Shalom Mishpacha. I owe you an apology. I’ve bitten off more than I can chew this quarter. The video below explains it all.
‘But above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by the heaven or by the earth or with any other oath.
But let your Yes be Yes, and your No, No, lest you fall into judgment.’
James 5:12 TS2009
I hope you can accept this apology. Please let me know your thoughts in the comments. I pray that both you, and Yahuah will have mercy on me as I learn to curb my excitement, and stop talking about doing things before I do them. Instead, I just need to actually do them.
For those who couldn’t watch this video for whatever reason, I’m sorry that the next release won’t be ready before The Passover. It’s just not realistic right now. I’m so grateful to those of you who have already been supporting my two latest releases, “Todah Yah” and “I Need You Now.” AND for those of you who have been enjoying all the music I’ve shared since 2014, both on YouTube, and here on the blog.
In the future I will continue to share updates on what’s happening with music, life, and how it all relates to spiritual growth. That’s why we’re all here – to keep on growing in Yahuah together in spirit and in truth.
‘Do not fear, for I am with you. Do not look around, for I am your Elohim. I shall fortify you, I shall also help you, I shall also uphold you with the right hand of My righteousness.’’
Isaiah 41:10 TS2009
Besides this apology, I just wanted to encourage you today. If you are struggling to find balance, and you find yourself doing too much, it’s okay to pull back and re-evaluate your goals. Yahuah is our helper, and He will help us all in His perfect timing, and His perfect way. Let’s keep on trusting in Him to lead and guide. He makes all things beautiful in His time.
Sometimes I struggle with feeling overwhelmed. When that happens I know I need to find balance. If you ever struggle to find balance in life, and sometimes, you start feeling overwhelmed too, the most important thing to do is pause and get your mind right. I’ve got 3 practical tips that I use in my everyday life that really help me to keep moving forward. I hope they will help you too.
You can enjoy the video below, or just read through the blog post. Either way I hope this content will bless you.
‘He gives power to the faint, and to those who have no might He increases strength.
Isaiah 40:29
3 Practical Tips to Help with Overwhelm
1) Don’t panic. Prioritize.
Remember. You are a child of The Most High. King of the universe.
So there’s no need to panic. When it feels like stress is rising up, and you’ll never get everything done, remember:
Yahuah is in control.
“When my spirit was overwhelmed within me,
Then You knew my path.”
Psalm 142:3a NKJV
Yahuah knows the end from the beginning, and He knows the path you need to take right now. Ask Yahuah to impress upon your heart what’s really the most important thing for you to accomplish today. Listen to The Ruach Ha Chodesh, The Set Apart Spirit, and just focus on walking where He leads you to go.
Shift out of your emotions and into decision-making mode. When you’re feeling overwhelmed, emotions can cloud your judgement. Emotions, and decision-making happen in a completely different part of the brain. We use our frontal lobe for making decisions. So you literally have to breathe, calm down your emotions, and trust that Yah is in control in order to make a sound decision about anything.
Today is Monday April 10th. There’s a lot on my plate this week. In fact over the next 3 weeks there are 3 major areas I need to focus on. Recording music, Gardening, and creating content for YouTube and Set Apart Heart. Within those 3 major areas there are so many details to be concerned about that it’s easy to become overwhelmed, but I have to make a conscious choice to prioritize what’s most important in the moment and just take action. Which brings me to my next point.
Approach life with this attitude:
Everything is going to get done, you just have to start with one.
2) Stay focused on one thing at a time.
Once you prioritize and decide what you’re going to do first, stay focused on that, and see it through to completion. Get one project or task to a place where you feel it’s in balance before you move on to the next task.
Multitasking is not going to do anything but slow you down. And sometimes that will need to happen. If you’re a parent of small children you’re going to have a lot of interruptions, and there’s a time and a place for that.
If you’re feeling overwhelmed because you’re constantly multitasking, and you’re not actually finishing any of the tasks you started, you may need to pull back for a bit. Find a way to stay focused on one thing at a time. You may have to get up early, or even stay up late. Either way you’ll feel much better once you’ve accomplished what you set out to do.
If I have the energy, waking up early is the best time for me to make music. Then I can move on and continue to help others. So be real with yourself. If multitasking slows you down, just try to stay focused on one thing at a time.
3) Be patient with yourself.
The third and final reminder I have for your today is to be patient with yourself. In this world of AI productivity, and hussle-culture, everyone is trying to do everything so quickly. Everyone wants to produce more and more – to be fast and faster, and better and better, and there’s so much pressure to get things done. I choose not to participate in that kind of life. I may be left behind in some areas, but I really appreciate slow living, and true creativity.
I’m learning to recognize the signs of what it looks like when I’m doing too much. I may start talking really fast and spinning around in circles. I might start snapping at people, getting short tempered – or being unfair to the people that I love. This is not good. Not at all. So when I see that happening in my life now, I just stop.
Just stop. Breathe. And learn to recognize if your expectations are too high. Sometimes we are just not being realistic, and we’re trying to accomplish too much. If you learn to be patient with yourself, you’ll be able to have more patience with others, and this will help you if you’re feeling overwhelmed.
We are human beings, not machines. Yahuah is our Elohim. The only person’s opinion that we really need to be concerned with is His. So don’t beat yourself up if you don’t finish everything you wanted to accomplish in a week.
Last week I didn’t get a new video out, and you know what? That’s okay. I got to spend extra quality time working in the garden, and with my husband, and all of that was much needed.
The world is not going to fall apart if we don’t accomplish all of our goals when we plan to. We just have to keep moving forward. And sometimes moving forward means you choose to take time to rest, or to build with your family. If we allow ourselves to keep feeling overwhelmed, that will lead us to burn out, then nothing will get done at all.
BONUS TIP: KEEP YAH’s WORD IN YOUR HEART
‘“Come to Me, all you who labour and are burdened, and I shall give you rest. “Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am meek and humble in heart, and you shall find rest for your beings “For My yoke is gentle and My burden is light.”’
Matthew 11:28-30
It goes without saying, but I can’t leave without mentioning this. Remember to keep Yah’s Word in your heart. It will help you to do all the things we mentioned today. I hope these 3 practical tips will help you as you go throughout the rest of this week.
Don’t panic. Prioritize.
Stay focused on one thing at a time.
Be patient with yourself.
Everything is going to be okay. You will get everything done, even if it’s not when you had planned. Let Yahuah, The Most High, continue to lead and guide you as you walk with Him. Let’s represent Yahuah in all we say and do. The feeling of overwhelm will start to go away as we continue to rely on Yahuah, and take life one step at a time.
Let me know your thoughts about feeling overwhelmed in the comments below.
See you there,
-Hadarah BatYah
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Shalom Mishpacha. I knowthat it’s not always easy to give thanks in life. Sometimes you might feel overwhelmed, or feel pressure in the midst of a challenge, but it’s in those circumstances when we need to learn to trust Yahuah’s hand the most.
The video below is a quick word of encouragement that Yah led me to film for you this morning. I pray it will help you to stay encouraged as you go throughout the week.
‘And we know that all matters work together for good
To those who love Elohim
To those who are called according to His purpose.’
Romans 8:28
Can see Yahuah’s hand working in your life today?
Are you struggling to see His hand, but you still believe that He’s working things out?
Share a testimony in the comments. You never know – somebody else you might read it and be encouraged.
“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing
In all circumstances give thanks
For this is the desire of Elohim in Messiah יהושע for you.”
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 TS2009
I can’t leave without saying thank you all so much for your support of my latest single, Todah YAH!
Praise Yahuah, I’ve been reading your comments on YouTube, and I’m SO glad that the music is a blessing in your life. Let’s all continue to learn to trust Yahuah through every circumstance, and give Him thanks and praise through it all.
Yahuah is good and His mercy endures forever.
HallaluYAH!
-Hadarah BatYah
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About a year after l left The Seventh-day Adventist Christian Church, I made a video entitled “Why I am no longer a Christian, following Yahuah.” You may have seen it on YouTube. In that video I explained my belief in The whole Bible, why I use The name of Yahuah, and how the Christian church wasn’t a good fit for me because of that. It was The Spring of 2013 when I first left. It’s hard to believe it’s been 12 years since then.
No matter how long it’s been for you, it’s good to come around to foundational principles again and again. It’s good to remember the verses in Scripture that first showed us the light. Today I want to focus on why we worship using The Name of Yahuah, The Most High. And yes, it does matter.
Let’s mediate on some of those foundational Scriptures together. I pray The Set apart Spirit of The Most High Yah will continue to lead and guide us all into truth.
You can listen to the video, or follow along with the verses typed out for you below.
They’re all quoted from The Scriptures (TS2009) unless otherwise noted.
“The Name of יהוה is a strong tower; The righteous run into it and are safe.”
Proverbs 18:10
“So I sing praise to Your Name forever, When I pay my vows day by day.”
Psalms 61:8
“Sing to Elohim, sing praises to His Name. Raise up a highway for Him Who rides through the deserts, By His Name Yah, And exult before Him.”
Psalms 68:4
“We sing of Your deliverance, And in the Name of our Elohim we set up a banner! יהוה does fill all your requests! Now I know that יהוה shall save His Anointed; He answers him from His set-apart heavens With the saving might of His right hand. Some trust in chariots, and some in horses, But we remember the Name of יהוה our Elohim.”
Psalms 20:5–7
““Therefore My people shall know My Name, in that day, for I am the One who is speaking. See, it is I.””
Isaiah 52:6
““You do not bring the Name of יהוה your Elohim to naught, for יהוה does not leave the one unpunished who brings His Name to naught.”
Exodus20:7
““I am יהוה, that is My Name, and My esteem I do not give to another, nor My praise to idols.”
Isaiah 42:8
““Also the sons of the foreigner who join themselves to יהוה, to serve Him, and to love the Name of יהוה, to be His servants, all who guard the Sabbath, and not profane it, and are holding onto My covenant – them I shall bring to My set-apart mountain, and let them rejoice in My house of prayer. Their ascending offerings and their slaughterings are accepted on My slaughter-place, for My house is called a house of prayer for all the peoples.””
Isaiah 56:6–7
“Through Him then, let us continually offer up a slaughter offering of praise to Elohim, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His Name.”
Hebrews 13:15
“I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, And will call upon the name of the LORD.”
Psalm116:17KJV
“And Elohim said to Mosheh, “I am that which I am.” And He said, “Thus you shall say to the children of Yisra’ĕl, ‘I am has sent me to you.’
”And Elohim said further to Mosheh, “Thus you are to say to the children of Yisra’ĕl, ‘יהוה Elohim of your fathers, the Elohim of Aḇraham, the Elohim of Yitsḥaq, and the Elohim of Ya‛aqoḇ, has sent me to you. This is My Name forever, and this is My remembrance to all generations.’”
Exodus3:14–15
““Guard yourself, lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land where you are going, lest it be a snare in your midst. “But break down their slaughter-places, and smash their pillars, and cut down their Ashĕrim – for you do not bow yourselves to another mighty one, for יהוה, whose Name is jealous, is a jealous Ěl –”
Exodus 34:12–14
““Therefore see, I am causing them to know, this time I cause them to know My hand and My might. And they shall know that My Name is יהוה!””
Jeremiah 16:21
““He who overcomes, I shall make him a supporting post in the Dwelling Place of My Elohim, and he shall by no means go out. And I shall write on him the Name of My Elohim and the name of the city of My Elohim, the renewed Yerushalayim, which comes down out of the heaven from My Elohim, and My renewed Name. “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.” ’”
Revelation 3:12–13
““For your Maker is your husband, יהוה of hosts is His Name, and the Set-apart One of Yisra’ĕl is your Redeemer. He is called the Elohim of all the earth.”
Isaiah 54:5
“and My people upon whom My Name is called, shall humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their evil ways, then I shall hear from the heavens, and forgive their sin and heal their land.”
2 Chronicles 7:14
“For Elohim shall save Tsiyon And build the cities of Yehuḏah. And they shall dwell there and possess it, And the seed of His servants inherit it, And those who love His Name dwell in it.”
Psalms 69:35–36
“And I looked and saw a Lamb standing on Mount Tsiyon, and with Him one hundred and forty-four thousand, having His Father’s Name written upon their foreheads.”
Revelation 14:1
“I have opened my mouth and panted, For I have longed for Your commands. Turn to me and show me favour, According to Your right-ruling, toward those who love Your Name.”
Psalms 119:131–132
“But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father also does seek such to worship Him. “Elohim is Spirit, and those who worship Him need to worship in spirit and truth.””
John 4:23-24
Keep Yah’s Word in Your Heart
As you go throughout the week, come back and meditate on these scriptures again and again. Let the truth in Yahuah’s Word motivate you to worship Him every day. Let’s keep on walking in truth.
-Hadarah
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In a world full of lies, there is one truth we can rely on – The Word of Yahuah. Will you take a few mins to meditate on His Word today with me? I pray this relaxing scripture meditation will help you to stay focused on The Truth, and nothing but the truth.
You can listen to the video, or follow along with the verses typed out for you below.
They’re all quoted from The Scriptures (TS2009).
‘You are near, O יהוה, And all Your commands are truth.’
Psalm 119:151 TS2009
‘Your righteousness is righteousness forever, And Your Torah is truth.’
Psalm 119:142
‘In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with Elohim, and the Word was Elohim. He was in the beginning with Elohim. All came to be through Him, and without Him not even one came to be that came to be. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.
And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
John 1:1-5 TS2009
‘יהושע said to him, “I am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.’
John 14:6
‘So יהושע said to those Yehuḏim who believed Him, “If you stay in My Word, you are truly My taught ones, and you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”’
John 8:31-32
‘“If you love Me, you shall guard My commands. “And I shall ask the Father, and He shall give you another Helper, to stay with you forever – the Spirit of the Truth, whom the world is unable to receive, because it does not see Him or know Him. But you know Him, for He stays with you and shall be in you. “I shall not leave you orphans – I am coming to you.’
John 14:15-18
““Hear, O Yisra’ĕl: יהוה our Elohim, יהוה is one!”
Deuteronomy 6:4
‘“Elohim is Spirit, and those who worship Him need to worship in spirit and truth.”’
John 4:24
‘“Set them apart in Your truth – Your Word is truth.’
John 17:17
‘The sum of Your word is truth, And all Your righteous right-rulings are forever.’
Psalm 119:160
“Teach me Your way, O יהוה; Let me walk in Your truth; Unite my heart to fear Your Name.”
Psalm 86:11
‘יהוה is near to all who call upon Him, To all who call upon Him in truth.’
Psalm 145:18
“If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and are not doing the truth.”
1 John 1:6
Set us apart, Yah, in Your Truth, Your Word is truth.
Keep Yah’s Word in Your Heart
As you go through the week, allow these scriptures to help you to stay strong, and stay focused on The Word of Yahuah. He is the way, the truth, and the life. Be encouraged Mishpacha. May Yah bless you and give you all His peace.
-Hadarah
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Shalom Mishpacha, It’s Hadarah. Revelation 22 is one of my favorite chapters in the Bible. I love meditating on it for encouragement. It’s perfect for healing, for hope and restoration.
Will you meditate on this passage of scripture with me? Let’s allow The Set Apart Spirit of Yahuah, The Ruach Ha Chodesh, to be our guide.
I’m reading from The Scriptures (TS2009) in the video below.
PLEASE NOTE: For the sake of easy reading today, I read from TS2009, but there are certain passages in Revelation 22 that I actually prefer to get from the KJV, as it leads to a different understanding. Verse 2 is one of them. You can compare for yourself and let The Ruach be your guide as you study.
Either way, one day, Yah willing, we will get to eat from those miraculous wonderful fruits from the Tree of Life!!! PRAISE YAHUAH MOST HIGH!!!
Are you waiting to be renewed?
‘And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of Elohim and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him: and they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads. ‘
Revelation 22:3-4 KJV
While we wait for the earth to be made new, let’s remember to keep Yah’s Word in our hearts. Messiah has redeemed us from the curse so that we don’t have to pay the price for our sins (Galatians 3:13.) He promises to renew us if we walk in His ways. (2 Corinthians 5:17.) Yah is going to give us a NEW heart and a NEW spirit (Ezekiel 36:26.) His mercies are new EVERY morning. (Lamentations 3:22)
Let’s continue to live a life that is pleasing to Yahuah right now. Praise Yahuah – we know His name; let’s represent His character in all things. We don’t have to wait till everything is perfect in order for the process of renewal and healing to begin.
After my post last week on discouragement, where I shared about my health and healing journey, and offered practical tips to help you move through tough times. Since then I started thinking more about how life is not just music and scripture. We all have ups and downs and we need Yahuah in so many different ways. If you feel comfortable, share your thoughts on some of the questions below:
In what areas of your life are you looking to be renewed?
What are some of your biggest challenges?
Are you on a healing journey too?
Do you have goals you are trying to reach?
In the comments below, let’s encourage each other and lift each other up. Share your answers to those questions if you feel moved. You can share a testimony as well, if you’ve already overcome! Yah is good and worthy of all the praise. I’ll see you in the comments mishpacha 😌
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Hi there, I’m Hadarah Batyah. I sincerely believe that in order to have a spiritual walk that is authentic and true, the Word of Yahuah must be written on the inside of our hearts. That's why I write scripture songs and set apart music. Although I don’t have everything in my spiritual life all figured out, I know that Yahuah gave me the gift of music to serve Him and encourage your heart. I pray you'll be inspired by what you see on this blog. If you're curious and wanna know more- I tell it all on the About Page.
Hi there, I’m Hadarah Batyah. I sincerely believe that in order to have a spiritual walk that is authentic and true, the Word of Yahuah must be written on the inside of our hearts. That's why I write scripture songs and set apart music. Although I don’t have everything in my spiritual life all figured out, I know that Yahuah gave me the gift of music to serve Him and encourage your heart. I pray you'll be inspired by what you see on this blog. If you're curious and wanna know more- I tell it all on the