A staple....

We've all used it and we all need it during this time of fasting - VEGETABLE BROTH!!!!  Using it in a soup or using it as a base for cooking, many of us have run into a recipe that requires it.  Why not make your own?  It's easy, it's delicious, and you can control the salt content and flavor that goes into one of your most used ingredients in your kitchen.  Now, there are many recipes out there but today's recipe is compliments of wholefoodsmarket.com:

Homemade Vegetable Broth 

 

Makes 8 cups

Easy to make with vegetables you already have on hand, this flavorful broth will enhance your favorite vegetarian soups and stews.

Ingredients

2 medium yellow onions, sliced
3 medium carrots, peeled and sliced
2 stalks celery, sliced
3 cloves garlic, each cut in half
1 medium potato, cut into 1-inch chunks
3 bay leaves
2 teaspoons whole black peppercorns
4 sprigs parsley
16 cups water

Method

Place all ingredients in a large pot. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce to a simmer and cook 2 hours, then strain and discard solids. Strain once more through a fine mesh sieve. Cool and refrigerate for up to 3 days (or freeze it) . Stir before using if broth separates.

Enjoy!

~ Knife Out

From an article by Bill Winston -

During this time of fasting, concentrate on the Word of God.  The Word is so powerful that it can penetrate any obstacle, any circumstance, or any problem in life.  It is more powerful than a two-edged sword.  It can separate the spirit from the soul.  It can slice into the thoughts and intents of the heart. 

Hebrews 4:12-14 AMP  "For the Word that God speaks is alive and full of power [making it active, operative, energizing, and effective]; it is sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating to the dividing line of the breath of life (soul) and [the immortal] spirit, and of joints and marrow [of the deepest parts of our nature], exposing and sifting and analyzing and judging the very thoughts and purposes of the heart.13  And not a creature exists that is concealed from His sight, but all things are open and exposed, naked and defenseless to the eyes of Him with Whom we have to do.14  Inasmuch then as we have a great High Priest Who has [already] ascended and passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession [of faith in Him]. "

Confess the Word today over your life, over that circumstance.  Take it to God in prayer and see God begin to move in your life today.  Trust Him.