Maureen Y. Smith - Conquering the Seeds of Destruction

As you listen to today's podcast, you will hear another one of God's characteristics being discussed which is Displaying Strength. Many times, people will say that they have displayed strength when they have faced obstacles in life. Although that may be true, the goal becomes to display strength not only in a physical and mental capacity, but also in a spiritual capacity as well on a consistent basis. This will require you to spend the quality time with God that is necessary so that you can hear the Holy Spirit and operate in His voice regardless of what you are faced with.

Forgiveness can be a difficult characteristic of God to embrace. When you feel hurt or upset, especially from someone that may have caused it, it becomes hard to "turn the other cheek". However, God requires it. We all want to be forgiven by God, so it becomes necessary to operate in forgiveness with others as well as with yourself. You don't want to continue to keep living in hurt and pain, especially from the past so allow yourself to develop this characteristic of God so that you can be free from all of it.

As you listen to today's podcast, I will continue to explore how all of us are to walk in humility. It becomes necessary to make a choice of putting self to the side. As you will hear, Jesus taught us lessons of how to show service to others. Although it may be difficult at times, He still wants each of us  to be concerned about the well-being of others, even if it challenges how you operate in the leadership roles that you have. Allow God's voice to be the guidance that you need in displaying a heart of humility.

As things can become more complicated in today's world, it can be challenging to keep your peace. You must allow yourself to be open in receiving it when it does come down your way. When God is trying to keep you in a state of peace, it becomes important to hear His teachings so that you can rest on His guidance and not your own. By staying in obedience to Him, this will help you to walk in peace daily.

On today, I will be celebrating Jesus, Our Lord and Savior. As we are in this season of advent, it is normal to talk about His birth and the love that God had for us by providing the world a precious gift. This sacrifice demonstrated such an unconditional love for each person if they are willing to open up their heart to Him. Whether you find yourself participating in different Christmas activities, shopping, or just being busy as you close-out the year, may you each find the time to enjoy Him. Praise and worship Him for all that He has done for you but more importantly, for who He is. 

In today's podcast, I revisit how the adversary can cause you to get consumed into your own thoughts and desires hoping that you will give in to a selfish nature. As you have learned over time, it becomes important to listen to God instead of the enemy. The more you spend time with God, your desires begin to change. You will start to feel His love and embrace it in such a way that you intentionally seek God more. You "want" to praise and worship Him because of the love that you have for Him and you will also have an openness to express genuine love to others. 

As you listen to today's podcast, you will continue to reflect on how you are processing this information that has been given to you. Are you hearing God's voice with clarity? Are you able to recognize the enemy's attacks against you and are you able to resist him? Have you been able to spend more time with God in prayer and studying His Word? Prayerfully, you will see a difference in your life. Stay encouraged, stay excited in what God is doing in your life, and enjoy your relationship with Him.

As you have been involved in the Conquering the Seeds of Destruction Study, I pray that it has given you an insight of how destructive seeds and roots can be planted into you. It is up to you to make the conscious choice to want to walk with God to not only remove them, but to grow with Him. Whether you listen to the podcast or you have put the time into doing the work in the book and the workbook, I pray that you are walking and listening to God's voice through the Holy Spirit so that you can fulfill the purpose that He has designed for you. 

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.