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I have just returned from a trip to visit my mother and sister. While I was down there, my sister and I made some jelly. Since neither of us was too experienced at jelly making, we relied on a set of instructions. We did not follow the instructions exactly because my sister uses the dump method in her cooking. The jelly as it turned out did not jell completely. It really tasted great, but I noticed that there were segments which appeared to be jelled while some of it definitely was too thin. After seeing the jelly, my husband suggested that I put it in the refrigerator to solidify.
My life is very much like that jelly. I have instructions to follow which give me the needed ingredients, but I so often revert back to my dump method (using my own will). Then, when the end results are examined, just as I examined that jar of jelly, the inconsistencies appear. Since I do not have a refrigerator large enough for me to get in, I must look elsewhere to reconcile my inconsistencies. What would have happened if the jelly had been too hard, hard as a rock. My relationship is like that to God. If my heart is hard, God cannot work in my life.
While I was writing this, some of the jelly that I had made had been dropped on the place mat under my Bible study book on which I was writing (I told you it tasted good from experience). As a result of that, it stuck firmly to my book. If I could stick to seeking God's will for my life as firmly as that jelly stuck to that book, many of the dilemmas of my life would be avoided. However, I do not because so often I become so involved in doing what I judge to be the right thing that I fail to ask God for His guidance. When I do run into trouble, I seek the advice of others. There are also times when I do not seek the advice of others, but they give it anyway. The end result is I fall short of God's expectations just as that jelly fell short of my expectations. As it turns out, I do not need a refrigerator after all because I have something much better. If you have not experienced God's grace in times of failure, you better start looking for a very large refrigerator. Better still, look to Jesus.
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I enjoyed your article very much. Your main point was beautifully given. I think most readers will carry the instructions in their hearts for a long time. I wondered where down there is. Is it a picturesque, friendly southern town? I wanted to be on that visit with you, and taste that jelly.
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