Yvette's Whispers of Faith

  by Yvette van Niekerk Psalm 42: 5 "Why are you down in the dumps, dear soul? Why are you crying the blues? Fix my eyes on God - soon I'll be praising again. He puts a smile on my face. He's my God." Hope is the catalyst for breakthroughs in my life, and I always expect a good outcome. Hope to give the fulfilment of my dream. We read in Job 14: 7-9 NASB "For there is hope for a tree when it is cut down, that it will sprout again, and its shoots will not fail. Though its roots have grown old in the round and its stump dies in the dry soil, at the scent of water it will flourish and put forth sprigs like a plant." I don't know about you, but many times I feel like a dead dried-up tree. Then I hear the Word of God, and my life changes for the better. Without hope, I feel lost, and so very alone.   My decree for today is that I trust in the plans that the Lord has for me, knowing I have a future filled with hope. I am, blessed because my hope is in ...

 by Yvette van Niekerk Isaiah 58: 11 The LORD will continually guide you and satisfy your desires. I want to be intentional when it comes to serving God. So on that note, I believe being intentional in making time for God in my day. Spending, time in His Word, studying it and learning more each day. I also pray that the Holy Spirit will guide and teach me. How do I grow my relationship with the Lord God? By focusing my attention on what is excellent, what is kind and what is praiseworthy. I will draw near to God each day, trusting in His goodness and believing Him for a better future. I want to dare you to take a stand with God, keep your heart and mind open to His teaching and let the Holy Spirit fill you with the fruit of the spirit. I want to pray for my spouse heart today, pray that I may have supernatural favour with him as well as with God. I also want to pray that the Lord will open doors of a great opportunity for him and all our children. Prayer Father God,...

  by Yvette van Niekerk I read the neuroscientist, Dr. Caroline Leaf, said that it takes the brain eighteen years to grow, and a lifetime to mature. Proverbs 12: 5 NKJV "The thoughts of the righteous are right." When we stand around and take a look at what people are saying and doing, it's clear we can see what plays on their minds. Some people are immature, and others are odd at times, but they do give their mindset away all the time. Just this week, my minds plagued by negative thoughts and feelings, things in my life I do not have any control over. My mind is racing and to get focused was almost impossible. It became clear that my mind can work for me or against me. The later was taking place. My mind is against me, and I started to fall into, discouraging state feelings of negativity plaguing my every thought. Because of my negative thinking, I was in self-sabotage mode. Instead of focusing on the positive side of life, looking for help from God, I internalize...

  by Yvette van Niekerk Philippians 4: 6 - 7 "Don't fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God's wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It's wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the centre of your life." I have been struggling to pray about most things lately. My world is being; rocked, and I am an emotional wreck. I find my focus is off, and I tend to be very impulsive. I have been speaking to God, asking the Lord Jesus to help but as soon as I have prayed, I go and the thing I asked not to happen. My will power and obedience have been lagging. What a shame, I do feel bad about it. You know when you think you can fix everything, but you keep on messing up? That is me on any given day. Then today, I need to back down a little, give God the chance to do His thing, trust in the Lor...

  BY Yvette van Niekerk Psalm 91: 11 - 12 "For He shall give charge over you, to keep you in all your ways. In their hands, they shall bear you up, lest you dash your foot against a stone." I want God to keep me safe and send His angels to help me. Pray with me today: Dear Father God, please help me to dwell in the secret place of the Most High today. LORD, please help me abide under Your shadow. I confess right now Lord that You are my refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I shall trust. Father God, please will You give Your angels charge over me today, to keep me in all Your ways. Father God, I want to remind You of Elijah who was in the wilderness and the angel brought him food. Lord, Peter was in prison and the angel released him from prison. Lord, You sent angels to rescue Lot and his family from Sodom and Gomora before it was destroyed. Lord, You sent an angel to Joseph when he found out Mary was pregnant, to stay with her. Father, when the Lord Jesus Christ...

  by Yvette van Niekerk Proverbs 3 Don't assume You know it All 1-2 Good friend, don't forget all I've taught you; take to heart my commands. They'll help you live a long, long time a long life lived full and well. This year has been very challenging for me, and I am sure many other people are facing the same challenges I do. I have been trying to do things my way, and I have been failing all the time. I want God to show me how I can lean on Him and let go of my fears. Today it's my prayer that God will help me to focus on Him and not my fears. I want to change this dread that is hanging over my head. I want to ask God to help me see the way forward. The Word of God is my tool and instrument that God is speaking to me. Prayer Please forgive me, help me stop being a bully, I confess my actions and I am asking You Lord please help me to wisely. Lord, I am taking to heart Your commands, I want to pray to ask that Wisdom will help me live a full happy long...

  by Yvette van Niekerk Psalm 119: 110 KJV "I understand more than the ancients because I keep thy precepts. I have refrained my feet from evil way, that I might keep thy word. I have not departed from thy judgments: for thou hast taught me. How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth! Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way." I choose to change, from the inside out. I need to focus on God's Word to change. Today it is my choice to refrain from evil. I am choosing to submit to God's Word and depart from evil. Psalm 1: 1 - 2 says, "Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night." Today I choose to align myself with the Lord Jesus Christ by trusting Him and His Way of doing things. I intentionally depart from evil. I c...