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What's Up Guys,
This has been quite an eventful week. We are working hard getting all of our finals completed at the Gardendale location and there is a neat buzz around here because of the expansion. The journey has been long and hard, but we have learned a lot and the new place will be a blessing to both locations. Hopefully when I write my email next week Kairos in Gardendale will be going full force.
The Fish this week is by request from one of you guys, grilled tilapia with lemon butter sauce and capers. A definite taste sensation. The Veggie is my Granny's Corn Kasserole. It will also be featured this week in the Birmingham City Scene under the "food detective" section, so check it out of you get the chance. You'll also be able to snag the recipe. The Pasta is one of my favorite recipes, BBQ Chicken Baked Ziti. It is loaded with tender pieces of chicken, our made from scratch BBQ Sauce, Bacon, and three cheeses. It is filled with delicious goodness and sure to hit the spot. The Kasserole is Mee-Maw's Chicken and Dressing, another crowd pleaser filled with all the comforts of Sunday Dinner at Mee-Maw's House. With all this love and delicious smells coming out of the kitchen your Kairos experience will surely be significant this week.
"Be Still and Know that I AM God" is a passage of scripture that continues to come back to me again and again over the past few weeks. In my head I know what that means, but in my heart and in my daily actions that is a hard thing to wrap my head around.
Somehow I think that if I'm not bouncing off the walls doing stuff then nothing will get accomplished. It seems like there are two ways of looking at things when I am in frustrating situations. One end of the spectrum is to worry, reason, work overly hard at trying to figure things out and become consumed. The other end is to sit back and expect that Jesus will magically make things happen.
I'm learning that both of these are errors in my thinking. What I believe I am learning is that there are some things that are my responsibility. Those things I have to go after, work hard at, and accomplish. But then there are other things that are God's Job to handle. And I have to let Him do His Job.
So, when I'm worrying about things that aren't my job I get frustrated. And if I sit back and fail to handle what is my job then I'm expecting Magic to happen, and that is a futile effort. How can I be still though? That's my greatest challenge. This week I had a thought that really helped me tremendously.
The average southerner has never even seen a mustard seed. A bottle of yellow mustard? Yes. A Seed? Not so much. I thought of something Jesus said in this way: "If you have faith that is the size of a single grit, then you will be able to move mountains and nothing shall be impossible for you" (J.J. Translation)
Now that is something that a country boy can wrap his head around. All Jesus needs from me is to believe what he says in the amount of a grit?? Seems to be the case. Latching onto that makes being still a whole lot easier. We may all be facing tough situations, but Jesus is always faithful.
God Bless you. Thank You for supporting Kairos, and have a wonderful week!
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