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Wai-Yee Schmidt Stepping Out with
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Wai-Yee Schmidt Stepping Out with
Wai-Yee Schmidt Founder of Everyday Evangelist
Wai-yee Schmidt is an evangelist and teacher based out of Frankfurt, Germany. She founded Everyday Evangelist, a ministry dedicated to igniting ordinary Believers, like herself, to reaching the lost in everyday life through the supernatural, and teaching Believers on key topics such as identity in Christ, sonship, inheritance and Kingdom wealth. She is also a property and Stock Market investor. She was ordained as a minister under the apostolic TRIBE Network led by Apostle Ryan LeStrange. She also founded Isaac's Wells, a revival group in Frankfurt, a part of TRIBE Network.
Iwatched Wai-yee’s interview with Apostle Ryan LeStrange on Identity in Christ and Wealth Creation on Facebook Live early this year, and I knew she was a Kingdom Woman who understood the importance of knowing our identity in Christ with this in mind, I connected with her to interview her as a Woman Stepping Out! In our Autumn/ Winter Issue of WEW Magazine.
WEW: Tell us a bit about your background? WYS: I grew up in Singapore in a slummy, rundown neighbourhood. My family was into Chinese pagan idolatry mixed with the occasional dab of Buddhist practices. My father was into all the big vices … drinking, gambling, infidelity, wife-bashing, jobhopping … so I grew up making constant vows to break out of these cycles through wanting to do well in school and making something of
myself in life. Looking at my life today, I am living the dream life that I never even have the courage to imagine. Strangely, as proof of God’s goodness, despite the fact that my dad was really messed up, it didn’t stop God from using him to speak life into me, think Balaam’s donkey. My mom used to tell me not to dream big, be content with jobs that are not too demanding, like secretarial positions or half day teaching jobs (not a slur against teachers or secretaries, but that’s how Chinese people thought back in the day…), whereas my dad had a completely opposite approach. He said to me pointedly one day when I was about ten years of age, that since I was such a talker, I should become a lawyer when I grow up, otherwise it would be an utter waste of my ‘talent’! Side note - my dad got saved at 79 and baptized at 82, after having worshipped idols his whole life.
The Role of the
PROPHET 21 ST CENTUARY
There is much that has been spoken on the office of the prophet within the past ten to fifteen years. Many church leaders have tried to encapsulate the fullness of the office but no matter how sincere they are the Office of the Prophet seems far too elusive for any one person to fully grasp and convey, for we see in part. Many hold great revelation on the Office of the Prophet but until we come together and combine that which we have learned from the Godhead and see in Scripture and historical data we will be slightly shortsighted in our understanding of the prophetic office and function.
PROPHET By Prophet Tracy Pelt
A good definition of prophet is one who is sent by God with the authority to speak on His behalf. Inherent in this definition, is 1) the prophet must be sent by God 2) He walks in an unusual authority and 3) He has a message from God. This simple definition will eliminate many of whom have been labeled prophets, either by themselves or others. A prophet without inherent authority and a message beyond repent is no prophet. I know that ruffled a lot of feathers. Many think because they preach repentance they have the right to the title prophet, unfortunately, that is not the case. Repentance is the baseline of every prophet’s message but the message must move
beyond repentance to an equipping message for the Body of Christ. Simply put, prophets are equippers and they serve to equip the Body of Christ in a variety of ways.
The intent of this article is to provide some understanding for the 21st century prophet concerning their role and function. For the sake of brevity, I will limit my discussion to four aspects of prophetic functioning. Please understand, that even though one may be a prophet, the grace will be determined by the measure of the gift that has been given to that prophet, according to Ephesians 4:7. All will not operate in the same measure and grace.
Equip, Identify, Raise, and Train other prophets
Even the briefest glance at Ephesians 4:7- 14, allows the astute person to see that prophets should be helping to equip and mature the Body alongside the other five-fold functionaries. As we follow the ministry of Samuel, the prophet, we find that prophets have the ability to identify other graces and usher them into their respective roles. This aspect of the prophet’s mantle works through well under the auspices of relationship. This is why many prophets mentor other prophets through Schools of the prophet and the like. They delight in raising up prophets and watching them flow freely as a prophetic vessel. One con of this prophetic type is that they can be somewhat controlling if they don’t fully submit their gift to the Holy Spirit. These are the governing prophets.
Lead others into the Presence of God
For most prophets, there is no place they would rather be than in the Presence of the Lord. This is where we thrive. This is where we make our home. Most prophets possess musical ability to some degree. But there are those who are simply graced to lead others into the Presence of God. It truly is where they make their home. They sing, they worship. They draw others into an intimate place with the Lord. A singer will sing and go but these prophets will take you with them as they ascend the heights of Heaven in worship. They understand that particular sounds release the prophetic into the atmosphere and that is where healings, deliverance, and breakthroughs happen.
Living HEALTHY LIFESTYLE NUGGETS FOR A
By Alison Stockton
Living a healthy or healthier lifestyle can mean 2 very different things to 2 very different women.
And that’s totally acceptable, if we allow it to be without judgement from either! What do I mean different and non-judgemental! I mean if your living your best life as you know how, be mindful not to judge another if they are not living the way you perceive a healthy lifestyle to be, they may be doing the same of you.
Many women who are busy being busy and exercising like crazy are often increasing their stress hormones, Cortisol. Cortisol is naturally produced in the stomach and yet if we feel that we are constantly stressed, or swimming upstream, too many tasks and not enough hours, then by increasing high intensity exercise can also increase high cortisol and can increase our body weight. That said, our body also needs to sweat to assist in illuminating toxins! Confused!!! Don’t be. If you’re working out like BILLIO, highly stressed yet seemingly seeing no change in your body, you may need to SLOW DOWN!!! Yep slow down to create more.
Seriously, let’s think about it, If I am pushing my body all the time , because I’m not loving it
Yet there are in my view 5 baseline pillars to having the healthiest life. 1. External Nourishment In the form of a joyful and happy life, spending time with people who lift you, support you, encourage you and embrace your dreams too. Surrounding yourself with energetic people who have a greater element of positivity about them is like having a Vitamin IV shoot, you feel instantly energised and on a higher vibration. Ensure you set a few boundaries, like a vortex, that don’t allow negative energy in and you focus on being around positive people and places, this is also exceptionally important if you are an empath.
SUCCESSFUL WOMEN Are Starting Businesses. Yes, Even After 50.
By Elizabeth MacBride
Arthur C. Brooks, the departing CEO of the American Enterprise Institute, wrote a long researched essay in The Atlantic this month. It says that your career peaks at 50, and woe to those who don’t accept their decline gracefully. While I was reading it, drawn by the fear-inspiring headline “Your Professional Decline Is Coming Sooner Than You Think,” I felt how little the bleak worldview and the sense of loss reflect the reality of women I know as they near and pass 50.
The women I know aren’t declining. They’re getting stronger and more engaged in careers, often second careers they love. They are starting businesses. Some are taking greater risks, often to make a greater impact. Some wealthy women at this age are stepping out from the shadow of their families to become leaders of new movements.
I think three things are going on. Brooks’ view is deeply informed by life inside an institution. Women leaders haven’t ever been able to get a foothold in institutions, which has its downsides and upsides. There’s a less a sense of being at the top of a narrowing hierarchy, with younger people jostling to push you off your perch.