Maureen Y. Smith - Conquering the Seeds of Destruction

Today, I will share with you the Biblical Approach Section of what God says when you are fighting the battles that you face and which side to be on. Will you be able to follow His lead or will you choose to do it your way? Also, see how Mordecai and Esther began their journey with God.

Today, I will begin to share and uncover how you deal with things that may affect you personally and professionally. How do you know what side to be on? What if you choose the wrong side? Listen and see how certain things can lead and guide you into different directions.

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.

God's Seed of Survival - The Seed of Honesty will help you to combat the Seed of Gossip. When you make the conscious choice of operating in God's characteristics, you will display integrity, credibility, and honesty in your demeanor. Learn from Jesus on how He displayed honesty and continue to seek God for more discipline in your conversations with others.

Please understand that just because you have fulfilled certain wants and desires from a lie, it will be short-lived. Listen and see how things can start off being enjoyable, but chaos and confusion will be around the corner.

The last root that is watered to grow inside of you from the Seed of Gossip is the Root of Lying. This root can be very destructive because it goes completely against what God says to do which is to speak truth. As a result, the Root of Lying is also one of the things that God hates. Always know that nothing good comes out of a lie.

Yesterday, I talked with you about the Root of Betrayal and you listened to how a betrayer could be affected in situations. Today, I am going to discuss how victims of betrayals are affected and how they may choose to handle situations that involve unpredictable and predictable betrayals. It becomes important to learn the six steps in order to move forward in your life when someone has betrayed you. 

The Root of Betrayal that is watered by the enemy can affect a person deeply and sometimes, it can be hard (but not impossible) for the person to overcome. This root can also affect each person involved differently. Today, listen and see how the betrayer deals with situations.

When the enemy plants the Root of Slander into you, you have decided to not only allow the Seed of Gossip to grow inside of you, but you also give yourself the permission to spread negative and false information about others. See how Jesus dealt with this root with the Pharisees and learn from Him. Also, meditate on the Scriptures Matthew 12:22-37.