Yvette's Whispers of Faith

Colossians 3:4 (TLB) "And when Christ who is our real life comes back again, you will shine with him and share in all his glory." There are seasons when we feel like we're failing at everything. When the weight of our circumstances presses so heavily that we can barely remember who we are in Christ. When wisdom seems to have abandoned us, and we realize with a sinking feeling that we've allowed the chaos around us to drown out the voice of the One who matters most. I'm in that place right now. The glory of God feels distant, almost like a memory from someone else's life. My own attempts to fix things, to be enough, to get it right, they all seem to crumble in my hands. And in the fog of this struggle, I've lost sight of my center, the core of my being: the Lord Jesus Christ. But here's what I'm learning to hold onto, even when I can't feel it: Christ is still my real life. Not my circumstances. Not my successes or failures. Not the wisdom I la...

By Yvette — Christian Devotional Blog A Quiet Morning, a Wet Earth, and a Heart Seeking God This morning the air was fresh after yesterday's rain, and the ground outside my window was soaked and peaceful. I was reading my Bible whilst the pigeons sat in front of the window. As I opened to 1 Corinthians 11, I came before the LORD again, asking for forgiveness for my impatience, unforgiveness, and quick reactions. I wanted to understand the Lord's Supper more deeply, and I longed to realign my heart with God. Perhaps you've felt the same. This post is for anyone who struggles with bitterness, irritation, and the fear that they'll never "get it right." What Paul Teaches in 1 Corinthians 11 About the Lord's Supper When I read 1 Corinthians 11, I sometimes feel fearful or unworthy. But Paul's message isn't a threat, it's an invitation. He tells believers to examine their hearts before taking the Lord's Supper, not because we must be perfect, bu...

I recently read the story of Dr. Henry Poppen, one of China’s early missionaries who spent forty years telling its people about the love of Jesus. The One who died to take away our sins. One day, after Dr. Poppen had finished preaching, a man approached him and said, “We know this Jesus! He’s been here.” Dr. Poppen tried to explain that Jesus had lived and died long ago, far from China. But the man insisted, “Oh no, He died here. I can show you His grave.” He led Dr. Poppen to a cemetery outside the city, where an American missionary doctor was buried. On a crumbling gravestone was the name of a man who had given his life to serve the people of that remote Chinese village. When the villagers heard Dr. Poppen describe Jesus, His mercy, love, kindness, and forgiveness; they recognised those same qualities in the missionary doctor. That story deeply moved me. It reminded me that God will use anyone who is willing to be clay in His hands. Clay doesn’t argue, question, or resist it simply ...

Heavenly Father, I come to You today, asking You to take Your rightful place as the leader of my life and my home. Please, teach my heart to seek You first, before anything else. Show me how to put my relationship with my husband before the kids, before my work, and before all the other things that demand my attention. Lord, show me practical ways to let him know he is my priority. You see the hurt and the distance between us right now. I ask You to heal the wounds that have caused this separation. Mend what is broken. Help me to manage my time, so I’m not wasting energy on things that don't really matter in the long run. I also pray for my husband. Even though he doesn't know You yet, I trust that You are guiding him. Protect him, fill his heart with Your peace and joy, and show him Your goodness in ways he can't ignore. Most of all, I pray that any spirit of division would leave our home. Holy Spirit, please fill every room and every heart with Your love and peace today....

My dearest, most cherished friend, When one is intimately acquainted with the designs of Providence, the distractions and disarray of this world lose their power to unsettle the soul. Discouragement, that most persistent of foes, finds no lasting foothold—not even when life presents its most vexing trials. Those burdens which once seemed immovable, which no amount of prayer or declaration could ease, shall no longer hold dominion over your spirit. And why, you ask? Because you, my dear, have come to understand a truth most glorious: if a thing resides in your life, and it is not born of rebellion, then it has surely passed through the hands of the Almighty. He has allowed it—nay, ordained it—to shape within you the very likeness of His beloved Son. Take courage, sweet soul! All things—not merely the pleasant or the easily understood—work together for good to those who love Him. You may protest, “But I cannot yet discern the purpose!” Ah, but you shall—only wait with patience. Wh...

May grace and peace be with you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms in Christ. He chose us in Him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in His sight, in love. He predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with His pleasure and will, to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved. In Him, we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace that He lavished on us. With all wisdom and understanding, He made known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in Christ to be put into effect when the times reach their fulfillment—to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ. In Him, we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who w...