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Should we be resting?

It’s December 🎉

Happy new month my family. We are literally 10 months old !! I’m so grateful to God and to you for being a part of this vision. Yielded is a big part of my life and my identity. We are in the last month of the year, hooray! I would like to announce that this week l won’t be to post more than two posts because I’m tied up with so much to do. I will post a midweek check in though.
Sooooo, I personally had a rough yeah, it started off so well only to show me all the peppes in the world. All of them blended in one cup and given to me to eat. LOL! I don’t know about you but I really felt like giving up many times. I was tired. Even though I was exhausted, l had to keep showing up on mpg and yielded, with no rest. Now we’re in the holiday month and my question is, should we be resting? Should we put the weapons down and chill out? What do you think?

In October I joined command your month prayers with Ps Judy. She said something so profound ,”There are no spiritual holidays.” In as much you can even feel tired emotionally and mentally, you cannot park prayer for the January fast. I believe that extremely ignorant people would do that. They abandon their destiny because they will fast in January. I’m sorry but that is kkkkrazy. The enemy has no Christmas holiday. Demons have no time to chill out, they are always reporting for duty. I know most of us are truly exhausted but let’s read a verse that has been keeping me going.

“If you fall to pieces in a crisis, there wasn’t much to you in the first place.”
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭24‬:‭10‬ ‭MSG‬‬

If you crumble now, you were never strong to begin with. Don’t stop praying this December. Don’t stop fasting. You’ll never finish all the chicken and Turkey in the world. It’ll still be there when you break the fast. Don’t follow people’s opinions about what to do this holiday, “let’s go party, just once , get some air.” Darling that’s not how we get some air in our kingdom. How many times did Lot’s wife turn her head? Once! How many times did Esau sell his birthright for soup? Once. Please be wise. Use wisdom and discernment. Find out what God wants you to do this December and DO IT!

Should we be resting? Maybe you can rest from work or your day to day business. Some people need to rest from public ministry and hand over the duties to trained people to push while they recoup and be like Mary. Leaders need physical rest too. You cannot be a loving believer and watch your leader Labour all through the year and you never step in to help when they need it. It means you’re selfish. It means you don’t love them. It means you’re a user. My Dad had to rest over the two weekends, he has been preaching and ministering, counselling, travelling, so many things. What happened? His two sons came and ministered. Martha also needs to sit by Jesus’ feet. All I’m saying is, don’t be a taker that never gives. It’s more than money. Give rest to the sibling that’s always working. Give rest to the husband or wife that keeps working. Offer to do the dishes sometime. Listen, if you overwork anyone, no matter how kind they are, they will eventually get tired.

You can also rest by blocking the noise of the mind and heart. Do you know you can literally switch off that noise if you wanted to? The overthinking. The stress. The worry. You can mute it! The problem is we have accepted that we are over-thinkers, that we worry ourselves off our feet and it looks like a normal thing to accept. You will not rest and be refreshed unless you are very intentional about controlling your emotions and being very honest with yourself when the rollercoaster starts.

Let me a close by saying, you need to build capacity for the next year. Nobody will do it for you. If anything, right now people are busy focusing on their lives, even your friends. Nobody is coming with encouragement and cheerleading. People will only reconnect in January , I’m pleading with you, take your destiny seriously. Drill it into your mind that by all means you’ll finish strong. And one more thing;

“God has no use for the prayers of the people who won’t listen to him.”
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭28‬:‭9‬ ‭MSG‬‬

Obey God. Trust and Obey.

Please be safe. Go to safe places. Don’t forget that you are a child of God.
I love you.


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Chilled Thursday

Hey Yielded Family 💓


I can’t believe we’re almost a year oldddddd !! It was sometime in December when God spoke to me about Yielded and it took me a while to actually get started but I’m so glad l listened. It has not only helped me to grow my gift but to get the deliverance that comes through knowledge. One thing about being a Christian blogger, you must read your bible otherwise you’ll start writing feelings and opinions.
Anyhoooo .. here’s something to watch today . If you’ve been following the story of John the Baptist, this will surely interest you.

You can click on the link below. Please also remember to be kinder to yourself today. Take it easy okay?

WATCH NOW

Have a Jesus Filled Day 💓

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Worship Wednesday

“On your feet now—applaud God! Bring a gift of laughter, sing yourselves into his presence.”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭100‬:‭1‬-‭2‬ ‭MSG‬‬

One of the reasons why we engage in worship is to build intimacy and fellowship with God. In worship we are given an opportunity to see God, to be in His very presence, like Moses, to commune with Him. Many believers know how to pray, we are prayer warriors but in worship we stand like statues, clueless as to what to do. We need some more koinonia. We need some more encounters. We need more and more is available if we are willing to avail ourselves to engage and receive. You don’t need a dance coach or a worship coach, all you need to do is to yield .. and you know what?

Become childlike . Maybe you’re too grown in the presence of God that you can’t kneel anymore. Too shy to lift up your hands or too lazy to clap.

“Know this: God is God, and God, God. He made us; we didn’t make him. We’re his people, his well-tended sheep. Enter with the password: “Thank you!” Make yourselves at home, talking praise. Thank him. Worship him.”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭100‬:‭3‬-‭4‬ ‭MSG‬‬

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Murder at a party

“for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just and holy man, and he protected him. And when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly. Then an opportune day came when Herod on his birthday gave a feast for his nobles, the high officers, and the chief men of Galilee. And when Herodias’ daughter herself came in and danced, and pleased Herod and those who sat with him, the king said to the girl, “Ask me whatever you want, and I will give it to you.” He also swore to her, “Whatever you ask me, I will give you, up to half my kingdom.” So she went out and said to her mother, “What shall I ask?” And she said, “The head of John the Baptist!” Mark‬ ‭6‬:‭20‬-‭24‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

While Jesus’ apostles were carrying out their ministry in Galilee, the one who introduced Jesus had no such liberty. John the Baptist was still in prison after almost two years. Herod was afraid of killing him since John had such a huge following. He feared the backlash from the people at the same time he did not want to hear any of John’s criticism. John had openly declared that it was wrong for King Herod Antipas to take Herodias, the wife of his half brother Philip, as his own. Herod had divorced his first wife to marry Herodias. This made his wife very angry. She had a grudge. She wanted to settle the score but an opportunity never came until there was a celebration party for Herod. The grudge will find expression one day. It doesn’t hide forever.

Sooo there’s a birthday party and Salome the daughter of Herodias is called to entertain the guests with a dance. Herod promises her even up to half of his kingdom. The girl almost scooped half of a kingdom through a dance. What kind of dance is that? Break dance? Vosho? lol maybe ballet? I’ve no idea but whatever dance it was it was certainly not something ordinary. Herod made an impulsive oath after the girl danced and it made me realise, many people have impulsively made oaths to people in the heat of the moment only to be sober later and realise how foolish that was. “I will marry you”, my brother, my sister. Please. 😂

Interestingly, the girl is not impulsive . She doesn’t just give a quick answer to ask for a new dress or piece of jewelry. I know I’d have asked for a list of things or even taken the option of half the kingdom. Eish but I’d have to dance first. Yho aaii. Salome takes her time, goes to consult, and then makes up her mind. She ran to her mother who was a mastermind of manipulation. May you never be that kind of a mother. Murdering through the hands of your children, stealing, manipulating through your children, that is wicked!

What kind of banquet would a dead person’s head be presented on a platter? Is that a way to celebrate a birthday? What kind of mother would ask her child to make this request? What kind of child would receive this “gift” and pass it on proudly to her father. Evidently, her cruelty matched her mother’s. They all agreed to do it meaning the whole family was sinful. One thing we can learn from the story of Herodias is that dysfunction breeds dysfunction. There’s a lot of family issues highlighted in this story that touch on todays society as well.

Herodias is the New Testament equivalent of Jezebel. Both came from royal families. Both were married to rulers. Both were far more ambitious than their husbands. Both were willing to do whatever it took to get what they wanted. Herodias was willing to let her young daughter parade herself in front of her stepdad and all the leading men of the province. At a time when a mother should be watching out for her daughter and protecting her, she flaunted her daughter’s sensuality.

I surely hope that this is not a story that resonates with you. And yet, if we’re honest with ourselves, we may find a bit of Herodias within ourselves. Though we may not act quite so boldly in sin, do we not sometimes act out of selfish pursuit? They murdered John because they couldn’t stand the truth. Cutting off friends who tell you the truth. The anger piles up and waits for expression one day.

If you’re living in sin right now, please listen to those who are calling you out. Yes, it hurts. None of us want to face the shame and guilt that comes with someone pointing out our sin. But what a gift it can be, to be challenged to change.

John did not live as long as the Abrahams but he surely died an innocent man. He never toned down the truth for nobody. He preached the true gospel until he died. What a man!


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The language of the prisoner

“And when John had heard in prison about the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples and said to Him, “Are You the Coming One, or do we look for another?”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭11‬:‭2‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Happy Monday family. My apologies for missing our Reflection Friday. I hope you’ve had a good weekend. Welcome to a new week!

This week, however, is different. Today John is in prison and he has a question for Jesus. “Are you the one who is to come, or are we to wait for another?” Last week there was no question in his mind, no doubt in his heart, and no hesitation in his words. Infact, he is the one who pointed out the Messiah to the people. Last week he had confirmation, he was sure, he had confidence in the prophecy but this week his heart is being tossed to and fro. Why?

John finds himself in prison after calling out Herod for marrying the wife of his brother. John is like some people who love God but found themselves in prison although innocent. Many good people have been accused of rape, oh yes, accused of theft, things even God knows they did not do. John spoke the truth and got arrested. I suppose he was agitated. He was hurt , upset. After all he had been doing only for someone to stop his ministry by putting him in prison. Beloved, the prison is not a cute place. It is designed to confine you, to punish, to take away your ability to do what you want . It stops the flow of life. This is a man who has been going all over the country preaching , now he is in one place. The prison.

In the prison you’re alone with your thoughts. You’re not busy acting so you’re busy thinking. John begins to think and overthink. He’s not baptising or preaching, he is thinking deeply instead. When you’re inactive physically, your brain is definitely active. John started doubting the One he pointed out meaning he was also doubting his own calling and prophecies. Last week he was a prophet with a voice, this week he’s a prisoner with a question. Last week you were the believer encouraging others, this week you are the one questioning the existence of the God you just ministered about.

How many times have we switched up on our faith because of the prison? “If He is truly Lord He would’ve provided this and this for me. If He is truly Lord He would’ve saved my mother.” We have so many faith killing thoughts based on our wants. The part of scripture where we carry the cross and follow Him, have we read it? The part of scripture that says the day of adversity will come, have you read it? Are you only focusing on the one that talks about feeding the 5000? As he sat in Herod’s prison, John wondered why Jesus was not living up to his expectations. Are you He who is to come, or shall we look for another? In other words, Are you Jesus or did I point out the wrong person. Are You the Lord or are people right in saying there’s no God at all? The questions of those in prison are filled with doubt and desperation stemming from a current need – freedom from prison. What has your prison made you say? What words have you spoken because of where you have found yourself? Job just worshipped. What about you?

Do you find yourself questioning if God is real? Do you find yourself speaking the language of the prison? “But I have no choice, you don’t know how l feel. The prison is a hard place and I’ve believed God for so long but why am l in prison?” Which part of scripture have you read? Have you read about Joseph? Oh wait have you read about Paul and Silas in the book of Acts? What about Peter? Were they not in prison as well? Did they have the same response or reaction? The truth is John’s frustration got the best of him. He wondered why a righteous and holy man like him would be confined in prison when the Messiah could just take him out. Jesus is not a superhero from all the Netflix series’ you watch. He’s not the Cinderella fairy. He is the Messiah. There are things you’ll go through that will hurt you but He is still Messiah. The prison should not change your speech, keep speaking Kingdom! Keep speaking Jesus! Keep testifying. Keep praising! Keep worshipping! Stand by the truth revealed to you.

Dear John, are you truly the one to doubt Christ? Are you the one saying all these things? John, what about your testimony of yesterday?