SAUCE

I am on a quest.

I’m looking for the perfect authentic Italian pizza sauce recipe. Of course, I googled and found a recipe that listed all the ingredients I shouldn’t put in my authentic Italian pizza sauce because these ingredients are what Americans put in to suit their taste for Americanized Italian sauce. These ingredients include:

Inferior quality tomatoes (I have homegrown, not inferior ones!)
Tomato Paste
Sugar or any other kind of sweetener
Italian Seasoning (It doesn’t exist in Italy)
Garlic Powder or Garlic Salt (I use fresh)

The sauce is not cooked, and I think, “Whaaaaaat?”.

So I made my simple, authentic pizza sauce and bagged it up to freeze for future pizzas. Then I remembered I have an authentic Italian friend, and I could have run the recipe by her for approval BEFORE I actually made it!

Isn’t this how it is in our Christian walk through life on earth? How often are we perplexed about something and do a little Googling or take a social media poll to find the answer that best suits our dilemma or the one we want? We take the wheel, and off we go. Later, we remember the Lord, usually after our driving has caused a wreck.

God wants to be involved in all the decisions of our lives. He wants to be first in our minds and hearts before all others. The Bible is His love letter to His children, full of hope, love, direction, discipline, and wisdom. God will always provide the perfect answer.

Seek Him first.

But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Matthew 6:33

Reflection: How do I remind myself to pause and seek God’s help before going to someone else?