My heart needs to be renewed today. I’ll share more as we go through the blog post. As you read, I want you to ask yourself this…
Are there any areas of your life that need to be renewed?
Spring is almost here.
There are just a few more weeks till Spring is officially here, and I am SO grateful. It’s one of my favorite seasons. In my personal life, I’ve been focused on humbling myself before Yahuah, minimizing “entertainment” and just allowing YAH to renew my heart so I can focus on what truly matters.
When it comes to making music, if my heart isn’t in the right place, there’s just nothing left to give. So my prayer is that Yahuah would make me over again, and help me to approach my music from a renewed place of freedom, and not out of a sense of obligation or fear.
“Create in me a clean heart, O Elohim, And renew a steadfast spirit within me.”
Psalm 51:10
Fear or Freedom
I can’t lie, I do fear what The Most High would think of me, as His child, if I should ever choose to completely stop making new music for The Kingdom. I’ve been making music since the age of 4. I tried to quit piano lessons several times growing up, but I wasn’t allowed to. Recently, I recognized that I still carry a lot of that negative energy from being forced to make music into the music I make today. Sometimes I still feel forced to make music, when truly, that isn’t the case anymore. I can choose to approach making music with freedom.
In spite of the intellectual awareness that I am not being forced, still, I often have to push myself to make music and intentionally shift my focus to create space for it in my life. When my heart is in the right place, instead of me having to push myself, music just flows naturally. So that’s why I say my heart needs to be renewed.
Even though a large part of me wants to quit making music altogether, I still feel a very strong calling to use my voice for The Most High. So don’t worry, I’m still going to keep pushing myself. Making space for music and shifting focus is where it all starts. That’s why I’ve been posting more shorts on YouTube lately. Praise Yahuah, the energy is starting to shift. Click here if you want to enjoy those shorts.
In contrast to making music, I find there’s a totally different energy in my heart towards my garden. I don’t have to push myself to be there. There’s a pull towards my garden that I simply can’t deny.
If you have that same kind of energy towards a particular place or passion project in your life, leave comment below and tell me all about it. I’d love to hear more from you!
Be Renewed
The garden is a place of renewal. Every Spring, buds and flowers bloom, and new life emerges. Yahuah sends the rain and new life just springs forth! All praise to Yahuah Most High!
I made a video for you to experience some of that life in our garden out here in California. There are clips from this past Fall to the early signs of Spring. As you enjoy the video, and listen to the music, “Renew Me,” one of my originals from “Yahuah Acoustics Vol.2“, I pray you will contemplate if there are any areas of your life that still need to be renewed. You can share more about them in the comments below if you feel moved.
“And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you prove what is that good and well-pleasing and perfect desire of Elohim.”
Romans 12:2
Do you, like me, ever catch yourself operating out of a sense of fear instead of freedom?
What can you do to let Yahuah renew your heart, and make you over again?
Let’s wait on Yahuah together. Let’s allow Him to renew our hearts. If we stay focused on His Word, and His will for our lives, we all can be renewed once again.
“But those who wait on יהוה renew their strength, they raise up the wing like eagles, they run and are not weary, they walk and do not faint.”
Isaiah 40:31
Leave a comment below if this blog post resonated with you or blessed you in any way. I love hearing your thoughts and interacting with you in the comments, so I’ll see you there! Yahuah bless you and keep you, and give you all His peace.
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For the past several months I’ve been struggling to find the desire to sit down and practice my instruments. I have SO much discipline in other areas of my life – prayer, fasting, diet, exercise, gardening – but for some reason, I just keep struggling to be disciplined with music.
Trust in יהוה with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding;
Know Him in all your ways, And He makes all your paths straight.
Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear יהוה and turn away from evil.
It is healing to your navel, And moistening to your bones.
Proverbs 3:5-8
This week I decided to make a change, and recommit to practicing early every morning before the day begins. Why? Because you don’t always choose your purpose. Sometimes your purpose chooses you. I may not always feel like choosing to make music, but I believe these songs were all given to me by Yah for a reason. Perhaps the reason is you.
Somebody needs to hear the song in this post today. Somebody needs to be reminded of Yahuah’s esteem. Cry out to Yahuah if you need Him as much as I do. Especially as the Fall feasts are approaching. Let’s sing. “Let Your Ruach fall on me.”
Enjoy the video below.
Sing unto him a new song;
Play skillfully with a loud noise.
Psalm 33:3
If you’re celebrating Yom Teruah on Tuesday with me, I pray this music adds to your festivities. Let the “Teruah” of this music, translated as “loud noise” in the Psalm above, move your hearts as you cry out to Yahuah in song. You don’t have to be perfect, I certainly wasn’t perfect in my rendition of this song, you just have to open up share what’s really on your heart. Cry out with joy, with tears, with whatever is really real, and be reminded of how much you really need The Most High. Remind Him of His promises. Don’t be afraid. Just let Him hear your cry!
Yahuah bless you, and keep you, and give you ALL his peace. May He renew your joy in this season as you trust in Him. Leave a comment below, whether you’re able to celebrate Yom Teruah or not, just say “Praise Yah! Let Your Ruach Fall on Me!”
Enjoy the rest of the fall feasts, Mishpacha. See you in the comments below.
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There’s a song my mom used to sing a lot when I was a child, a Negro Spiritual, called, “Give Me Yahusha.” That song’s been playing over and over in my head all week, so I just wanted to share it with you.
‘“I am the vine, you are the branches. He who stays in Me, and I in him, he bears much fruit.
Because without Me you are able to do naught!’
John 15:5 TS2009
If you ever feel like you’re in the midst of something you know you can’t do on your own, don’t be afraid to surrender. Just cry out and say, “Give Me Yahusha!” In the morning, at midnight, just before the break of day, no matter when you happen to see this, I hope the message and song will replay in your heart when you need to hear it most. Enjoy the video below.
‘Stay in Me, and I stay in you.
As the branch is unable to bear fruit of itself, unless it stays in the vine, so neither you, unless you stay in Me.’
John 15:4
There are so many golden nuggets in John 15.
Messiah’s words are so powerful.
The verse below is especially meaningful to me.
‘“If you guard My commands, you shall stay in My love even as I have guarded My Father’s commands and stay in His love.’
John 15:10 TS2009
Everything is so connected.
The physical, the spiritual, the law, Yah’s love and mercy, the vine, the branches, and the fruit… Yahuah and Yahusha…. Where would we be without our Mashiyach? HallaluYAH! Yahuah is one. (Deuteronomy 6:4)
Take some time to meditate on John 15 again. You can replay the video or just read the scripture for yourself. Trust and believe Yahuah is salvation, and He sent His son Yahusha to die for our sins, so we can have everlasting life. He wants us to have real joy as we walk with Him. His Word is designed to keep us safe, and bring us peace, joy, and love. Let’s keep this at the forefront of our minds as we walk in His ways, guard His commands, and seek to live our lives for Him.
If you need Yahusha as much as I do, leave a comment below and say, “Give me Yahusha!”
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Yahuah Almighty Reigns! This song has been on my heart all week long – so I decided to share it with you. It’s a remake of Michael W. Smith’s “Agnus Dei” – with a Hebrew Twist. I pray it will bless your heart. I’m calling it “Yahuah Almighty Reigns.”
“Your reign is an everlasting reign,
And Your rule is throughout all generations.”
Psalms 145:13 TS2009
As we go about our day-to-day lives, waiting for Yah’s Kingdom to come here on earth, let’s continue to choose to put HIS will above our own. When we do this, Yahuah reigns supreme, even now. Let’s prepare our hearts to accept His will, and not to walk in our own understanding. Let Yahuah reign in your heart! Yahuah Almighty Reigns!
Leave a comment below if you want Yahuah to reign in your life today.
Say, “HallaluYAH! Yahuah Almighty Reigns!”
Scriptures on The Reign of Elohim
Below, you’ll find some scriptures for you to go over till we connect again here on the blog. As always, let The Ruach Ha Chodesh, the Set Apart Spirit of Yahuah, lead and guide into all truth. These passages are all taken from TS2009.
“I make known Your Name to My brothers; In the midst of the assembly I praise You. You who fear יהוה, praise Him! All you seed of Ya‛aqoḇ, esteem Him, And fear Him, all you seed of Yisra’ĕl!
Let all the ends of the earth remember and turn to יהוה, and all clans of the nations bow themselves before You. For the reign belongs to יהוה, And He is ruling over the nations.”
Psalms 22:22-23, 27-28
“Exalt יהוה our Elohim, and bow yourselves at His footstool, He is set-apart. Mosheh and Aharon were among His priests, And Shemu’ĕl was among those calling upon His Name. They called upon יהוה, and He answered them. He spoke to them in the column of cloud; They guarded His witnesses And the law He gave them. You answered them, O יהוה our Elohim. You were a forgiving Ěl to them, Though You took vengeance on their deeds. Exalt יהוה our Elohim, And bow down towards His set-apart mountain; For יהוה our Elohim is set-apart.”
Psalms 99:5-9
““This, then, is the way you should pray: ‘Our Father who is in the heavens, let Your Name be set-apart, let Your reign come, let Your desire be done on earth as it is in heaven.”
Matthew 6:9-10
““Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart shall be also.”
Matthew 6:19-21
“Do not worry then, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ “For all these the nations seek for. And your heavenly Father knows that you need all these.
But seek first the reign of Elohim, and His righteousness, and all these shall be added to you.”
Matthew 6:31-33
‘“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Master, Master,’ shall enter into the reign of the heavens, but he who is doing the desire of My Father in the heavens.’
Matthew 7:21
‘יהוה has established His throne in the heavens, And His reign shall rule over all.’
Psalms 103:19
‘And I saw a renewed heaven and a renewed earth, for the former heaven and the former earth had passed away, and the sea is no more.’
‘And I, Yoḥanan, saw the set-apart city, renewed Yerushalayim, coming down out of the heaven from Elohim, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.’
‘And I heard a loud voice from the heaven saying, “See, the Booth of Elohim is with men, and He shall dwell with them, and they shall be His people, and Elohim Himself shall be with them and be their Elohim.’
‘“And Elohim shall wipe away every tear from their eyes, and there shall be no more death, nor mourning, nor crying. And there shall be no more pain, for the former matters have passed away.”’
Revelation 21:1-4
May Yah bless you continually Mishpacha. Let His word remain in your heart and help to keep you set apart.
Shalom,
-Hadarah BatYah
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The song “A Quiet Place” was on my heart today so I decided to share it with you. Prayerfully this song will encourage you to take some special time out to find a quiet place where you can earnestly seek Yahuah, meditate on Him, and His will for your life.
As The Passover approaches, let’s invite Yahuah to remove the leaven from our hearts. We can’t see His will clearly if false doctrine, pride, or sin have managed to creep into our hearts. It’s easy to let our guard down if we’re only focused on the hustle and bustle of day-to-day life. So let this song remind us to slow down, find a quiet place, and allow Yahuah to make us new again.
‘Blessed is the man who shall not walk in the counsel of the wrong, And shall not stand in the path of sinners, And shall not sit in the seat of scoffers, But his delight is in the Torah of יהוה, And he meditates in His Torah day and night. For he shall be as a tree Planted by the rivers of water, That yields its fruit in its season, And whose leaf does not wither, And whatever he does prospers.’
Tehillim (Psalms) 1:1-3
The song “A Quiet Place” was first written by Ralph Carmichael and made popular by the A Capella group Take 6. I decided to share it as a simple melody with you today. I pray it blessed your heart.
May the peace of Yah be with you,
Shalom,
-Hadarah BatYah
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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.
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