Maureen Y. Smith - Conquering the Seeds of Destruction

In today's podcast, you will hear the other side of fornication being formed which is the root of non-consensual fornication. This level of fornication is so much harder to deal with because these sexual desires are forced upon a person. When the adversary plants this root into a person, the aggressor's main goal is to fulfill their desire without being concerned about the damage that it causes the other person. If this root has been forced upon you, please allow yourself to seek the counsel and help that you need to get through this.

As you continue to listen to the next subroot that is formed from the main root of the Root of Consensual Fornication, you will see how the enemy keeps trying to deepen this root to make you consumed with your desires. You will hear how the root of pornography provides more challenges because the enemy intertwines it with getting or paying money for the fulfillment of your desires. You must not allow yourself to get caught up in the schemes of his deception. Seek God and allow God to help you to get your desires under control.

As you listen to today's podcast, I will continue to share how the adversary deepens his hold onto you by developing the Root of Consensual Fornication so that it can grow and go into another direction of destruction. As your sexual desires deepen, he will want you to act upon them even if it is within yourself. You may not feel comfortable in talking with God, but God already knows your struggles. As difficult as the conversation may be with God, He still wants you to seek Him so that He can teach you how to escape these desires and have the discipline that you need to push through.

In today's podcast, I continue the discussion on the Seed of Lust and how the adversary tries to influence you by operating in your desires. Although you will make the choice to participate, he will try to give you reasons of why you need to fulfill what you may be experiencing. You may want to do so also but will it please God? Is that what God wants for you? As you listen to what Joseph went through, learn from his life and trust in what God is guiding you to do.

Within this chapter, parental discretion is advised due to the sexual nature of this chapter. As you listen to today's podcast, you will hear how the enemy can plant the Seed of Lust into you. This particular seed is one that will be discussed in length because it is one that can cause extensive damage to relationships that you have built. Although it is up to you to make the conscious choice to participate in it (just like the other seeds), the adversary will make this seed front and center to you so that you will give in to your desires of lust in a physical way. Can you deny your flesh? 

In today's podcast, you will hear how God wants a close and personal relationship with you. He wants you to be proactive in building one with Him as He has always wanted. There are times where the emphasis is placed on building relationships with others and then He is thought about if your relationship with another person starts to have problems or issues. Although He wants you to connect with another person in a biblical way, He still wants you to have a personal relationship with Him first. By doing it this way, you will be guided by Him and have healthier relationships with others.

When you first started this study, one of the things that was asked was the importance of building relationships. In today's podcast, you will revisit the discussion on relationships but it will consist of taking things to a deeper level. Many people start relationships for several different reasons. What things are important to you when you start a relationship? How open are you in expressing your feelings? Are there certain things that will prevent you from moving forward in a relationship? Always remember that it is important to be true to yourself and true to others.

As you listen to today's podcast, you will see that it becomes important to make a conscious choice or decision to be concerned about the needs of others. There are times that some things can be minimized or you may not have a care or concern about what others may be going through. It is one thing to respect someone's privacy but it is a totally different thing to disregard their situation completely. God wants you to be proactive in showing compassion when you see someone hurting or suffering.  Be the vessel that He has called you to be and be obedient to what He has told you to do. 

In today's podcast, you will hear how God's Seed of Survival - The Seed of Compassion can be planted into you to uproot the Seed and Roots of Disregard if you continue to remain open in hearing His voice. You will see that in order to operate in this new seed, you will need to put self to the side and allow your compassion to be displayed to others. The true test is when you have a sincere heart for someone who may have done something wrong to you and instead of wanting bad to happen to them, you show a heart of compassion. Learn from Jonah and represent God in a pleasing way.

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.