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Heyyyyyyy ! I am V OF THE MOST HIGH GOD. Welcome to the Yielded Center. Through my reflections on faith, my meditations on scripture and intimacy with Holy Spirit, l aim to inspire my readers to cultivate an authentic transformative walk with God. We yield by living a spirit led life.
Do you desire this? Then keep showing up here and let’s get practical.
And hey, God loves you. 💞 [ We laugh and love here]
Hey family! I love you! It’s important that we remind each other of this. I don’t have the privilege of talking to you guys as l do on the Midnight Prayer Group ; so with the few seconds I have to type it and remind you – I will. We all deserve to be intentionally loved. So yes – I love and appreciate every one of you. Happy Wednesday!
I have been feeling refreshed in the presence of God. It feels like a new oil has been poured over my head to strengthen me to walk my path of destiny. I had a status on my WhatsApp the other day and I mentioned that even a devoted believer, totally in love with God , faithful in service can get tired. Burn out is very common we just don’t talk about it much. It is our responsibility to discern when we are burned out so that we take necessary measures to ensure that we rest and continue in a little while: If you have people you can talk to about how you’re feeling, I suggest you open up and they can help you. Isolation is never the best option. There is a difference between isolation and consecration.
Here’s a couple of songs that I’m sure will minister to you in whatever state you find yourself in. He deserves our praise and worship in Egypt and in Canaan. He doesn’t stop being our God because we have been asked to provide our own straw for the bricks. As you go about your Wednesday; encourage yourself in the Lord! And when it gets too difficult do email me on yieldedcwcenter@gmail.com and let’s talk about it.
“David was greatly distressed, for the men spoke of stoning him because the souls of them all were bitterly grieved, each man for his sons and daughters. But David encouraged and strengthened himself in the Lord his God.” 1 Samuel 30:6 AMPC
At the beginning of the year my friend Andile had us create our vision boards. We also did a challenge where you introduce yourself as the future you. That whole challenge challenged me. I had to get over the “it’s too big a dream!” thing and create a vision board that was faith based from the first picture to the last. If you haven’t done yours , do it today. There are apps like Canva that have the templates. My advice? Dream big and fuel it by faith.
When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch.” Simon answered, “Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets.” Luke 5:4-5 NIV
Past negative experiences can make people feel worried that the same series of events will line up allowing the past to recreate itself. The disciples failing to catch fish all night could’ve been their excuse to say “No! We won’t cast the net again. We keep on failing ! We have tried 20 times and all we got was zero. We are tired of failing. We are going back home!” But they were still positive after toiling all night for NOTHING! Many of us have toiled over the years and caught nothing . God has sent a prophetic word but we did not mix it with faith because “Lord, I will fail again so NO!”
We fear another dose of heartbreak so we reject everyone. We fear the email saying we are not the preferred candidate so we stop applying. We fear that we will crush when the net is pulled and there’s nothing so we stay home and stop fishing. Fear. We look at the past and we assume that the future will be the same. That is not correct. Why are we afraid of a future that God says , will not bring us harm. I can’t help but conclude, we don’t necessarily fear the future, we just don’t have faith in God’s promises. We fear our own idea of the future. What lies behind the door at the other end of the room?
“Here’s what Yahweh says to you: “I know all about the marvelous destiny I have in store for you, a future planned out in detail. My intention is not to harm you but to surround you with peace and prosperity and to give you a beautiful future, glistening with hope.” Jeremiah 29:11 TPT
A future planned out in detail. The fear of the future can paralyse our daily lives. It can even take away your mental stability. Many people are depressed because of this. They lost a job and started spiralling in thoughts thinking about what will happen to them. What does the future hold for me now that I’ve lost my father? How many more years till Isaac is born? I’m running out of time; everyone around me is progressing. He still says, the future is planned out in detail? Every moment! So break free from the never-ending chain of worry that can give rise to feelings of hopelessness. Your future is sorted!
You are having trouble getting a good night’s sleep, can’t eat, you don’t laugh anymore, you have changed . These symptoms can weigh heavy on your mental and emotional wellbeing, robbing you of the joy of the present moment. Abraham waited, he did not question God, He trusted in Gods integrity even when he was told to slay Isaac , he didn’t fear what the future would look like between him and his wife. He didn’t sit and start thinking about how Sarah would respond to the fact that a father has killed his own son. In overthinking lies many weapons that demoralise. In overthinking lies seeds of doubt. In overthinking lies triggers of fear.
In the African society (and maybe other societies as well) parents are also another reason why young people fear the future. In the shouts and the complaints, fearful young people find themselves compromising to find relief . Girls are busy with older men , young men are busy with older women. The fraud. The back door deals. Sarah ‘s way out of barrenness because she fears dying without hearing the word “Mom” is still a foolish way out. The fear of the future will leave our society if we go back to the One who has already detailed it. And whatever He tells us to do .. we do it!
And hey… He is not a man that He should lie.
“Those who look to him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame.” Psalms 34:5 NIV
Most of my life I was so anxious. Afraid. Uncertain. I knew I had big dreams. Oh I’m a dreamer. My mind has gone as far as imagining I had my own country somewhere and I was President. I really really dream big! With those big dreams, a plan, praying, I was very fearful of what my future would look like. When you’re in high school you think , “Oh by 25 l will be married with two kids, driving this, living there, doing that.” Then the clock ticks , closer to 24, to 25 and your life looks nothing like you imagined. I mean nothing. You just have a couple of certificates, job today, no job tomorrow, and probably a lousy relationship that even you know, will not lead to the uncles announcing themselves at the gate. And from the boys perspective, even the woman you thought was the one was also someone else’s “the one”. All these things create so much worry about tomorrow because yesterday seemingly failed us.
I know people who laugh now in disbelief if you told them things will change. What did Sarah do?
“So Sarah laughed to herself as she thought, “After I am worn out and my Lord is old, will I now have this pleasure?”” Genesis 18:12 NIV
Sarah looked at her wrinkly skin. Her hair was probably gray white that time. Maybe episodic knee pains. Sore back at irregular intervals. Maybe she couldn’t do what she used to do before, l suppose as couples grow older the less they desire to have sex due to decrease in sexual activity in women, beginning at the onset of menopause in theirearly 50’s. Considering all the factors involved, when she heard the word , she laughed within herself and accompanied that laughter with a question of disbelief, “Abraham and l are worn out. Is it now that we’re going to have this pleasure?” Is it now that the husband will come? 3 have already disappointed me. Is it now that the job will come? I have had over 50 rejections. Is it now that l will finally laugh? My life has been chaotic since the day I was born. Is it now that things will change?
Let’s not lie to each other, when you’ve not seen results in a long time, holding onto a promise is hard. It requires foolish faith. Faith that is so radical it rides over your many thoughts of why it can’t happen. I can imagine Abraham . The man sat there and received the word. He staggered not upon the promises of God through unbelief. He wasn’t afraid or anxious about the future. To him the future was already sorted. Jeremiah 29:11 is one of the most famous scriptures yet one of the most unbelievable to a stagnated believer in a progressing society. When is this future? How much longer do l have to wait?
I’m not addressing lazy people on this post. This is for those who have put in the work and still there’s no harvest. Those are the people who easily worry about the future. Lazy people no. If they were worried they’d be doing what everyone else is doing. – Casting the net.
So I found out through research that this is called anticipatory fear. It usually kicks in when a disappointment has occurred in the past. It’s also called the fear of the unknown . People have an idea of what their future is like but they don’t know for sure. The bible clearly states that we only key into the future through faith. The only One who knows our future, seen it and has gone past it is GOD! Our future is His past. Our present is his past. Our entire lives, from beginning to the end, not one single moment is guess work for God. Your life right now is not a shock to Him. It may be – for you though because lol the journal says right now you should be a millionaire. How do we deal with this? How do we rid ourselves of the anxiety , the worry, the fear, the uncertainty of what things will look like next week? Next month? Next year?
We do it how Abraham did it. By faith. Read this slowly and understand. Let’s meet again tomorrow for part 2.
“Abraham didn’t focus on his own impotence and say, “It’s hopeless. This hundred-year-old body could never father a child.” Nor did he survey Sarah’s decades of infertility and give up. He didn’t tiptoe around God’s promise asking cautiously skeptical questions. He plunged into the promise and came up strong, ready for God, sure that God would make good on what he had said. That’s why it is said, “Abraham was declared fit before God by trusting God to set him right.” But it’s not just Abraham; it’s also us! The same thing gets said about us when we embrace and believe the One who brought Jesus to life when the conditions were equally hopeless. The sacrificed Jesus made us fit for God, set us right with God.” Romans 4:19-25 MSG
Inside every David is a giant. Inside every Goliath is a boy.
Vanessa Moonkie
The story of David and Goliath still excites me so much! I mean we read these stories and sometimes it’s just “a story” like Cinderella but man think of it! David killed Goliath. Small kid vs Giant. A boy who had never worn armour or carried a sword killed a grown man who the bible says had started fighting as a boy. The people you found on the field, those that are the so called “heroes” the “experts” – by and through God , in you is the capacity to overthrow them.
Story time. My sister Valerie used to beat me so much. Yho! She was always hitting me and so I was really scared of her. BUT ONE DAY! One day I met that girl in battle lol eh l fought back. I then realised, all it took was for me to discover the strength within. All it takes for you is to reflect and discover! Self introspection also helps with the journey or process of self discovery. Many people who say “I don’t know what my gifts and talents are”, are people who have not taken time to discover the giant in them. David had discovered in the wilderness that he could fight! He had discovered that in him, in that small body, was a giant! In that boy was capacity to subdue a nation! How many young boys and girls have such capacity but all they are taught is “This is for adults – prayer is for adults- studying the word is for grannies!” The bible clearly shows us that age doesn’t stop us from subduing nations!
Goliath had never discovered the boy in him and the realisation came too late. I dare say anyone who has not reflected to the point of knowing and understanding their need for Christ will always be a boy or girl inside. Always immature even at 90. The muscles mean nothing at-most they can get you a hot girl or likes on Instagram. The real growth is inside out. If you don’t grow inside, when the battle comes, you’ll crumble like you’ve never worn an armour before because that battle had nothing to do with armour.
David look within! You have it in you! You have what it takes! Don’t let the sneer of those who “look” like giants scare you into thinking you don’t have capacity. Refuse to the threatened by Goliaths who have never killed the lion and the bear before . You have already gone through so many battles to give up now. Nobody may have seen you fighting in the wilderness, they may doubt that you can really do it; but arise and shine!!! Arise and meet the giant in battle. Greater is He who is in YOU!
Think about it… do you really believe you can’t do it? Do you think you can’t birth that dream? What is the threat? Don’t you trust Christ in you who is the hope of glory? You are a giant, forget the small body, forget the age , you are a giant! As you did in the wilderness , go out there and win!
“David said to Saul, “Let no one lose heart on account of this Philistine; your servant will go and fight him.”” 1 Samuel 17:32 NIV
Hey family! It’s popcorn time! Let’s get reading! Yha today no movies for you. I hope you guys watched the one from last week though! Let’s get some knowledge! [If there’s highlights on the book I’m sorry – I highlight when l read]
