My husband makes the most delicious pimento
cheese. It is a dish that he takes seriously when preparing and he doesn't do
it "nilly willy". Russell uses a particular brand of pimentos, which
he crushes only by hand with a fork on a small plate...just a little at a time,
he will only use Kraft mayonnaise knowing that some brands have a little more
sweetness to them, which he doesn't want, and he hand grates his cheddar cheese
into a large pile. He then mixes it together, gives it a dash of pepper and a
shake of salt and VIOLA! a dish that will make your tongue slap your mouth!
I watch him sometimes while he makes his
pimento cheese and guess what!? He actually BREATHE...he trusts in his
ingredients, he has faith in his recipe, and he just goes into action with
confidence. In fact, he shared with me a statement that he wholeheartedly
agreed with, that he had heard from a chef this weekend. She stated that "any
good southern knows that REAL pimento cheese is made from cheddar cheese...that
we southerners don't need to add cream cheese, Gouda cheese or anything else to
make REAL pimento cheese"! Well, I can't remember the exact words but you
get the point. He knows he "has this!"
You know where I am going with this...I want to
BREATHE and BE! I want my faith and trust in God to be so strong that that is
who I am! I don't want to be holding my breath all the time. During those few
minutes in the kitchen, with my husband watching him make his pimento cheese, I
saw happiness, contentment, relaxation and the Lord pointed it out to me. It
started me thinking about depth of flavor...depth of faith, a smooth
texture...smooth transitions, boldness of ingredients...boldness of trust,
marrying of flavors...marrying of hearts, development of dish...development of
faith. These are the things I have to work on to be able to breathe more often
and be...these are the goals I am striving for! My goals, God's goal for me, is
to develop my faith to the point that God and I are always one, that our
relationship is so deep and married that it is the odd time that I hold my
breath. Breath and be...with my Lord and
at peace. And so I will be working, I
will be praying to God, reading about God, and speaking His words to myself to
build my faith. My heart's desire is for my faith to be bold, robust, hearty,
full-bodied, and smooth. And with faith I can tell you one thing. I will never
look at a bowl of pimento cheese in the same way again!!
May
the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that
you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13
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