Category: Yielding the mind

”But Lot’s wife turned and gazed longingly on the city and turned into a pillar of salt.“
‭‭Genesis‬ ‭19‬:‭26‬ ‭TPT‬‬

I love you………We are continuing with the study on Lot and his family. Imagine being in danger and you’re given a chance of salvation but you choose to die instead. Foolishness right? That is Lot’s wife. That is the world today. Being given a chance to live again but we keep running back to the place of danger thinking that because grace abounds we will still make it to heaven. The foolish virgins thought they could borrow oil at the last minute. What they didn’t realise , like Lot’s wife is that disobedience to instructions has consequences. God is a loving Father but He is not our puppet. Do not by any chance think that God jokes with His word.

Lot’s wife packed her bags, said goodbye to her friends (if she had the time) , left the city physically but because the heart was still glued to the past, she couldn’t silence the noise of the inner man. Baptised only for lust to scream and say feed me. Physically going to church but the mind is stuck on the life of the world. Leaving a place physically is not as effective as detaching from it emotionally. Ever heard of the saying “You can take me out of the ghetto but you cannot take the ghetto out of me?” Did we just physically leave the old place? Have we detached from it?

The bible says she longed to see what was happening behind. That we can be so curious only to find out things that put us in harms way. If you’re a virgin , don’t be curious about sex. Keep yourself. If you’ve never drank alcohol, don’t be curious about the taste, I can tell you for free it’s a waste of money! Curious about how it feels to take drugs? All the things we are to know are in the Bible, curiosity if usually fed by demonic spirits that want to lock you up in a cycle.

This woman was told one thing: “Don’t look back,” and the one thing she was told not to do is the one thing she did. Furthermore, I found that understanding how she looked back quite possibly held a clue as to why she looked back: “But Lot’s wife, from behind him, [foolishly, longingly] looked [back toward Sodom in an act of disobedience], and she became a pillar of salt. What is it about the past that has kept you lingering in that place? Is it a relationship? A job? Money that you lost? We may not have turned to a pillar of salt but we could be stuck on

Our emotions, 
our thoughts, 
our attitudes, 
our opinions, 
our possessions, 
our plans, 
our desires, 
our habits, 
our comfort, 
our pain, 
our wounds, 
our relationships, 
our past, 
our present, 
or even our future hopes.

Equally, it is often difficult to move on when we have experienced deep trauma, pain, or suffering, and feel utterly hopeless and helpless. Moving on is something we know we should do, what we often want to do, and at times what we actually refuse to do, but it remains something God eagerly wants for us. I pray that you identify places that have kept you stuck and make every effort to move on. Don’t look back! Don’t entertain the questions that dig up the scar! Allow yourself to detach. You don’t need to hold onto what was. My pastor, Ps KG taught me this , “Another way of deliverance is simply walking out of the trauma!” Darling get your bags and get out! Pace up and go! You have a family that needs you! You have a promise from God! You have angels around you, LEAVE THE CITY QUICKLY AND DO NOT LOOK BACK ! Why? Because the Lord has destroyed it for a reason! It is no more! The glories are gone! The future awaits you!

”Don’t always be asking, “Where are the good old days?” Wise folks don’t ask questions like that.“
‭‭Ecclesiastes‬ ‭7‬:‭10‬ ‭MSG‬‬

”Don’t forget the example of Lot’s wife and what happened to her when she turned back.“
‭‭Luke‬ ‭17‬:‭32‬ ‭TPT‬

The Holy Bible

Greetings my Yielded people, I missed you . I really did. I hope you are well. You’re still very special to me. My week off was really a time of revival for me. I had a buffet of the Bread of Life. Our God is truly good. This week I want us to look at Lot’s wife. I believe this is a very sensitive time in the spiritual realm and many are becoming or have become Lot’s wife. It is a fearful thing for one to die quietly in his bed, get into an accident or get shot, but to die suddenly in a moment, in the very act of a sin, by God’s direct imposition is dreadful indeed. There’s something different about her death.

So this woman is a wife and assumingly a mother of two based on Lot’s words to the men who wanted to sleep with the angels and the two sons in law pledged to marry his daughters. They were city people. Wealthy. This means that they had a lot to leave behind. It reminds me of the rich young ruler. So much material things to leave behind and of Abraham, a family to leave behind . The bible has many examples of people who had to leave something behind to pursue the new thing or instructions that God has given them. As a matter of fact, believers are to leave their old life behind to embrace the new life in Christ. Remember Lot’s wife.

”Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!“
‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭5‬:‭17‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Lot’s wife’s name has not been recorded in the bible but her story is one of the strangest stories in the bible. By strange I mean, it happened to her only, what a consequence of disobedience. No one shot her. She didn’t commit suicide. Her husband did not beat her to death . She did not fall sick . She died because she turned back to look at the burning cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. She didn’t run back physically but her eyes and mind were still locked onto the past, she turned to look. As she was running with her family, her mind was creating the urge to turn back. Just like your mind can sometimes create the urge to go back to sin. Many people lose the battle of the mind like Lot’s wife and they find themselves stagnated . There’s no way Lot and his daughters could carry the pillar of salt. She was left there, stagnated because of a decision to look back.

I can imagine her, debating within herself, “Should l, should l not? Should l just be strong and follow my husband? What will happen if I turn? I won’t die, certainly not! God would not save us to kill us. Maybe my husband will also turn. It’s in the nature of all of us to turn, I’m not alone. Someone feels the same way, someone somewhere is turning back as well. I will surely have another chance . God is merciful. I will repent after this,” Doesn’t this sound like us? Debating disobedience and scheduling repentance. Lot’s wife may have thought like you. Little did she know, there was a consequence to that act of disobedience that would leave her husband a widower and her children motherless.

Remember Lot’s wife. Don’t easily forget her memory. Don’t be so quick to think it was a meaningless death. Many people died in the bible but we are not warned to remember them. What is it about this woman that Jesus says remember? A woman whose name we don’t know? This is a warning!! Remember to get rid of the old, the past, what’s behind, yesterday and its glory , you cannot carry Sodom and Gomorrah in you or with you, leave it behind. What this means is, the future needs new tools, a new mind, an obedience to the new. If all you’re thinking about is the old, you’re not ready to walk with God. Think about Lot’s wife and what happened to her when she looked back.

See you tomorrow! I love you. God loves you!

Hey family. Happy new week. I am so grateful for your love and support. It’s been such a great experience for me because I know that this is part of my purpose. As any vision, a time comes when winds blow and if your feet are not rooted deep enough, you are fanned away. When the Angel of the Lord spoke to Elijah , he said “Arise and eat!” He was addressing his hunger and how it affected his ability to arise. I love that heaven did not expect him to arise and keep moving on an empty stomach. What this means is that, God knows that the vision you carry, your purpose, your stand, is at the mercy of your diet. One who eats anyhow , will die anyhow. Therefore, Elijah, arise and eat. Why? Because there is a journey ahead of you. You cannot journey on a stomach of noodles. You cannot travel on a stomach of porridge! You must eat!!!

If you are pregnant with vision, you ought to feed it or else it dies. Imagine a pregnant woman who does not eat for the entire 9 months? Will she be alive to tell the story? Certainly not. The vision must be fed. This is what has destroyed this generation, people who run with no water, race on an empty stomach, start ministry with no word, marry with no preparation, date with no purpose, just impulsive decision making with no plan to keep the vision alive.

If you read from the beginning of the chapter you discover that Elijah had given up on living. He said to God ,”l have had enough of this! I’m ready to die!” This is a prophet ! Saying he is no longer interested in life! Why? Because the journey of life had exhausted him. We seem to think there’s a group of people who don’t feel the pressures of life, don’t be fooled! The day of adversity comes for every believer. The strength of yesterday is not enough for todays troubles. The bible says when he ate he was nourished for 40 days! It wasn’t depression, it was hunger. He wasn’t truly ready to die, the exhaustion and hunger influenced his words. You are not tired of life, deep down you know you want to be alive tomorrow , you just need to feed on the Word! You are hungry.

“Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone.’”“
‭‭Luke‬ ‭4‬:‭4‬ ‭NIV‬‬

This leads me to this notice. I will be taking a break this whole week to EAT. I’m not stopping neither am l giving up, l am hungry. I want to arise and eat so I can be nourished and strengthened for many days like Elijah. This is the only post we will get this week. We will resume on Monday. You cannot tell someone about how Chinese food tastes if you’ve never eaten Chinese food. I must first eat the word to be able to blog it to you. I believe God is leading me to a season of feeding and as l feed I will show up here and tell you all about it. Yielded stands at the mercy of my diet. Just like an unborn child depends on its mother’s diet.

If you’ve been feeling exhausted , this is your answer , arise and eat. Take retreats if you need to. Seek Him . Soak in worship and sermons. Find out what it takes to stand this season. Eat the scroll, eat books, study! Meditate! Go back to school and learn about how to carry that vision full term. All I’m saying is, eat something! The journey is great! The journey is not for a slice of bread. The journey may require a whole loaf! Prepare. Pack your lunch tin and water. We are about to walk to Canaan!

You know l love you! See you on Monday. I will take my leave for the buffet! ❤️

Hey family! It’s chilled Thursday! You know, having harmless godly fun, relaxing, being intentional about rest is something many Christians have to learn. Going for a holiday is okay, taking yourself out for coffee or dinner is okay. I’m not saying do all this and stop praying NO! I’m saying do it while praying. I started off my year with a retreat at a remote place. No fancy things, no city buzz, no tv or all these cute little things you find in Joburg, just myself and my friends flogging our destiny. It was also my time of just getting into my thoughts. Many of us can’t even find direction because we don’t sit down to think. We think on the train. Think on our way to work. Think while driving. We rarely sit and take him to reflect or make sober decisions. I want to encourage you today, if you’ve been really working hard, don’t feel bad for resting. Don’t feel bad for spoiling yourself with a new shoe (if you’re like me) , a fresh set of manicure, new suit. Don’t feel bad for resting. Jesus rested on the boat.

That’s us at prayer retreat camp!! I had even gone offline sometimes it’s the phone that doesn’t allow us to rest! I have planned to go for another one. BE INTENTIONAL about your well-being . Rest is biblical. You need that body to push heaven’s purpose for you. Anyhoo, I know some of you don’t like spending your money on anything.. eh I dunno how else to help you 😂 !! So here’s a free movie! Grab your popcorn and let’s chill!

Hey family. I’m so sorry for posting late but I’m sure the family knows what what!! It’s Worship Wednesday. Here’s todays song suggestions !! You know, I love you so much! ❤️

Simply click the link … see you tomorrow for our chilled Thursday!!!❤️

”Isaac said to Abraham his father, “Father?” “Yes, my son.” “We have flint and wood, but where’s the sheep for the burnt offering?” Abraham said, “Son, God will see to it that there’s a sheep for the burnt offering.” And they kept on walking together.“
‭‭Genesis‬ ‭22‬:‭7‬-‭8‬ ‭MSG‬‬

The Holy Bible

This is our week of marathon prayers on MPG and so as we were travailing last night this scripture popped up in my head. Isaac. The boy who followed his father to a mountain where he would be the sacrifice. I couldn’t help but sob because while we are looking for money to sacrifice, time to sacrifice, we could be the sacrifice. While we are trying to gather firewood to sacrifice other things , God says YOU ARE THE SACRIFICE. That as you think others will be on the altar, the Lord says, “ You are the one to lay on it.” I know as you’re reading you’re still thinking this is for others but it is actually for you .. Isaac.

Isaac was asking his father where the sheep of the offering was because everything used for the sacrifice was there except for the sheep. All along Abraham knew that the sheep was Isaac but Isaac expected to see the sheep they usually used for their sacrifices. Just like you’re expecting to see your Pastor as the sheep. The ones that are always in the spotlight, the ones that are always serving , but the Father says , “We have everything we need for the sacrifice because we have you.” Isaac.

You are the one to complete this sacrifice. We don’t need any sheep. We have you. That’s why we are here on yielded , so that we learn how to die to self, how to follow God wholeheartedly so that when He asks for and of us we lay on the altar like Isaac without debates or arguments. Things like lust must be dealt with, sin , all you could think of that will stop you from devoting yourself to God, get rid of it! I could hear God clearly saying, He is raising men and women of sacrifice. Why? Because this is a generation that looks for sheep elsewhere, sacrificing others, not understanding that; you are the one to lay on the altar .. Isaac

What I’m saying to you today is look no further. Holiness and purity is not for a certain group people. Look no further, the sheep is you. Look within. The Father is taking you to the mountain when He has so many sheep at home, He still leaves them behind and trusts that the sacrifice will be complete because YOU are there. Do you think Abraham could not afford one sheep? He had plenty! He left them at home. “Isaac we did not forget the sheep at home, we have the sheep right here..” lt is you.

Isaac yielded. He didn’t know how it would turn out but he walked with his father. Step by step. Closer and closer to the mountain. Leaving everyone behind they journeyed. Because many times when time for the sacrifice to be done comes, everyone else stays behind. It becomes an intimate transaction. A secret encounter. Where Peter James and John remain somewhere and Jesus is in the garden alone. Where the servants remain and Abraham takes Isaac to the mountain alone. The time of separation could be the time of the walk to the altar of sacrifice.. Don’t wonder why you’re all alone Isaac , there’s usually not audience to witness the secret encounters God has with His chosen sheep. Moses was alone. Jesus was alone. Hannah. Samson’s mother. Mary. In your time of separation remember, do not go looking for other sheep. “ Isaac , stay right there. Don’t leave the place of encounter. Don’t untie yourself from the altar. He is working on you!”

What if you are the sacrifice? Would you yield?
Selah .

”“Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.”“
‭‭Luke‬ ‭22‬:‭42‬ ‭NIV‬‬

The Holy Bible

Good morning family. I hope you’ve had a great Easter weekend. I got to really understand many things about the death and resurrection of Christ that I never paid much attention to before. The obedience of Christ. The yieldedness of Christ. The selflessness of Christ. Christ is the perfect example of a yielded Son. Come to think of it, Isaac was too. He was a prefiguration of Jesus Christ . There’s a striking resemblance between Isaac and Jesus to the point where both Isaac and Christ carried their own wood for the sacrifice.

Looking at the cross, it is evident that Jesus died twice. First at the garden, where He died to self, and secondly, at the cross where He physically died. He says to the Father , “l wish that this cup will pass me, that I would not have to drink from it BUT I’m not seeking after my own will. I’m not trying to have my own way. I’m not adamant on doing things however l so desire, I don’t want my will to be done but Yours!” He was in simpler terms saying ,” l give up my will to take up Yours. I Yield.”

Family, the truth is, if you don’t yield to God you’ll yield to the devil. There’s no in between. What is not the will of the Father should not be our will. The devil is always seeking for an opportunity to push us towards our own will , knowing that many many times, man’s will is derived from flesh and lusts. My own will is not good enough for me. Your own will will destroy you . The devil knows this that’s why he says “follow your heart” . He is aware of the deceptions of the heart. Why follow what is deceitful above all things?

Jesus yielded. He did not consider feelings and emotions. We cannot yield if we refuse to be led by the Holy Spirit. The opposite of not being led by Holy Spirit is being led by the flesh. How did Isaac lay on the altar that day? He was still a young boy, did not expect his father to raise a knife at him yet he still yielded . You need to get to a point where yielding is not an argument or a debate, you yield without having all answers. You yield when you don’t understand. You submit to the leading of Holy Spirit even when it doesn’t make sense.You yield when you don’t feel like it. You yield like Isaac , “I will be the sacrifice”.

What has God required of you that you have refused to yield to because you simply want to follow your heart? What instructions have you been given concerning the altar ? Has God called you to yield to serving? Giving up deciding on your own who to marry? Letting go of the desire to live on your own terms ? Yielding means you die to self.

“Not my will but yours be done Lord!” The mandate is big. The instructions are hard. What you’re asking me to do seems difficult but l will never say NO to your will. So yes Lord! Yes a thousand times! Yes to your command.

We never just yield for nothing. There is a great reward. The obedient always bear fruit . Always remember, He didn’t yield to die forever because on the third day the grave could not hold him anymore. There is a reward .. ❤️