Watching Him

For those of you who know me, I love to cook. But simple things can be extremely difficult for me: sandwiches (with condiments I don't eat!) and drink mixes make me nervous. My husband has worked in different coffee shops in the past and so he is the ultimate drink maker at our house. I'm always requesting that he make me a pitcher of iced tea (decaf of course). One day this week, he turned to me and said "Do you really think you can't do it? You've seen me. You should try." So try I did. I realized that I could follow his procedure just because I've watched him do it so many times.

It got me to thinking about my life in Christ. Am I now able to do things because I've "watched" Him do those things? He has sent us all out with a commission to do greater things (John 14:12), but I'm not sure we ever try because we think we might fail. Well, my tea my not have been exactly like my husband's, but at least I know it won't kill me to try! I'll keep persevering and hopefully one of these days find myself to be an excellent tea maker.

The same goes for all believers. We read and study God's Word and come to him in prayer and worship - I think we'll eventually find that we're becoming like him. Able to show compassion and mercy; loving unconditionally; teaching boldly. The list goes on. Watch him and do as he does.

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My first iced tea making experience, the Joseph way:



I used the Bamboo Tongs from The Pampered Chef® to fish out my tea bag. It worked really well! The Bamboo Tongs are perfect for small jobs like that. We also use them for turning over meat and veggies on our George Foreman Grill. They fold up nicely in the utensil drawer.




My bamboo utensil collection from The Pampered Chef® (Bamboo Spatula Set, Bamboo Spoon Set; Bamboo Tongs, Small Bamboo Spoon Set)


Did you know that Bamboo is actually a grass, not a wood? And it's grows quickly enough to be harvested often so it's a renewable resource! It's the strongest grass in the world and that is how we can make spoons and spatulas with it. Bamboo will not absorb moisture and is virtually stainless. None of these will scratch cookware surfaces either. Each of these products is available through our catalogs and online.