Yvette's Whispers of Faith

Philippians 4:8-9   Living Bible  8  And now, brothers, as I close this letter, let me say this one more thing: Fix your thoughts on what is true and good and right. Think about things that are pure and lovely, and dwell on the fine, good things in others. Think about all you can praise God for and be glad about.  9  Keep putting into practice all you learned from me and saw me doing, and the God of peace will be with you. I decided to focus my mind on the Lord Jesus Christ, I am negatively inclined and I struggle with negative thoughts all the time. I realized that if I was serious about changing my negative thoughts to a more positive way of life I had to take my thoughts captive. When you read Philippians 4 verses 8 you are reminded of thinking positive thinking. Not focusing on the negative things in life that break you down. Let God's Word, the Bible grow in you. Learn to focus on verses that build you up and start your spiritual growth by studyi...

Finally done, this was quite a job, I hope my client is happy  I never realized it would take so much time. Thank you so much for  the opportunity :-)

2 Timothy 1:7   Amplified Bible  7  For God did not give us a spirit of timidity  or  cowardice  or  fear, but [He has given us a spirit] of power and of love and of sound judgment  and  personal discipline [abilities that result in a calm, well-balanced mind and self-control]. The Lord, God understands me very well, I am expecting good things to come forth and I am not going to doubt myself. When I look at my life and see how it has progressed I know and expect good things to come my way. I believe that I have been raised with the Lord Jesus Christ and I have power right now in my own life. The Holy Spirit is in me, giving me the power to overcome temptation, the power to change my life for the better, the power to forgive and speak God's Word and see God's promises show up in my life. I have the power to be healed in my own life. At the moment I am expecting great things to happen, I have something I am waiting for and I believe ...

1 Kings 19:12   Amplified Bible  12  After the earthquake, [there was] a fire, but the  Lord  was not in the fire; and after the fire, [there was] the sound of a gentle blowing. When I feel worried and anxious I turn to the Lord and I realize that the fear I am feeling isn't from the Lord. God, isn't someone who brings fear into my life, the devil does that. Constant poking me reminding me of all I have failed at. The LORD speaks to me in a gentle whisper. Not shouting at me, threw stuff at me. The funny thing is I can't handle the "gentle whisper." The minute anybody speaks words of kindness and is gentle towards me I miss the point. I start crying. Prayer Lord, Father God, You know my heart and my fears. Today please speak to me in a gentle whisper, I am in need of Your Holy Spirit, Lord. Amen

Isaiah 64: 8 ESV "Yet, O LORD, you are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand." Simply put, I have come to realize that I am a cracked pot, I have so many flaws it scars me at time. Then I start judging myself and believe that I cannot come into the presence of the LORD because of everything going on inside of me. Today I want to say yes, I have flaws, I am not perfect but I feel like I am a work in progress.  I want to encourage and help others feel better about themselves. We are in the LORD's hand. He is busy working with us. Prayer Father God, humly I want to pray for forgiveness of sins. Lord, You are Holy and You are worthy of so many praises and I want to bring You all the glory and honor to Your Holy Name. I am nothing Lord without You, a cracked pot with too many wholes. Please help me to be diligent in following You, as my spirit needs You today. Amen

Matthew 6:33   Amplified Bible  33  But first  and  most importantly seek (aim at, strive after) His kingdom and His righteousness  [His way of doing and being right—the attitude and character of God],  and all these things will be given to you also. There can be a number of things that have the ability to distract me, I seem to focus on something and before I realize it I have become so involved it's scary. We need to prioritize our time with the Lord. Making time to spend in God's presence and making time for prayer.  The Lord wants us to be moved by His Holy Spirit, not by our busyness. When we seek God first with our whole heart, we will find Him. Lord humbly I pray help me get rid of the distractions in my own life, guide me and lead me with the Holy Spirit, in Jesus Christ name amen

Craig Groeschel "Prayer is never a last line of defense. It's our first line of offense." James 5: 13 - 16 NIV Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise. Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. When it comes to praying for other I have come to realize that we all feel encouraged by prayer. It helps us stay focused and we know God is in control. When we pray for other people we are standing in the gap. Or we are in front of the battle. Our prayer life and our time spent in God's presence bring us closer to Him. When we are praying for...

Mark 7:31-35   Amplified Bible  31  Soon after this Jesus left the region of Tyre, and passed through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, through the region of Decapolis [the ten Hellenistic cities].  32  They brought to Him a man who was deaf and had difficulty speaking, and they begged Jesus to place His hand on him.  33  Jesus, taking him aside by himself, away from the crowd, put His fingers into the man’s ears, and after spitting, He touched the man’s tongue [with the saliva];  34  and looking up to heaven, He sighed deeply and said to the man,  “Ephphatha,”  which [in Aramaic] means,  “Be opened  and  released!”   35  And his ears were opened, his tongue was released, and he  began  speaking plainly. When you start reading the New Testament Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John you will notice that the Lord Jesus prayed a number of times. Breaking away from the people the Lord Jesus took time to sp...

#LackOfKnowledge 1 Corinthians 2:2   English Standard Version (ESV) 2  For I decided to know nothing among you except  Jesus Christ and him crucified. I don't believe that I am very smart and I am constantly trying to upskill myself. Lately, I feel that I just can't remember so many things. Hosea 4 verse 6 in the Amplified says "The Lord Himself said, "My people are destroyed for a lack of knowledge..." I have come to a place in my life where I realize the importance of learning spiritual things. Instead of seeking worlding knowledge, I want to focus all my energies on the Word of God. I want to grow spiritually. Prayer Lord, Jesus, I want to pursue the Word of God, and I want to grow spiritually, I don't want to waste my time with carnal knowledge which won't get me into heave. I dedicate my life, my mind and body, and soul into Your hands, let my spiritual eyes be open to Your Word today, help me in my pursuits of the Word, in the nam...

#Sacrifice_all_of_ourselves_to_God Romans 12:1   (ESV) A Living Sacrifice 12  I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God,  to present your bodies  as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. It is my heart's desire to present my body as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God. I want to be accepted by God and I want my body to be a temple of my God. I believe that the Holy Spirit lives in my body and that I am supposed to use my body to worship God. I am not perfect and I am sure I need a lot of work but just as I am I concentrate my life into the hands of the Lord. God knows and understands my thinking and I want God's approval in my own life.  I cannot see myself without the LORD in my life. Prayer Lord Jesus Christ, I am taking my everyday ordinary life, my sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life, and I place it before YOU LORD as an offering. I am embracing wha...

The definition of prayer is "A devout petition to God or an object of worship.  Spiritual communion with God or an object of worship. The act or practice of praying to God or an object of worship." To me prayer is communicating with the Lord my God, I would sit down, stand or even walk and talk to God. I was thinking about it the other day, when you speak to me or my children you don't say things like "Dear Yvette, it's me, Jane, how are you today?" No, you say: "Hi Yvette how are you today?" I know we have a relationship with the LORD when we are able to speak to Him all day long. Saying Good morning Lord, I am happy this day has started. Please, will You guide me and show me what I should be doing today. You know I am not sure of how to take this person on, they seem to take offense all the time. I wonder what my life would look like in a couple of years from now. Lord, thank you also for my home and the kids and my husband. Thank you, als...

https://kellan-publishing.selz.com/item/daily-devotional-ebenezer Psalm 115: 14 ESV May the LORD make you increase, both you and your children. Deuteronomy 1: 11 May the LORD, the God of your fathers, increase you a thousand times and bless you as he has promised. I know it's not an option or even something I should be saying but there are times I feel like "things aren't getting any better, it feels like it's getting worse!" I confess that I say that at times out of frustration and also probably fear. Looking at Psalm 115 verse 14 I am so excited at the Word of God, "May the LORD make you increase, both you and your children." The LORD is blessing both me and my children. That is something to hold onto. God is blessing us all today.  I am expecting my life to get better and better to the extent that I will be blessing others as well. Let's hold onto God's promises for our own lives. When you meditate on God's Word, make it y...

Luke 10:19 (NIV) 19  I have given you authority to trample on snakes  and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you. We live in dangerous times. Every day thousands of people are kidnapped. It's scary to see young, old, men and women, and children being abducted. And all the killings these days are scary. How will we get through it all? We must trust in the Lord Jesus to carry us through. Every day, something strikes me, and every day I pray for God's grace in my own life and that of my children and family. Remember whatever we bind on earth is bound in heaven according to Matthew 18 verse 18. I want to tell you to just receive Jesus peace today as per John 14 verse 27. "My peace I GIVE you, not as the world gives."  Lord humbly I come into Your presence this morning and I remind you that I am solely dedicated to You. Please Lord help me face today, I accept Your gift of peace in my life and I have the authority t...

#opendoors ; #yvettevanniekerk Colossians 4: 2 – 4 ESV Further Instructions Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving. At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ, on account of which I am in prison – that I may make it clear, which is how I out to speak. Thank You, Abba Father for the rain.   It is so lovely, the refreshing smell of rain, the earth is soaking up the water. We have been waiting for this rain and it is so refreshing. Lord, thank You, that You have sent rain. Today Lord, it is my heart’s desire that I may come into Your presence and bring You, praise. Lord telling You how grateful I am for all the good things You have given me. Lord, thank You for my home, Lord, thank You for my husband and children and grandchildren. Lord thank You that You are in control over my finances and that YOU provide according to my needs. Lord, I am so grateful for the b...

https://kellan-publishing.selz.com/item/daily-devotional-ebenezer Acts 2: 17 "God says, In the last days I will pour out my Spirit upon all people. Your young men will see visions and your old men will dream dreams." Look at the last part of this verse "your old men dream dreams." I am never going to stop dreaming. I am still praying the Jabez prayer.  "LORD, bless me indeed. Enlarge my territory."  I also believe and confess that "God is able to do exceeding abundantly beyond all that I can ask or think." Lord, help me to ask and think the way YOU want me to. Lord, I am asking you to reveal all sin in my life so that I am able to confess it and get it out of the way. I want to live my life according to Your Word. I want to draw near to You and I am asking you to give me big dreams, I want to life my life fulfilled according to Your Word. I am seated in heavenly places with You LORD Jesus Christ, help me to take up my seat with You. ...

https://kellan-publishing.selz.com/item/daily-devotional-ebenezer Ephesians 3: 20 – 21 ESV “Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen. Small thinking caused me to limit myself. I didn’t think that I am blessed or even worthy of blessings but God has opened the doors to my wildest dreams. I wanted to travel the world like my sister, go to Europe,  America’s and even to Egypt. I thought about this and prayed about this, I am not envious of my sister or my brother for that fact, I believe God blesses them each and every day. I was just feeling sorry for myself and because of my small thinking through it impossible to travel anywhere in any case. Then last year while I was praying I said to the Lord Jesus, Lord I want to visit my brother in Australia, I don’t know how and I don’t kn...

Mark 7: 28 - 30 "Yes, Lord," she replied, "but even the dogs under the table eat the children's crumbs." Then he told her, "For such a reply, you may go; the demon has left your daughter." She went home and found her child lying on the bed, and the demon was gone." I know I mess up each and every day. Doing worse the day before. I believe I won't make it through today without making an error. But I really try. Why do I keep on failing? I believe because I am a woman, and human. I think about the faith of a Syrophoenician Woman, she approached the Lord Jesus hoping that He would heal her daughter who was demon-possessed. She spoke to the Lord Jesus and didn't the feeling of "entitlement" no she said that even the dogs eat the crumbs under the table. She didn't believe that she was "entitled" to receive anything from Jesus. She was happy to receive any leftovers there may be for her. I look at this and ...

Matthew 25: 37 - 40 ESV Then the righteous will answer him, saying,  "Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you,  or thirsty and give you drink?  And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you,  or naked and clothe you?  And when did we see you sick  or in prison and visit you?"  And the King will answer them,  "Truly, I say to you,  as you di's it to one of the least of these,  my brothers, you did it to me." I believe the power of God's love works through you and me. We have the ability to help and serve other people. We can identify a need and help that person. Sometimes we don't have the ability but we do know people who do. Then we should help people.  I am not working right now and I have started up my own little business, I bake cakes and I was under the impression I won't be that busy. God sure has been faithful and boy have I been busy every week.  Lord please help me to...

1 John 2: 11 "He who hates his brother is in darkness and walks in darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes." Today, Lord I come into Your presence and I want to pray about my own life. Lord I don't want to hate anybody in my life. There are people that irritate me and people that I am angry with today and as I pray about my own life. It is clear to me that I am struggling with hate the root to my unforgiveness right now. You know the two people I truly despise and cannot stand. Lord, this evening I come humbly before You and I pray to forgive me. I have sinned against YOU Lord and them. Lord, I forgive them and I set them free in Jesus Christ name. Lord, I come asking You to please forgive me. I have been struggling forever with these feelings and I am asking You forgive me. I forgive them and set them free. In the name of Jesus Christ. Amen

Someone says something to me and I respond but that's just the way I am.  I want to change my perspective of myself and the best way forward I believe is to improve on my way of thinking. The Word says that we need to renew our minds and I think this renewing has to take place daily. I know I have been referred to as not the "sharpest knife in the draw." The funny thing is I have accepted these comments. Enough! God has a plan for my life, I cannot stay where I am because people feel they have the right to judge me. I know I am a work in progress, God is changing me each day a little at a time. I feel I want to be flexible and adaptable in God's hands. He is the one forming me right now. Judgment is something I struggle with, I can see someone and I know what their problem is and I have already made up my mind about them. I actually judged them. O my word. I know and realize the God has begun a good work in me and will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ. ...

Psalm 9: 1 – 4 “To the Choirmaster: According to Muth-Labben. A Psalm of David. I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart; I will recount all of your wonderful deeds. I will be glad and exult in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High. When my enemies turn back, they stumble and perish before your presence. For you have maintained my just cause; you have sat on the throne, giving righteous judgment.” I have come to realize something significant in my own life today. I have seen how people in high positions have been doing what they can to stop me from working. The first person moved and there was the opening for me. Then for the last couple of weeks, I had been told without a doubt that I am going home and the job will not be offered to me again. I become tearful and unhappy because I am in need of my job and with my cash, I am able to help someone. So I resided at the thought that well I’m out and that’s that. Well then before the month closes the ...

Ephesians 4:29 (AMP) 29  Do not let unwholesome [foul, profane, worthless, vulgar] words ever come out of your mouth, but only such speech as is good for building up others, according to the need and the occasion, so that it will be a blessing to those who hear [you speak].  I find that most people are profane, they don't care what they say and swearing is part of their daily vocabulary. How sad, that we cannot speak to each other with wholesome words. Instead, it's so cool to swear and use vulgar words. What happened to be civil with each other and what happened to people being kind and understanding, having patience and compassion for each other. Are we so caught up in our own little world that we cannot be kind and civil any longer? People grumble and moan all the time, on one shows that they are grateful and the best is they have so much to be grateful over. I listen to people speaking to their spouse or partners and my word there is no civility, being m...

Matthew 6:5 (AMP) 5  “Also, when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites; for they love to pray [publicly] standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets so that they may be seen by men. I assure you and most solemnly say to you, they [already] have their reward in full." I have come to realise that lately, I have been reciting a prayer each and every day, I haven't really been praying from my heart.  Sadly this has placed me in a difficult position making me feel inadequate and without direction. I have been so busy with all kinds of things keeping me from really expressing my hearts feelings and thoughts.  Preaching to myself this afternoon, humbly coming before the LORD, bring my heartfelt desires and expressing my feelings. I have realised that I have been burning the candle both side and I am facing a burnout. Exhaustion is creeping up on me and I feel hopeless at times because I have no real source of connection to the LORD. I am read...