Maureen Y. Smith - Conquering the Seeds of Destruction

As I continue the discussion from yesterday on The Root of Rejection, it becomes important to decide whose voice you will continue to keep listening to, God’s voice or the enemy’s voice. There will always be things that can challenge you, but you must believe that God is still working behind the scenes to help you. Listen to see how King Saul chose to do things and how it worked out for him. You must learn how to trust God in EVERYTHING!

In some instances, the enemy doesn’t have to work as hard in forming the Root of Rejection into you. You may be at the crossroads of life, so you don’t know what to do next. You seem to hold onto all the negative things that have happened to you, and it causes you to feel as if no one is there. You must find a way to muster up the courage and believe that your life is significant. Always know that God wants to use you to do a mighty work for Him.

As I continue the discussions on the Seed of Loneliness, one of the ways that the enemy can trick you is to make you think that you don’t need anyone, not even God. As he isolates you, you will start to get content and believe that you are in total control. As you see how King Saul handled things in his own life, learn from him and make sure that you are including God in all the decisions that you make. You will be glad that you did.

As your journey continues in self-discovery, how open are you? Do you allow yourself to engage with others or do you stay to yourself? The enemy would love to keep you by yourself so he plants the Seed of Loneliness into you so that he can keep placing thoughts into your mind to make you doubt yourself and feel insecure. God wants you to learn how to step outside of your box and discover who you really are with Him. Keep spending time with God to find out.

It becomes important that you understand one major thing while you are here on this earth…you are NOT alone. God is always with you and by connecting to Jesus, you will see Him in a different way. The enemy will always keep trying to convince you differently, but it becomes important to turn off his voice and learn how to listen to the voice of God.

I shared with you yesterday the Plan of Salvation and how to connect with Jesus. Once you have done that, it becomes important to make sure that you learn how to forgive others. Being one of God’s children means also acting like He does. You must be willing to operate in the same characteristics that He does. You will also see how God restored David’s kingdom through one of David’s sons. David’s son touched God’s heart because of what he asked God for as he became king. Always know that God searches the hearts of man.

As you listen to today’s podcast, you will uncover one of God’s most rewarding and necessary character traits that He has bestowed on everyone and that is the Seed of Forgiveness. The forgiveness that He grants to you is not only powerful, but it continues to show the unconditional love that He has for His people. If you haven’t met Him, you can listen, follow, and acknowledge the Plan of Salvation for yourself or to be willing to share it to someone else who may not know Him.

As God plants His new seed into you, you will see that things not only work better for you, but you have a willing desire to seek God more to please Him instead of pleasing self. You will recognize that your level of contentment is worth the effort and you realize more and more that you didn't need the things that you thought you needed or desired. Trust God's voice just as Samson did and know that God has you.

Today, I will pick up from yesterday's overview of Section 1. There are going to be things that influence you in the world that can cause you to get off the path that God has you on. Have you been able to operate in God's Seeds of Survival or are you operating in the adversary's seeds of destruction? Hopefully, you have been putting the work in and you have allowed the Bible and the books of Conquering the Seeds of Destruction to help you.

Today, I will be covering a brief overview of what I have covered so far in dealing with the seeds and roots of destruction. I pray that you will make a commitment to do the necessary work that is found in the book and the workbook. Learn from the people in the Bible and implement the tools from the books to achieve the life of abundance God has for you.