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Sanitation of items in "bulk food" section of the market?
Do you ever buy foodstuffs from the "bulk food" containers in the market. You know the big tubs with the hinged lid and a scoop and things like cereal, malted milk balls, etc. My sister who is a germaphobe (sp?) absolutely won't touch stuff in those containers. She's told me so many horror stories of things she's witnessed, now I'm a convert to "the dark side."
I tire of germophobes.Do they really think they live in a sterile little bubble surrounded by filth and disease? WRONG.
I meant to add that I don't have any qualms about buying food from the bulk bins. When did this delicate-flower germophobia trend begin, anyway?
I've seen people with dirty finger nails using their hands to pick food directly from the bulk bins - stuff like trail mix and seasoned nuts/pretzels - and eat it. So the only stuff I buy from the bins is stuff you can't eat out of hand, and that will be rinsed or cooked at high temperatures.
related discussion from a while back:
it skeeves me out when people stick their hands directly into those bins...and i see it ALL the time. i tend to limit my bulk purchases to the gravity-assisted bins unless, as dump123456789 said, it's something that will be rinsed and cooked. i'm not a germophobe per se, but i'd rather not eat something that's been pawed by numerous strangers whose hands were also wrapped around cart & basket handles.
re: goodhealthgourmet
That's why I don't try the free samples in the grocery stores, unless they are being served by an employee wearing gloves. Most of the time, they don't interest me, but when they do, I want my samples served hygienically.
re: Isolda
dirty gloves are as bad as dirty hands.
re: Maximilien
Exactly. Just having a food server put a glove on their hand doesn't insure that the gloved hand won't them be put in the person's mouth, or wiped across their nose, or used to touch a filthy floor and then continued to be used to serve food.
There are some people who claim that food servers tend to employ less hygenic practices when wearing gloves because they feel that since they have the glove on, they can touch anything at anytime.
As for food samples in stores, I never touch them because they're generally sitting out on a low table where everyone sticks their fingers in or them, including snotty nosed kids.
re: taos
Food service gloves also tend to get reused because they are easy to take off and put back on. But in between uses, watch where people put them, on dirty counters, in pockets, etc. Also watch how people handle the gloves, for example after handling money does the user touch the portions of the glove that also touch food?
Boudin's Fisherman's Wharf location in San Francisco has a big window where spectators can watch the baker from the outside and also speak to the baker through an intercom. They make bread into the various shapes such as crabs and teddy bears. One spectator asked about gloves since the baker wasn't wearing any and she said that gloves aren't necessarily more hygienic except in appearance for the same reasons stated here.
re: Isolda
i was actually going to comment on that - even when people use tongs or scoops they often don't think twice about using the same ones for various bins.
sidebar: the self-serve Red Mango frozen yogurt shop in our town recently removed Reese's PB cups from their topping options after parents complained about the dangers of cross-contamination for kids with peanut allergies. i told the store manager it was a pointless move considering that they still offered Butterfinger! a week later the PB cups were back. no kid with life-threatening allergies should be eating anything from such an uncontrolled environment anyway.
I am usually alright with "some risk." My sister has already lectured me about getting food from these fruit vendors with carts who chop up the fruit and veggies who put them into a plastic baggie and sprinkle on (optionally) salt and chili powder. Or the taco truck dangers, but that never deterred me from either type of business. The stories about the bulk bins are a whole new level of "terror." I think you can imagine. The multiplicity of hands in those bulk bins has stopped me. If you're cool with it. Carry on. I just wanted a sampling of opinions. Thanks to those who replied.
It seems like the bin thing has gone to a more spout thing in our area. One can't physically get one's hands into the container, here is a spout that opens that pours the product into the bag below.
Saying that, I rarely buy from them.
I also don't think it's about being a "delicate-flower," either. I don't like knowing that there are people that have who-knows-what on their hands, from excrement to boogers. yuck. If not wanting their fingers in my mouth is being too delicate, then so be it.
re: wyogal
wyogal, I like the spout idea. I'll be on the lookout for those and won't tell my sister. I'm sure she'll have a gripe :-)
I've seen far too many kids reach in, dig around and grab a handful. I've seen children bite/lick food and put it back. I'm not a germaphobe really, or maybe I am because I don't want to eat that and think parents shouldn't allow that. I generally don't want those types of foods anyway--it's generally cheap candy that doesn't taste good. I like those bulk bins where you pull the lever and the food drops down better.


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With Joe Torre sporting that old gleam in his eye in Los Angeles, Troy Tulowitzki and Matt Holliday poised for a repeat in Colorado, and Jake Peavy and Greg Maddux quite comfortable as generational bookends in San Diego, the National League West has become a very unforgiving place to build a team."It's like SEC football," said Josh Byrnes, Arizona general manager. "It's just a grind. It might not make your record too pretty, but to survive it is a real accomplishment." Here we are, with a week left until Christmas, and Byrnes already has his 2008 season survival kit packed. At the moment, he's placing a lot more emphasis on aces than Ace bandages.
Shortly before Hank Steinbrenner emerged from headline purgatory to proclaim the Yankees still in the Johan Santana sweepstakes, Byrnes held a seminar in action over talk. On Friday, Arizona acquired All-Star pitcher Dan Haren in an eight-player deal with Oakland. And to make the day doubly chaotic for the media relations department, the Diamondbacks traded closer Jose Valverde to Houston for reliever Chad Qualls, second baseman Chris Burke and starter Juan Gutierrez.
From a national perspective, the deals were overshadowed by Andy Pettitte's HGH admission and Katie Couric's inside look at the Alex Rodriguez-Scott Boras rift. But if you were paying attention, an Arizona team that posted the best record in the National League in 2007 just got a whole lot more formidable.The Haren deal, in particular, was an eye-catcher. It's not often that a pitcher this accomplished gets traded so early in his career. Haren is 27 years old, and he's averaged 14 wins and 221 innings over the past three seasons. Since he just reached three years in service time, he won't be eligible for free agency until late 2010.
The last comparable deal that springs to mind occurred in 2005, when Florida sent Josh Beckett to Boston two years in advance of his free agency. We all know how that one worked out for the Red Sox.In Arizona's case, all the stars aligned properly. The Diamondbacks have one of baseball's deepest farm systems, and outfielder Carlos Gonzalez, the centerpiece to the deal from Oakland's perspective, was blocked by Eric Byrnes, Chris Young and Justin Upton in Phoenix.
You can argue that A's GM Billy Beane could have gotten more in return for a hot commodity like Haren. But really, we're not going to be able to judge his six-player haul for at least a couple of years. What's undeniable is that Beane, true to form, had the chutzpah to do something bold rather than be held hostage by circumstances.
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Byrnes, who is mistakenly characterized as a "stat guy," relied heavily on the input of talent evaluators Bob Gebhard and Jerry DiPoto, assistant GM Peter Woodfork and farm director A.J. Hinch before running the proposals up the flag to general partner Jeff Moorad. The Diamondbacks also owe a debt of gratitude to former scouting director Mike Rizzo, who helped lay such a solid foundation in Arizona before leaving for Washington.
For all the praise the D-backs received for the Haren deal, they've taken a few hits for trading away Valverde fresh off his 47-save season. But Byrnes was simply executing a move from the Billy Beane playbook -- which advises spinning off closers before those gaudy save totals make them cost prohibitive.
With Qualls, Tony Pena and Brandon Lyon in the bullpen and top prospect Max Scherzer emerging as a future closer candidate, Arizona should be OK in the late innings. Burke and Emilio Bonifacio give the Diamondbacks some second-base depth with Orlando Hudson a year away from free agency.
Byrnes learned the importance of a deep pitching inventory last season when Randy Johnson was limited to 10 starts because of back trouble, so he's always looking for young arms. Along with Haren and Qualls, he picked up Gutierrez from the Astros last week and added former second-round pick Billy Buckner from Kansas City in a trade for infielder Alberto Callaspo.
If the rotation of Webb, Haren, Johnson, Doug Davis and Micah Owings hits a pothole, the Diamondbacks have Yusmeiro Petit, Edgar Gonzalez and a few other options to assure that manager Bob Melvin won't have to go into panic mode.
Right now, the Diamondbacks are cautiously optimistic on Johnson, who's hoping to return from back surgery at age 44 and improve upon his career record of 284-150."He's motivated in a couple of respects," Byrnes said. "He has a shot to win 300, and he has to be really healthy to do it. And he demonstrated last year that when he's healthy and on a roll, he can dominate as much as anybody can." The Diamondbacks will spend the coming weeks and months monitoring Johnson's health. In the meantime, there's something to be said for having all the big pieces in place in mid-December.
"It's the old John Hart model," said Byrnes, who apprenticed under Hart in Cleveland in the 1990s.
And if you think Brandon Webb and Dan Haren look good in the Arizona rotation now, just imagine how happy the Diamondbacks will be in a week or two, when teams start throwing gobs of money at Carlos Silva and Kyle Lohse.
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Almost a year ago, I ran into Sam Nazarian at XIV restaurant where he informed me that he had just taken over the management of Gladstone's in Pacific Palisades, which is owned by former Los Angeles mayor Richard Riordan.
The 35-year old restaurant had become a Los Angeles classic, NOT for its forgettable cuisine but for its spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean. But over the past year, the food has markedly improved, now making Gladstone's pleasing to the tongue as well as the eyes.
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Even though last night's dinner at XIV entitled "East Meets West" was not a competition between chefs Katsuya Uechi (of Katsuya fame) and Michael Mina (XIV, and many more), I donned my Hell's Kitchen clothes (the ones I was wearing when I judged in episode 4.08) and could not stop myself from comparing the dishes that were served side by side.
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on October 12th, 2009Print This Post
By Sophie Gayot
Due to overwhelming response for the GAYOT dinner at The Bazaar on November 6th, we are pleased to offer two additional evenings at Saam, the chef's tasting room at the SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills: Friday, November 13th, and the following Thursday, November 19th. If you were not able to make a reservation originally, here are two more chances to join us. Call 310-246-5545.
From modern American cuisine at SIMON L.A. for the first GAYOT Dinner Series in September, we move to the even more modern style of chef José Andrés at The Bazaar for the next GAYOT Dinner to be held on Friday November 6th at Saam, the chef's tasting room, located within The Bazaar at the SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills.
Saam is an intimate space with its own décor separated by glass walls from the lively action of The Bazaar. For this occasion, chef José Andrés and his team will create a very special prix-fixe menu of twenty-plus "tastes" for $95 that will include delightful surprises and a complimentary glass of cava for each guest. Wine pairings come in four different categories — Sparkling, Spanish, Global and Sherry — and start at $45 for a flight of four tasting portions.
Among the items to expect on the menu are: olive oil bonbon, Dragon's Breath (popcorn), Sea urchin with pomegranate air, tournedos Rossini,
During the evening, which will also be the celebration of the first anniversary of the SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills, I will be at Saam to discuss the meal, and why chef José Andrés' inventive dishes are the talk of the town. I hope to see you there.
Space is limited. Please call 310-246-5545 for reservations.
Cotton Candy Foie Gras for a Cause
on October 12th, 2009Print This Post
by Sophie Gayot
In my eyes, any excuse is good enough to go to The Bazaar by José Andrés at the SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills for a cube of foie gras wrapped in cotton candy.
So I was especially pleased to find executive chef Jorge Chicas serving it at the second Los Angeles March of Dimes Annual Chefs Event.
Over 300 guests gathered last week on the private patio at the SLS to taste food and wine from more than 25 restaurants and wineries.
Continue reading "Cotton Candy Foie Gras for a Cause" »
A New Life for Gladstone's
on August 05th, 2009Print This Post
By Sophie Gayot
Last night, as I was at Michael Mina's XIV restaurant checking out its mini burgers and floats, perfect for a casual stop on the way back home from the office, I ran into Sam Nazarian who was having dinner (no surprise since he owns the place). Once again I had the pleasure of speaking with him about his new ventures in the restaurant world.
Good news for Angelenos: Nazarian has partnered with the owners of Gladstone's restaurant, right on the beach off Pacific Coast Highway, to manage the spacious location and transform it into a west coast Nikki Beach.
We can't wait!
A Delicious New Start at XIV
on April 30th, 2009Print This Post
By Sophie Gayot
When I went to XIV in November, I was not totally convinced by Michael Mina's first restaurant in Los Angeles. When the names Mina and Sam Nazarian (SBE Group) are on the door, you have high expectations.
Did the team sense it? What I am sure of is that they have worked very hard to create a totally new dining experience which, I feel, now works. From Michael Mina, whose eponymous restaurant in San Francisco has been one of our Top 40 Restaurants in the U.S. for four years in a row, to executive chef Steven Fretz, pastry chef Jordan Kahn and to general manger Ryan Cole, they had all realized that they could make things better, and they succeeded.
Note that on Mondays, a three-course market menu is offered for $49, and that you can enjoy the restaurant's best wines, including Château Cheval Blanc and Domaine de la Romanée Conti, at half price, for any bottle over $100.
You can read our review of XIV restaurant and add your comments in our restaurant section.
Sneak Peek at The Bazaar at SLS at Beverly Hills
on December 18th, 2008Print This Post
by Sophie Gayot
A third blog posting about the SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills in one month? That may sound excessive, but there is much to report about Sam Nazarian's first luxury hotel—we've hardly even mentioned the food!
Here's a sneak peek at chef José Andrés' cuisine at The Bazaar. Some of his dishes, like his foie gras wrapped in cotton candy, are as extravagant as Philippe Starck's design. But by the end of the night, you'll have had, for sure, quite a different dining experience!
Listen to what I said on KNX1070 about The Bazaar.
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four minutes with God: break my heart for what breaks Yours.
a Quote:
(Ellen and Genie were best friends when they were kids, but grew apart over the years. Until this reconnection in their early twenties, as written by Genie.)
"For the next hour I stormed the conversation with highly exaggerated accounts of my great successes…
She [Ellen] listened quietly and at one point when my voice was way up and bragging she broke in: "That's all very interesting. I know you've done some fine work, but you're probably the unhappiest looking person I've ever seen, Genie. What's really the matter?
If you have ever heard your own defense shatter, remember that sickening silence that follows the crash right now and share it with me as I sat there with an unlighted cigarette in my hand afraid to look down at the wreckage around my feet.
She was not unkind. In fact, her expression and her voice were so kind I quickly lighted the cigarette and faked a cough while I batted away the tears that were there brimming.
After that I told her things which I had not dared admit to myself. We were very close and yet we were shouting at each other from the opposite shores of the universe…
Ellen talked about what was at the center of her life…
"All right, what is at the center of your life?"
She said, "It isn't a 'what.' There's a Person there."
"A person?"
"Jesus Christ."
What did I reply?
That's what I said and laughed but I didn't feel at all like laughing. I laughed because I didn't know what else to do and certainly I didn't know what else to say."
from The Burden Is Light by Eugenia Price
my Prayer:
Jesus, ever since I asked You to break my heart for what breaks Yours, I haven't been the same. This lesson of compassion is not what I expected. I don't know what I expected. Heartbreak hurts. And so does the knowledge that so many people vehemently hate or casually dismiss the Healer because of all the religious baggage that's been heaped on top of You.
Lord, despite the heartbreak, please don't ever let me become desensitized.
Please continue to bless me with this broken heart. Thank you for teaching me, even if empathy wasn't the learning curve I wanted. Please continue to help me see people and to minister to them. Please help me to recognize the people who are seeking You and please equip me to extend that ministry beyond their temporal needs. Please bless me with the courage to ask the hard, uncomfortable, heartbreaking questions. Please, please tell me when to speak and what to say, when to be silent and what to pray.
the Word:
1 So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, 2 complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. 3 Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. 4 Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. 5 Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus,[a] 6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant,[b] being born in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. 9 Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father."
Philippians 2:1-11 (ESV)
the lyric.
"Heal my heart and make it clean. Open up my eyes to the things unseen.
Show me how to love like You have loved me. Break my heart for what breaks Yours.
Everything I am for Your Kingdom's cause, as I walk from earth into eternity."
four minutes with God: in the dark, surrounded by trees.
a Quote:
"A friend of mine is a singer. From time to time she goes to record vocal tracks at a studio here in town. One evening she went and she was in a different room than she had ever been in before. In a studio, there is always some form of sound absorbing material, so that the recording is clean and clear, but in this case the sound materials were unique. The guys in the studio called them "trees" because instead of being attached to the walls, the whole room was full of these sound absorbing columns. My friend would stand on her mark, and they would move the columns around her, surrounding her with the trees. Well at one point, the lights went out and if she hadn't already been on her mark, she would not have known where she was, and would have been bumping into the "trees," and unable to find her mark. Because her feet were planted before it got dark, she felt secure and confident, she just had to wait until the lights came back on. Do you see where I'm going with this? There will be struggles in this life. You will have suffering, and loss, and confusion. But the question is not "where are the trees," but "where are your feet?" If you understand that Christ has made a way for you to be in the presence of God both now (through the Holy Spirit), and in the end (in the New Heavens and New Earth); if you cultivate a relationship with his Holy Spirit–becoming ever-more aware of his daily, constant presence with you; if you worship in light of these truths–knowing that God is here in Christ's name, and if all of this seeps down into your heart, then when the lights go out you'll be on your mark, you'll be secure and confident, and you just have to wait until the lights come back on–in this life, or in glory."
by Curtis Froisland
[to read my version of this story, CLICK HERE]
the Word:
19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."
Matthew 28:19-20 (NIV)
my Prayer:
Father, thank you for turning the lights out. again. Thank you for stripping away all the tangible, visible things that had become a stumbling block in my pursuit of an intimate relationship with You. Only You know the extent to which the extraction of those things rocked my faith and shattered my confidence. Even though these last 5 months have been the darkest of my life and I may never fully understand them, I'm grateful for the lessons I have learned. Thank you for striking me full in the face with the reminder that if I sincerely want the intimacy with You that I say I do, I have to be willing to be vulnerable. Transparent. I need to wholly surrender to Your sovereign plan. Thank you for helping me to find peace in the process and result of letting go of my own dreams and plans. Please help me find sustaining and true joy in trusting You and following You NO MATTER WHAT. Please, please help me find that fine line between dying to self and being a good steward of the gifts You bless me with. Please help me to relentlessly pursue my passions without allowing them to become idols. Please help me to overcome my fear and determination to NEVER put my love for them above my love for You ever again and to boldly "go and make disciples" in every single area of my life. Help me to step forward even though I know one of those steps could result in disobedience and discipline. again. Please help me to remember that pruning is necessary in order that I "bear much fruit. Thank you for helping me to understand Your silence doesn't mean You've left me alone in in the dark."
the lyric.
"You move in the unseen. You set the captives free. As I stand and sing, you're breaking the chains off me. Breathe in me Your life, I can feel You are close now. I can never hide You are here and You know me. All I need is You
And I love You…Breathe in me Your life 'til Your love overtakes me. Open up my eyes, let me see You more clearly."
by Bones (Live) by Hillsong
four minutes with God: 2 Chronicles 5:13-14
a Quote:
"…what I testify to is the power of visual art, and especially music…They have the potential to awaken the mind and heart to aspects of God's glory that were not perceived before. Paintings or photographs of mountains and streams can call forth a sense of wonder and peace. If we are willing to "look along" (not just "at") these pictures, as Lewis taught us, our eyes will run up the beams to the Original Glory, and the wonder and peace will rest finally in the wonderful and peaceful mountains and streams of God's power and mercy.
…We must make it our aim that the joy awakened by music be joy in God…Then the effort to delight in God through music will involve a prior shaping of the mind by the Word…Then the effort to delight in God through music will also involve a thoughtful testing after the music has already awakened joy. Is this joy…stirring my desires to know Christ better and love him more and show him to others at the cost of my own comfort? So before and after music has its immediate effect, we pursue the goal that music make us more glad in the glory of God."
When I Don't Desire God: How to Fight for Joy
by John Piper
my Prayer:
Lord, thank you for using praise music and my worship through that music to awaken my mind and heart to aspects of Your Glory I had never perceived before. Thank You for the joy it brought and the delight I found in You because of WHO YOU ARE. Thank You for the overwhelming and undeniable awareness of Your presence in those moments. Thank You for helping me to completely forget myself and for moving me into deeper praise, no longer centered in gratitude for Your temporal blessings, but grounded and focused on eternal things: Your Sovereignty, Your Holiness, Your stubborn love for me and my desperate and relentless need for You.
Even though the lesson was one of the hardest I've ever faced, thank you for teaching me that finding worship through music wasn't enough, that it only took me part way. It limited true praise to those brief moments. Thank you for showing me that my dependance on music was quenching Your Spirit. It prevented me from finding joy and delight in WHO YOU ARE in the ordinary, everyday moments of my life. Thank You for the understanding that I can't find that joy and delight on my own, through my own striving, depending on anything in this world to facilitate it.
Holy Spirit, please bless me with joy and delight, so I won't be tempted to settle for less by depending on anything or anybody but Christ.
the Word:
"The trumpeters and musicians joined in unison to give praise and thanks to the Lord. Accompanied by trumpets, cymbals and other instruments, the singers raised their voices in praise to the Lord and sang:
"He is good; his love endures forever."
Then the temple of the Lord was filled with the cloud, and the priests could not perform their service because of the cloud, for the glory of the Lord filled the temple of God"
2 Chronicles 5:13-14 (NIV)
the lyric.
"Come thou fount of every blessing, tune my heart to sing Thy grace
Streams of mercy never ceasing, call for songs of loudest praise
Teach me some melodious sonnet. Sung by flaming tongues above.
Praise the Mount I'm fixed upon it, mount of Thy redeeming love
Here I raise my Ebenezer. Hither by Thy help I come.
Oh, and I hope by Thy good pleasure, safely to arrive at home"
sung by Kings Kaleidoscope
[CLICK HERE to see a listing of all the blog posts in this series "the search for Joy."]
four minutes with God: Hebrews 4:15-16
a Quote:
"…how did the early Christians pray for joy? First, we may assume that they prayed the prayers of the only Bible that they had, namely, the Old Testament. Thus they would have prayed:
"Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days" (Ps. 90:14).
"Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones that you have broken rejoice" (Ps. 51:8).
"Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit" (Ps. 51:12).
"Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us" (Ps. 90:15).
"Will you not revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you?" (Ps. 85:6).
Don't miss how radical these prayers are. They assume that we are unable to make ourselves satisfied in God. And they assume that God has the right to do it, is able to do it, and does it in answer to prayer."
When I Don't Desire God: How to Fight for Joy
by John Piper
my Prayer:
Lord, I desperately want to delight only in You. Please help me love you. most.
the Word:
For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin. Let us then approach God's throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need
Hebrews 4:15-16 (NIV)
the lyric.
"Breathe in me Your life. 'Til Your love overtakes me
Open up my eyes. Let me see You more clearly
Falling on my knees, 'til I love like You love
Like You love me"
by Hillsong
[CLICK HERE to see a listing of all the blog posts in this series "the search for Joy."]
four minutes with God: Joshua 24:15
a Quote:
"Your choice must be a deliberate determination—it is not something into which you will automatically drift. And everything else in your life will be held in temporary suspension until you make a decision. The proposal is between you and God—do not "confer with flesh and blood" about it (Galatians 1:16). With every new proposal, the people around us seem to become more and more isolated, and that is where the tension develops. God allows the opinion of His other saints to matter to you, and yet you become less and less certain that others really understand the step you are taking. You have no business trying to find out where God is leading—the only thing God will explain to you is Himself.
Openly declare to Him, "I will be faithful." But remember that as soon as you choose to be faithful to Jesus Christ, "You are witnesses against yourselves . . ." (Joshua 24:22). Don't consult with other Christians, but simply and freely declare before Him, "I will serve You. "Will to be faithful—and give other people credit for being faithful too."
My Utmost for His Highest, Updated Edition by Oswald Chambers
my Prayer:
Lord, I will be faithful. I will serve You. Please equip me to be a witness for your grace and glory. Please bless me with wisdom. Please bless me with courage. "In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans." Romans 8:26
the Word:
…choose for yourselves today whom you will serve…
Joshua 24:15 (NASB)
the lyric.
"Let not conscience make you linger, Not of fitness fondly dream;
All the fitness He requireth is to feel your need of Him.
Come, ye weary, heavy laden, lost and ruined by the fall;
If you tarry til you're better, You will never come at all.
You will never come at all."
four minutes with God: Luke 1:37
the Word:
"God can do anything."
Luke 1:37 (NIV)
my Prayer:
Lord, I pray for revival, filled with doubt that You will stir it. Not because You can't, but because You won't. I believe You can do anything. But I also know You don't force yourself on anyone. And the people I'm praying for are very comfortable right where they are. They see no need to change. They see nothing wrong except for this Jesus Freak who's rocking the boat.
So I ask you Lord, not for anything specific, because I have no flippin idea what to ask for. You know. You know exactly what is needed and exactly when. Your plan is perfect. Your timing is perfect. I know You don't need me, but pray that You can and will use me. I'm asking You – I'm begging You – to move. Move in the hearts and minds of individuals. I pray that they will be DISsatisfied with an assumption of Christ. I pray that they will, from their soul, cry out for Jesus. I pray they won't be able to stomach any substitute.
Almighty God, I'm begging you for a miracle, no matter what it looks like. No matter how much it hurts. Because You are my comfort, my peace, my strength and my hope. I trust You, even when I don't understand what You are doing.
a Quote:
"He [God] specializes in solutions that have no explanation other than Him.
Don't get discouraged by the long, unyielding situations in your life. God has solutions for them. He may not have revealed those solutions yet – He let many people in Scripture endure long periods that required faith and patience – but He is never late with His answers. Wait, believe and hope. Nothing is impossible with Him."
The One Year Experiencing God's Presence Devotional: 365 Daily Encounters to Bring You Closer to Him
by Chris Tiegreen
the lyric.
"I may be weak, But Your Spirit's strong in me. My flesh may fail, but My God You never will!"
Give Me Faith, by Elevation Worship (click HERE to listen)
four minutes with God: Luke 24:27, 30-32
the Word:
"And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself…When he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give it to them. Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, and he disappeared from their sight. They asked each other, "Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?""
Luke 24:27, 30-32 (NIV)
my Prayer:
Lord, please open my eyes. Please open the Scriptures to me. Please teach me how to encounter Christ in every corner of the Bible. I can't do it on my own. I desperately need your Holy Spirit to help me decipher what I read, but I also need teachers and books and other resources to point me to Christ in every measure of your Word. PLEASE Lord, don't ever let me passively use or numbly accept others use of Your Word only as supporting material for moral living or motivation for charitable service – without an unmistakable declaration that apart from Jesus Christ, moral living and charitable service are empty, temporal pursuits. Please Lord, never let me settle for an assumption of Jesus. My desperate prayer is that I would never forget that JESUS is the single common thread that runs through every book of the Bible. Lord, never let me forget that without JESUS, the Bible is just a historical document. I want to see Jesus in Scripture where I've never recognized Him before. Jesus, please show me YOU. Please help me point others to You.
a Quote:
"ABOVE ALL, PREACH CHRIST…I got lost in the details of the text and didn't have time for the most important part. In the mail came a letter from this lady saying, 'I could have heard that message in a mosque.' Ouch. Sometimes the best input doesn't come in the easiest packages, but she was right. Nobody needs preaching that gives the testimony of God but doesn't scope down to the Son of God and the gospel. That's gotta be in our messages somewhere every week, that God loves fallen people, that they can be saved from their sins and find the hope of eternal life through faith in Jesus' death and resurrection. If I never get tired of preaching it, God's people will not wear of rejoicing in it."
Vertical Church: What Every Heart Longs for. What Every Church Can Be.
by James MacDonald
the lyric.
"Chains be broken. Lives be healed. Eyes be opened. Christ is revealed."
You'll Come by Hillsong United
four minutes with God: Exodus 33:15-16
the Word:
Then Moses said to Him "If your Presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here. How will anyone know that you are pleased with me and with your people unless you go with us? What else will distinguish me and your people from all the other people on the face of the earth?"
Exodus 33:15-16 (NIV)
my Prayer:
Lord, I don't want to go – or STAY – anywhere if you aren't there. I pray your forgiveness for finding long lasting delusion and comfort in places that only hold the appearance of dedication to You. Forgive me Lord, for being satisfied with serving others instead of abandoning my will and my ideas of what service looks like and allowing YOU to use me – however you see fit. Please forgive me for settling for appropriate and acceptable instead of wholeheartedly and unashamedly living out my faith in Christ, even when others see my thoughts, feelings and ideas as inappropriate, insufferable or naively dismissive of cultural norms. Forgive me Lord, for allowing the disapproval of people who don't know me to dampen my enthusiasm and derail my dedication to live a life examined through the filter of Your Word. Forgive me Lord, for allowing so much time to pass before I found the courage and motivation to honestly face and process the reality of my surroundings and circumstances. My affinity for your people blinded me to the growing undeniable evidence that You are more an icon than THE reason we exist and gather. I want to be where You are. Please God, lead me to that place.
a Quote:
"Whether you are 15 people around a candle and a coffee table or 150 people in a tired building trying to turn it around or 1500 people on the rise with plans for another service – regardless of size: if you don't have the thing that makes us distinct, you have nothing, no matter what you have. And if you do have it – what we were made to long for; what makes us a true church of the one true God – you have everything you need, no matter what you lack."
Vertical Church: What Every Heart Longs for. What Every Church Can Be.
by James MacDonald
the lyric.
"I don't want to go somewhere, if I know that You're not there. 'Cause I know that me without You is a lie. And I don't want to walk that road, be a million miles from home. 'Cause my heart needs to be where You are. So I don't want to go."
I Don't Want To Go by Avalon
Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the realm of the dead, where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom.
Ecclesiastes 9:10 (NIV)
another year, over. No do-overs. No take-backs. Only lessons to be learned and new choices to be made.
Lord, am I where you want me? Am I living the life you've given the me the way you know would be best?
I want to be a living sacrifice for You. But sometimes – much of the time – I know my choices are driven by my own idea of what that looks like.
What does it look like to You, God?
My fear is that my desires are selfish and much bigger than those you have for me.
Is it possible that the plans you have for me involve me sitting across the table from one person, listening, asking questions and sharing my faith one on one? That this book I'm writing is equipping me for those conversations, but will never actually be read? or even finished?
Is it possible that the plans you have for me mean that the primary reason I'm recording is for the witness that occurs during the recording sessions themselves and that these recordings will live forever on my computer in obscurity?
And those things are good. Very, very good.
But you know I want more. Is that from You?
The last thing I want to do is pursue a dream you haven't given me. I'm desperate to saturate myself in your will and I want to have tunnel vision when it comes to following Your lead. Please don't let me pursue anything that actually takes me away from You. Please show me what I could or should be doing to bring You glory.
I think of the story about You asking a man to push against a rock. Day after day, year after year, the man pushed, eventually becoming discouraged, saying, "God, I give up. I've pushed and pushed with all my strength and I haven't moved this rock even one inch. What did I do wrong? Why did I fail?"
The story says that you replied by saying, "I didn't ask you to move the rock. I only asked you to push against it. You say you've failed, but have you? Look how strong you've become. You've done exactly what I asked.
Now I will move the rock."
I know you don't need my help Lord. Please allow me to serve you anyway. Please use me anyway. Please guide me. Please equip me. Help me to be obedient. Please don't ever let me give up.
Too often, we bide our time with the routine of a life that we hope
will one day take us across the chasm. Our days become stacked upon other days.
And as time moves forward, we think about the great abyss in our quieter moments.
We wonder if we should take the leap soon.
But the busyness of our days pulls us back from the edge and we perpetually postpone it.
Why? Because we are afraid we do not have the strength to make it.
Don't let that happen. You're stronger than you think.
Dr. Les Parrott
four minutes with God: Ephesians 4:29-32
the Word:
Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
Ephesians 4:29-32 (NIV)
my Prayer:
Lord, there's something liberating about an unresolvable situation. It forces me to remember that on my own, I can do nothing. YOU can do anything. So, when I reach an impasse with another person, when I face the undeniable fact that there's absolutely nothing I can do to resolve a situation, the only thing I'm left with is prayer. Thank you for helping me realize and accept that all my own human efforts will pale in comparison to what YOU can do. If you choose to. Talk and actions may result in temporary manipulation, but long-lasting, fundamental change will come when YOU speak and move. Thank you for reminding me that while Romans 8:28 promises you will work all things for good, sometimes, in my own life, that looks like failure. Thank you for helping me accept that sometimes, in my own life, giving grace means walking away, even if it means walking away from something I love. Please comfort me as I let go. Please encourage me as I seek your will to fill the void this loss will create.
a Quote:
"Jesus washes our feet for two reasons. The first is to give us mercy; the second is to give us a message, and that message is simply this: Jesus offers unconditional grace; we are to offer unconditional grace. The mercy of Christ preceded our mistakes; our mercy must precede the mistakes of others."
JUST LIKE JESUS by Max Lucado
the lyric.
"So who says he'll forgive you? And says that he'll miss you? And dream of your sweet memory? God does. But I don't. God will. But I won't. And that's the difference between God and me." (what? cut me a break, I'm still working on it…is this better?)
God Will by Lyle Lovett
"Well I find that I'm just not agile enough, to balance the weight of all of this stuff. It's a cumbersome task that demands too much and it's gettin' me nowhere fast…As far as the east is from the west, these are the things that I must forget. I'll lay down my anger before the sun sets, I will forgive. I will forget. I will remember not, I will forgive. These things that tear my heart, I will forget. I will forget.
Remember Not by Susan Ashton (click HERE to listen)


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