Yvette's Stellar Stories

Wednesday 18 July 2018

You foreordained me.

Jeremiah 1: 7-8 NLT

“Go wherever I send you and say whatever I tell you. And don’t be afraid of the people, for I will be with you.”

I have been worried about my purpose in life and if I have been doing what I’m supposed to be doing. I then realized if God didn’t want me in a certain place things change and I would move on. I realized that I must “not cast away my confidence, which has great rewards.” Hebrew 10 verse 35. I believe that God knows me by my name. I also believe that God knows me when I was in my mother’s womb. God set me apart and that is why I don’t always fit in.

If I think about it God knows everything about me, my past and my present and my future. My days are scheduled and God’s in control. I know that I am different because God has sanctified me and set me apart. That is why I don’t fit in sometimes and I feel like I don’t belong.

God has foreordained me and He has a plan for my life. I don’t what the future holds for me but I do believe God knows and is moving things around for me. I love You, Lord Jesus Christ.

Prayer

Lord Jesus Christ, I believe that You have called me, I belong to You. I dedicate my life into Your hands and I believe You know what my future holds. Please, Lord Jesus Christ, give me peace in my heart and help me stand firm. I am drawing near to You. In the name of Jesus Christ Amen

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Mandela day

Mandela Day is being celebrated here in South Africa today. Our company has challenged their workers to contribute cash, clothing, blankets, food and books to the needy.

We all went to different locations to distribute the goods and help the people. My heart almost broke when I saw the conditions these people are living in. The poverty and hardships are unspeakable.

God has blessed so many people's lives today, with gifts from our company. The people I work with are wonderful and I am so impressed with their generosity.

We just wish we could have given more.

God bless the people.

Monday 16 July 2018

Believing God is changing my life!

Romans 8: 28 ESV

“And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good.”

Have you ever wanted to go back into the past and change things? You know you may have done something that you wish you could change today? It's not going to happen, I know. The fact of the matter is its over and done with the only way is moving forward. I love King David he was a man after God's own heart. When I look at his life; I know he made some big mistakes. He was an adulterer and a murder too.

The one thing that does encourage me about King David is the fact that he loved God. He wrote most of the Psalms. My soul is lifted up in reading Psalms.

I realise God chose me and I am where I am for a reason. My journey is up and down. I know people stand in judgement and look down on me. I know they have made up their minds about me. I also know God has given me a second chance.

My hope is in God, and I believe whatever; failures I had will change into victories.

I believe God can bring good out of my bad situation.

Prayer

Lord thank You, for a second and a third and a fourth chance in life. Thank You, for being in control of my life. Thank You, Lord, that I can come into Your presence even after my failures. I love You, Lord. In Jesus Christ's name Amen.

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Fear can paralyse you!

Psalm 56: 3 – 4 AMP

“When I am afraid, I will put my trust and faith in You. In God, whose word I praise; In God, I have put my trust; I shall not fear. What can mere man do to me?”

My emotional intelligence isn't quite up to standard according to me. I am not someone that is fearful, but I have come to realise that I am anxious. My nerves feel drained. I felt everything is crushing me.

It's like an axe hovering over my head. I am just waiting for something to come crashing down on me. I cannot put my finger on it, but I still have this dread feeling. I need to place my trust in God and yet I seem to miss the point. Within hours I am struggling with a lower backache. It feels like my legs are incapable of moving. I have allowed fear to infiltrate my life again, forgetting God is in control.

I know that my life is in God's hands and that everything will work out just fine. I am anxious about my future and what it holds. I don't know why I feel this way. I wish I could grasp the Word of God and keep it in my heart. "You hem me in behind and before; You have laid Your hand upon me." Psalm 139 verse 5. I keep my eyes focused on You Lord.

I will not allow fear to cripple me today and I know You are all around me.

Prayer

Abba Father, please help me today. Please give me peace for today, guide me. I believe You are with me every step of the way. I love and adore You, thank You Lord for Your loving kindness. In the name of Christ Jesus of Nazareth. Amen

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Friday 13 July 2018

#I love baking #2

Ruth, Happy Birthday, I
enjoyed baking this barrel cake,
a new challenge.

I love baking

I want to say think you:
Karen and Heeran for ordering cake from me.
God bless you guys.

Happy Birthday Heeran!

#FridayGratitude!

1 Thessalonians 5: 16 – 18 AMP

“Rejoice always and delight in your faith; be unceasing and persistent in prayer; in every situation [no matter what the circumstances] be thankful and continually give thanks to God; for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus.”

My journey has been interesting this year and my goodness something I took away this year never tells others how God is blessing you. Let them see the blessings don’t actually go and say “God blessed me with this and that.” I found out the minute I did that my blessings were stolen away and I felt terrible afterwards.

I am so grateful that God keeps all His promises. I have many friends and the one thing that I found is that people do not keep their promises. They failed me and I was so disappointed but then I look at them and realize they are people, it’s their nature.

My God is everything to me, I am grateful for today, I am so grateful for my job. I am grateful for my husband and family. I am grateful that I can breathe and enjoy good health. I am grateful to God for His blessings in my life. I am grateful for open doors for my family and friends. I call on God to give each one of us the necessary wisdom and understanding for today and for the rest of the week.

I am grateful that God is in control of each one of our lives. I am grateful that I can sit here and chat with you. My hope is that God is intertwined in my life and that I will not disappoint Him. I feel my heart leap with joy when I see God’s hand in my life. I used to magnify my problems unnecessarily and today I sparkle with joy. God’s hand is on my life. Whatever you want to ruin in my life, God is using it to grow me and strengthen me.

Prayer

Lord, humbly I stand before You, thank You for Your loving kindness and thank You for the blessings in my life. I pray that You will help me move past the people who are trying to ruin my life and let me sparkle going forward with You Spirit. Lord, I am calling on You to bless each and every person today. I pray for open doors, I pray for supernatural favour with You today as well as with people. Thank You Abba Father, I love and adore You, in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. Amen

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Calling God’s Blessing Into my Life!

Malachi 3: 10 AMP

“Bring all the tithes (the tenth) into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house, and test Me now in this,” says the LORD of hosts, “if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you [so great] a blessings until there is no more room to receive it.”

How do you view blessings from God? I used to think God needed to bless me financially, I thought it was the only way I would be blessed. As I grow older I realised that God’s blessings are in small unexpected gifts. I believe God sees a need and sends someone to address that specific need. I think God used people to do His work and we should be obedient in that way.

I know God uses all kinds of people to help others. We are His hands and feet without obedient Christians we cannot perform God’s work. I look at the people out there and I see that there is a need but there aren’t that many people out there that want to help.

Let’s bless other people when you see a need and you are able to assist them, why don’t you take action and do something. You might just be serving an angle of the LORD.

I think of St. Martin, he was a soldier and saw a poor beggar lying on the side of the road. It was freezing cold. Martin took his cloak and cut it in half and covered the poor guy. He tried to help him as best he could. That night in a vision the Lord Jesus Christ appeared to him. After this encounter Martin’s life changed drastically.

We are all looking for an encounter with the LORD, I know that I am.

Prayer

Lord, we give when we think about it but today help each one of us to give and see how You will come and speak to us. Lord I believe that we are Your hands and feet here on earth, enable each one of us to do the work You wanted us to do. Lord, thank You for Your lovingkindness and thank You for Your wisdom, insight and understanding. In the holy name of Jesus Christ my Lord and Saviour. Amen

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Thursday 12 July 2018

The Price in Giving?

2 Samuel 24: 23 ESV

“But the king said to Araunah, “No, but I will buy it from you for a price. I will not offer burnt offerings to the LORD my God that cost me nothing.” So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.”

I wonder if it is hard for you to put money in the offerings at the church on Sunday, and what about your tithings? I have been thinking about what Kind David did.

He wanted to praise God and wanted to bring an offering. I see that this guy Araunah wanted to give everything to King David for free. King David refused to take the gift but insisted on paying the full price for the threshing floor and oxen fifty shekels of silver.

Giving is something we must learn doing, it's nothing we do willingly.

I have heard it said, “give until it hurts.”

Prayer

Dear Lord, You know I love You, I do. I try and give as much as I can and I just want to say thank You, for giving back to me. In the name of my Lord, and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen

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Monday 9 July 2018

A Gift to say I’m sorry!

Genesis 33: 8 NLT

8 “And what were all the flocks and herds I met as I came?” Esau asked. Jacob replied, “They are a gift, my lord, to ensure your friendship.”

I know everybody has disagreements in their lives with family and friends. The interesting part is that we need to stop and take control of our own emotions. I always buy a small gift say “I’m sorry.” The attitude my husband has towards my gift sometimes can be disturbing. He would just put the gift on the side table next to the bed and not accept it. I don’t give up and try again.

Lessons I have learned is that it’s not always in my control how my husband reacts. It is however in my control how I react. I realized saying sorry doesn’t work with him. “You said it, you meant it” and he holds that against me. So I say sorry with a gift and when he's ready and accepts the gift we move on.

Prayer

O Lord, Help me to become a mature Christian. I am sorry for not always controlling my mouth. I pray that Lord, You, will search my heart and soul, cleans me and help me become more and more like You Lord Jesus. Soli Deo Gloria to the Glory of God alone. Amen

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