Laetitia.GloryRealm

  HER VERSION written by Laetitia Zeeman The first thing that comes to mind when I think about Stephanus, is “RESPECT”. I met Stephanus in 1985.  I was the new kid in school and Stephanus was on the student council. We ended up sitting next to each other in the Bible Studies class.  I remember us swopping seats at some stage because me being left-handed made him bump into my arm the whole time while writing.  That led to ending up together during school brakes.  We were just two loners ending up together, sitting on a small wall next to the headmaster’s office where Stephanus was doing his student council supervision. Not only did he accompany me to our matric dance in 1986 but if it were not for Stephanus, I would not have passed matric.  Stephanus spent hours of his time, in my matric year, to find ways to help me study and memorize information.  He is still a great teacher.  He also made numerous mugs of coffee to keep me awake while studyin...

As a young girl, I was so inspired by the story of Esther and the beautiful picture in my children’s bible.   I would look at it for hours, day dreaming about how someone will one day come and rescue me to take me to a harem (without knowing what the word “harem” actually meant) and how I will be chosen and after being chosen, my veil will be removed and we will live happily ever after. In my imagination, I would be dressed in beautiful shades of blues and purple.   I also remember playing with my friends or cousins.   I will be captured, locked up in a tower and the prince (my cousin) will come and rescue me and take me to his harem and then he will choose me.   In my mind the word “harem” simply meant “women’s quarters” in a castle.    Funny thing is the moment my prince (cousin) took me to his “harem” neither one of us would know exactly what needed to happen next and then the game was getting boring.   Once you got saved and tak...

If I would ask:   “Have you ever cried yourself to sleep?” I think many of you will answer "yes". But have you ever cried yourself awake? And I am not talking about crying yourself awake after a nightmare because when you cry yourself awake after a nightmare, the moment you become aware of your surroundings it’s easy to convince yourself it was only a nightmare and take control over your emotions. I’m talking about crying yourself awake when you are under so much stress or emotional pain that your body and your soul just can’t deal with it and your tears serve as an outlet to just get some kind of relieve. This morning, was one of those.   I cried myself awake.   I have been here before – crying myself awake. And while crying I just whispered …..   " Jesus …. Oh Jesus …." And while still in bed I saw Him.   I saw His loving eyes and I saw Him hanging on the cross. So when Jesus looked down and saw the disciple he loved stand...

Not so long ago, I was watching a reality show on television and it was during an interview between the presenter and a man, when he said something very profound: He said:  “There is nothing a man is more afraid of in life, than a woman who once broke his heart”. Suddenly the woman who once broke his heart was standing in front of him giving him another opportunity to love her again, but he had to make a decision: Is he going to take the risk of opening his heart again and make use of the opportunity to love her again? Or is he going to let the opportunity slip through his fingers because he just didn’t want to take the risk of getting his heart broken again. It doesn’t matter what he chose, because whatever the choice, choice always involves risk. He might never get this opportunity again. Even stepping out of your house in the morning is taking a huge risk. But we all know, by staying at home, we will never accomplish anything. Sooner or later, you will hav...

We are currently at stage 4 during the lock down in South Africa. We are only allowed to walk outside our houses between six and nine in the morning. I was sharing with a friend the other day that I only went outside to walk the first 2 days after moving from stage 5 to stage 4.  Every morning when waking up and wanting to go for a walk, there is such an amazing presence of Yahweh in my room.  I compared it to being married, loving it to go for a walk in the early mornings, but then my husband, who is maybe not a morning person, pull me back in bed, asking me to sacrifice my walk for him and just cuddle with him. So when God draws me into intimacy - I respond. I stay … and simply enjoy His presence and His love. Have you ever been in love? When you are in love it completely consumes your whole life! You completely irritate those who are not where you are because you find it impossible to talk about anything else and in the process you l...

Every now and then I will engage God, asking Him to show me something on my future scroll.  When having a glimpse of your future, not only will it encourage you, but it will also give you the assurance that you are still busy doing things God planned for you, destined for  you, because remember, you were created for a purpose. One night early in 2018, before falling asleep I asked God: “Lord, please just give me a glimpse of my future scroll, showing me that I am still on the right track.  Please give me vision”. That night I had a dream.  In my dream I was in the South Coast, KZN/South Africa. I was surrounded by women. Months later, a door opened to minister at a women’s conference in the South Coast. It was then when God reminded me about the dream. The day I left, I had ninety five rand in my bank account.  I had to fly from George Airport to O.R. Thambo International airport in Johannesburg and take another flight from O.R. Thambo in...