“Whoever can be trusted with small things can also be trusted with large things. Whoever is dishonest in little things will be dishonest in large things too.” (Luke 16:10 ICB)
Recently, while baking, I was reminded of a basic spiritual truth. A guaranteed promise from God that will not fail us, but we forget to use it. Like setting the timer on the oven.
My time in the kitchen was like that, a reminder of how easy it is to unintentionally not turn to God.
Attempting to make almond bread, something I do every week, the dough looked too goopy. After two batches that looked wrong, adding a little extra Greek yogurt to one and an extra egg white to the other; this being the extent of my abilities to try to fix the situation, I combined the two loaves, spread them on my baking sheet and placed them in the oven for a nine-minute bake.
Resting it to cool on my stovetop, it looked like my almond bread, kind of. But not quite right.
When it cooled, I cut a slice and took a bite. It was chewy. Chewy. Too much chewing, but it was edible.
What had gone wrong? I measured everything correctly. I used each ingredient. So what was the answer to this mystery?
Are you doing the things you know to do, but the outcome is not good?
Details matter and something was off.
Plagued all day with wanting to find what went wrong in the kitchen, I realized that the almond flour had a clumped look to it. Opening my canister up, I saw that, indeed, the flour was not as loose as it should be.
I grabbed my mesh strainer, as I would use for powder sugar, and sifted enough for a fresh loaf of almond bread. It worked! The bread dough was perfectly moist. Too much flour was the issue.
Do you need to sift some things using God’s view?
Often I forget to take my everyday regular activities and seek God’s guidance with them.
Do I need to delegate some of my chores? I can’t say yes to every opportunity at church, so which ones does God want me to participate in? The season of our family has changed, so I can not expect my kids to be present like they were in the past. Where do I need to let go a bit more and enjoy the times they choose to hang with us instead of friends?
God wants to guide us daily. I need to take every task and opportunity before God, big or small. There are no small things in God’s view, and who could better guide us? If he provides food for the smallest of the birds, won’t he care about the smallest of your daily details?
God, I trust you with the big and small things in my life. May I give each task and obligation the time that is needed to accomplish them well. But first, show me which ones to do and when, what to let go of, and what to add to. Thank you. Amen.
Until next week, keep Walking on Mustard Seeds,
Michele Marie Weisman
For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable. Romans 11:29
PS I attended an event this week where a speaker shared about the realities of human trafficking. Earlier this month, I wrote about sex trafficking. Because of the presentation, I may update my original blog post. Please pray for those in your county or city who are being trafficked; they are there.
Scripture taken from the International Children’s Bible®. Copyright © 1986, 1988, 1999 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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Very nice lesson Michele. It’s in the details. Yes indeed!
Isn’t God good to care about it all! Thank you, Anthony. 😊
I appreciated the concept of the sifting. God has all these plans for us to accomplish, but if we try to tackle too much at once, we get clumpy. The sifting of setting some goals aside to focus on others for a time is painful, yet also promising. The flour is all still there in your kitchen and will be used at the right time to make perfect bread.
Thank you for that beautiful truth — right now does not mean never. Thanks so much for stopping by, Amber!
Bravo for trying again. That is half the battle in the kitchen and in life.
Thank you. ☺️ That is so true! ❤️