comfort?
So I don't have a picture of the food for today but that is only because my family ate it as quickly as it came out of the oven! I am attempting to eat a vegetarian style of diet- I love animals but that has nothing to do with my choice- it is something I am trying just to see how different I can feel and so far- I can honestly say I haven't ever felt healthier so for now- vegetarian is how I eat. Now, my husband and children do not eat this way, nor would I want them to unless medically necessary, so I have to get creative when it comes to meals right now.
I have been craving comfort- in relationships, in my spiritual life, in my marriage and in my food. Perhaps it is the time of year- the end to one and the beginning of another....or maybe it's the weather:) Who knows but tonight I was craving an all time favorite: chicken alfredo. I had to get creative but I had a jar of Bertoli alfredo sauce in the cabinet so I used half a box of ziti noodles, a bag of broccoli, half of a green squash thinly sliced and some grated parmesan cheese. Boiled the noodles and mixed it all together and baked at 350 degrees for 25 minutes- yum is all I have to say!!!
As for all of the other comforts I have been craving- well, there is one verse that continues to pop up in my life lately. It is Romans 5:8 I found it on pinterest today, pinned by http://michelleums.tumblr.com/ and it stated "I loved you at your darkest."...
I think this says it all- on the days when I don't brush my hair (or my teeth, ew!), when I don't take a shower, when I wake up grumpy and remain in that nasty state of mind all day- He chooses to love me. It also means that when I screw up far beyond what I could have ever imagined- He loves me. When I act in a way that I myself would not be proud of the next day- He loves me. When I hurt the ones I love the most with my words or with my actions- He loves me.... if this isn't the ultimate comfort- I simply don't know what is.
For this verse is the very reason I am who I am. If my God can love me at my ultimate low- how can I not choose to do the very same thing... I think this is what we are all searching for and I can honestly say- the search is over.
Our pastor, Tom Dillingham at Common Ground Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is encouraging us to live a life of uncomfortable-comfort. So, as I lean on and rest firmly on God's word and the strength that I can find in this verse- I am going to accept the challenge and live my life uncomfortably- comfortable this year.
I have been craving comfort- in relationships, in my spiritual life, in my marriage and in my food. Perhaps it is the time of year- the end to one and the beginning of another....or maybe it's the weather:) Who knows but tonight I was craving an all time favorite: chicken alfredo. I had to get creative but I had a jar of Bertoli alfredo sauce in the cabinet so I used half a box of ziti noodles, a bag of broccoli, half of a green squash thinly sliced and some grated parmesan cheese. Boiled the noodles and mixed it all together and baked at 350 degrees for 25 minutes- yum is all I have to say!!!
As for all of the other comforts I have been craving- well, there is one verse that continues to pop up in my life lately. It is Romans 5:8 I found it on pinterest today, pinned by http://michelleums.tumblr.com/ and it stated "I loved you at your darkest."...
I think this says it all- on the days when I don't brush my hair (or my teeth, ew!), when I don't take a shower, when I wake up grumpy and remain in that nasty state of mind all day- He chooses to love me. It also means that when I screw up far beyond what I could have ever imagined- He loves me. When I act in a way that I myself would not be proud of the next day- He loves me. When I hurt the ones I love the most with my words or with my actions- He loves me.... if this isn't the ultimate comfort- I simply don't know what is.
For this verse is the very reason I am who I am. If my God can love me at my ultimate low- how can I not choose to do the very same thing... I think this is what we are all searching for and I can honestly say- the search is over.
Our pastor, Tom Dillingham at Common Ground Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is encouraging us to live a life of uncomfortable-comfort. So, as I lean on and rest firmly on God's word and the strength that I can find in this verse- I am going to accept the challenge and live my life uncomfortably- comfortable this year.
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