Maureen Y. Smith - Conquering the Seeds of Destruction

As the Root of Negativism continues to operate into your life, you must realize that it becomes imperative to not allow other people to influence you. Leaders can struggle in this, and they may have to learn how to delegate so that they can do God’s Will, just as Moses had to learn this quality also. Asking others to help not only benefits you, but it allows God to use someone else’s gifts too. As you listen, trust God completely and be open to other ways of doing things.

There are times that negative things can happen to you, and it can keep you stuck in those situations. When the Root of Negativism is planted into you, it can become difficult to push through the painful events of your life. Also, other people can cause you to feel down because of the negative information that they always share with you. Learn how to prevent this type of behavior from resonating into your spirit.

Today, you will continue to hear about the Root of Complaining as you uncover the other component which is being a receiver of complaints. Although you may not be a person who complains, how do you respond to people who complain frequently? Do you hold them accountable? Do you allow them to express themselves and just listen to it? You will see that it may require you to either share your concerns or to be understanding by not putting expectations on them that they may not be able to handle.

If you continue to allow your feelings to be guided by the enemy, you will see that he will start to develop his first root that comes from the Seed of Anger which is the Root of Complaining. The Root of Complaining consists of two components. Today, listen and hear how being a giver of complaints causes you to only think and operate in your own feelings. Because of this, you will see how things can affect you and how Moses dealt with the children of Israel with complaining behaviors.

Although negative things may happen to you, it is up to you on how you will choose to respond to those things. The enemy will keep bringing the situation to you front and center while God is trying to guide you into an opposite direction. As the enemy planted the Seed of Anger with the children of Israel, you will hear how God guided Moses to handle the situation. The Seed of Anger can get planted into you if you allow your feelings and emotions to get the best of you. How will you choose to handle things?

As you are trying to listen to God, it can be challenging on how to process His answers for your life. When you want a specific answer, His response may not be in the way you want it and as a result, you may not accept His answer and do things the way you want them to be done. God will never leave you nor forsake you, so you must trust Him in everything. You will hear that Moses had to learn that also.

It becomes important to understand that as a human being, you have three main components: a body, soul, and a spirit. Once you understand how each one guides you, it will become necessary to process how you can be drawn in by your feelings on a situation. Operating in your emotions can cause both positive and negative reactions. Listen to God and allow Him to guide you on what He says and sees is best for your life.

Initially growing up, it was hard for me to understand where I fit in. As time went on, the lack of confidence within continued to challenge me and I found myself trying to be a people pleaser instead of being the child of God I was created to be. What I had learned was that I needed to surrender to God and to seek His approval instead of the approval of others.

In my own personal testimony, I have had my struggles with the Seeds and Roots of Miscommunication and Misinterpretation causing many years of trying to figure out my identity and where I belonged. What I had learned was that going through the journey is never easy, but I had to trust God in all of it. Over time, I was able to see God’s hand in it from the beginning.

Learning how to operate in God’s standards instead of the world’s standards can be challenging but not impossible to do. There are times that you may also need to show a sincere act of kindness to help others instead of helping yourself. When you do these things, you will look at gaining approval in a different light.