1 Sam 16:7 “For the LORD sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks on the heart.”
Sometimes the appearance of my loaf of bread just doesn’t turn out as expected (as witnessed this week). Thankfully, God values my inward character over my outward appearance or talents! There is no need for me to compare myself with others, but rather to examine myself daily to see if I am in the truth.
Secondly, no matter how many times I have made this bread recipe, it never seems to be as perfect as I would like. Lesson learned…we can never match up to God’s standard of righteousness on our own strength. All our efforts to please the Lord are as filthy rags in His sight. Through humble dependence upon the Lord for salvation and sanctification, we can accomplish much! Press on sisters to know the Lord, and don’t think too highly upon the outward appearance, but work on that inward character and virtue of your heart!
Psa 44:6 “For not in my bow do I trust, nor can my sword save me.”
February 25th, 2008 at 10:13 pm
That’s so funny, Linds, because I was just coming here to post about how I made your bread recipe and it turned out SO well!
(did you mean to say 4 1/2 Tablespoons of yeast as opposed to Teaspoons? Because I only did Teaspoons and it turned out very well. 4 1/2 T. seemed like quite a lot for 3-4 loaves of bread…)
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Lindsay replied on February 25th, 2008:
That is hilarious Steph! I thought this one didn’t turn out because I tried decreasing the original amount of 4 1/2 Tbls (yes, that is correct), to just 3 1/2 Tbls. I am amazed yours worked with so little. The normal amount for bread is usually about 1 Tbls per loaf, as far as I have seen. That’s funny that it worked so well. Hmmm…I guess you just never know.
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