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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.
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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]
I’ve got a book for the singles.
I love you!
This is one of the hardest things to do. Job had to wait from chapter 3 all through to 42. I researched how long that could’ve been. The answers are quite unclear , maybe literal months or Job’s suffering could have lasted much longer.No matter how long Job actually suffered, it likely felt like an eternity to him. But Job was patient and endured to see God’s blessing after the test. One of the things l like about Job is that even on the very first day – he worshipped. He worshipped after having lost his wealth, children and health. Show me a believer that has given up on God and they will tell you they lost a job and turned away from God!
Worship while you wait. Worship while you apply. Worship even when you get the rejection letter. Worship even after the relationship doesn’t work out. Worship when there’s no money in the bank account. Praise even when there’s only rice and soup to eat. Praise even during the storms of life like grief. When you lose friends – worship. When people walk out – worship. When they mock your faith and say “We thought you’re a prayer warrior , where is your God?” Don’t join them! Worship! Worship when you walk through the fire! In the lions den , praise!! Even right now when you don’t know whether you’re coming or going or stagnated, keep worshipping! I’m saying to you KEEP ON WORSHIPPING! KEEP ON PRAISING! As for me and the Yielded Family – We will keep our knees bowed before our God!
Are you hurt ? Worship. Are you sad? Praise. There’s nothing that should stop our worship. It’s hard! Oh it can be so hard ! Minister Dunsin in one of his songs says “When the glory comes there will be no words to say!” . We can run out of words but the heart should never disconnect from worship. Without words, we lay our crowns and we fix our gaze on our Master! We don’t stop looking at HIM! We don’t look at the waves lest we sink! It is our gaze on Him that gives us balance while we walk on water!
““I know that you can do all things; no purpose of yours can be thwarted.”
Job 42:2 NIV
No matter it looks or sounds like right now!
Here’s one truth
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Yesterday we laid the foundation on this topic and I believe that in the simplicity of the message, we were helped by the Holy Spirit. The two things that deal with fear are peace and love. The Peace that surpasses all understanding and The Love of God. This means when we fear we are lacking in “understanding” of the two things. Some people live in so much fear they can’t even switch off the lights when they go to bed. Some can’t sleep because they fear what may come upon them in their dreams . Some fear almost everything so put them in church they’d still be afraid. Nothing makes a difference. A fearful people who fear what fears them – the enemy.
“I repeat, be strong and brave! Do not yield to fear nor be discouraged, for I am Yahweh your God, and I will be with you wherever you go!””
Joshua 1:9 TPT
Yielded family, what is to yield? If I katch you giving the wrong answer I will bite you and your phone. The Word of God says do not YIELD to fear. We have a choice! When we fear – we choose to yield , to surrender to, to submit to , to give away to the pressure of fear. How do we choose? By refusing to study the word of God. If you fear that the devil will kill you , it’s not evidence of “I am a dreamer” it’s e evidence of an ignorant Christian who does not study the word because only then will you be able to tell truth from lies. Let me also say this, not all your dreams are from God . Some dreams are sent by the enemy to cause you to fear and the number of people who have fallen for it is ALARMING!
The spirits you fear are subject to you! You need to have an understanding of WHO YOU ARE. You are a child of God. I am not a mother yet but I can imagine someone abusing my child in my presence, eh I would kick that person that day 🤣 if you who is of flesh can do that for your child then what of GOD! Do you know how many battles He fights for you daily? The arrows that fly by day? Have they struck you? I love it when David says the sun shall not harm you by day nor the moon by night! Kai! It means other get harmed during the day and night but as for YOU! You can’t be afraid of a witch because God is not afraid of the Devil.
“You believe that God is one; you do well. So do the demons believe and shudder [in terror and horror such as make a man’s hair stand on end and contract the surface of his skin]!”
James 2:19 AMPC
Now the bible says that same God lives in you.! The God whose presence makes demons tremble! The renewal of your mind is very important! For many people it’s the thoughts that drive you crazy. Read that verse again slowly. Try reading it in other versions. The Christ in you ; is a terror to the enemy ; so you are a terror to the enemy! How do you explain a King , with a whole army, whose word is law , has many subjects and slaves, who fears a newborn baby! Make it make sense! A whole Cyril afraid of a child that’s not even a month old and is still in Baragwanath hospital? It means even at 16 , at 9, at 27, at 20, once you have a revelation of your identity in Christ, you are a terror to the enemy no matter how old he is or the size of his demonic army! When they killed babies under 2 in Egypt , the enemy was being threatened! The devil shivers when he meets a believer who has an identity but he tossed and turns the believer who has an identity crisis.
King Herod didn’t fear just any child. It was the identity of the child that messed him up! Not the name!!!! He didn’t know the name! Ah! He doesn’t care that your name is Vanessa or Grace !! It is the positioning, the revelation of ordinance, the future, the priesthood that gives him diarrhoea. Not Vanessa but V of the Most High God!!! The child is not just Mary’s boy child, He is the Christ! The Messiah! You’re not just a girl, you’re a Jesus Girl!
“and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.” When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.”
Matthew 2:2-3 NIV
We saw his star! You don’t know the star you have that is making hell nervous. You have no idea the power in you! If in the presence of God there’s thunder and lightning, that means when you step into a place!!! Asher! Your star disturbs hell but until you catch the drift of your identity, you’ll have the star and still be the slave. You’ll be called the army of God like Israel but be threatened by one giant for days on end !! FEAR OF THE ENEMY made a whole army run from one man! A whole family! You’ll have an identity in Christ but never more than a conqueror! Arise! Rebuke that fear! Charge up in the spirit! Build your self up like David in the wilderness ! There is a giant in you! This is not about age or cuteness or even church title! This is about the manifestation of Sons of God who meet the enemy at the battle they already won ! Shoulders up, chin up, boldness, worded up, prayed up, show up and bruise the head of the serpent!
Please take some time and meditate on Psalm 91. Don’t say “ l know it” if you’re still afraid you don’t know it. Knowing how to recite it and understanding it are two different things. Too much familiarity with scriptures is killing believers. Read it again and again. We’re not in knowledge competition, we are to understand so we can grow! I Use different versions to study until you understand!
“No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.”
Romans 8:37 NIV
Hey beautiful family. My apologies for posting late today. I want to start off by wishing the daddies a Happy Belated Father’s Day. You’re amazing ! You’re honoured. You’re celebrated. I lost my Dad years ago but by God’s grace the gap was filled by honourable Fathers that God gave me. The world is harsh to the fatherless. This is why God has always addressed the orphans in the Bible. Please care for your children ; it’s beyond “money” . The relationship; the investment of time; the small things matter too ( Do give them money if you can lol) Dear Fathers; society will crash and burn without you. You are pillars. We love you!
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As we continue on our topic of Overcoming Fear; this week we are looking at The Fear Of The Enemy. The Bible acknowledges that there are spirits forces of evil that oppose and fight the believers in Christ but it also teaches that we can overcome them through the power of God. Every one who is of age to understand , Christian or not, is aware of demonic spirits and their various activities. In African society people fear witchcraft the most. As a matter of fact; in every family, there has been a witch of two in the lineage. It can be quite scary for those who have not yet grown in the things of God to discover such truths. Evil is real. The devil is real. Demons are real. Witches and wizards are real. AND SO IS GOD!
In the accounts of the synoptic gospels; Jesus delivered many people from demonic oppression. The most famous being the mad man in the country of the Gerasenes who lived in the cemetery and had become so violent to himself and others. We are then able to understand that even violence is from demonic oppression but that’s not our topic today. I want us to understand that the devil is very active in every country. This side or the other side. Even if you run to UK or Kenya or wherever, he has his minions planted there to execute evil. We are not to be ignorant of this. Many people run from learning these things because of fear. “If l discover I will fear more,” no my darling. The truth sets us free even from the spirit of fear. So learn about it. All your 5 years a believer – you need to be groomed for warfare.
I have had encounters with demonic spirits both spiritually and physically. I dare not lie to you that the enemy cannot intensify at battle. I dare not mislead you to live in a bubble of fantasy that he will not pursue the believer. The devil has a purpose just like you and l . This is his purpose and what wakes him up in the morning;
“A thief has only one thing in mind—he wants to steal, slaughter, and destroy.
John 10:10a TPT
Satan has no business befriending you. He is not seeking for your affection just your attention. He has no care about your pool tears or your weariness. “I will kill myself” he doesn’t care. In fact you make the job easy for him. Without you he has one less problem to deal with. He has only one thing in mind. Unlike the believer, Satan is very serious about his purpose. He is very intentional about his mission. He is driven by his desire to steal , kill and destroy while we are driven by almost everything. An unfocused man cannot fight the devil. Your mind is already unstable. That’s the first fight the devil wins over you. The thief will come ; oh he surely will; but God says you have already overcome. How?
“You see, every child of God overcomes the world, for our faith is the victorious power that triumphs over the world. So who are the world conquerors, defeating its power? Those who believe that Jesus is the Son of God.”
1 John 5:4-5 TPT
Other versions say Whatsoever is born of God overcomes the world! Are you born again? Then you have overcome the world. Once you accept Jesus as your Lord and Saviour you become more powerful than David with his sling and stone. More powerful than Goliath. More powerful than witches. If these truths are hard to believe – it is your faith that is glitching. The signal is not connecting well. You need to believe this otherwise you will keep handing over your sword to the devil. What you’re afraid of is afraid of you. Dear David; Saul is afraid of you.
“Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.”
1 John 4:4 KJV
Let’s continue tomorrow on how to win battles against the devil. May the Lord deliver you from the fear of the devil. Imagine a policeman who is afraid of one thief from somewhere who doesn’t even have a gun. That’s you being afraid of the devil. Now imagine Herod being afraid of baby Jesus – that’s how much the devil fears you. Read this article again until you understand. I love you.
How are you? The truthful answer now, how are you?
How has the week been for you? How’s your heart? What testimony have you received and what are you most grateful for? Don’t just read; it’s important that you answer . It’s important that you do all the exercises here; we want to grow don’t we? Let’s look into the mirror 🪞.
I’ve come to realise that man is ignorant to his own faults but actively participates in other people’s business. Jesus addresses this in the gospels by saying “
“How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when you yourself fail to see the plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.”
Luke 6:42 NIV
Jesus is saying , your first mission is to address you. Self introspection is not something you do after you’ve corrected others NO! You start by checking yourself out first! Unless we have done so, we have no right to be correcting others – not even unbelievers. “They’re prostitutes” while we’re still dealing with “masturbation” in the church of God! No! Jesus wants us to see that our first job is to deal with our own problems, sins, weaknesses, mistakes, inconsistencies, wrong motives. Many people can’t confront themselves but they have paragraphs upon paragraph confronting others. Jesus says we cannot do that. So here we are again, before the mirror . To see ourselves for who we truly are.
I was reading a scripture and it really confronted my heart. I realised , there’s someone I am actually still mad at. I’m like ohh the word of God will really have you on the surgery table. Now, I can’t go and teach about grudges when l myself have to deal with that. I’ve dealt with it though; spoke to the person. Jesus is not saying never preach about it , He says, first deal with your own heart condition. Ever met ladies who will say “oh your make up is not sitting well” but you look at them and their brows can pass as door handles? LOL (let me be serious). Okay okay back to the issue – self introspection. What are we doing about the bitterness?
Your growth is not in putting down others, it is in looking at your reflection. A fault is a fault, whoever it belongs to, and we should judge ourselves and others by the same rule. We are to fix our thoughts on it; careful consideration; meditate; deliberate on these things. So no, nothing justifies yelling. Nothing justifies wrong behaviour. Nothing justifies treating people like nothing even if in your past you were treated likewise. I know this is a bit harsh but even your past trauma doesn’t justify you traumatising others. If a man broke your heart; that doesn’t justify you breaking other people’s hearts. You need healing first so that you can have a healthy perspective on relationships. We are called to be godly not godly with a side salad of the world. It’s a journey but we will definitely win if we don’t shrink back. It’s all up to us – you and l.
3 ways to self reflect
Many people keep failing the self introspection test because they hate “truth”. Truth threatens their peace and they have been running from it since they knew what it was. The truth sets you free. We remain caged if we can’t swallow truth. If your friends point out a trait in you that is bad don’t say “who are you to tell me this and that. I’m cutting you off. You too are like this and that,” it’s not a competition of who’s better. It’s surgery. Humility is needed when we go through this journey.
And remember this includes honesty about how you feel, your anger management journey, the healing process, everything. Don’t microwave healing . Don’t microwave success. Take it as it comes and finally, you become like a butterfly. Beautiful, free, admirable!
It’s time to consider our ways . Truth be told , are you who the world thinks you are or are you the person the mirror is showing? Let’s get to work!
My darling, until we actually become intentional about self introspection we may never rise to our full potential .. in the end , you will be the one suffering from the results of being too casual about this.
I love you! Have a beautiful weekend! Remember, Abba is on your side! ❤️