Restoration for your Own Mistakes
Perhaps you are thinking, “Yes I know I can expect restoration when the devil attacks me or if I am persecuted. But I am suffering now because of my own mistake. Surely I cannot expect God to restore me? I will have to suffer and pay for my mistake.”
Well, the Gospel of Jesus Christ is called the good news because it is really undeserved favor. Even if you are suffering losses from your own mistakes, you can still expect to receive restoration that is better in quality and/or quantity than before.
I know it sounds too good to be true, but I am not just making that up. Look at Abraham’s story. He told his wife Sarah to lie to everyone in Gerar that she was only his sister.
He did this because Sarah had been renewed in her youth and was exceedingly beautiful. Abraham was afraid that if the people knew that she was his wife, they would kill him and take her for themselves.
After hearing that Sarah was only Abraham’s sister, the king of Gerar, Abimelech, took Sarah into his harem.
Reading this story, it is clear that Abraham is the one at fault. He lied that Sarah was only his sister, and his lies stemmed from cowardice and self-preservation, endangering Sarah’s chastity.
Yet, when God wanted to save Sarah from being violated, He threatened Abimelech and his family with death if he decided not to restore Sarah to Abraham.
“God said to him in the dream, “Yes, I know that in the integrity of your heart you have done this, and I also withheld you from sinning against me. Therefore I didn’t allow you to touch her. Now therefore, restore the man’s wife. For he is a prophet, and he will pray for you, and you will live. If you don’t restore her, know for sure that you will die, you, and all who are yours.”” (Genesis 20:6-7 WEB)
Shouldn’t it be Abraham who was threatened with death for his cowardice and lies? This is God’s Grace towards the righteous ones who are justified by faith. Even if you make a mistake, God is not punishing you for your sins—His heart is to restore you for the negative consequences of your wrong actions.
What does restore “the man’s wife” mean? Is it just to give Sarah back to Abraham? Let us examine what Abimelech did:
“Abimelech took sheep and cattle, male servants and female servants, and gave them to Abraham, and restored Sarah, his wife, to him. Abimelech said, “Behold, my land is before you. Dwell where it pleases you.” To Sarah he said, “Behold, I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver. Behold, it is for you a covering of the eyes to all that are with you. In front of all you are vindicated.”” (Genesis 20:14-16 WEB)
Wow, instead of just giving Sarah back to Abraham, Abimelech gave sheep, cattle, servants, land and a thousand pieces of silver to Abraham. Even though Abraham was the originator of the problem, he was enriched through his mistake.
This is what God’s restoration looks like. You never just get the same thing back. It will always be better in quality and/or quantity when He restores you for your losses.
Even though Abraham made mistakes in his life, he had a great relationship with God, such that the Scriptures call him “a friend of God”. Whenever God appeared and spoke to him, he paid attention, delighting in the words and meditated on them.
An example of this would be God’s promise to him that he would have a son who was born of Sarah. Abraham never gave up on that promise, and eventually, he received the fulfillment of it.
“Blessed is the man who doesn’t walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand on the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in Yahweh’s law. On his law he meditates day and night. He will be like a tree planted by the streams of water, that produces its fruit in its season, whose leaf also does not wither. Whatever he does shall prosper.” (Psalms 1:1-3 WEB)
Although we are born-again and our spirits are righteous, holy and perfect like Jesus, we still live in this body of sinful flesh. Sometimes we get confused, thinking that the fleshly impulses and thoughts are our own. This causes us to make mistakes.
However, if you have a heart for God’s word like Abraham did, even the mistakes you unwittingly make will prosper. What you did may not be good, but God can still turn things around for your good because He is for you, not against you. Since you are righteous in Christ, you can expect to receive restoration for your losses, even if they were caused by your own mistakes!
Learn God’s plan to prosper you in all things through His restoration. If you have lost in any way, you can expect to gain much more/better back. This eBook, “All Things Made New”, may be the most comprehensive book about God’s restoration:
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Be like a cactus!
I saw an inward picture of a cactus, standing strong in a desert.
Did you know that a cactus is able to have normal leaves, but they adapt with spines (modified leaves) in the desert to minimize water loss?
It also performs transpiration at night to reduce water loss.
Cacti are classified as “succulents” because they have thickened, fleshy parts to store more water.
Cacti have an extensive root system that don’t go very deep into the ground because most of the groundwater is on the upper layers due to rain. There are hardly any underground stores of water in the desert.
In a hot desert, most plants cannot survive the harsh, dry climate, but a cactus is able to survive and thrive.
It is adaptable, absorbent, attractive (can produce flowers), and able-bodied (the spines fend off predators). Truly an amazing plant that can live where most creatures cannot.
If we look at the cactus as ourselves, water as the water of God’s word, and the hot desert as this world, then we will understand this faith picture that God has for us.
God wants us to store up water and retain it efficiently just like a cactus. A cactus is designed to maximize water gain and minimize water loss.
In this world that prides itself on its own knowledge, rejecting the kingship of God, we must be like a cactus that finds every opportunity to receive God’s word.
You can retain it better when you meditate on His word. Keep it in your heart, and think about it often. This way, you will take in more, and lose less of it.
“They came with haste, and found both Mary and Joseph, and the baby was lying in the feeding trough. When they saw it, they publicized widely the saying which was spoken to them about this child. All who heard it wondered at the things which were spoken to them by the shepherds. But Mary kept all these sayings, pondering them in her heart.” (Luke 2:16-19 WEB)
Mary did exactly this. When others heard the good news about Jesus, they only wondered at it, but Mary kept these sayings, pondering them in her heart. She was like a cactus and retained the water.
“A thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand; but it will not come near you.” (Psalms 91:7 WEB)
“For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, who spreads out its roots by the river, and shall not fear when heat comes, but its leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.” (Jeremiah 17:8 WEB)
In a desert whereby living creatures who cannot adapt just die of thirst and starvation, you will not. A thousand may fall at your side and ten thousand at your right hand, but it shall not come near you. You shall not even fear the heat when it comes because you are full of God’s word, unceasingly fruitful in every season!
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【護鼻小貼士】鼻敏感人士要注意生活細節
⭐避免經常大力捽鼻
⭐擤鼻涕也要溫柔一點
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壞習慣惹鼻敏感發作
鼻敏感屬過敏性鼻炎,是身體對致敏原出現過激反應所致,鼻敏感不是大病,但反覆發作的打噴嚏、流鼻水、鼻塞、痕癢為生活帶來很多不便。除了服藥及食療配合,日常生活與飲食習慣更是關鍵,以下這些生活細節原來會增加鼻敏感發作的機會!
🤧 水果早餐
適量食用水果有益健康,但如果經常進食水果或飲果汁做早餐,會造成脾胃虛寒,增加鼻敏感發作的機會。早餐宜吃溫暖脾胃的食物,例如粥、腸粉、通粉、番薯等。
🤧 飲食生冷
沙律、刺身、壽司、雪糕、凍飲、刨冰、雪櫃剛取出的水果等,但凡溫度低於室溫的食物都屬於生冷食物,會損傷陽氣及脾胃運作,增加鼻敏感機會。
🤧 過量運動
行山及跑步都是最時尚的運動,用來放IG就最型,但過量運動會消耗人體的氣,流汗過多亦會傷陰,毛孔張開時容易讓風寒入侵,鼻敏感容易發作,所以做運動要量力而為。
🤧 懶換床單
塵蟎是常見的致敏源,床單就是塵蟎的最大溫床,如果不勤於更換及清洗床品,容易令鼻敏感反覆發作。
🤧 最愛毛公仔
軟綿綿的毛公仔討人喜愛,而塵蟎亦非常喜歡藏身毛公仔之中,如果不能拋棄毛公仔,就要勤於清洗。
🤧 最愛風口位
夏日炎炎,對着冷氣或風扇風口位最舒服,但一時的舒服就惹來鼻敏感發作!鼻敏感患者宜避開風口位直吹位置,長備一件薄外套或披肩以免受風寒。
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Bad habits that trigger nasal allergies
Nasal allergies are allergic rhinitis, and they are triggered by allergens. They might not result in severe health implications, but sneezing and having a stuffy, runny and itchy nose constantly can cause great inconvenience to our lives. Besides taking medicines and going through treatments, we also need to pay attention to our lifestyle and dietary habits, as they would increase the chances of us developing nasal allergies!
🤧 Fruits for breakfast
Consuming an appropriate amount of fruits is good for health, but eating fruits or drinking fruit juice in the morning all the time can weaken the spleen and stomach and may trigger nasal allergies. It is best to consume food that can warm the spleen and stomach for breakfast, such as porridge, steamed rice noodle rolls, macaroni, and sweet potato.
🤧 Raw and cold food
Salad, sashimi, sushi, ice cream, chilled beverages, shaved ice, and fruits taken out of the refrigerator are examples of raw and cold food. These foods can damage the yang energy and disrupt the functions of the spleen and stomach, triggering nasal allergies.
🤧 Exercise too much
Hiking and jogging are the two trendiest exercises, and many people would post their hiking and jogging photos on their IG. Over-exercising can exhaust the qi in the body, and excessive sweating can damage the yin. When our pores open, the cold-wind pathogenic factor can invade the body easily, causing us to develop nasal allergies. Hence, consistent moderate exercise is key.
🤧 Not changing bedsheets regularly
Dust mites are one of the most common allergens, and they tend to gather on bedsheets. If we do not change our bed sheets regularly, the dust mites can easily trigger an allergic reaction.
🤧 Soft toys
We like fluffy toys, but they are also dust mites magnets. Those who do not wish to get rid of their soft toys should wash them frequently.
🤧 Standing near the air-conditioning vent
Standing in front of the air-conditioning during the warm summer season is the best experience, but it would also trigger nasal allergies! Individuals with this problem should avoid standing in front of the vent. Do bring along a sweater or scarf wherever you go to avoid catching a cold.
Combating nasal allergies is a long battle, so we must be persistent in maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Drink a cup of rice water a day to strengthen the spleen and stomach as it can also help improve our general health.
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fruit in season may 在 LadyMoko Youtube 的最讚貼文
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Hot hot summer time! Got to have a cheesecake which has no need to use the oven.
And as summer is the season of PEACH, we have to enjoy this cute, pretty and sweet fruit!
✒Recipe
00:00 Intro
00:16 (Peach Syrup )
00:17 Lemon 1/2
00:18 Peach 2~3
00:23 Water 600g
00:26 Sugar 70g
00:49 (Cookie Layer )
00:50 Lotus 120g
00:53 Melted Butter 35g
00:56 1 pinch of Fleur de sel
01:11 (Cheese cake )
01:12 Heavy Cream 100g
01:14 Sugar 10g
01:21 Peach syrup (warm) 30g + Gelatine sheets 4g
01:30 Cream cheese 150g
01:32 Yogurt 100g
01:33 Sugar 60g
01:58 Matcha powder 3g
02:20 (Peach Jelly)
02:27 Peach syrup (warm) 200g + Gelatine sheets 4~6g
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fruit in season may 在 Micaela ミカエラ Youtube 的最讚貼文
Although Japan is not currently on any sort of lockdown or strict order to stay indoors, I think we are all starting to realize that we need to take matters into our own hands and self-isolate as much as possible. For those of you who are dealing with your first "crisis" in Japan, I wanted to provide a little bit of a guide to help you make sure you're as prepared as you can be, for spending time indoors.
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●Curry
- Meats: Pork, Beef, or Chicken. Whatever you have.
- Vegetables: Potato, Onion, Carrot, Mushrooms, Spinach/Komatsuna/Kale, Asparagus, Sweet Potato, Pumpkin (Kabocha), Eggplant, Okura, Renkon (Lotus Root)
Quick Tutorial on How To Make Curry @ 4:53
●Instant Miso (for reference, this is the kind I usually buy https://www.amanofd.jp/amano/shop/goods/index.html?ggcd=B4741&cid=miso)
You can buy any kind, some instant miso comes with a paste, which some people may prefer but I like the freeze-dried type. It is said that certain nutrients are preserved when you freeze-dry vegetables, so I think they're a bit healthier.
●Cook Do (for reference: https://www.ajinomoto.co.jp/cookdo/lineup/)
These are usually found in the Chinese seasoning section of your Japanese supermarket (as the majority of the boxes are Chinese.) Similar simple-meal kits with Japanese recipes are sometimes stocked in the same aisle.
●Canned Tomatoes
- Good for curries (add one can of diced tomatoes to your curry to make it more tangy and acidic)
- Pasta (sautee veggies, garlic, onion, and bacon, add your diced tomatoes, stew, taste, and season, add to pasta)
- Soups (lightly sautee your favorite soup veggies in oil and garlic, pour diced tomatoes into the pot, then fill the empty tomato can with water and add one cube of soup stock of your choice, throw in your desired seasonings, bring to a boil and simmer. you can add rice, quinoa, gains, shredded chicken to make it a hearty meal.)
- Stews (for beef, lamb, and pork, I cut my vegetables large, season them first with cumin, curry spice, cinnamon, salt, pepper, paprika, etc to make a fragrant mix, then add tomatoes and water, and simmer until liquid has dissolved and the mixture is thick enough to be a stew.)
- Salsa (Use half a can, pulse in a mixer with red onion, cilantro, garlic, green pepper, red chiles, lemon, salt, pepper, and a bit of cumin for a more tex-mex flavor)
●Spices:
I didn't show them in the video but I actually prefer S&B's herb packets, you can see what they look like here:
https://www.sbotodoke.com/shop/c/cB51210/
Most supermarkets have them, and they are very versatile, cheap, and easy to use.
●Yakiniku Sauce:
You can choose any kind you like! When in doubt, the popular Yakiniku chain "Gyukaku" has a sauce in the supermarket that's pretty good. Use this on "grilled" and "charred" meats. Tastes great over rice. Make a "Yakiniku Bowl" with charred carrots, cabbage, onion, green pepper, and slices of beef or pork.
●Ponzu: I prefer Yuzu, but you won't be missing out on too much if they don't stock it. Regular Ponzu works. Use this on steamed veggies with lighter flavors, or in sautees with Asian veggies (bok choy with garlic topped with ponzu, baked white fish with salt and ponzu, or daikon and pork sauteed with ponzu is great!) Can be mixed with olive oil, salt, and pepper to make a salad dressing too!
●Veggies - Try to pick a few greens, and then one veggie of each color. I try to plan for one raw-green (for salads), one wilting-green (for soups and stir-fries), and one firm-green (for baking grilling) per shop.
Green: Lettuce, Baby Leaf, Spinach, Bok Choy, Komatsuna, Asparagus, Zucchini, Green Pepper, Kale, Cucumber, Cabbage, Avocado
Purple: Red Onion, Eggplant, Purple Turnip, Satsumaimo (Sweet Potato), Purple Cabbage (great for adding color).
Red: Tomatoes, Red Peppers, Beets, Beni Daikon (Red Radish)
Orange: Carrot, Pumpkin, Orange Pepper, Orange/Yellow Fruit Tomatoes
White: Daikon, Turnip, Cauliflower, Renkon (Lotus Root), Bean Sprouts, Potato, Onion, Sato-Imo, Yama-Imo,
Brown: Gobo (burdock root), Mushroom
●Buy & Freeze:
- A loaf of bread or two (Japanese bread tends to come in slices instead of loaves so buy accordingly.)
- Meats (Chicken Breasts are the most versatile AND cost-effective IMO.)
- Frozen Seafood (S&B has a paella seasoning! if you can find it, this is a nice way to utilize rice, veggies, and seafood)
- Frozen naughty snacks like pizza, dorayaki, frozen fried rice, emergency instant meals, etc can go here too.
●Pasta and Rice are good to have, but if you don't have a rice cooker in your apartment, you can buy a few microwavable instant-packs from your supermarket or convenience store and store those instead.
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fruit in season may 在 Chloe Ting Youtube 的精選貼文
Hey y'all! Today i'm sharing 4 poke bowl ideas that you can make at home starting from less than $1! They are so delicious, so easy to make and super healthy! Yum!
Tofu is really affordable so that made the bowl really cheap to make! You can dress it up with your favourite vegetables that are in season right now. Some of these ingredients are probably even more affordable in US or maybe otherwise but these are some of easiest to add to a poke bowl!
☆ Crispy Tofu ☆
Make sure you buy a firm tofu and not silken soft tofu. Drain the water from the tofu by wrapping it with a kitchen towel/paper and put a heavy object on top of it. Leave it for at least 30 minutes.
Then chop it up into cubes of your desired size. Take a zip lock bag and chuck all the tofu in there. Add a tablespoon of Soy sauce then shake it. A teaspoon of sesame oil and shake again! Then let the tofu absorb the sauces for about 10 minutes or more. Then coat it with some potato starch. Add little by little. Then shake it so that it is evenly coated and make sure that it is thinly coated!
Now put it in the oven at 180 degree celsius/360 degree fahrenheit for about 25-30 minutes. You may need to go up to about 200 degree celsius/400 degree fahrenheit if you have a big oven or your oven is not as hot. Adjust it based on your oven.
The tofu will turn out to be VERY crispy. Very tasty!
☆ Sea kelp Recipe ☆
You can choose to buy the pre made ones from a Japanese or Korean store.
400g Seaweed
2 TBS of Apple Cider
2 TBS Soy Sauce
1 TSP of Sesame Oil
Ginger Powder
Toasted Sesame Seeds
Cayenne Pepper
1 TSP of Monk Fruit
1 TSP of Mirin
☆ Sesame Dressing ☆
6 TBS of Toasted Sesame
3 TSP of Sesame Oil
2 TBS of Apple Cider Vinegar
2 TBS of Soy Sauce
1 TSP of Mirin or Sake
Sweetener
Filtered Water
Adjust the ingredients based on your liking.
Chuck them all in a food processor and blend it until smooth
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