Yvette's Stellar Stories

Tuesday 4 September 2018

The Turn of Events …

2 Chronicles 10: 15 NIV

So the king did not listen to the people, for this turn of events was from God, to fulfil the word the LORD had spoken to Jeroboam son of Nebat through Ahijah the Shilonite.

I am reminded that God has the last say and that is final. It doesn’t matter what we say or do God will let things work according to His good plan.

Looking back on the past year which to my mind had been a truly difficult year with many obstacles and trials and tribulations. I would say God’s hand has been in all this from the beginning. I remember coming into the office and being told it's your last day today. I almost fainted. My word can this be possible? Then something happened and God opened the door for me to carry on working. What an awesome God we serve. I was so grateful that I could return to work.

There were other threats but I don’t want to talk about it I believe God is working on these too. It doesn’t matter how tries what, the turn of events will be as God ordained it. It's very clear to me that God has the last and final say. Sometimes the turn of events may seem to be contrary to what I hope for. I still believe without a doubt that God’s hands in every turn of events.

Prayer

Abba Father about my work You are in control and I don’t know what the turn of events will be next year. I do however want to humbly come to You asking for an open door. You know my needs and You know how I so want to do my best for You. I need Your hand in my life, in the name of Jesus Christ I bring my request publically asking You to work next year too, please. Amen

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Waiting – learning to be patient.

Galatians 5: 22 ESV

‘But the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control, against such things there is no law.’

Now I understand why we are referred to as “Patients” when it comes to seeing the Doctor. I made an appointment for 10h00 this morning and made sure that I arrived at least 15 minutes ahead of time. Haha, the doctor is always running late. Sometimes he isn't even in the building, on his way back from the Hospital because someone needs him urgently at the Hospital.

If there is something I seemed to struggle with is “being patient” o, my goodness. I just cannot wait, I am always in such a hurry. I am always rushing off to the next thing. Now I travel from work to my house in a taxi and I am collected first and dropped off last. This can be trying but in the meantime, I have learned to become patient. I now enjoy this hour on my way to work and back. I sleep or I listen to the Word of God. I read and I have time to just sit and relax. If you know me you will know that I don’t sit down and do nothing, I am always very busy, rushing all over the place, there isn't time to waist.

I believe God is busy working on me as a person, I am learning to be patient, I so want this and that and I want all kinds of things but it isn't coming as fast as I want it. God works in His own time and I have come to realise I need to wait, It will be released at the right time.

I am learning to follow Galatians 5 verses 22, I am hunkering after love, joy, peace and patience. I am working hard to be kind, to be good and faithful, I am learning to be gentle and self-control is on my list.

Today I want to encourage you to be patient in all the trials and situations when you overcome it, it makes you stronger and you become resilient.

Prayer

O Lord, I am so grateful that I am able to come to You today, Lord I want to bless Your Holy Name and say thank You for Your loving kindness. I want to praise You and bring You glory, You are above the earth, You are the creator of heaven and earth, the whole world cannot exist without You. We bring You honour and bend down before Your throne, in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ. Amen

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Monday 3 September 2018

Worship Him Jesus Christ

Psalm 100: 3 AMP “Know and fully recognize with gratitude that the LORD Himself is God; It is He who has made us, not we ourselves [and we are His]. We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.”

In my learning and craving after You Lord, I want to worship You, in the eye of the storm, I sometimes feel I am losing it but not when I turn my eyes to You. I love and adore You, Lord, my life is in Your hands. I want to worship and praise You for being there for me each and every day. Thank You for my sight, thank you for my health and thank you for my husband, my family and my children and grandchildren and my stepchildren. Thank You also for my job, my transport to work. Thank You for my colleagues and thank You for Your supernatural favour in my life.

Thank you for the church You have placed me in, thank You for the friends I have. Thank you for publishing my book, thank you for the sale of my book. Thank you for Your loving kindness and thank You Lord that I can still trust in You.

I believe in You Lord God, You protect me always.

Prayer

Heavenly Father, in the eye of the storm I want to worship You, I draw near to You, I love You. Lord, I am standing on Your Word. I am so grateful for my hope in You. You are my refuge and I know that You still stand in control over each and every one of us. Your love surrounds me in the eye of the storm and I believe You alone are my anchor I love You Lord Jesus Amen

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Ask God for Help

Psalm 103: 1-2 AMP

Praise for the LORD’s Mercies.

A Psalm of David.

“Bless and affectionately praise the LORD, O my soul, and all that is [deep] within me, bless His holy name. Bless and Affectionaly praise the LORD, O my soul, and do not forget any of His benefits;”

I don’t know about you, but sometime I feel so far away from God. I seem to be distracted and not hearing anything around me. Why?

Sometimes I allow my everyday life, things that frustrate and irritate me to come into play forgetting who is my God. Sometimes I am so preoccupied that I forget all the good things God has given me.

Lord I need Your help today, pour out into my memories all the good things You have done for me. Only YOU LORD know my hearts desires and today I want to pray Psalm 51 verse 17 “My [only] sacrifice [acceptable] to God is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart [broken with sorrow for sin, thoroughly penitent], such, O God, You will not despise.” I come to You humbly Lord God, I am asking You to remind me of the good things in my life and ignite a fire within me to be a servant to You. I love and adore You, I am asking You for help today.”

In my brokenness I pray for Your mercy and grace and ask for common sense and guidance.

Prayer

Abba Father, Lord over heaven and the earth, I am humbly standing before You today in the Name of Jesus Christ. Please may I ask to receive your mercy new every day. Great is thy faithfulness today, tomorrow and forever. I worship and adore You, help me draw near and create in me a clean heart and a pure spirit in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ my Saviour Amen

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#Monday “Thank you”

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 life. You are the most Holy, the Lord my King, I love and honor You, I want to say thank You for my job, my marriage, my children, grandchildren and stepchildren. For You are God and You are worthy of all my praise, I want to sing to You my most Holy God and Holy King. I praise You Lord, Amen.

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For You Are God, You Are Worthy!

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, my future and my Lord and King. Praising You and Worshiping You today. Guide me, help me and give me with wisdom I need for today. I surrender my heart into Your hands, praising You. Lord Ilove You, Lord Jesus Christ. Amen

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Starting the Week of with Praising God

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 Holy Name, bringing You all the glory and honour. You are so good to each one of us, we will praise You, Lord. Praise You in the morning, praise You in the afternoon and Praise You all day long.

Sing praises to Our God sing praises. Sing praises to our King sing praises, let all the nations sing praises. Sing praises, shout for joy for joy and let us sing of Jesus love. Sings praises. You are God You are worthy, You are my God and my King.

LORD, I love you !!!! Worthy of praises LORD my God. In Jesus name Amen.

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Thursday 30 August 2018

“I think that’s unfair!”

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 and move forward. I forgive this person and I am happy they were blessed so abundantly.

I want to renew my mind and my soul, I want to draw closer to God. I call out to the LORD, the LORD helps me with my unbelieve and help me forgive. You forgave me, help me to set these people free in the name of the LORD Jesus Christ of Nazareth.

Prayer

LORD, YOU are a Good, good Father. You are perfect LORD, I want to bless YOU, Jesus. You're perfect in all Your ways to me. I want to praise and worship You, I repent and ask please forgive me for holding onto my unforgiveness. I am holding on to YOUR Word, I am asking YOU to break these chains that are holding me back. I am on my knees Lord, please forgive me, I am falling apart, please help me, I need Your help. Amen

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Monday 27 August 2018

Plagued by Guilty Feelings!

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 said: “think about what you are thinking.” I remembered that condemnations come from the devil and not from God. I started talking back to these thoughts.

Prayer

Heavenly Father, In the Name of Jesus Christ I want to stand against these guilty feelings. Lord, You know I have confessed my sins, I have received Your forgiveness and I want to pray to ask You for peace in my heart and mind. What a beautiful Name Lord Jesus, No condemnation in Your Name, You have saved me through Your blood. Amen

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