BELOVED: DON’T THINK FOR A MINUTE I am telling you to get over His gift! You know which one I am talking about – right? IT IS the Christmas season!

God came; God gave — we who are wise and love Truth received and receive all of the blessings He has empowered us to take! Amen and Amen!!

I am giving you an earthly example of ‘getting over it.’ My husband loves to cook (I can’t understand this! Just teasing! We all have our different giftings – cooking is not one of mine!) Perhaps it’s because when I tell people my husband does ALL the cooking and most are shocked – I have the opportunity (just one more – there are so very, very many) to tell them: “God is good! Thank You Jesus!”

I didn’t plan not to be the ‘cooker’ in my family: God is good! (For some strange reason I have always loved to clean my bathrooms! No, I’m not sick – I just love clean – and that’s one reason why I am a Christian!

COOKING: I got over it. satan (that dumb and defeated foe) wanted me for years (we’ve been married thirty-seven) to feel bad when Duane is cooking, peeling, simmering, sau·téing, mashing – whatever – and having FUN COOKING. Boy, not me!

God told me: “Get over it!” I am not to feel guilty not helping when Duane WANTS to cook and I sure don’t. I don’t even like setting the table. Cleaning up doesn’t bother me much – but he really prefers to do most of it and load the dishwasher his way.

AGAIN: “Thank You Jesus!”

And I am very serious. Also – this is a good ministry tool to thank God in ‘the small things’ – this is not a small thing for me! I don’t like to cook – but I can – and I am an excellent cook – when I have to be.

HERE’S MY POINT (and it is a good one – a real good one!)

So many people want to ‘earn’ their way to God’s (good) grace(s) – YOU CAN’T!

GET OVER IT!

Ephesians 2:8-9
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast.

Accept God’s greatest gift – the Paschal Lamb and HIS GOOD WORK!

GET OVER IT!