Yvette's Stellar Stories

Friday 5 October 2018

God appointed my days before it happened!

Esther 2: 17 NIV

“Now the king was attracted to Esther more than to any of the other women, and she won his favour and approval more than any of the other virgins. So he set a royal crown on her head and made her queen instead of Vashti.”

I have come to realize that God has appointed my days before they even happen. There was a time in my life that I felt that I was not in the right place and that my days were not ordained. Then I came to realize God is in control and He knows where I am. He knows who I spend my time with and what I am doing.

Even in these interesting times in my life, not knowing what is going to happen tomorrow or next year. I realized that God knows and has a purpose for my life. I just need to hold onto Him. When I read the book of Esther I saw how God opened doors for Esther. She was one of many young girls.

I realized she didn’t hear from God but from her uncle telling her if she doesn’t do what is right someone else will. God was opening doors for her, she found favour in Gods sight and also favour with the king. Remember there must have been a number of pretty girls to choose from yet she found favour with the king.

I believe we need to trust in God and not worry about too many things. God has a plan in place and we are in the right place.

Prayer

Heavenly Father, Lord sometimes I feel I missed my calling, I something think I am not doing what I am supposed to be doing. Then I realized You are still in control and that You know where I should be and what I should be doing. I thank You Lord for watching over me. I love and adore You. Amen

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I'm Learning to Lighten-up!

Psalm 138: 5 ESV

“and they shall sing of the ways of the LORD, for great is the glory of the LORD.”

I think I am one of the most boring people. I live my life very seriously. I have heard my children and my husband say "relax" take it easy. That makes me angry.

I want balance in my life. I want to live a happy and fee life. I enjoy doing so many things. I believe I restricting myself and I am too careful.

I am learning to lighten up. My current situation made me angry and I felt under pressure. In the meantime, I have given up on certain things. I feel whatever. I have given myself permission to just let things ride.

I have come to a point in my life where I feel I am not responsible for other people’s mess. They should sort out their mess. I am empowering myself to lighten up and enjoy life. I do not feel I should take responsibility for others. We all need to learn how to cope in life. It is their turn to take responsibility.

I do what I want and when I want. I feel empowered and I love relaxing a little.

I am working on lighting up and just trusting the Lord going forward. My life is in His hands.

Prayer

Dear LORD, thank you for today, thank you that I am able to come to You in humble prayer. Great are the glory of the LORD, I will praise You and I want to say thank You Lord for today. I worship and adore You. In the name of Jesus Christ amen.

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Thursday 4 October 2018

Waiting for an answer to prayer.

Matthew 7: 7-11 The Message

“Don’t bargain with God. Be direct. Ask for what you need. This isn’t a cat-and-mouse, hide-and-seek game we’re in. If your child asks for bread, do you trick him with sawdust? If he asks for fish, do you scare him with a live snake on his plate? As bad as you are, you wouldn’t think of such a thing. You’re at least decent to your own children. So don’t you think the God who conceived you in love will be even better?”

I have been praying about something that I feel is crucial to my own life and I have not received an answer. I don’t have victory over this matter and I don’t know what my future holds.

I realise God is working on my situation and it is taking time, I know that God can change my life in an instance. In the meantime I am still doing the best I can where I am.

I think that I have been waiting passively and not really expecting an answer to my prayer. I know when I pray for specific things concerning specific people, I can see God working almost immediately. I need to think about my own prayers for me, am I to passive about the prayers concerning me? I believe I feel unworthy of God’s supernatural favor in my life and I am not being expecting something to come my way.

I wanted to relate to being expectant, how can I feel expectant? Then I thought about the time when I was pregnant with my children. I remember when I found out I was pregnant I started to calculate the date my child would arrive. I remember the excitement and the expectancy of learning the due date. I remember waiting in anticipation for the arrival of my child. These feelings need to materialize in my situation.

Prayer

Abba Father, humbly I come into Your presence with my request for a job for next year. Lord, I am being specific and I want to ask You to please help me. I know that if you have a job, God You have blessed that person. You know that I need a good job, Pieter needs a good job, Jacques needs a good job and without Your stretched out hand neither one of us will make it. I am asking You to please open the doors for each one of us. I am asking in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen

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When you lack “peace of mind.”

1 Peter 5: 6 – 7 AMP

Shepherd the Flock of God

“Therefore humble yourselves [demote, lower yourselves in your own estimation] under the mighty hand of God, that in due time He may exalt you, casting the whole of your care [all your anxieties, all your worries, all your concerns, once and for all] on Him, for He cares for you affectionately and cares about you watchfully.”

When it comes to worries, anxiety and my emotional stress I must tell you I agree with Joyce Meyers “battlefield of the mind.” I have noticed that I seem to open my life up to unwanted worries and anxieties, by saying things to people and not really thinking about the consequences. Then the devil will come to my mind in the early hours of the morning and remind me of something and boom, I start tossing and turning. This way and that way, I over think a situation and keep on rehearsing it in my mind.

Instead of saying "I bind you in the name of Jesus Christ, leave me alone" I entertain these thoughts. I start thinking about my options. By the time my alarm needs to go off from me to rise from my bed, I have debated this matter in my head.

It struck me that without the covering of the Lord Jesus Christ I lack the strength to fight back. What do I need to fight this battle? I need the full armor of God to help me stand against this attack. What exactly am I looking for? Peace. Yes, it sounds strange I want peace.

Let me tell you I am going to stand on God’s Word going forward, when I wake up in the early hours of the morning and I want to worry about something I want to recite Romans 5 verse 1 “Peace with God through faith. Therefore, since we are justified (acquitted, declared righteous, and given a right standing with God) through faith, let us [grasp the fact that we] have [the peace of reconciliation to hold and to enjoy] peace with god through our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One).”

I also feel that I need to clothe myself with the full armor of God, Ephesians 6 verse 14 – 15 The Whole Armor of God “Stand therefore [hold your ground], having tightened the belt of truth around your lions and having put on the breastplate of integrity and of moral rectitude and right standing with God, and having shod your feet in preparation [to face the enemy with the firm-footed stability, the promptness, and the readiness produced by the good news] of the Gospel of peace.”

Prayer

Abba Father, Lord You are worthy to be praised, I want to honor Your Holy Name and bring You all the praise and worship possible. I adore You Lord. Thank You for this moment with You. Lord today I take the full armor of God and I cover myself with the LORD Jesus Christ. Lord I want to pray for peace in my life and mind I also shod my feet in preparation to face the enemy with the firm-footed stability, the promptness, and the readiness produced by the good news of the Gospel of peace.

Thank You Lord Jesus, Amen

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