Yvette's Whispers of Faith

Luke 17: 17 – 19 NIV Jesus asked, “Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine? Has no one returned to give praise to God except this foreigner?” The He said to him, “Rise and go; your faith has made you well.” As you know I am on the topic of say thank you, praising God. Today I want to remind you to keep saying “thank you.” We lose sight of the good things in life and take everything for granted. Someone makes you a nice cup of tea, say “thank you.” You are standing in the queue to pay for your goods and when leaving the till remember to say “thank you.” Showing some gratitude will bring a smile to the other persons face. It’s important to be grateful. We are so blessed, and praising God is so important each day not just now and then. Looking at Luke I remember seeing 10 people asking for healing and guess what only one chap came back to say thank you.  Prayer Lord I want to sing praises to You, I am so grateful for all the good things in my...

Psalm 71: 8, 14 ESV My mouth is filled with your praise, and with your glory all the day. But I will hope continually and will praise you yet more and more. Let’s sing to our most Worthy LORD, our God and our  king. O Lord hear my song of praises.  I want to sing my praises to You with my mouth and to your glory all day long. Singing praises LORD. I want to pour out my praises continually before YOU God. You are worthy, my hope is in YOU my God and my King. More and more I want to sing praises to You. Let all the nations sing of HIS Love, singing praises to our God. I want to shout for joy, You are my King and my Saviour. Sing praises continually, You are my God and You are worthy! I want to sing to the One most Holy, the Lord my God the One most worthy, Jesus Christ. You are worthy of praise, I want to praise You Lord, Jesus!! Prayer Lord my God, in the name of Jesus  Christ I am praising You today, I love You Lord You are my Hope, m...

Psalm 146: 1 Praise the LORD. Praise the LORD, my soul. Let’s start our week with worship and praise to Our Lord God. I want to come into Your presence and praise You, LORD. As the Psalms says Lord “I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.  LORD, You are the maker of heaven and earth, the sea and everything in it – LORD You remain faithful forever. O LORD You uphold the cause of the oppressed and give food to the hungry. The LORD sets prisoners free, the LORD gives sight to the bring, the LORD lifts up those who are bowed down, the LORD loves the righteous. The LORD watches over the foreigner and sustains the fatherless and the widow, but he frustrates the ways of the wicked. The LORD reigns forever, your God, O Zion, for all generations. Praise the LORD.” Prayer Good afternoon Lord, You are a good good Father, You see us through Your son Jesus Christ’s blood, You don’t focus on our iniquities. Lord, we want to take this time in praising Your H...

Matthew 5: 45 AMP “so that you may [show yourselves to] be the children of your Father who is in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on those who are evil and on those who are good, and makes the rain fall on the righteous [those who are morally upright] and the unrighteous [the unrepentant, those who oppose Him].” I don’t know about you, but I was truly upset when I heard the person that hurt me so badly gets everything I ever dreamt about. It made me really angry and I thought to myself, Lord don’t you think this is a bit unfair? The problem with this is I know what this person has done to me and how I was hurt in the process yet this person is being blessed so abundantly. It took me a while to come to terms with this. Then I read something Joyce Meyer wrote something reminding that I actually should let it go. Forgive this person and remember that the Lord allows the sun to shine on the righteous and the unrighteous. Honestly speaking, I am still learning to forgive ...

Romans 8: 1 AMP “Escape from Bondage” “Therefore there is now no condemnation [no guilty verdict, no punishment] for those who are in Christ Jesus [who believe in Him as personal Lord and Savior].” I struggle with feelings of guilt constantly; when I eat a little more than I usually do and I see that I have put on some weight. I start punishing myself for being a glutton. I am getting fat and look terrible. When, in fact, I am not obese, but that little voice tells me “you are fat and ugly.” When I was younger I was told constantly that I look like a cow, so fat that I would never get married again. I then became bulimic. When you grow older weight isn’t something you can control. To some extent yes, but not totally. I also struggle with past mistakes which plague my mind, I would constantly be hard on myself for the decision I made. These guilty feelings would ride me for days on end. One day I thought about what I was thinking, and I remembered what Joyce Meyer sai...

Proverbs 3: 5-6 “Trust in and rely confidently on the LORD with all your heart and do not rely on your own insight or understanding. In all your ways know and acknowledge and recognize Him, and He will make your paths straight and smooth [removing obstacles that block your way].” Am I storm proof? Honestly, I do not believe that I am storm proof. I used to watch "Heroes" and do you remember Matt Parkman? Well, when I was watching this show, I freaked out when I saw him listen in on other people’s thoughts.  We need to trust in and rely confidently on the LORD with all our hearts and not rely on our own insight and or understanding.  We should always know and recognize Jesus, He will straighten and smooth the way ahead of us. I do not want someone hearing my thoughts. There are times when I am off, and I am in a fight with myself. This person will know that I am struggling and zone in on my thoughts. I know the devil cannot read our minds thank God for that,...

Psalm 42: 5 “Why are thou cast down, O my soul? And why art thou disquieted in me? Hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance” Sunday afternoon I received a WhatsApp message from my colleague. One of our colleagues passed away Friday evening. I didn’t have words to say.  Today we came into the office everybody seems to be dismayed and still not sure. It was confirmed that this person died Friday in a motor vehicle accident. If there is anybody that can worry about things that are out of their control it would be me. I was thinking perhaps it was a mistake and hey they are okay. We joke every day in the office and I’m sure this guy is okay. It’s been an emotional roller-coaster today my friends and I have been sobbing. We cannot believe this actually happened. I see when my friend thinks of this guy tears wells up and she starts crying. We feel a little overwhelmed. King David went through trying times but he didn’t allow himse...

Psalm 119: 97 AMP Mem “OH, how I love Your law! It is my meditation all the day.” I woke up from a dream and I told my husband what I dreamt. In my dream, I was talking to someone and I said, I am so sick of collecting all kinds of stuff. She asked me like what? I said, “You know, new clothes, new shoes, new dishes and all kinds of new things for the house.” She said isn’t that what life is all about? I answered her and said “No, I feel that I am wasting my money on unnecessary stuff. I don’t have to be dressed in the latest fashion etc.” My husband laughed and thought I was being philosophical. I believe I have come to realise all these things on earth won’t get me to heaven. Sure they are beautiful but I don’t really find any value in them. The LORD wants us to invest our time in HIM. I believe that the LORD reminds us to spend time with Him. Psalm 84 verses 10 “For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand [anywhere else]’ I would rather stand [as a doorkeeper] at ...

Psalm 33: 20 AMP “We wait [expectantly] for the LORD; He is our help and our shield.” Our lives have become so time sensitive. People are driven by their schedules. Meetings, appointments etc. We are in such a rush to get to our next appointment. I think about the age when Time stood still for me. As I child I felt the days were so very long. I thought a year felt like 10 years. It was my perspective then, right now I think the time is running out for me. I don’t have enough time and I have so much to do. My life journey poses loads of interesting detours and makes me come to a sudden halt when I don’t consult with the LORD. In these detours, I realize that I need to focus on the LORD. Wait for the LORD. Psalms chapter 31 verse 24 reminds me “be strong and let your hearts take courage, all you who wait for and confidently expect the LORD .” We need to come in obedience to the LORD and He will help us. Psalms chapter 5 verse 3 reminds me to pray and speak to the LORD in th...