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Pale, flabby, and slimy<\/em>\u2014that\u2019s what raw chicken is. And the piece of fowl staring at me through a plastic bag on my kitchen counter was no exception. A past \u201cCooking Lesson with New Wife\u201d involved learning to marinate\u2014which, believe it or not, does have a spiritual parallel just in time for Thanksgiving. But you need to know the rest of the story that would prepare me to be the next Food Network Star or, hopefully, more like Christ.<\/p>\n

My Lesson in Marinating<\/h2>\n

That summer morning, with eyes only slightly glazed over, I tried to follow her hand as it quickly rifled through various containers of sauces and seasonings with explanations about the appropriate use of each. I probably looked like Barbie would if she were listening to a mechanic describe the inner workings of a car.<\/p>\n

That day was supposed to be my day to cook, but I found myself simply following the instructions of the master. At the end of the lecture on spices, the professor turned to me and asked, \u201cWhat would you like to use?\u201d Jerking out of my fog, I registered a flash of panic, and thrust my hand toward some brownish goop.<\/p>\n

\u201cExcellent!\u201d says the professor. Her student had apparently chosen well. I swallowed hard and wiped the beads of sweat off my forehead. \u201cNow we\u2019ll add garlic and onions.\u201d She exclaimed as she handed me an open jar of garlic. Coughing into the sink, I make a mental note of yet another lesson from the morning: canned garlic is apparently more concentrated than fresh garlic. Pulling myself from the sink, I returned to find the professor chopping onions. Wonderful. Now my sinuses and <\/em>my eyes are burning.<\/p>\n

Has God thrown some caustic things into your life and turned the heat up?<\/p>\n<\/div>All these caustic things then got thrown into the bag and left there on that slimy piece of chicken all day. Why? Because that night when I threw that chicken onto some heat, a wonderful aroma and flavor came out of that chicken. The chicken, on its own, isn\u2019t that great. <\/em>It\u2019s sort of pale. Slimy. Boring. No one likes smelling or tasting raw chicken.<\/p>\n

Are You<\/em> Marinating?<\/h2>\n

It makes me think that\u2019s how we are when God begins to work on us. Has God thrown some caustic things into your life and turned the heat up? Maybe you\u2019re not in a painful trial, but you feel like you\u2019re in a holding pattern\u2014 marinating. Maybe it\u2019s a dating relationship (or the lack of one); maybe it\u2019s an ongoing health issue, family tensions that you can\u2019t solve, depression you can\u2019t shake, or bills you can\u2019t pay. Whatever it may be, it\u2019s there. It\u2019s not going away. If it has an end, you can\u2019t see it.<\/p>\n

Then it\u2019s time to \u201cmarinate\u201d in it. Soak in the joy of identifying with our suffering Savior in some small way through the trial. Sometime soon, the glory of it will be revealed when God displays the beautiful, fragrant thing we\u2019ve become. For this life, with its trials, its burdens, its tribulation, is not our end. One day, we will stand before an infinitely loving Father, and \u201cHe will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.\u201d (Rev. 21:4)<\/p>\n

Until then, we rest in the truth that \u201cin this [your inheritance in Jesus] you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, so that the tested genuineness of your faith\u2014more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire\u2014may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ\u201d (1 Peter 1:6\u20137).<\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n

Contributions by Brent Aucoin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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