The Really Nice Thing. . . .

. . . .about slow cooker liners is how easy they make clean-up.

Especially when one gets up on Sunday morning and discovers the taco soup that one put in the crockpot before bed the night before hasn't cooked one iota. Because one never turned it on.

Not that I have ever done anything like that. Just a random, philosophical thought.

Yeah, right.

A I thought about the aggravation this afternoon, it brought to light a spiritual truth. How often we collect all the ingredients for a successful endeavor, even preparing ahead of time rather than waiting until the last minute, all the while invisioning the delightful results that will be forthcoming. Yet forgetting one very crucial detail.

Accessing the Power that makes it all work.

Instead of a delightful aroma and a result that nourishes others, we are left with a cold messy conglomeration that can sicken anyone who unwittingly partakes of it.

May taco soup be the worst thing I ever mess up by overlooking the Power!

In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps. Proverbs 16:9

. . .that by his power he may fulfill every good purpose of yours and every act prompted by your faith. We pray this so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ. II Thessalonians 1:11b-12