No Bake Healthy Energy Bites

These delicious little no bake energy bites are the perfect healthy snack!

Ingredients
1 cup (dry) oatmeal (I used old-fashioned oats)
2/3 cup toasted coconut flakes
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup ground flaxseed or wheat germ
1/2 cup chocolate chips (optional)
1/3 cup honey or maple syrup
1 Tbsp. chia seeds (optional)
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Method
Stir all ingredients together in a medium bowl until thoroughly mixed. Let chill in the refrigerator for half an hour. Once chilled, roll into balls of whatever size you would like. (Mine were about 1" in diameter.) Store in an airtight container and keep refrigerated for up to 1 week.

Makes about 20-25 balls.

ENJOY!!!

Breaking Selfish Rules

If you ever pay attention to how many unspoken rules given in a day, it can be enlightening. Some of those rules may have originated for selfish reasons and don’t really need to be rules anymore. Case in point: If I get out three bowls for cereal and the kids want to put them back in the cabinet so they can pick their own, I say no because I’ve already done it; I have an unspoken rule about not undoing things because I hate the lack of forward progress! Yet, at this young age, that cereal bowl choice is really important to my boys. I'm taking inventory of my unspoken rules and am surprised to find some selfish ones in there.

Philippians 2:3-4, Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.

Pumpkin Spice Waffles!

One of the best things about Janelle recipes is they are EASY & YUMMY. When I need a quick recipe for ANY occasion I head straight to Janelle's recipes!

Ingredients
2 ½ cups flour
4 tsp baking powder
1 Tbsp pumpkin pie spice
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup canned pumpkin
2 cups milk
4 eggs
1/4 cup melted butter

Spiced Whipped Cream:
1 pint whipping cream
1/4 cup sugar
1 Tbsp pumpkin spice

Instructions
Preheat waffle iron.
Make your whipped cream first by beating just the whipping cream until stiffens.
Beat in ¼ cup of sugar and 1 Tbsp of pumpkin spice at very end.
Store in refrigerator.

To make waffles add all dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, spice, salt, brown sugar) and mix. Then, add your wet ingredients (pumpkin, milk, eggs, butter). Mix well.
Spray waffle iron well with “Pam” and add about ¼ cup of batter.
Close down lid and let steam/cook until crisp.
Serve off the iron with warm maple syrup, butter, spiced whipped cream and nuts if desired.

Only His sheep will hear His voice

For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age,” Titus 2:11-12
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The ways of the Lord are the only ways.. We know that Jesus is the gate and we Christians are the sheep, we need to get passed that gate and come into the sheepfold of God.. However, only those that seek Truth find Him (the Gate), only His sheep will hear His voice, they listen and follow no other voice but the voice of the Lord.. And the Lord always take care of the needs of His sheep, and protects them at all times... Being in that sheepfold and only hearing and obeying His voice, let’s you know that living His way is the only way.. His voice would never tell us to do things that are of the world.. His voice is going to speak LIFE, LOVE, and RIGHT DOING!! He gives us clear instructions for living.. Give your lives to Christ and understand that His Saving Grace is not a passageway to the world but to heaven… That path that Jesus left for us to follow does not include giving in to worldly lusts, denying Christ and His Word, but just the opposite, we must live soberly, righteously, and Godly in this present age… Giving your life to Him is a choice, living right is a choice.. Everything we do is a choice.. Everyday you choose to live for Him or live for the devil… There is no in between space.. The Word says “Put on the new man” “the old has passed away and all things become new” anything new doesn’t have old part, and issues, and baggage, and addictions, and bad habits, hate, other gods, lust, because all those things you’ve left at the alter when you told the Lord you were ready for the NEW LIFE in Him.. He let’s us know in the Word that only those who seek Truth will find Him.. You will never find Christ if you are seeking to be pacified by the untruth’s… Jesus is the Way the Truth and the Life no one comes to the Father except through Him.. Have a blessed day my prayers go up for you in Jesus name!
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Be a Peacemaker

Jesus declared that one of the elements of true blessedness (the riches of real inner joy) is in being a peacemaker. Peace is actually an essential element of Christian living, and there really is no peace for anyone outside of Christ (Isaiah 48:22).

1 Corinthians 10:13

Many Christians find that having an accountability partner can be a huge benefit in overcoming stubborn sins. Having another person who can talk with you, pray with you, encourage you, and even rebuke you is of great value. Temptation is common to us all (1 Corinthians 10:13). Having an accountability partner or an accountability group can give us the final dose of encouragement and motivation we need to overcome even the most stubborn of sins.

1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.

Psalm 46:10

Start your day with God by opening your spiritual ears to hear God speak to you. When you have too much going on, too many distractions you can’t hear God. You need to at times tune things out and listen to what God has to say. Stop accepting anything in your atmosphere of influence and hear Jesus in your heart of hearts. So be encouraged and know that it is time to clean your inner house and face God in order to hear Him speak to your Spirit.
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"Therefore you are great, O LORD God. For there is none like you, and there is no God besides you, according to all that we have heard with our ears.” (2 Samuel 7:22)