Maureen Y. Smith - Conquering the Seeds of Destruction

In today's podcast, you will hear how God's new Seed of Survival, The Seed of Discipline will uproot the Seed and Roots of Hunger if you continue to listen to His voice instead of the voice of the adversary. It will take intentional effort from you but you can do it. There will be times that things may seem difficult OR what you are being told seems impossible to overcome from but know that God is bigger than all of that. Trust God and allow His Will for your life to be the answer instead of the negativity that the enemy wants you to listen to.

In today's podcast, you will hear how the adversary can plant the last root of the Seed of Hunger if you continue to allow his voice to be the main narrative that you listen to in your life. The Root of Disease can function on both ends of the spectrum as it tries to cause destruction in your life by operating in either obesity or anorexia. This root will not be easy to overcome but with God's help, you can be guided by Him to help you to stay balanced physically, mentally, and emotionally. 

Today, you will hear how the enemy can plant the next root from the Seed of Hunger if you listen to him. One of the things that is different about this root is that the enemy doesn't have to work as hard in trying to convince you to do things the way he wants you to do them. When you are in the Root of Yielding, you are surrendering to his ways with ease and you choose to keep doing things that way. Whether you like it or not, you don't want to put the effort into changing, so you are living your life without any convictions from God. How long do you think you can keep doing it this way? 

When the adversary begins to plant and water this new root called the Root of Distress that forms from the Seed of Hunger, he can cause destruction on either end. Whether you deal with over-eating or under-eating, this root can make your body to become imbalanced. It can also affect your mental and emotional capacity when dealing with it. It becomes so important to recognize that God knows what is happening to you. He wants you to rely on Him to help guide you into a place of balance and peace of who He has created "you" to be and not the voices of others who may influence you.

As you listen to Part 2 from the Seed of Hunger, you will hear how the adversary can cause other people to influence you on your eating habits. It becomes important for you to make sure that you are being guided by God and allowing Him to provide you the information that you need in how you eat and take care of your body. The enemy's influence may start off small in the beginning but as time goes on, you can see how other people's  comments can dictate what foods you choose to eat and how much or little you eat. Allow yourself to be influenced by God and also like the person that God created in the mirror.

As you listen to today's podcast, you will hear how the adversary can plant the Seed of Hunger into you if you continue to listen to his voice. The Seed of Hunger can operate in two ways, either over-eating or under-eating. There are many things that can happen with each facet, so it becomes important to recognize what may be happening to you with your food intake and allow God to guide you in the process. Seek Him daily as He helps you to understand your body and its design.

In today's podcast, you will hear how God wants us to be conscious of our temples/bodies, the area where the Holy Spirit resides. As you focus on reaching health goals this year, please allow God to be the voice inside of you that guides the decisions that you make on your daily meals and eating habits. Some days may be better than others but try your best to be conscious of making better choices with the food that you eat so that your body can be strong and healthy.

As you begin the year, many of you have goals, resolutions, and visions that you want to accomplish this year. What will it take for you to keep the consistency that you need in accomplishing everything that you have set forth? Will you include God in your plans? I pray that you will check in with Him daily so that you can be on the path that you need to be on. Stay excited and know that He has a mighty purpose for your life.

Happy New Year! I hope that you are excited about what this year brings and how God will use you to fulfill your purpose on the earth. As you start today, allow today to be a day of reflection. Seek God and ask Him to help you in understanding the lessons that took place in your life while also guiding you to write the vision for your life moving forward. As you write it, remain open so that you can hear the Holy Spirit speak to you. Know that God has a plan for your life and this year is "the year" to execute it. Be Excited, Be Present, and Be Bold in LOVE!

As the year comes to a close, there have been many things that you may have experienced and prayerfully, you have been given some tools to help you conquer those things. Today, I wanted to share another characteristic of God which is the ability to walk in kindness. Although for the most part, it may seem easy to do so, it becomes important also to walk in kindness when you may have been wronged or if you just don't feel like being kind to others. The goal becomes for you to take the focus off of you and to put the focus on God on what He is asking you to do. Be a true representative of Him and Walk in Kindness.