Maureen Y. Smith - Conquering the Seeds of Destruction

As you listen to today's podcast, you will discover a new seed, The Seed of Worry, that can be planted into you by the adversary if you allow the things of the world to consume your mind. Try to remove the distractions that the enemy keeps bringing to you and allow God's voice to be your focal point that guides you to peace.

God is always there. Can you allow yourself to be guided by God and to trust Him in everything that you do on a daily basis? Know that God hears your every prayer and you must believe in that. Listen and learn from Job as you continue to build your own personal relationship with God.

There are so many things that are going on in the world and it can become overwhelming if you allow yourself to get too consumed with all of it. What will you do in the midst of it? Whose voice will you hold onto to give you the peace and the wisdom that you need to get through it?

As you listen today, I share my own thoughts of the anger that people may be experiencing. As you look at our society, there are many things that keep people on the edge. It becomes important to know where that anger stems from. It is the enemy that is pulling the strings and placing the negative thoughts into your minds. How you choose to handle situations either with God or without Him will determine if things evolve positively or negatively.

There are many things that can cause you to be angry and some rightfully so. However, you must keep in mind that you can’t allow the things that you may want to obtain to cause you to lash out onto others. Also, you can’t allow “your” expectations of someone be the driving force of what you think someone else should do for “you”. God has each person on a plan of purpose for Him, so it becomes important to know what that plan is for your own life.

Because you are tired of operating into the Seed and Roots of Anger, you are now open into hearing the voice of God. God plants the Seed of Peace into you to not only help you learn how to process your feelings but so that you can align those feelings to His Word and not be consumed by them. Surrendering to Him completely becomes the key and you will have to do that, just as Moses did. God calls all of us to live in peace with everyone.

As you continue to deal with the Root of Blame, it can become hard to let go of. You will hear that the children of Israel didn’t handle things well also. The hurt and pain that you feel others had caused you may drive you to seek revenge on them; however, you must find a way to heal from it. Learn the lessons that are necessary, and you will be able to grow as God wants you too.

When the Root of Blame is planted into you, there are times that you feel that your hardships or challenges is because of what someone has done to you. Although there may be some things that you may have done in your life, blaming others becomes easier than pulling up your own mirror and holding yourself accountable. As you listen, God wants you to resist the devil so that he will flee from you in your mind and you will make the choices that God wants you to make.

As the Root of Negativism continues to operate into your life, you must realize that it becomes imperative to not allow other people to influence you. Leaders can struggle in this, and they may have to learn how to delegate so that they can do God’s Will, just as Moses had to learn this quality also. Asking others to help not only benefits you, but it allows God to use someone else’s gifts too. As you listen, trust God completely and be open to other ways of doing things.

There are times that negative things can happen to you, and it can keep you stuck in those situations. When the Root of Negativism is planted into you, it can become difficult to push through the painful events of your life. Also, other people can cause you to feel down because of the negative information that they always share with you. Learn how to prevent this type of behavior from resonating into your spirit.