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.
Shalom Mishpacha. This praise & worship medley is based on my Proverbs 3 Song. Will you join me in worshipping Yahuah today? Sometimes I just need to pause and worship Yahuah to shift my mood and get into a better head space. I hope this helps you too.
‘My son, do not forget my Torah, And let your heart watch over my commands; For length of days and long life And peace they add to you.’
Mishlĕ (Proverbs) 3:1-2 TS2009
Are there any prayer requests on your heart today? You’re welcome to share in the comments.
If you can, please keep me in prayer as I prepare for the next recording. I just want to make sure it’s filled with authentic praise & worship to The Most High – with nothing in between. Yahuah’s will be done in all things.
‘“Elohim is Spirit, and those who worship Him need to worship in spirit and truth.”’
Yoḥanan (John) 4:24 TS2009
This praise & worship medley is a mix of themes from some of my newer and older music. I’m planning to put a version of this on my next recording, “In Spirit and In Truth.” I’m envisioning a round, with some of the parts you heard today overlapping. I can’t wait to share everything that’s in my head with you.
Today, I just wanted to share this simple praise & worship to Yahuah, and get my fingers back on the acoustic guitar. I pray it blessed your heart and lifted your spirit! Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments. Have a beautiful, wonderful day in Yahuah Most High.
-Hadarah BatYah
Let’s stay connected.
If you haven’t already, sign up for email updates (it’s free).
You’ll get music & motivation for your spiritual journey.
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
Let’s stay connected.
If you haven’t already, sign up for email updates (it’s free).
You’ll get music & motivation for your spiritual journey.
If you’re struggling with pride or humility, meditate on the scriptures below with me. It will take about 12 mins. A little extra time in Yah’s presence can make a big difference in your life.
Humility is something I need to intentionally focus on. When you’re in front of people all the time, even if it’s just on YouTube, and people are always thanking you for the work you do, it’s important to take time out just to stay grounded, and make sure you’ve got your head on straight.
“…Go into your room, and having shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place. And your Father who sees in secret shall reward you openly.”
Matthew 6:6
I don’t ever want to be the type of person who just creates content for the sake of creating content. And I DEFINITELY don’t want to release music before it’s feels authentic and true. So I hope you can forgive me for being away from the blog for so long.
Yah hates pride. (Proverbs 8:13.) So I’m choosing to focus on humility because I just don’t want pride to have a place in my heart. Sometimes I catch it welling up in me. I’m sure you know the feeling. So I’ve been going over the scriptures that are listed below, and seeking Yah in prayer a lot more than usual. Actually, I have a testimony that I want to share with you about answered prayer, but I’ll save it for another blog post.
I hope that focusing on humility through the scriptures helps you as much as it has been helping me.
Let’s meditate on The Scriptures.
You can watch the video, or follow along with the scriptures quoted below.
They’re quoted from TS2009 unless otherwise noted.
“Watch and pray, lest you enter into trial. The spirit indeed is eager, but the flesh is weak.”
Matthew 26:41
“But you, when you pray, go into your room, and having shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place. And your Father who sees in secret shall reward you openly.
Matthew 6:6
“And when praying, do not keep on babbling like the nations. For they think that they shall be heard for their many words. Therefore do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.”
Matthew 6:7-8
‘By humility and the fear of יהוה are riches, and honour, and life.’
Proverbs 22:4 KJV
‘The fear of יהוה is the discipline of wisdom, And before esteem is humility.’
Proverbs 15:33
‘Pride comes, then comes shame; But with the humble is wisdom.’
Proverbs 11:2
‘Humble yourselves in the sight of the Master, and He shall lift you up.’
James 4:10
‘The pride of man brings him low, But the humble in spirit obtains esteem.’
Proverbs 29:23
‘If it had not been יהוה who was on our side, Let Yisra’ĕl now say; “If it had not been יהוה who was on our side, When men rose up against us, Then they would have swallowed us alive, In their burning rage against us;”
“Then the waters would have overwhelmed us, The stream would have gone over our being; “Then the proud waters Would have gone over our being.”
Blessed be יהוה, Who did not give us as prey to their teeth. Our being has escaped like a bird From the snare of the trappers; The snare was broken, and we have escaped. Our help is in the Name of יהוה, Maker of the heavens and earth.’
Psalms 124:1-8
‘For יהוה takes pleasure in His people; He will beautify the humble with salvation.’
Psalms 149:4 NKJV
‘“It is right for Him to increase, but me to decrease.’
John 3:30
‘He leads the humble in what is right, and teaches the humble his way. ‘
Psalm 25:9 ESV
‘For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” ‘
Mark 10:45 ESV
‘Blessed are the poor in spirit: for their’s is the kingdom of heaven. ‘
Matthew 5:3 KJV
‘And what does יהוה require of you but to do right, and to love loving-commitment, and to walk humbly with your Elohim?’
Micah 6:8b
‘For everyone who is exalting himself shall be humbled, and he who is humbling himself shall be exalted.’
Luke 14:11
‘Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. ‘
Proverbs 16:18 ESV
‘Elohim resists the proud, but gives favour to the humble.’
James 4:6b
‘Therefore, as chosen ones of Elohim, set-apart and beloved, put on compassion, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, patience, bearing with one another, and forgiving each other if anyone has a complaint against another, indeed, as Messiah forgave you so also should you. But above all these put on love, which is a bond of the perfection.’
Colossians 3:12-14
‘Each one should look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others. For, let this mind be in you which was also in Messiah יהושע, who, being in the form of Elohim, did not regard equality with Elohim a matter to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, and came to be in the likeness of men. And having been found in fashion as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient unto death, death even of a stake.
Philippians 2:4-8
Elohim, therefore, has highly exalted Him and given Him the Name which is above every name, that at the Name of יהושע every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and every tongue should confess that יהושע Messiah is Master, to the esteem of Elohim the Father.’
Philippians 2:9-11
‘There is one Lawgiver and Judge, who is able to save and to destroy. Who are you to judge another?’
James 4:12
‘if my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. ‘
2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV
‘Let love be without hypocrisy. Shrink from what is wicked, cling to what is good. In brotherly love, tenderly loving towards one another, in appreciation, giving preference to each other; not idle in duty, ardent in spirit, serving the Master; rejoicing in the expectancy, enduring under pressure, continuing steadfastly in prayer; imparting to the needs of the set-apart ones, pursuing kindness towards strangers.
Romans 12:9-13
Bless those who persecute you – bless and do not curse. Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep. Be of the same mind toward one another. Do not be proud in mind, but go along with the lowly. Do not be wise in your own estimation.’
Romans 12:14-16
‘Conduct yourselves with all humility, gentleness, and patience. Accept each other with love, and make an effort to preserve the unity of the Spirit with the peace that ties you together. ‘
Ephesians 4:2-3 CEB
‘Come, let us bow down and bend low, Let us kneel before יהוה our Maker. For He is our Elohim, And we are the people of His pasture, And the sheep of His hand.
Today, if you would hear His voice: “Do not harden your hearts as in Meriḇah, And as in the day of Massah in the wilderness, When your fathers tried Me, Have proved Me, though they saw My work.” For forty years I was grieved with that generation, And said, ‘They are a people who go astray in their hearts, And they do not know My ways.’ As I swore in My wrath, ‘If they enter into My rest…’’
Psalms 95:6-11
‘“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
‘Everyone proud in heart is an abomination to יהוה; Hand to hand: he goes not unpunished.’
Proverbs 16:5
‘They say, ‘Why have we fasted, and You have not seen? Why have we afflicted our beings, and You took no note?’
”Look, in the day of your fasting you find pleasure, and drive on all your labourers.
“Look, you fast for strife and contention, and to strike with the fist of wrongness. You do not fast as you do this day, to make your voice heard on high.
“Is it a fast that I have chosen, a day for a man to afflict his being?
Is it to bow down his head like a bulrush, and to spread out sackcloth and ashes? Do you call this a fast, and an acceptable day to יהוה? “
Isaiah 58:3-5
Is this not the fast that I have chosen: to loosen the tight cords of wrongness, to undo the bands of the yoke, to exempt the oppressed, and to break off every yoke?
“Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, and that you bring to your house the poor who are cast out;
when you see the naked, and cover him, and not hide yourself from your own flesh?
“Then your light would break forth like the morning, your healing spring forth speedily.
And your righteousness shall go before you, the esteem of יהוה would be your rear guard.
Isaiah 58:6-8
“Then, when you call, יהוה would answer; when you cry, He would say, ‘Here I am.’
”If you take away the yoke from your midst, the pointing of the finger, and the speaking of unrighteousness,
if you extend your being to the hungry and satisfy the afflicted being,
then your light shall dawn in the darkness, and your darkness be as noon.
“Then יהוה would guide you continually, and satisfy your being in drought and strengthen your bones.
And you shall be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.’
Isaiah 58:9-11
‘O יהוה, our Master, how excellent is Your Name in all the earth, You who set Your splendour above the heavens!
What is man that You remember him?
And the son of man that You visit him?’
Psalms 8:1,4
‘Our help is in the Name of יהוה, Maker of the heavens and earth.’
Psalms 124:8
‘“And whoever exalts himself shall be humbled, and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted.’
Matthew 23:12
““For look, the day shall come, burning like a furnace, and all the proud, and every wrongdoer shall be stubble. And the day that shall come shall burn them up,” said יהוה of hosts, “which leaves to them neither root nor branch. “But to you who fear My Name the Sun of Righteousness shall arise with healing in His wings. And you shall go out and leap for joy like calves from the stall.”
Malachi 4:1-2
There is healing in His wings
There is healing in His wings.
HallaluYah.
Praise Yahuah!
There is healing in His wings.
Keep Yah’s Word in Your Heart
If you’re struggling with anything right now, be it pride, humility, something more physical, or something else that’s spiritual – trust and believe, the more time you spend meditating on Yah’s Word in prayer and song, and just being aware of His power and His presence, the more you will feel connected to Him. For me, that makes all the difference, especially when it comes to humility.
Speaking of meditating on Yah’s word in prayer and song, here’s a link to “Healing Me” it’s a single I released back in 2018. I pray that all of this, both the music and the message, will help you as you reach out to Yahuah. When it comes to matters of the heart like humility, healing is what we really need.
Let’s connect in the comments Mishpacah. Share whatever’s on your mind. Praise Yah that we can encourage one another in truth. Let’s keep our hearts set apart 🙂
If you haven’t already, sign up for email updates (it’s free).
You’ll get more music & motivation for your spiritual journey.
It’s easy to become complacent. At least, I know it is for me. After more than 10 years of walking with Yah, I sometimes find myself getting a little too comfortable. Whenever I think I have it all together, Yah sends me a reminder that I don’t. And I’m grateful for that cause it prompts me to reach out and rely on Him. I need Him to unite my heart to fear His name.
Scripture says in Psalm 53 that there is none who does good.
“Elohim looked down from the heavens on the children of men, to see if there is a wise one, seeking Elohim. They have all turned aside; They have together become filthy; No one is doing good, not even one.’
Tehillim (Psalms) 53:2-3
Even Yahusha himself said, in Mark 10:18,
“Why do you call Me good? No one is good except One – Elohim.”
So how can we ourselves ever come to the point where we feel we have arrived? Yes, Scripture calls us to be perfect, (Genesis 17:1; Matt 5:48), and I don’t believe Yah would ever instruct us to do something that couldn’t be done – by His strength. I do believe we can become perfect, or complete in Yahusha (Colosians 2:9,10), but we have to be careful not to ever think that we already know it all. It’s in those moments where we can sometimes become prideful, rely on our own strength, and fall. If our actions, our words, or our thoughts show that we are becoming puffed up, or even just double minded, then we have to examine ourselves.
Jeremiah 17:9 reminds us about the true state of our hearts. It says,
“The heart is deceitful above all things , and desperately wicked: who can know it? ”
This is why I believe meditating on Yah’s Word is so important. We need His word to overwrite the sin that is naturally in our hearts.
Psalm 86:11 was the focus of my scripture meditation this week. It’s a prayer to Yah to unite our hearts to fear His name. In this day and age, it seems most have lost the fear of Yahuah, especially His name. So I put Psalm 86:11 together with excerpts from various scriptures in a meditative form for you below. The video footage is all from clips that I filmed on my nature walks this week. You’ll hear sounds of nature, and also me playing the soft acoustic guitar. I pray the message of this scripture meditation calls you higher. It certainly did for me. Let’s continue to seek His face, and worship Him!
‘Teach me thy way, O יהוה ; I will walk in thy truth: Unite my heart to fear thy name. ‘
Psalm 86:11
Leave a comment below if Yah has been calling you higher. We can only reach those heights if our heart is united, not double minded, but singly focused on this walk of truth. Thank Yah for His mercy and forgiveness. Where would we be without Him?
Let us learn to fear the name, the character, and the reputation of Yahuah, so we can reflect the same to all those who have eyes and ears to see and hear it. May Yah bless you as you continue to meditate on His Word.
If this scripture meditation was meaningful for you, share it with a friend. It may be meaningful for them too. Okay, I’ll see you in the comments section below.
If you haven’t already, sign up for email updates (it’s free).
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