MENDING THE BROKEN PIECES

Hello wonderful, amazing, sweet and lovely friends.

Hope this meets you in great spirits. Yesterday, I did a live broadcast and the message was written before the broadcast. I wanted to share it here with you. I believe it would benefit you.

The Book of Genesis 1:1-3 says:

"1. In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
2. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
3. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light."

No matter how chaotic, dark and empty your life may be right now, God can and will make a way for you out of it. In fact, He's already made a way!

Have you ever been in a place of total shutdown due to a dashed hope, an unexpected disappointment? Or has someone you gave your heart ever lied about you and left you for the dogs? Have you or are you currently in a place of abandonment, a place where it seems like you are isolated, feeling broken, rejected and in complete despair?

Has something ever happened to you, that spiralled into multiple negative things happening all at once, that it left you feeling helpless, alone and like giving up on yourself?
If you have experienced any one of the above mentioned, you are in great company. It's time to let it all go!
 The Book of Romans 12:1-2 says:

"1. I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
2. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God."

The above scripture tells us to offer our bodies as living sacrifice to God. It encourages us to renew our minds daily in order to be able to test and approve what God's will is- His good, pleasing and perfect will.
What you may currently be going through, is not God's will for your life. God's will is for you to prosper even as your soul prospers(3 John 2). You've got to shift your focus from looking at your struggles to looking at what you desire.
You may be feeling rejected, alone and disappointed right now, but please, DON'T YOU DARE GIVE UP!
Don't give up on yourself or on God. Someone once said "as long as you've got a pulse, God's got a plan!" You matter to God and you matter to me. As someone who has always been a spiritual warfare fighter, I encourage to hold on to God. You already have the victory!

The Book of Psalms 34:19 says "many are the afflictions of the righteous but God delivers him out of all of them." God's got a plan to deliver you. In fact, your deliverance is already established but you've got to take it!
You need to know that each time you dwell on your hurt and pain, you're giving it power to multiply and increase. I want to encourage to stop showing love to your pain and hurt. Start looking up. Start by focusing on what you desire and I promise you, that your life will change dramatically for good!

You may be experiencing an illness today, I want you to start focusing on good health. You may be lonely and desire to be married, I want you to start acting like you're planning your wedding.
Make a decision today to put the enemy to shame by rising above his tricks. The pain, rejection and despair you feel are all his tricks.

Start speaking life into yourself and your situation and watch your life change right before your eyes.

Here's my encouragement list:
1. Start your day praying to God. Thanking Him for the good in your life and asking for those things that you desire. Study the word of God and memorize it!
2. Reject what you don't want.
3. Speak and prophesy what you desire into your life.
4. Get up and go for a walk or take a shower or watch a feel-good movie. Whatever you do, don't look at the problems long enough to lose hope. Introduce your BIG GOD to your problems through prayer and speaking the word!
Research shows that whatever you get emotionally involved with will begin to manifest itself in your life. Be determined to be happy and live life to the fullest. Stop watching scary movies and negative media. 

As you do these, I pray that the Lord causes His face to shine upon you and your household. I pray He elevates you above and beyond your biggest dreams in Jesus Name. Amen!!!

To your peace and prosperity,

Maryam

PEANUT BUTTER SCOTCH CHIP COOKIE RECIPE

Hello wonderful, amazing sweet and lovely friends. I hope this message meets you well.

As promised, here's the recipe to the most recent baking video I posted.

You may watch the video to see how to mix the ingredients together. Learning to bake takes interest and passion. You've got to have fun with it. You may fail but don't give up. Practice makes perfect. Until you truly start enjoying it, you won't continue long enough to master it.

Here's the list of ingredients you will need:

1 1/2 cups self-rising flour(you can use all purpose flour but make sure to add baking soda about 1 tsp)

1 cup white sugar(granulated)

A sprinkle or 1/4  tsp of salt

1 stick of butter

1 large egg

1/2 a cup butterscotch chips

3 tbps peanut butter

Oven at 350

Vanilla extract(a splash or a tsp)

Timer 12 mins

A regular baking pan

Baking sheet

An Ice cream scoop

Directions:

In a mixing bowl, combine egg, butter, and vanilla extract. With a hand mixer or tool I used in the video, stir until all ingredients are one smoothe paste.

Get your flour, add the salt and mix with a fork.

Add flour to paste.

Mix until you form a mound of caramel colored dough

Add your chips and spread them until evenly distributed throughout the dough.

You're ready to cut your dough into serving size cooking to be baked.

Cut dough with ice cream scoop

Mold into balls with your palm(you don't have to do this part, it's how I did. Do what's best for you).

Get your baking sheet out

Press dough down with ice cream scoop

Place dough about an inch apart from one another

Preheat oven at 350

When oven is ready, place your cookie sheet on the lower rack

Set timer for 12 minutes

When timer goes off,

Get your cookie out and let cool for 5-8 mins

Now you're ready to serve!

Enjoy!

Seal dough that is left with a plastic wrap of aluminum foil. Refrigerate until when needed.

Thanks for checking my blog out today. You're awesome!
Sincerely,

Sweet Maryam

MY NEW VEGGIE RICE RECIPE

Hello there! You sweet, lovely and amazing person. You guys are so amazing and I'm so glad to be back with fire.

Here's the list of recipe for today's video:

3 Tablespoons of Olive Oil
A dash of salt(about a teaspoon)
A full onion and 3 lovely garlic cloves(chop onion and garlic cloves)
Half of a bell pepper(red, yellow and orange)
3 hearty stalks of celery
A roll of knorr(two cubes)
2 cups of rice
Two yummy cuts of skinless boneless chicken breasts(chop or slice into tiny bits)
3 Sticks of yummy carrots
3 cups of water
Old bay seasoning
Season your chicken as seen in the video
A 1 gallon pot(whatever pot you have that can carry food for 8 people)
A wooden spoon or whatever kind you have

Directions:

Turn on your stove to medium high heat
Get your pot
Set it on the stove
Add your oil
Let oil sit for 2 minutes
Add your onions and garlic cloves
Stir lightly for about 60-90 seconds

Add seasoned chicken to the onion-garlic mixture
Let chicken sit for about 3 mins in oil browning
Flip it so the other side can cook about 3 mins also
Stir mixture
After about 5 mins
Add your chopped carrots, celery, and peppers
Add your Knorr, salt and black pepper(if you like it)
Let cook for about 5 minutes
Add your dry clean rice
Stir to combine all pot content together
 Add about 4 cups of water(make sure water level is about an inch above rice)
Cover your pot
Let cook for about 20-25 minutes
Check it every 5-6 mins to make sure the water is being absorbed and your rice is not burning
When the rice is softened and steamy(20-25 minutes later)
Turn off stove
Get yourself a bowl and serve some
Let sit for 5-10 minutes or until cool enough for you
Then proceed to enjoy your MASTERPIECE!

I hope this was an easy enough explanation for you. Please come back later for more fun and yummy recipes.
Until next time,
I love you for reading!
Yours sweet and lovely friend,
Maryam