Bible Study and a long day yesterday

good morning my beautiful friends.          I pray that are ready for a wonderful day.         a gift from the hand of God today.         it's really beautiful and sunshiny here in my neck of the woods today.        I hope I can get a lot done today.         yesterday was a long day for me.        I done a lot of freezer cooking.   

I made:

11 bags of sweet potato bites baked, flash frozen, bagged and in the freezer.

11 bags of russet potato bites baked, flash frozen, bagged and in the freezer.

6 bags of radish bites baked, flash frozen, bagged and in the freezer.

yogurt strained and made into greek yogurt.

whey from the yogurt frozen in cubes and bagged and in the freezer.

4 bags of chopped and diced onions and bell peppers frozen.

and a batch of homemade granola made.

when I'm working, it doesn't seem like I get anything done, but when I make notations about it, I see that I did get a lot done and kinda proud of that fact.        I'm sure I won't get as much done today, because I have other things to do and I need to help my husband with some things too.        but I'm really happy to have gotten what I got done yesterday.         someone told me that if I don't take pictures, I didn't really  do it.        hahaha         well, I was laser focused on the tasks at hand yesterday and didn't get pics, but the next time I make granola, I'll try to remember to take pics and share.      and I done the radish bites.        I've never done those before and I don't know what I think about them.       for now, I'm thinking they will have to have some balsamic glaze on them to help make them more palatable.        the sulfuric compounds in the radishes is pretty strong and it's not my favorite flavor for sure.        but I do love balsamic glaze and that's a wonderful way to not let something go to waste.         hahaha         the frozen whey will be used to make more yogurt.         I'll toss a couple of cubes in my instant pot along with the milk and a little powdered milk and it's always delicious.       I can also use whey in the making of my homemade breads too.         the bell peppers and onions are always an addition to most of my electric pressure cooker meals.          we love the combo of onions and peppers in most everything.        and then the homemade yogurt calls for granola, so I made a batch.         actually, the first batch I ever made.        it's delicious and it won't be the last batch. 

well, that's what I done yesterday and I don't mind telling you that I'm tired, just from rehashing it.      hahaha

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starting at Jeremiah Chapter 10,          is there anything in your life that you put before your relationship with God?           wealth, your job, your technology, your things?          any and all of these things have become modern day idols, even for God's people.        what do you love more than you God?         we have to recognize the power of God over our lives and submit to Him in order to be in a right relationship with Him.         even a lot of people worship worship more than they worship God.        you know what I'm talking about, you've seen it, and may even practice it without even recognizing it.        we have to worship God in spirit and truth.         a lot people think they're worshiping God , but they're worshiping the band.   spirit and truth is what God is looking for.

Chapter 11,              have you made any commitments to God?         are you honoring those commitments and living up to the promises you've made?        disobedience is real and it needs to be recognized that is has consequences.         repentance  and turning back to God's will over your life is necessary.          we must share the truth, even when the truth isn't popular and most people don't want to hear the truth.         even a lot of church people have no room for truth in their lives.        pray for courage to share the truth even when it's not wanted.          we have to look inward for any signs of stubbornness and rebellion and then address it with God.         ask Him to break our hearts for the thing that break His heart.

Chapter 12,          we live in evil and wicked times and we just have to know that God's justice will prevail in His timing.         so we continue to pray for courage.          we have to dig deeper into the word of God to strengthen our faith as we face the days ahead.           we need to be focusing on Gods bigger plan instead of what's right before us.        we get tunnel vision and focus just on the spot we can see and not the whole picture.        God sees the whole picture, we see just the spot we live in for the moment.      God will judge, but when He judges, He also offers  repentance, redemption and restoration.

Chapter 13,           do you have pride in your life?          if so, get rid of it.         if you see yourself as better than anyone around you, get over it.        pride can block God's blessings and if that's the case, think about it and change the course of your life.           strength, usefulness and purposefulness comes from a strong relationship with God.        humility is necessary to serve God in any capacity.        everyone has the ability to sin.         it's when we stray from God that it gets easier to sin.        stay close to God.        repent and stay close to Him.

we'll pick up at chapter 14 next time.

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giggle for the day:

Q - What did the duck say after she bought chapstick?

A - Put it on my bill!

hahaha  that duck is quackers!!!  

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well, I guess that's about it for this morning.         I pray that we all have a great day in the name of Jesus Christ!!!         let us keep searching after the heart of God in all that we do.         I pray that we all have sunshine outside and Sonshine inside.         let's see what today brings and enjoy the blessings directly from the hand of God.     blessings of strength and purposefulness today.

hugs and love, patty

Bible Study and Homemade Greek Yogurt

good morning my sweet friends.          it is another brisk, cool morning in my neck of the woods.         as I sit here typing, I do notice it to be unusually quiet.         I don't hear any traffic going by, close, or out on the highway.          I haven't heard the train go by this morning and that's unusual.          I haven't heard an dogs barking and that even more unusual.         hahaha          there's usually some birds out doing their birdy things, but I think everything and everyone has decided to be quiet until it warms up a little bit.         I told someone I was ready to get my money back on the first 2 weeks of the year.    hahaha          oh well, if I know me, and I do, I know will be all too soon that I'll be complaining about the heat.        hahaha         I'll bet some of y'all will too.          well, I'm about ready to start my day.    Lord, let's make it a great day today.  

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picking back up at Leviticus 8, something has really stood out to me.           there are lots of laws, lots of blood, lots of sacrifice and just lots to do to be in right relationship with the I AM THAT I AM.       there just is.          the thing that struck me is this.          how willing are we to be in complete obedience with our Father God?         in and of ourselves, there is NO way could ever follow all of these laws.         we just couldn't.         right here, in this midst of following all that God had required, we see that as we are, in the flesh, there's no way we could ever follow the law closely enough to be in right relationship with our Father.        praise Him for the Cross of Christ!!        they built the tabernacle to God's specifications, they were obedient to God.         this side of the Cross, if we know Christ as Lord and Savior, we are the tabernacle for Holy Spirit to reside in at all times.      

we see that 2 of Aarons sons were killed by God for offering strange fire to God.         they done something that God had not told them to do.         that was another hard lesson learned.        I don't fully understand all this, I just keep saying that I'm happy to be on this side of the Cross of Christ.

one of the things we see in some of these chapters is putting blood on the right ear lobe, on the thumb of the right hand and the big toe of the right foot.        the significance of this is to be in obedience of hearing the commands of God, doing the commands of God and walking out the commands of God.         may our eyes always see what God puts before us, may our hands always want to serve those as God commands and may our feet take us to greatest need that God has put before us.  may be do all that He has planned for us to do, thru the shed blood of Jesus Christ.        may we see, do and go as God directs us.

as I continue to read Leviticus, I'm so thankful for the Cross.         I think this is one of the main things that I'm taking away, this time, from the book of Leviticus.         Jesus is the atoning sacrifice for me.   Praise God!!!!           Blood has always been identified with life.         when Jesus shed His life's blood for me, that was enough.         

all of this is hard for me to reconcile my brain, so since I don't fully understand it all, I try to focus on and be grateful for the shed blood of my Savior.         I don't know why He done it for me, but I'm sure thankful today that He did.          thank You Jesus!!!!

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let's do this again.         you know the drill by now.          you know, "2 minutes in the kitchen with me", yeah, that's what I'm talking about.          hahaha            I had used just about all my lsst batch of yogurt, so this time I decided once the yogurt was made, I'd make some greek yogurt.          I make my yogurt in my instant pot using the cold start method.           see how thick it just after about 15 hours.

so once I seen how thick it was and done a little taste of it, it was ready to strain.         I used my strainer basket lined with a flour sack towel and twisted up the excess towel and laid it on top of the yogurt.  if you let tail of the flour sack towel hang out in the fridge, the whey will get all over your shelves.        I learned that the hard way.        hahaha

the below pic is what the yogurt looks like after about 5 hours in the fridge, it was ready to come out and put in a bowl.          it's thick like sour cream, actually thicker.           and it is so darn good.

so this is what it looks like in the bowl.           it's so thick and rich and creamy.  

this is a pic of the greek yogurt and the whey.             I'll use some of the whey to help make the next batch yogurt.        I'll use some of it a batch of bread.          you can use it in just about anything, like using it in soups or beans, cooking pasta and potatoes.         just put it in anything really.     

this little batch of yogurt will last me about a week.         so I'll be making more soon.        I hope if you've never tried making yogurt before, that you'll give it a try.      it just takes a little time.        that's why I start it later in the evening and then it will be ready to sometime in the morning.         give it a try soon, you'll love it.            and I have to say that this is one of the best batches of greek yogurt I've ever made.         it's not gonna last a week.            hahaha

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well, that's just about all I have today.         let's pray for those that need our prayers.        all the sickness going around, people having lost loved ones, all the fires in California, the people in North Carolina that are still dealing with the ravages of Helene and all the other people dealing with weather related problems.        if we're not dealing with something like that, just be thankful.       there is so much to be in prayer for and that's one way we can be in obedience to the Lord.       I hope you seen something here today that you enjoyed.         I hope you're reading the bible thru from front to back this year.        I pray that you know Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior!!!!         may you be blessed beyond measure today and every day.         hugs and love, patty