{"id":7305,"date":"2020-09-21T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-21T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communitychurchministry.com\/?p=7305"},"modified":"2020-09-11T04:34:31","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11T04:34:31","slug":"the-missing-ingredient","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communitychurchministry.com\/?p=7305","title":{"rendered":"The Missing Ingredient"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Missing Ingredient<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAnd let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bibleref.com\/Colossians\/3\/Colossians-3-15.html#:~:text=Colossians%203%3A15%2C%20NASB%3A,And%20always%20be%20thankful.%22\">\u202d\u202dColossians\u202c \u202d3:15<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The website &#8220;Add a Pinch&#8221; gives a recipe for &#8220;The Best Chocolate Cake Ever.&#8221; Ingredients for this delicious cake include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>2 cups all-purpose flour<\/li><li>2 cups sugar<\/li><li>3\/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder<\/li><li>2 teaspoons baking powder<\/li><li>1 1\/2 teaspoons baking soda<\/li><li>1 teaspoon salt<\/li><li>1 teaspoon&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/communitychurchministry.com\/?p=7272\"><strong>espresso powder<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li>1 cup milk buttermilk<\/li><li>1\/2 cup vegetable oil&nbsp;<\/li><li>2 large eggs<\/li><li>2 teaspoons&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/communitychurchministry.com\/?p=7272\">vanilla extract<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li>1 cup boiling water<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What would happen if I left the chocolate out? Or the sugar? Forget to put the icing on top?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It wouldn&#8217;t taste right. If I let someone taste the incomplete cake, they would make a face much like someone who had just sucked on a lemon. You have to put in all the ingredients!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This morning, I read this verse before praying with my co workers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I prayed that God would give us His peace. Quoting Isaiah 26:3 \u201cYou will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You, Because he trusts in You.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u202d\u202dI acknowledged that we are one body, and mentioned that part of the body is hurting right now. (Nursing homes and assisted living facilities struggling with a dramatic increase in cases of Covid 19.)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I prayed for healing, and for an end to this pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But, I forgot to thank Him.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">God reminds us:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIN EVERYTHING give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u202d\u202dI Thessalonians\u202c \u202d5:18\u202c \u202d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, no matter what is happening, or how I feel, I resolve to thank God. 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