Category: The Overcoming Believer

I greet you with a hug in the Name of Jesus. I trust that you are well and had a good weekend. This week l want us to wrap up this topic so we can look at an interesting topic that I’ve been studying. If you didn’t read the last two posts on this topic I encourage you to, as it will give you insight and understanding. If you did read, we don’t read to cram or to just get excited. We must be transformed by the renewal of the mind. The Word should fall on fertile ground otherwise we are just running with chained feet.

What happened to you?

You guys already know l write from pictures. If I come across a picture it inspires me to write. I found this on Pinterest and l just grabbed it for today’s blog. What happened to you? For many people the picture is a visual representation of the state of our hearts. Many wounds. Many bandages. We just patch where there’s bleeding and move onto our next fresh cut. The previous wound hasn’t healed but you’re now dealing with a fresh cut. The cycle continues and people die – broken people. People even die from this, I hope you know. People have died because the heart couldn’t take it anymore. How far do you think your heart can go with all those cuts and bandages suffocating it day and night?

The truth is this may sound harsh but it’s not of God for us as believers to have a wound that doesn’t heal. If that were true , why did Jesus heal everyone He came across? Why not leave them to suffer ? It means that some wounds don’t heal because we don’t want them to. We enjoy the attention we get from friends and the many people that come for our pity party. We sit by the pool 38 years. We have not purposed in our hearts like the woman with the issue of blood to get the healing we need. We have tied ourselves to the identity of “she’s so broken” or “life has been so hard for him” so much that we feel we cannot relate with any other identity. Is it Gods will for us to cry over one boyfriend for 10 years? No. Why is Israel still crying about Pharoah?

“Then the Lord said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to me? Tell the Israelites to move on.”
‭‭Exodus‬ ‭14‬:‭15‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Why did they cry? Is it because they remembered the trauma of Egypt? Between a rock and a hard place we say? Have we ever thought about what those people actually went through in Egypt? How painful and hard their lives were. Let’s not forget that it’s in Egypt that people lost their sons , isn’t that how Moses was found in the river by Pharaoh’s daughter? It’s a place where the Hebrews cried and no neighbour had the strength to come over and comfort because they too were in mourning. What do we say about the Labour? This one that we work 9-5 and want to quit? No one is beating you o . The Israelites were working HARD! Toiling! And still got beaten. Isn’t that traumatic? Do you now understand why they cried? Wounds. Between death (drowning in the sea) and going back to the tyrannical government, both sound like death to me. Yet God hears them cry and He says , MOVE ON. Yho!

Wouldn’t you have cried too? We still cry about what someone said 5 years ago. We are still bleeding from the first relationship and we are 6 relationships in and the stench of blood is still on us – the heart is bleeding. Yes, brokenness is like joy, you can smell it off a person. Think of it, why haven’t we healed? Because some of us are lying to ourselves. We think we are healed yet when the triggers come the bandage falls off. On the previous posts I mentioned that people with scars don’t bleed, they testify in joy. Wounded people bleed and their testimony sounds like anger. I’m addressing two things today , What happened and When will you be ready to finally move on? I am sorry to say that whether you choose to heal or not, you are between Egypt and the Red Sea, cross the sea or become a slave forever. Freedom or comfort?

I went for counselling at church one day and Pastor KG said to me, “Part of deliverance is walking out of the situation.” I had never heard that before. I have only heard about the process, the gradual transition, just you know, the “kinder” way of dealing with things. God saying to Israel, “ My poor children, that’s so sad. Don’t worry , l will kill the Egyptians okay? Cry it out, breathe in and out. Did you eat? Awww. Let me see what l can do. Should l part the Red Sea? Aww I will. Shhhhh . Shhh my baby.” That’s it right? But sometimes that’s the mistake our friends make. Sometimes it’s the uncomfortable that drives us to move on! God in His perfectly loving self said to them “You better stop crying and move on!”. Ah! If I said that to anyone wouldn’t they hate me? We call the people who tell us the truth that we need “insensitive” but what if we needed to hear that to finally break out! I know many people who left me because I told the truth. They wanted people who validate their commitment to particular things. God says , move on!

Question is, did God know that Israel had never walked between the Sea before? Yes, He did. Does He know you have never known joy before? Yes He does. Is He aware that all you’ve known is Pharoah’s abuse and now that you see him coming you’re terrified, hurt, afraid, angry, feel defeated, because you’ve been there before and it took every ounce of your strength? He knows. Does He know you were raped? You were a child. You couldn’t fight. Does He know that you lost a child or a parent like the Israelites and yet others still have theirs like Moses’ mother? He knows. Is He aware that you gave your all to that man, that woman, you genuinely loved them but they took you for a spin in a car with no doors and you had no seat belt so you got bruised so much you can’t trust anyone anymore? He knows. Read what Ps KG said to me again!

”No that’s just what your pastor thinks!” Okay let’s read God’s response.

“As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up, and there were the Egyptians, marching after them. They were terrified and cried out to the Lord.”
‭‭Exodus‬ ‭14‬:‭10‬ ‭NIV‬‬

“And the LORD said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward:”
‭‭Exodus‬ ‭14‬:‭15‬ ‭KJV‬‬

I have come to tell you. One of the ways you actually address the wound is by moving on. Walk now. He is with you. I know it is a hard thing to do. To step out of this cycle of pain that you may have known all your life but my darling, it’s time now. Remove the bandages. Arise and shake yourself from depression. He says to tell you, “It is time to go forward!”

I love you. ❤️

Hey guys! I am wowed by the feedback I got from yesterday’s post. It’s so amazing how God spoke to people in so many different parts of the world about one thing. It is truly the gospel of power. We all have had different life experiences but one word from God is able to meet us all at our various points of need. I am so glad! One of the things that make me happy is knowing that people’s lives are changing from this ministry. It just makes everything worth it! When l realise I’ve not posted here I panic 😂 because I know some of you will dm me and ask. That’s good pressure! Good panic if there’s something like that. To just know that people are expectant and are willing to put in atleast 5 minutes of their time to go through the blog posts. You bless my heart!

This is a visual representation of what Holy Spirit did yesterday. One net, the word = many different fish. The net has been pulled into the boat and the fish are getting cleaned. God is stitching every heart. The rape, the abuse, the grief, the rejection , everything!

“For the Word that God speaks is alive and full of power [making it active, operative, energizing, and effective]; it is sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating to the dividing line of the breath of life (soul) and [the immortal] spirit, and of joints and marrow [of the deepest parts of our nature], exposing and sifting and analyzing and judging the very thoughts and purposes of the heart.”
‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭4‬:‭12‬ ‭AMPC‬‬

The word is effective! Ah I want us to praise Him today for HIS WORD! His word has changed my life l don’t know about you. What God speaks is what l long to hear. What He says is what l desire to live by. It is not inspiration or motivation , it is life! We are here because of His word! How else would we be saved had we not heard!!!

“When they heard this they were crushed and realized what they had done to Jesus. Deeply moved, they said to Peter and the other apostles, “What do we need to do, brothers?””
‭‭Acts‬ ‭2‬:‭37‬ ‭TPT‬‬

WHEN THEY HEARD! They decided to do something about it! Listen, we can write a million blogs, listen to a million sermons, hear the truth and still remain the same unless we decide to do something about it! What do we need to do Holy Spirit? What is it that we need to do to get that healing? This is not the season to hear and just be excited. Excitement for a word is good but it doesn’t necessarily mean transformation.

I want us to thank God for His word! This is not Shakespeare or a fictional novel written to get you through chilled Thursday, this is LIFE! You don’t need to have heard a prophecy to praise Him, the word in itself is prophetic! On this worship Wednesday say thank You! Thank You Abba for this treasure that we call the Bible! Worth more than gold! We have more than stacks of money in the Bible! It is the gospel that leads to life eternal! What a gift to us! Even in the beginning was the WORD!!!!!! Asher!

Happy Monday my loves. I hope and pray that we are all doing well. Lately I’ve been going over the materials I’ve written before , books, notes and I do feel that it’s time I share some of that with the Yielded Family. Beginning of 2023 God instructed me to write a book about the Heart. It was my first ever nonfictional book and so I struggled to write it. Besides it being a complicated thing to do because I had no experience in anything else but fictional writing and poetry, the contents of the book , I felt I was unqualified to write it. Such a book takes a lot of self introspection which at the time I didn’t have the courage to do. I hated looking at myself and my life beyond the surface. I was afraid of what I’d discover about myself. With every word I was writing, a page of my life was opening. Old pages, torn pages, ruffled pages, and even the new pages. The heart condition.

Let us look at this topic this week. As I have mentioned, it takes courage to see yourself for who you really are and that’s why the world refuses to come to Jesus. Christ reveals the inner man and begins to work on us to transform us. The world isn’t brave enough to face the real man in the mirror. People hide their true nature behind big smiles, sweet tones, hugs, and even gifts to charity. People hide behind cute outfits and muscles. They hide behind trends and what is “liked”. They become what is “liked and accepted” while deep down the true nature is screaming for expression. We often suppress the inner man but he threatens to come out often. The true person is , the heart.

The heart of the person, is the person. More than their name, their wealth, the Queen’s English, the qualifications , the heart. More than the long prayers, the pool of tears in worship, the tongues in capital letters, the big bible and the chain with a cross, the heart. More than the gifts, the “I’m here for you’s” , the many words we say to look good and feel good, the heart. You are your heart. You cannot run from it by spraying nice perfume, the stench of the heart always spreads in the room faster.

If we were to ask the question , “Who amongst us is a good person?” People’s hands would go up within seconds. Isn’t it strange, we all think we are nice people. We all think we are the nicest person in the squad. If this is true, where are the fruits of it? Where’s the proof? From the biblical perspective, the heart condition of an individual can be proven by the content and quality of their lives. It takes more than someone’s testimony of you , what do you think is the truth?You know yourself don’t you? You know the things that stir up your heart and to what extent. You know how far your heart can stretch and how much room is in there for people. What we think we know, God knows better. The heart condition.

I imagine it to be like an environment. Every environment is different and unique in its own way. Part of the things that make an environment different is the weather condition. For example, in South Africa we are in the winter season, google says it’s summer in Greece. In as much as we are in the same world , we are experiencing different weather conditions because of the different environments we are in. The hearts of men are likewise. One is in winter because the environment is cold, another in summer. Same world, same house, different people, different lives. To bust your bubble, you and your friends are also not all alike. The fact that it’s the same continent doesn’t mean it’s raining in the entire Africa because it’s raining in Botswana.

“Just as no two faces are exactly alike, so every heart is different.”
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭27‬:‭19‬ ‭TPT‬‬

What’s the weather like in your heart? The foundation of this topic has to start with that question that we answer so casually. How are you? Without the fear of opening up to anyone else, open up to yourself, how are you? Don’t answer before you actually selah, like you answer anyone who asks you because you want to keep the conversation going. This is you to you. What’s the weather like there? Does it snow often? Do you experience many weather conditions on the same day? Is it flooding? Put everything else aside and face this truth, you are your heart. Your name is just a way to identify you amongst the billions of people in the world. Your heart is who you truly are, how tragic it is , if that heart is always snowing. How terrible it is if that environment is flooding with no drainage system.

“The heart is hopelessly dark and deceitful, a puzzle that no one can figure out. But I, God, search the heart and examine the mind. I get to the heart of the human. I get to the root of things. I treat them as they really are, not as they pretend to be.”
‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭17‬:‭9‬-‭10‬ ‭MSG‬‬

What’s the weather like?