Maureen Y. Smith - Conquering the Seeds of Destruction

As I continue to share about this last root from the Seed of Idols, you will see that it is one thing to have this root inside of you. It becomes even more challenging to deal with someone else that has this root inside of them. How do you handle it when they have wronged you? What steps do you take in trying to resolve the situation? Prayerfully, you will include God in every step that you take with others as well as with your own self.

When the adversary has you participating in this root, it can have a major stronghold on you. You will want to continue in it and it will be up to you to make the conscious choice to follow in the will of God or to continue to operate in how you want to do things, regardless of the hurt that it may cause others, and yes, even "you." You will have to be committed to God completely in order to break from this root. Are you willing to do so?

The adversary continues to keep the focus on you as he tries to have a deeper hold on you by creating a new root from the Seed of Idols. Within this root, things become even more challenging for you because you don't want to see things any other way except for how you can benefit and people will start to disassociate themselves from you. It will take a conscious effort from you to break this inner mentality. Are you willing to do so? If not, what keeps you here?

Today, you will see how the enemy can start to form a new root from the Seed of Idols if you continue to follow his narrative. Within this new root, you will be consumed with self and you don't have a problem letting people know of your success. Allow God to minister to you. It is not a problem to share those things but there should be a balance in celebrating self and celebrating others also.

When this new seed is planted into you, it can come in various forms depending on how much time, emphasis, and power that you give it. Regardless of what idols have formed, it will require you to make God the priority in your life as He helps you prevent these idols from developing and growing stronger. It will take effort, but you can do it with God's guidance.

There will always be times where you will need to make a choice of doing things to please self or doing things to please God. As you seek God and listen to His guidance, it will help you to become more obedient to Him. Although things will continue to affect you and/or influence you, it will be your actions that determines your stand on things and who you choose to serve.

Hopefully and prayerfully, your relationship with God continues to grow and you are starting to hear His voice with more clarity. The adversary will continue to try to get you off of your path by influencing you to indulge into certain wants and desires that you may have. You will need to seek God even more so that He can guide you into receiving the things that are from Him and not the things that can cause you to spiral downward.

Regardless of how bad things seem, God can still bring you through it. What will be the steps that you take to start the process of healing? Will you allow yourself to be committed to the plan of growth and progression? Although you may feel alone, you are never alone. Listen to today's podcast as I share my own journey of how God brought me through a perilous time.

Although some things can hurt you at your core, God is still there and wants to help you. Things may seem overwhelming for you, but it will be up to you to allow Him in and to give yourself permission to move forward. Learn from the story of Ruth and Naomi and allow their teachings to guide you to restoration.

As you listen to today's podcast, you will see how this next root can not only be destructive but debilitating. Many times, your thoughts can keep you engulfed in your pain and it can become hard to pull yourself up, but not impossible if you seek and lean on God to help you. Please don't give up on God and please don't give up on yourself.