As the final days of 2013 are drawing to a close, many of us are probably prepping to make some changes for the coming year. Today, I want to share with you this repost (complete with a crazy-great-unique recipe) to encourage you to GO FOR IT in 2014! Change is good thing. Get some.
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I’ve always heard that change is inevitable… except from a vending machine. Ain’t that the truth? (Yes, I said ain’t. I’m being grammatically lazy today.)
Change IS going to happen in all parts of life: family, weather, jobs, circumstances, finances, our age… everything. If it is such a common occurrence, why do we fear it so much?
I know people personally that will go out of their way avoiding change, even tiny changes that involve finagling schedules or trying a new restaurant. That must be exhausting.
Don’t get me wrong. I love stability and consistency. I sometimes struggle with the ever-changing “plans” of the army, our future, our life. But I love the adventure of experiencing something new!
I recently received a new recipe from a fellow army wife friend. It sounded extremely bizarre, and even my adventurous “I will taste anything once” self was a bit skeptical.
The recipe was for avocado chocolate mousse.
Say what??
That’s right. Avocado chocolate mousse. I like avocados. I LOVE chocolate. But together? As a a female, I thrive on opportunities to eat seemingly fancy foods that are easy to prepare and relatively healthy.
So I decided to try it. I was was going over to a friends house as my husband was busy doing “stuff with things” in his army world. Instead of eating an entire bag of Dove Chocolate to satisfy my semi-solo self, I thought I would give this avocado chocolate mousse a try.
It took a whopping 4 minutes to prepare. I made a “half batch” of the following recipe.
- 4 ripe avocados
- 1 cup agave nectar (I used honey)
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
Cup open avocados and scoop out the insides. Combine with other ingredients and blend until smooth.
Strawberries, blueberries and yes, AVOCADO chocolate mousse. Best. Dessert. Ever.
Here’s the kicker… I wouldn’t have known what I was missing if I didn’t take that chance to change things up a bit. What was the worst that could happen? So it could have tasted like poo and I would have thrown it out… Big whoop. (Not that I am a proponent of wasting food. I try to be a good steward.)
As I was indulging in this decadent and semi-healthy dessert, I couldn’t help but thing about all the changes that God puts into our lives for a reason. Like the mousse, the “idea” might make us wrinkle are noses and immediately take on an attitude of skepticism. God, you want me to do WHAT? Why? When? NOW?!?
Is God calling you to change something in your life today? Perhaps change a habit? Turn away from sin? Be more courageous in sharing your faith? Start small. Submit to Him and embrace the change. Make your own version of avocado chocolate mousse, even if the ingredients He gives you don’t really seem to fit perfectly together. Trust our Master Chef. Be obedient and take a step of faith to answer His call of change… If you do, He might just reward us with an experience that is smoother, richer and more incredible than that avocado chocolate mousse.
Satisfied by His Recipe for my life,
“Don’t become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You’ll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you.” –Romans 12:2 (MSG)
