirit, whichis the word of

2. God;18
…prayingalwayswithall prayer and supplicationintheSpirit,being watchful to thisend with
all perseverance andsupplicationforall the saints” . Andto raise the texture to Greatheightsof
ChristianLiving as we can findin Philippians3:14-15, “ I press toward the goal for the prize of the
upwardcall ofGod inChrist Jesus. 15
Therefore let us,as many asare mature, have thismind;and ifin
anythingyou think otherwise,God will reveal even this to you” You can alsoadd by learningasfoundin
Timothy4:6-8,” But reject profaneand oldwives’ fables,andexercise yourselftoward godliness. 8
For
bodilyexercise profitsa little,but godlinessisprofitablefor all things,havingpromiseof the lifethat
now isand of that whichis to come”.
Afterpouringall of thisinto onesDaily Life we needtobe careful asstatedin John10:10, “The thief
does not come except to steal, andto kill,and to destroy. I have come that they may have life,and
that they may have it more abundantly”.Finally bake well withthe HeatofHuman Kindness assaid in
Ephesians4:32, “Andbe kindto one another, tenderhearted, forgivingoneanother, even as Godin
Christforgave you” Nowall that youneedto dois to serve withasmile asyou mayconsidermakingthe
above recipe quite often,notjustat certaintimesof the year,forthisrecipe containsthe ingredientsfor
life. Whenaddedtoourlives,the texture these ingredientsproduce,will notonlyhelpus,butwill help
othersas theyface the problemsandburdensthatlife anddailylivingproduce.