1 cup all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 c sugar
1 large egg
1 cup milk
2 tbsp cooking oil
1/4 cup pecan pieces
Combine dry ingredients and create a well. Mix milk, egg, and oil in separate bowl and pour in the well. Combine all ingredients. Batter will be lumpy. Add chocolate bar, marshmallows, and marshmallows and mix well. Pour about 1/4 cup batter for each pancake. When top is bubbly and sides are dry, flip until brown.
**Base recipe taken from Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook**
“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?” ~Matthew 6:25-27
Worry, or anxious, is defined in the dictionary as, “Feeling nervous: worried or afraid, especially about something that is going to happen or might happen.” So, when we worry, we are concerned about what could happen in the future. [Parents- Talk with your child about things they might do the next day. Ask them if there is anything they wouldn’t want to happen. Explain that if they only think about that thing or things, that is what worry is.]
The Bible is full of important truths from God. He tells us in verse 25 not to worry about what we will eat or wear. This means that God is going to provide for all of our needs. He knows what they are and He will meet those needs. [Parents- make a list of the things you need to survive and discuss how God provides them for your family.] Jesus says in verse 26 that God takes care of the birds by meeting their needs to survive. He then compares the value of these birds to you and me. God loves the birds because He created them, but the birds do not have the capacity to decide to love him back. Humans are the only creation that has the ability to choose to love our creator. Our value is much greater to God that that of the birds. [Parents- talk about a current, past, or hypothetical pet and discuss how much more valuable your child is to you than your pet.]
Lastly, in verse 27 Jesus asks a pivotal question: If you worry, what will it add to your life? Jesus knows that when we worry it does us no good. It will not change the future or the past. When we worry, it only makes us unhappy and causes us to not enjoy the life that we have.
Questions for the week:
- What are some strategies to help you not to worry?
- Why is it important not to worry?
- How do we know God will provide our needs?
