Following the Recipe

You will again obey the Lord and follow all his commands I am giving you today. Then the Lord your God will make you most prosperous in all the work of your hands and in the fruit of your womb, the young of your livestock and the crops of your land. The Lord will again delight in you and make you prosperous, just as he delighted in your ancestors, Deuteronomy 30:8-9 NIV

This week we made playdough with our little ones. We were learning skills in measuring and following a recipe. We couldn't just use a 1 cup scoop and not fill it to the top. We couldn't substitute ingredients. We wouldn't put a cup of salt in a cookie recipe. Nor would we put a cup of sugar in a playdough recipe. Things just wouldn't turn out right. We had to follow the recipe "rules" to get a good outcome. 

As adults, we think nothing of following a recipe, but rules are a little trickier. Even as children we tend to be rule breakers. Rules, like recipes, are given to us for our best outcome. God's rules will keep us healthy and happy both physically and mentally even when we are in the midst of life's storms. Where can you find God's recipe for life? David declared he had hidden God's Word in his heart that he might not sin against God (Psalms 119:11). David knew following God would give his life the best outcome. 

Following God's recipe, rules, plan, whatever way you want to phrase it, still applies today. What other "rules" have you found in God's word that you are diligently following?  

Hey Kids:

Got a favorite recipe? Have you messed up a recipe? 
A friend of mine mistakenly put oil of cloves instead of vanilla in a banana pudding and invited the preacher to have some. Wonder if he followed the rule of being truthful? 

Please share your thoughts and recipes with us. We enjoy hearing from you.

Here's my school's no cook playdough recipe.

1 cup of salt
3 cups of flour
2Tbsp cornstarch
1 cup of water
2 tsp of oil
1 Tbsp of food coloring

Mix the dry ingredients and pour into the wet. Stir together then knead.