Home made Yogurt

I love yogurt in any form. It can be easily made at home.

Steps in making home made Yogurt.

1. Bring approximately half a gallon of milk to a boil in a stainless steel pot. Mix it so the cream that collects on the top mixes with the milk.
2. Turn the stove off and let it stand for about 10 minutes, until the steam from the pot stops.
3. Now mix the milk into 2-3 tablespoons of store bought yogurt. Stir well until the yogurt blends well with the milk.
4. Set the oven to 100 degrees farenheit and warm it for about 5 minutes and turn it off.
5. Now place the milk-yogurt mixture into the warm oven. If the mixture is in a rubbermaid container, place it on a pot holder, on the rack in the oven . I repeat, make sure the oven is off.
6. After 24 hours, take it out of the oven. You have home made yogurt. Enjoy!!
   

"Commit your work to the Lord,

then it will succeed."

Proverbs 16:3

Renewing the mind

"And do not be conformed to this world,
but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.
That you may prove what is that good
and acceptable and perfect will of God."
Romans 12 : 2

It's been a while, the Lord is teaching me a lesson.

It is our human nature that we have to overcome. It's not like something out there we have to win over. But it is within ourselves . That intrigued me .How do we overcome this thing that is constantly with us every step of the way.

I found that many of us, including myself were constantly trying to do the best in our homemaking skills like cleaning, cooking etc. I could be the best homemaker.On the outside we could put on a nice show of a clean house but our minds could still be unclean. It would be another waste. Because the Lord sees within us.

When I see the organs of the body, all of them do different functions. With my knowledge of Anatomy and Physiology of the human body I know all of these organs are doing there best keeping the body healthy by nourishing, repairing, cleansing etc. I had given my heart to the Lord so I knew my heart was in tune or in other words in the right path.

My mind was the one that appeared to be in the leading position. What my mind said that's what my body did. In other words where my mind went , my body followed. I found that my mind was almost functioning on it's own. Thoughts came to mind that I didn't want. And what was happening was as a person I was believing those thoughts were mine and I accepted them.

I found that majority of those thoghts were the negative in every situation however small or big the situation was. So now that was not what I desired nor was I raised to believe negative thoughts or ideas.

But why was I doing this ? I guess this was probably what was the sin nature of man. Now our hearts have to get into the lead position. That's why it's so important to ask the Lord Jesus Christ to forgive us of our sins and come and dwell in our hearts.

This is a great revelation the Lord was helping me analyse. Now I understand why Paul says, that we must renew our minds. In other words our heart where the Lord dwells has to be in charge. Whatever comes to our minds should be filtered through our hearts.

If it's a thought that Jesus would not accept then we should choose to reject. Our God is Holy. He is so pure, He can never sin . He proved it for us to understand when He lived as a man on this earth. And He is so kind that each time we sin and realise we have fallen, He is always ready to pick us up. Each one of us . He is not a respecter of persons. What He will do for me surely He will do for you.

I am so glad every moment that we can choose to accept or reject and not blindly take everything that comes racing to our mind's imagination. This appears like hard work. But I think the benefits of choosing are far more richer than just taking all the negative that comes to our minds.

Now I had to choose what I needed to do with this information.

1. I chose to ask my Lord to please help me., for I found myself helpless. I couldn't do it on my own. If I did it on my own, I would definitely fail. Immediately I felt the calm confidence that my Lord was with me on this.

2. I claimed to choose to think like a victor.

3. Before every situation or trial comes I claim to choose to believe positive, calm, confident, thoughts about the place and issue I was dealing with .

4. When doubts came racing in, I called on to the Lord and even at the beginning of the process of calling to the Lord a calm confidence came in that only the Lord could provide.

5. Amazingly I found that negative thoughts were not rushing to my mind.

6. Wow! it felt so good in a long time. As if my mind was cleansed of all its impurities. The poor battered brain finally got a relief . Joy started flowing in and out of my mind. I viewed things in a positive perspective. It's so awesome, I wish everyone could enjoy this freedom. Being led by the Spirit not by our human nature.

7. However as long as we are in this body, once in a while the negative thoughts come through some one's speech or even to our own mind out of nowhere.

8. Immediately I bring it to the Saviour in my heart. And then realise it's not acceptable to Him and that thought is not mine. And kick the speech or thought brought in, out the door!!

9. With the confidence in Christ we can shine our lamps in our own little corner the Lord has placed us . That through all this the Lord's name may be glorified.

" I can do all things

through Christ who strenthens me"

Phillipians 4 : 13