Just a quick heads-up I won’t be writing or posting on here next week because I’ll be attending the Excel Conference. It’s going to be a packed week, and honestly, I really want to posture myself to receive without slipping into Martha mode.
Igbo kwenuuuuu! Zulu kwenuuuuu! English people kwenuuuuu! Well, kingdom people kwenuuuu! 😂😂
But wait… you haven’t heard about Excel Conference? Ehhh? How na?
We need to talk! First check out this pozter.
If you’re around Johannesburg and you don’t show up, I will know you’re not serious. If you can book a flight, book and come o. Come with your bible, note book, pen , offering, a friend and a list of your expectations! It will also be streamed online on the church YouTube channel so you can tune in for that too!
I’ll see you guys the week of the 5th! I love you, and if you miss me, just come back here and read , there are almost 600 posts to keep you company! To everyone who asked for the Yielded PayPal from last year, I’ve fixed it… I think (lol). Just scroll to the bottom of the page and click the link. But I’m grateful, I didn’t think to monetise this blog and I won’t , you can give whatever and whenever you’re prompted to but remember to leave your name. So the link, if it works — amazing! If it doesn’t, use that money to transport someone to church. A win is a win, right? Be a winner!
Did I already say I love you? If I did pretend like I didn’t so you can get a double dose! I love you, bye!🩷
Imagine walking into a store to buy a beautiful dress (ugh, I miss shopping). You find the dress, pay for it, and start walking out, feeling all excited like me when I shop, I’m just ontop of the world. But then, you realise you lost the receipt. The security guy stops you and says, “Let’s go back to the counter to confirm you actually paid.”
You get to the counter, and the cashier looks at you and says, “If you don’t have the receipt, it means you didn’t pay. You’ll have to pay again.” What would be your response? “No way I’ve already paid for it! I’m not paying for it twice.”
It turns into a full-blown scene. The cashier stands her ground, insisting you never paid. The security guard doesn’t believe a word you say. Next thing you know, handcuffs. They drag you back inside, everyone’s staring. You’re being questioned like a criminal. To make things worse, they hand you a broom and a mop, forcing you to clean the store as punishment for “stealing.” Shame and confusion wrap around you like a heavy coat. You keep pleading, “I paid! I paid!” At this point you’re even crying bitterly.
But it’s no use. The cashier either has full-blown amnesia or she’s the devil in human form. She even argues the fact that you used your dad’s card to pay.
Then, in the middle of all that madness, a kind woman approaches you. She frowns and says, “Why are you mopping the floor? You don’t even work here.” You look at her, broken and exhausted, and tell her everything. She pauses, then says, “Wait, have they even scanned the barcode or checked the system?” She grabs the item, gets someone to scan it, and BAAAM! there it is. Proof. Confirmation. The system shows you paid in full.
Suddenly the room shifts. The truth stands taller than all the lies. You were right the whole time. You whisper under your breath, “I told you. It was already paid for.”
My Yielded people , That’s exactly what’s happening to many of us. Jesus already paid in full, He settled it all at the cross. Yet, here we are, being told to pay again. Told we’re not going anywhere . Told we’re not free. And because we don’t know how to “check the system,” we’re out here mopping floors in handcuffs, slaves under the enemy’s lies.
The devil, like that cashier, acts like he doesn’t know the truth. He pretends there’s no record. Why? Because he profits from your ignorance. He benefits when you don’t know your rights in Christ. He keeps you working, serving, striving, trying to earn what’s already yours. But here’s the truth: Jesus paid for the dress. It’s yours.
Just because the enemy won’t acknowledge the payment doesn’t mean it wasn’t made. Heaven’s system has a record. The barcode still scans. The blood still speaks. The cross still stands. Believers who don’t know how to access that truth will keep living like prisoners instead of the free sons and daughters they are. You’re not a cleaner in the enemy’s shop, you’re a co-heir in the kingdom of God. It’s already paid for. Walk out of that store. The receipt is written in His blood. You are saved and free to leave the store with whatever you want!
You can’t just say “It’s already paid for” without proof. In the natural, if you lose the receipt, you risk being treated like a thief even if you paid. That’s why stores have systems, scanners, barcodes, and cameras. Proof exists. But unless you know where to look, you’ll suffer unjustly. Now take that into the spiritual. Where is our proof? In the Word of God. That’s our system. That’s where we scan, check, confirm, and present our case.
In the story I shared earlier, if there hadn’t been a system to scan the barcode, you could’ve been sent to jail, punished for something you never did. And guess what? The store owners know they have cameras. They know you paid. But unless someone stands up and demands the truth, they won’t tell you. They’ll let you mop. That’s exactly what the devil is doing today.
He knows what happened at Calvary. He knows the blood was shed. He knows the curse was broken. He was there. But he’s banking on one thing: your ignorance. Because if you don’t know your rights, your receipt, or your spiritual legal standing, you’ll pay again. And right now, many believers are paying again. Paying with their peace. Paying with their health. Paying with their joy, finances, and marriages. Paying even with their entire lives. Labouring under Pharaoh because they don’t know they’ve already been set free. But I refuse to pay again.
“If the Son sets you free, you are free indeed” (John 8:36).
So why am I not allowed to leave the store with my bag of goodies? Because the realm of the spirit is legalistic. It doesn’t respond to emotions and tears, it responds to evidence. They want receipts. So today, I present mine: The blood of Jesus Christ. And according to Revelation 12:11:
“And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony…”
That’s how we win. The blood + the Word = the receipt. So I ask again: How is an overcomer still mopping floors?
Wow! I cannot believe we are still here. Almost a year old. It was around about this time last year when the Lord told me to start blogging. I had failed so much as a writer that l felt anxious and very reluctant to go ahead. I don’t know if it has happened to you too. The fear of failure because you have failed before. I finally started blogging on the 9th of January 2024! The first blog was titled ‘Let’s get started’.
Beloved, l had no idea how hectic it would be for me to show up here consistently but from that first blog to date, we have published 224 posts and 23 drafts [ yeah lots of trial and failure]. I would’ve loved to share the statistics today but let’s wait for the 9th and celebrate our first year together.
How has Yielded helped you in 2024? Which blog was your favorite? Kindly share on the comment section below. Personally, l grew so muchhhh. Growth in the Word, in consistency, in my writing AND l discovered part of my purpose. It’s amazing how obedience to an instruction can lead you to alignment. It was through Yielded that l pursued my career as a counsellor. Family, obey and it will blow your mind, the things that God will do through you.
I am eternally grateful for your support and love. By God’s grace we will have a better 2025 because the path of the righteous shines brighter and brighter! Soooooo, this is our last post for 2024. l need to take some time to retreat and reflect so that l can come back stronger and wiser in the coming year.
I wish you a Merry Christmas and Prosperous New Year!!!
Numbers 6:24-26
24 “The Lord bless you and keep you; 25 The Lord make His face shine upon you, And be gracious to you; 26 The Lord [a]lift up His countenance upon you, And give you peace.
Thank you for being you. I love you. Here is a Yielded Tv Christmas story
Your reflection is what you see in the mirror. I saw mine in the mirror this morning and I WAS NOT PLEASED. I was like “Oh no you need a wash!” Lol. We are all well able to see when our hair is messy, so we brush it. I know people who carry a hairbrush in their bags. Well, l am people. I know some who carry a portable mirror, and they check themselves out all throughout the day to see if anything needs fixing. For women who love makeup there’s a particular sponge or brush that we cannot leave behind. All these things are an effort to either fix or maintain an appearance.
The bible says that’s what we ought to do with our inner man. You have to keep checking through the mirror of the word of God to see if anything needs fixing. This means you actually have to READ YOUR BIBLE. One of the things we will introduce on Yielded in 2025 is a Bible reading plan. Many believers do not read scripture, and it is evident in the characteristics that aren’t changing, the speech, and many other things. How will we know how to behave if we do not search the scriptures? Reflection is so important because it gives us the opportunity to be honest with ourselves. People will always perceive you based on what you are presenting. If its messy hair, then … Don’t say it doesn’t matter.
Many people hate confrontation. Anyone who points out their mistakes is an enemy even if it’s meant to edify. What we do when we stand before the mirror daily is confronting ourselves. Facing what does not look like our desired look. How come you don’t hate your mirror at home, but you hate a friend who tells you to fix one or two things? Not wanting to hear any sermon that brings correction, only the ones that say God loves you, amen. We are closing the year; it is the best time to reflect on both the good and bad. Congratulate yourself on the good. It is very important to see yourself, to validate yourself as well as to celebrate yourself.
Lastly, the insights developed, and the lessons learned will prompt you to make improvements. Your 2025 is so dependent on the results of your reflection time. You may also take a retreat and strategically plan your 2025 sober mindedly. I pray that you will have the courage to face yourself and the humility to allow God work on you until you become.
But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord. 1 Corinthians3;18 KJV
Hey family. Do you have your Christmas clothes yet? We are literally 5 days away and your sister still doesn’t even have a cap. Even a vest. I’m saying, even a shoelace to say aii maybe the shoe is coming. Nothing LOL. Growing up, my family used to be biggggg on Christmas and New Year’s Day. You would get a full outfit from underwear to shoe, l promise you. Stylish fashon. Every child had two outfits and mind you, we couldn’t wear them until the day finally arrives. So, you can imagine the anticipation. You would just keep going to check if the clothes are still in the wardrobe, still fresh. I didn’t know that one day it would be my responsibility to buy them for myself. Yho Santaaaaaa if l meet you once like thisss …….. l will dye your beard blue.
Anyhooooo, its chilled Thursday. I am literally chilled today. I want to watch a movie. I love animations because now everything else aii they kiss after every five seconds. I must protect my prophetic eagle dimensional eyes. Ooh shall we do Yielded men’s edition in January? I’m excited.
Ok, let me suggest a movie. Click the link below to watch
