Yvette's Whispers of Faith

By Yvette van Niekerk Ezekiel 20: 43 You shall remember your ways and all your doings with which you were defiled; and you shall loathe yourselves in your own sight because of all the evils that you have committed. It amazes me that when I do not confess my sins and repent of what I have done that is so offense to myself I seem to loath myself. The self-loathing of unconfessed and unrepented sin drives me to tears and my own image becomes distrauted and I seem to believe I am not worthy. Feelings of guilt and failure seem to drive me crazy, I wake up in the morning thinking of the Lord, in within minutes I am reminded of something I said or done. I completely stop my prayers and focus on the wrongs I have committed. This has been a pattern in my life for so long it is so scary. My prayer lately is Lord please reveal to me what I need to confess and repent off. I realise that when I want to keep on to a grudge or a hurt, it weights me down and I seem to fall into despair and my hea...

by Yvette van Niekerk When I was young we used to go to the sea on vacation with my parents. My Dad always told us remember the sea isn't your friend, you need to respect it. We would play around on the beach and then venture out into the water. Sometimes the ocean bed would be high and we needed to walk through the water. There were places on the ocean bed that would fall away from under out feet and we would be in very deep waters. That used to frighten me, I didn't like that and then would make sure I am out of the water in minutes. God watches us and He knows the where the shalow waters are and where it is deep. We should actually be asking God to give us wisdom to hear Him and ask Him to direct us. I don't know lately I have not been listening for God's direction nor have I been praying for wisdom. It's been difficult as I seem to think I know it all and guess what I have been going through deep waters for too long. I have started to pray and ask the Lor...

Dreams by Yvette van Niekerk Matthew 4: 4 But He answered and said: “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of GOD.” This morning I a woke up from a funny dream. “In my dream, I was standing in my Kitchen, but it was a little strange this morning. I wanted to boil water for a cup of coffee. The kettle was placed on a high shelf. I moved the plug of the kettle to plug it into the wall socket. Before I could put it into the wall socket, I had to move green fern. I placed the fern on the floor and, it towered above the counter onto the countertop. I finally managed to switch on the kettle. As I did, the kettle turned into a blender making a blending noise. I walked out of my kitchen and into the garden. In my garden, I saw three people, man, and two little girls. They were playing and throwing something at each other. I was curious and asked them what are you doing? The man said: “We are throwing ‘coal balls’ to each othe...

Thank You, LORD. by Yvette van Niekerk "In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you." 1 Thessalonians 5: 18 You Lord, Jesus have been faithful all the time, I am so grateful that I can come and say thank you. I worry about my mom, she is getting older and I know that she is ill. This morning I was speaking to the Lord, I was praying asking Him to heal her and help her. I know we cannot call on Jesus and he is able to help us. I prayed that the Lord will strengthen them today so that they were able to do their work. I asked the Lord to let them look after their bodies so that they may have a good night's rest. When they woke up that they both felt refreshed and rejuvenated and restored and, ready to face today. I also reminded the Lord Jesus, that both Mom and Oom Frik was ill, I asked that the Lord will sustain them and heal them. To fill them with the joy of the Lord to give them strength. I prayed for Mommy’s lungs. I ...

Good morning, today I want to talk about ‘how can I activate the powerhouse of God, within me?’ So what do I mean? Well, how can I cooperate with the Holy Spirit and become a Samson or even an Elijah? I know wishful thinking. The truth is I have been focusing on my problem and not on God's Word. Samson Samson today would be the guy going to the gym, eating healthily every day and part of his day meditating on God's Word. Judges 15: 14 – 16 “When he came to Lehi, the Philistines came to meet him shouting. The Spirit of the LORD came powerfully on him, and the ropes that were on his arms and wrists became like burnt flax and fell off. He found a fresh jawbone of a donkey, reached out his hand took it and killed a thousand men with it. Then Samson said: with the jawbone of a donkey I have piled them in heaps. With the jawbone of a donkey I have killed a thousand men.” Samson was an ordinary guy the extraordinary was the powerhouse of God within him. The Holy Spirit came powerfull...

18 December 2022 Salvation LORD, today I want to pray for the salvation of Gizel, Anabelle, Briana, Cuba and Devan. LORD, I want to ask you to guide them as they make choices that have eternal consequences. LORD, let them claim the Lord Jesus Christ as their saviour. Help them walk with you during their lives. Let them come to love and know you more. May they develop a relationship with you, and please straighten the path ahead of them. Let there be moments in their lives that they can pinpoint and say: “the Lord help me here.” In the name of Jesus Christ Amen

December 17, 2022 Respect for Authority Good morning, today I want to dedicate my grandchildren to God’s hand. Lord, today I want to pray that Gizel, Anabelle, Briana, Cuba and Devan have respect for authority. Lord instil a high regard for our government and law enforcers. May they also enjoy a great relationship with their parents, teachers and coaches? When they start work, may they have a good relationship with their bosses and managers? In Jesus's name, amen.