Maureen Y. Smith - Conquering the Seeds of Destruction

As you listen to the podcast today, you will hear how the Root of Frustration (the last destructive root that comes from the Seed of Disregard) can cause more challenges in your life. When you are at this stage, it becomes hard to see the positive in things, sometimes in anything. It will take some conscious effort to not re-live things continuously, especially if it is going to take you down a path of frustrations and pain. Learn from Jonah's life and allow God to move in your life in a positive way. It will take for you to keep the focus on Him so that He can guide you to a more uplifting outcome. 

As the next root starts to develop from the Seed of Disregard, you will see yourself falling into a deeper level of turmoil within. When you are in the Root of Despair, you don't see ways of overcoming challenges in your life. As things start to spiral downward, you not only don't have the motivation to pull yourself out, but you don't have a desire to do so. Things seem hopeless and you have a hard time trying to decipher what to do next. It is at this time that you will need to seek God with your whole heart and allow Him to minister to you where you are. Trust Him because He already knows.

In today's podcast, you will hear how the first root (The Root of Indifference) can be developed from the Seed of Disregard if you allow the adversary to whisper into your ear to create negative thoughts into your mind. He will keep trying to get you to ignore, avoid, or become indifferent with the people who may be around you or with people in general. The more you become desensitized to people's lives, the more you stay on his path of destruction. Please listen to the voice of God and allow His Words to resonate in you so that you can keep relating to others in a positive way.

In today's podcast, you hear how a new destructive seed (The Seed of Disregard) can be planted into you if you choose not to seek God's voice. This particular seed can cause you to either minimize the things or people who are around you or to not care at all. This seed creates a negative persona within you which causes you to not show a feeling of concern, an act of kindness, or a level of compassion for another human being. It becomes important for you to not allow the adversary to create this type of mindset inside of you. Seek God and listen to Him at all times.

As you continue to seek God and follow His will, there may be times where you may not do what is expected of you because you don't feel like it. As time goes on, you may not see things moving in the direction that you would like for them to go. It will require you to want to follow and to listen to God. It will require you to be obedient and disciplined to what He is asking you to do. It will require you to let go of the things that cause a self-centeredness to keep existing. When you have a submissive will to God, your outlook on life changes and your vision becomes more God-centered.

As  you start your day, I hope things are getting better with you in spending time with God. It becomes important to make the necessary time so that you can hear His voice and know what your next steps should be. Also, there may be times where things become difficult to achieve and you may not want to continue on your journey. Please don't get discouraged and try your best to find a way to dig deep so that you can stay obedient to the assignment that He has given you. Things may get challenging but not impossible. Follow God's lead and let Him guide you each step of the way.

As you journeyed through the Seed of Jealousy and the Roots of Grudging, Judging, Vengeance and God's Seed of Faith, how will you apply the information to your own life? What steps will you make to not only prevent you from operating as Joseph's siblings did, but what things will you do moving forward to show that you will have complete trust or FAITH in God? How will you grow with God? Listen to today's podcast and allow it to challenge you to new heights with God.

In today's podcast, you will hear the new seed that God plants into you to uproot the Seed of Jealousy and its roots. It will require you to have complete trust in God and for you to believe what He says He is going to do in your life. You will also hear how Joseph handled things with his brothers and from those lessons, I pray that it will give you the tools to operate in your own faith and never give up on God.

As you listen to today's podcast, you will hear how the adversary can plant the last root that comes from the Seed of Jealousy into you if you are not careful. He wants to keep you focused on you by allowing the hurt, jealousy, or insecurity to get the best of you. If you give in to this, you will try to find ways to operate in the Root of Vengeance by trying to "get even" which is not what God wants you to do. If things are not happening for you, see it as a blessing from God and know that God has not left you nor forsaken you. Keep trusting in God and watch what He does in your life.

In today's podcast, you will see how "outward judgments" can cause you to have a destructive behavior towards others. The enemy will always try to have a deeper hold onto you if your focus is more on what you may want instead of what God wants for you. Each person on the earth has a breaking point; therefore, it is vital for you to understand God's teachings of reaping what you sow. Allow yourself to be influenced by God so that He can guide you into having humility while trusting Him in everything.