Yvette's Whispers of Faith

'where do I put my hope? ... in YOU.' Psalm 39: 7 As you wake up and lay on your bed what is the first thing that comes to mind?  For me, I just say ‘Thank You Lord for another day.’ Still thinking on what will happen today I realise ‘Yippee its Friday’ don’t you just love Friday’s?   We all love Fridays.  It means we might leave early from work, meet up with friends and family, go away for the weekend and most of all attend Church on Sunday.  Renew our batteries for the week and get refreshing word from God. I love being with my family and friends, I love just visiting with them and listening to their stories, so much drama and I don’t even need to watch what is going on TV I hear and see it in my own life. Think on this for a moment:  Psalm 39: 7 “Where do I put my hope?  … In YOU.”  We live such fast paced lives we forget that each day we grow older and before you realise it, times run out.  You might still be 20 and the...

Friends came to our home and I felt that as a young woman, with two beautiful healthy children that I was a good person.  These friends of ours invited us to go to church with them that Sunday.  I agreed because I went to Church religiously and it wouldn’t be a problem. Sunday came and as I walked into the church I felt really uncomfortable.  All the people I saw were friendly, smiling and greeting everybody.  We sat right in front of the church and a band was playing and people were sing and clapping hands.  It disturbed me and I really just couldn’t get the feel of the church. The Pastor came into the church and people were really happy to see him.  He took his violin and played ‘Amazing Grace’ and then the congregation sang along as he played.  I was mesmerised and really could not believe the atmosphere.  He was speaking to the congregation but it sounded like the whole sermon was aimed at me.  At the end of the sermon he said ...

2 Timothy 1: 7 “God has not given us a spirit of fear; but of power, and of love and of a sound mind.” God has not given us a spirit of fear, awesome.  We can face each and every situation in our lives and not be fearful.  Sometime ago, I moved into an apartment and one night as I was sleeping a dark and heave force came over me in my bedroom.  I thought I was going to die but as a Christian I remember speaking out load “I am saved by the Blood of Jesus, greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world.”  As I lay on my bed and this dark heaviness that covered my bedroom and bed lifted I remember saying “thank You Lord Jesus”. Amazingly each time I face a dreadful situation especially in my dreams I know that I plead the blood of Jesus Christ over my life.  I know this because my husband has tried to calm me down and let me become calm.  The next morning he would ask me what it was that I was dreaming. I have tried to understand these t...

So I need to deal with three flaws in my own life:  I am closed off, I am demanding and I am too direct. Hmm now that is a new challenge that I am facing, but as I believe God is in control over my life I feel that “I’ve got the power – yes, the Holy Spirit”  “Greater is HE that is in me than he that is in the world.” At least all is not lost for me I do have some good qualities and they are I am cool I have good humour I am creative Ohhhh here it comes …. I am good looking And yes, I have charisma I am cheerful I am spontaneous Ohhhhh and of course …. I am attractive Please don’t forget that I am intelligent! Thank You Lord for creating someone as special as me, do you agree? Well, I cannot impress all the people all the time and I actually just want to impress my God but I cannot do that because He created me perfect!  I am of Royal blood, Jesus Christ ! You have a lovely day now, think of all the good qualities you have and those ...

My New Year resolutions is to actually do something about my look.  I have decided to put in the effort of looking gorgeous at my age.  The past couple of months have been really difficult for me and I want to lift my appearance to being gorgeous again. My choice of dress is a simple A line fitted dress with brown background and patterns with peach coloured and yellow motives.  This sleeveless dress length is acceptable and I feel comfortable in the dress.  I chose to add a little black three quarter jumper to the mix to round of my look.   For accessories I decided on peach coloured earnings and necklace and my beautiful Dunne Leather handbag with comfortable shoes. I think I want to check in every Wednesday with you to see what you think about my outfit, how I can improve my look and work on refining me.  I do so want to look gorgeous again. Do have a Wonderful Wednesday! Gorgeous me J

2 Samuel 7:18 Living Bible (TLB) 18  Then David went into the Tabernacle and sat before the Lord and prayed, “O Lord God, why have you showered your blessings on such an insignificant person as I am? King David was someone that was really close to the Lord and he sat before the Lord humbling himself in prayer.  Stating that he did not perceive his live to be of any significance, yet God blessed King David and loved him. How I wish I could amount to some significance, I don’t know that I am worthy of much but I do know that I need to stay humble and draw near to the Lord my God. My thought today is stay humble, sit down at God’s feet and wait for His guidance and insight and wisdom and knowledge.  Lord God in Jesus Name, direct my feet and direct my thoughts and keep me in Your loving hands.

Good Morning This morning I was thinking of how awesome it is to sit in the presence of the Lord my God.  It makes me feel alive and well.  Some days when I get out of bed I feel good and today I feel even better.  God is good to me all the time. I have been thinking of my statements and want to share them with you.  You also know them and perhaps this will help you get into a positive and good attitude. My statement for today: Lord Jesus I clothe myself with You today and state that I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.  (Philippians 4: 13). My God shall supply all my needs according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus (Phillipians 4: 19). God has not give me a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.  (2 Timothy 1 :7) God has dealt to every man a measure of faith. (Romans 12: 3) The Lord is the strength of my life. (Psalm 27: 1) The people that do know their God shall be strong and do exploits. (Danie...

Life is difficult and when people make mistakes I have learned there aren’t really honourable people living among us.  Who will turn their faces away from someone else’s mistakes? My failures stair me in the face all the time and I have prayed about it and repented from what I have done.  The real problem is that other people who saw what I did are like Ham in the Old Testament.  They go around boasting and telling everyone they see about my sins.  For a very long time I have thought and prayed about the matter and in this week I received this word that happened a long, long time ago.  Reading Genesis 9 it tells of Noah who planted a vineyard and when the time came he made some wine and he became drunk.  In his stupor he removed all his clothes and his youngest son Ham walked in on his naked father. Making a joke probably about what he saw telling both his brother Shem and Japheth.  The interesting part is that once the two older b...

Psalm 5: 3  In the morning, O LORD, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation. As I started my day today I come to the LORD with my requests and this is a big request today, I want to pray asking GOD to invoke HIS Blessing upon my life today. Isaiah 65: 16 AMP 'He who invokes a blessing on himself ... shall do so by saying, may the God of truth and fidelity [the AMEN] bless me.' Good Morning Abba Father As I sit here today it is my prayer LORD that I may come into Your presence in humility and humbly pray Abba Father that You LORD God will bless me today.  I remind You LORD God of the word that is written in Isaiah 65: 16 and ask that by Your mercy and Grace Lord I may be blessed today and the coming year. As Moses on Your instruction blessed the Israelites I humbly want to also pray the blessing of Moses into my life and the lives of my family and friends.  'The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make His face shi...

As I think of a word for today I want to leave the word 'Trust' with you. It's something I struggle with and I cannot help myself as a child my Father taught me 'never trust anyone' I don't trust people in general. Considering my life and where I find myself it has become clear to me that the number one problem in life for me 'trust'.  It really makes life interesting when I trust and when I don't trust people. As a Christian it is important to trust people because you need to believe that they are trustworthy.  Proverbs 3:5-6 If you want favor with both God and man, and a reputation for good judgement and common sense, then  trust  the Lord completely; don’t ever  trust  yourself. In everything you do, put God first, and he will direct you and crown your efforts with success. I want to encourage myself and you to trust  and especially trust in God  completely  awesome. Prayer Oh Lord please help me to trust people but ...

'To slander is to be a Fool.'  Proverbs 10: 18 TLB Lord God guard my mouth.  As part of my resolution this year it is my hearts desire to watch what I say and to watch what I allow my mind to focus and think on. We all have people that really make us angry and we tend to mouth off every now and then.  But for myself I want to change my way of thinking and speaking.  I want to stop being this fool and start living a righteous live. Confessions of what the Lord has done for me, how good the Lord is to me and how great and awesome my God is - is what I want to speak out load.  I don't want to say negative things about other people. So agree with me, and think on this: Take one day at a time. Forgive and forget. Trust Guard my mouth My list is growing and my heart is feeling excited, because I believe the Lord is revealing to me my next step for this year. You are a blessing, I believe only goodness and mercy is following me all t...