One of the Divine Secrets of Yadah Yadah By Jackie Kendall Part 1 of 4

In one sermon my pastor spoke of people being crippled by their emotions and therefore being escorted away from their destiny. As a woman, I do understand that enotions can cripple us and that we might miss a heavenly assignment because we don’t feel like obeying the Lord.  Everyone started laughing as my pastor went into a physical bodily depiction of people needing “their feelings” understood. He said that if a person needs someone to listen to her feelings, he will send her to his wife or the couseling staff. He mentioned that as a “former football coach,” he doesn’t have the heart for such a “feeling” ministry! The audience roared and so did I. Then I pondered a question: Is a “feeling” ministry for women only?

Later as I studied for a message God has loaned me (“The Divine Secrets of the Yadah Yadah Sisterhood”), I came across some nuggets that address this “feeling ministry”

Note: The Hebrew word yadah means “a sense of understanding and perceiving that comes from a face-to-face heart-to-heart knowing” (Moses with God, Deut. 34:10:”…Moses, whom the LORD knew face-to-face”).

“God gave Solomon wisdom and exceedingly great understanding, and largeness of heart like the sand on the seashore” (1 Kings 4:29 NKJV). To lead and impact people, a person needs not only wisdom and understanding, but also largeness of heart.

This largeness of heart is reflected in the ministry of encouragement. Dr. Larry Crabb has said, “Encouragement is the kind expression that helps someone want to be a better Christian even when life is rough.”…

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