ITALIAN ORZO SOUP

ITALIAN ORZO SPINACH SOUP

This delicious Italian Orzo Spinach Soup is simple, flavorful, and so comforting. ENJOY!

PREP: 5 MINS COOK: 25 MINS TOTAL: 30 MINS

INGREDIENTS:

2 tablespoons olive oil1 small white onion, peeled and diced1 cup diced carrots1 cup diced celery3 cloves garlic, peeled and minced6 cups chicken or vegetable stock1 (14-ounce) can fire-roasted diced tomatoes1 1/2 cups (about 8 ounces) DeLallo whole wheat orzo pasta, or other whole wheat pasta1/2 teaspoon dried thyme1/4 teaspoon dried oregano1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary4 cups loosely-packed spinachsalt and black pepper

DIRECTIONS:

Heat oil in a large stockpot over medium-high heat. Add onion and saute for 4 minutes, until soft. Add carrots, celery and garlic and saute for an additional 3 minutes. Add chicken stock, tomatoes, orzo (pasta), thyme, oregano, rosemary and stir to combine. Bring soup to a simmer, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the pasta is al dente.

Stir in the spinach and cook for 1-2 minutes until it is bright green and wilted. Season with salt and black pepper to taste 

GRAB SOME HOMEMADE FRESH ITALIAN BREAD!

UNAFFECTED and REDIRECTED

This is a study specifically for those needing to learn how to enjoy life and not be affected by people or circumstances, this can be really hard so I promise these tools will help.

I highly suggest you purchase a notebook/journal or create a page in the EVER NOTE APP to work out today's session.

I will be supplying more daily worksheets for you to workout on your own. I feel its important to GIVE you tools to personalize.

Lets get started today friends, God will meet you where you meet Him. 

Look up psalm 16:11 (write/type this on top page of today's entry)

When we learn to love other the way Christ loves us, we will begin to understand unconditional love. This unconditional love will bring a supernatural joy into your heart and life. This joy is a smile of the soul that is unaffected by people or circumstances. 

1. We cant wait for everything to be right to be joyful that may never      happen. Look up 1 Thessalonians 5:16 and Philippians 4:4.
    What command is given here?


2. READ John 14:4,5,10 and 11. and Psalm 16:11

3 God promises a heavenly joy, a sweet delight but this joy is not        cheap. what will it cost us Romans 12:1?

PALMS UP LIVING: DO THIS EXERCISE TODAY

Raise your palms up and take your particular situation and raise your hands up and say "Yes, Lord, I accept it, I submit it, I will walk in your path and follow your voice and trust you with the consequences"

4. Life is often full of STRESS, CONFLICTS and ANXIETY. Why    do these rob us of our joy? Read Psalm 16:11


5. Often we rob ourselves of this joy how do we do this?
    Read Psalm 51:1-2


6. What circumstance or person in your life ins stealing you from 
     the Joy of the Lord? 

Read Nehemiah 8:10 how can we experience joy even if this circumstance or the people do not change?

now look up 2 Corinthians 12:9-10


PUT THIS IN YOUR TOOL BOX:

Even tho you have dismal days, try these 3 points to keep the joy of the Lord in life on difficult days

* Get your eyes OFF the Circumstance, Get busy

* Live one day at a time...Do not worry about tomorrow

*Count your blessings and jot them down 

Read Isaiah 26:3 and Psalm 1:2 this will help with the activity above 

So many times in life we measure the hurdles and fix our eyes on them all day long. we then begin to measure the height of the next jump and in doing so we glance occasionally at the Lord to make sure He is aware of it all. Keep you eyes more on the lord and not the hurdle.

Draw a picture of a hurdle and then draw a picture of a cloud floating above the hurdle. NOW put a stick person on the cloud above that hurdle. Remember your hurdle from a heavenly perspective!

JOY IS THE FLAG THAT IS FLOWN FROM THE CASTLE OF YOUR HEART WHEN THE KING IS IN RESIDENCE.

Is Christ home in your heart? Are you maintaining a close relationship with him? Remember Happiness depends on the happenings and JOY depends on our relationship with Christ.

Its your choice YOU can HAVE JOY if you want it! 

End reading James 4:17


Keep growing friends, sometimes a few  bad pieces of fruit in our life tries to corrupt the whole field. Well stand up today and claim that field and toss the bad fruit out!  

Blessings friends! 

MY INTERNAL BATTLE

( I apologize ahead of time for the inconsistent use of capital letters and lower. I'm on my note 3 and this is something that frustrates me...so for sake of time let my phone have its way today! Sorry)

"BEAR WITH EACH OTHER AND FORGIVE ONE ANOTHER IF ANY IF YOU HAS A GRIEVANCE AGAINST SOMEONE. FORGIVE AS THE LORD FORGAVE YOU."
COLOSSIANS 3:13

MANY PEOPLE TODAY HAVE INTERNAL BATTLES WITH LEARNING TO LOVE THOSE WHO HAVE HURT OR OFFENDED THEM IN THE PAST AND EVEN NOW.
IF YOU HAVE BEEN HURT YOU KNOW WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT.

JESUS IS TELLING US IN THE VERSE ABOVE TO LOVE OUR ENEMIES!

YET MANY OF US HAVE THIS LITTLE VOICE IN OUR MINDS SAYING "YOU CANNOT LOVE THAT PERSON BECAUSE OF WHAT THEY HAVE DONE"

THE SITUATION IS TOO HORRIFIC

SEXUAL ABUSE
ADULTERY
PHYSICAL ABUSE
MURDER
INSECURITIES FROM OUR PAST
REJECTION FROM PARENTS
ADOPTION(can be a huge struggle for many when they become adults)

THIS LIST CAN GO ON. I HAVE EXPERIENCED AN ITEM ON THIS LIST AND I KNOW  MANY THAT HAVE SUFFERED FROM SOMETHING ON THIS  LIST AS WELL.

 SOME PEOPLE TODAY ARE STILL RIDDLED WITH SELF HATRED AND SO VERY HUNGRY AND THIRSTY FOR AFFIRMATION.

OK NOW LET'S PUSH PAUSE ON THE FEELINGS THAT MAY BE COMING UP INSIDE YOU REGARDING  YOUR  PARTICULAR HURT.

WE NEED TO TAKE NOTE ON A FEW THINGS.
REMEMBER WE CANNOT FIX ANYONE BUT WE CAN LEARN TO FORGIVE AND THAT IS WHERE THE FREEDOM WILL BE FOUND. WE NEED TO LEARN HOW TO DEAL WITH OUR PAST SO WE CAN EXPERIENCE FREEDOM.

At the end of today's teaching devotional an activity will await you!
Write and reflect on the truth. I encourage you to grab some paper and a pen. Better yet a journal if you have one!

God wants us to learn to LOVE  from afar and learn to release their offense to the cross.

We are in the season of lent and many are fasting or possibly giving up meat on Friday's.

During your fast ask God to reveal and help you with your past.

 YOUR FAST WILL CREATE SPIRITUAL  RESULTS WHEN YOU TAKE YOUR PAST TO THE CROSS.

We need to trust in the power of the cross and for God to reveal their wrong to them.
 PUT prayers behind that fast.

FACT:
 Many people today go through the rituals of fasting or giving up yet they never gave up their hurt to the one that can Heal and restore.

God will teach us how to forgive and move on.

The power of the Easter season is truly miraculous.

I have seen one of my closest family members burned by another person's sin. When a person is wounded they HURT. I have seen this person learn to love and GIVE despite the wrong that they suffered.

MATTHEW 5:44 STATES
" I TELL YOU: LOVE YOUR ENEMIES AND PRAY FOR THOSE WHO PERSECUTE YOU"

I PROMISE THAT IF YOU TURN THIS LENT SEASON INTO A TIME FOR FASTING AND PURSUING THE HEALING IN ORDER TO EXTEND LOVE BACK YOU WILL EXPERIENCE YOUR PERSONAL RESURRECTION.

THE FACT THAT YOUR MARRIAGE DIED DOES NOT MEAN GOD CANNOT AND WILL NOT RESURRECT YOUR LIFE.

THE FACT THAT YOU NEVER MET YOUR BIOLOGICAL PARENTS DOES NOT MEAN THAT GOD WILL NOT RESURRECT AND BLESS YOUR CURRENT LIFE.

THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE BEEN ABUSED AND TORMENTED DOES NOT MEAN THAT GOD WILL NOT RESTORE AND RESURRECT THAT BLEEDING HEART.

THE FACT THAT YOUR HUSBAND CHEATED ON YOU DOES NOT MEAN THAT GOD WILL NOT RESURRECT YOUR MARRIAGE.

CHRIST WENT TO THE CROSS FOR YOU AND YOU SHALL EXPERIENCE A NEW POSITION AND A NEW PERSPECTIVE THAT WILL PERMANENTLY CHANGE AND IMPROVE HOW YOU VIEW LIFE.
READ ABOVE TWO MORE TIMES PLEASE

A RESURRECTED OUTLOOK BEGINS IN YOUR MIND AND WE NEED TO GET OUR MIND INTO THE TRUTH, THE POWER IS IN THE PROMISES.

TAKE THE 4 STEPS BELOW AND LEARN TO LOVE PAST THE HURT

OPEN YOUR BIBLE TO COLOSSIANS 3:1-14

A PRESCRIPTION FOR YOUR WOUND

1. REMEMBER YOUR IDENTITY
 THIS EASTER SEASON: WHAT IS YOUR POSITION IN CHRIST. IT ALL STARTS HERE.
 GO WRITE OUT COLOSSIANS 3:1

2. RENEW YOUR THOUGHT LIFE
WE MUST FOCUS OUR MINDS ON THINGS ABOVE, WE MUST RISE ABOVE THE HURT AND GET ON THE NEXT CLOUD ABOVE IT. (YOU SHOULD BE LOOKING DOWN AT THAT HURT WITH A HIGHER PERSPECTIVE) KINDA LIKE CHRIST DID WHILE HANGING ON THE CROSS SHAKING HIS HEAD SAYING" FORGIVE THEM, THEY KNOW NOT WHAT THEY ARE DOING"

3. RECOGNIZE YOUR PAST AS DEAD
 COLOSSIANS 3:3-7 WRITE OUT, CHANGE DOES NOT HAPPEN IF YOU MAINTAIN OLD THOUGHT PATTERNS.

4. RELEASE PAST HABITS DUE TO THE HURT
WRITE OUT COLOSSIANS 3: 8-11
TAKE OFF THE OLD, JUST LIKE GETTING RID OF OLD UNDIES, OR WHITE DINGY T-SHIRTS OR SOCKS WITH HOLES IN THEM. THROW THE PAST AWAY.

5 REPLACE WITH NEW HABITS
 COLOSSIANS 3: 12-14
PLEASE WRITE OUT
GET RID OF THE OLD ONLY TO SUBSTITUTE WITH NEW.

during the season of lent and "giving up" ask the Lord what you need to give up and replace with a new habit!

The freedom and victory will come through the power of Christ!

Jesus ensures us victory by providing the resources we need by removing the hindrance and stripping the enemy of his own devices.

Remember religion and traditions are dead but the power of Christ through a relationship is real!

HOW ARE YOU EXPERIENCING CHRIST THIS EASTER SEASON?

WORK OUT YOUR SALVATION AND YOUR PAST WITH THE ONE WHO CAME FOR YOU HE LOVES YOU AND IS WAITING FOR YOU TO RUN TO HIM,
HE WILL QUENCH YOUR THIRST AND EVERY PAST INSECURITY.

Dear lord,thank you for not giving up on me. HELP ME TO LOVE THOSE WHO HAVE HURT ME AND TEACH ME TO LEARN HOW TO SEEK TOOLS TO RESTORE. I WANT TO HONOR YOU AND THOSE AROUND ME.

PS. DAD, if your reading today's blog, I know it's not easy to visit Florida again. But I am thankful that you have learned and continue to learn to put your past behind you. God loves you and may this be a great vacation with NEW memories! I love you xo

Today's blogging spot:
I love fresh basil candles and the quiet of the morning!