Maureen Y. Smith - Conquering the Seeds of Destruction

Whose voice do you listen to… God’s voice or the enemy’s voice? What do you think or believe about yourself when you receive information? It is these two questions and others that will be addressed so that you can operate in a life of approval with God. He wants that for you, and you must decide if you want it for yourself.

Staying guided by God becomes necessary and important for you to not be distracted by the enemy. He tries to place people into your life to place expectations onto you so that it can cause you to feel as if you don’t measure up on certain things or that people only see you as significant based on what you did for them. Listen to God’s voice and learn your real worth just as the new man Abraham did.

The Seed of Approval that God plants into you is so important for you to know because He wants you to understand who you are and whose you are. When you understand that, you will be able to handle the affirmations that God speaks into you as well as the characteristics of Him that He teaches you through the Holy Spirit living inside of you.

Although things may look hopeless and you feel that you are at rock bottom or at your breaking point, you must find a way to not allow the enemy to feed into your mind with the Root of a Nervous Breakdown. He wants to keep you in that defeated mentality. Listen and find ways to keep trusting God and know that He will heal your broken heart, just as God did with Hagar.

Have you ever gotten to a point where nothing makes sense anymore? Do you feel that you are unsettled, and you don’t know what your next steps should be? The Root of Being Unstable can cause you to make irrational decisions because you are not allowing God to help you to think things through, but you are allowing the enemy to guide you in your emotions. See how to work through this and continue to learn from Abram, Sarai, and Hagar.

When the root of insecurity comes upon you, you have decided to listen to the enemy as he causes uncertainty and anxiety to reign in your life. Unfortunately, he will make sure that every hurt, flaw, and mistake is front and center in your life and you continue to re-live those things over and over in your mind. Learn how to break the enemy’s cycle of a defeated mind as shown through Abram.

When negative information comes your way, how do you process it? How much of it do you hold onto and how much of it do you dismiss? As the enemy plants the Seed of Disapproval into your mind, he will try to operate into your mind consistently. Listen and see how Abram handled it. It is at this point that you will have to decide if you will listen to the voice of God in what He says about you, or if you will listen to the enemy. Which one will you choose?

What type of thoughts do you keep replaying in your mind? How do you view yourself? Do you like what you see in the mirror? God wants you to look and act like Him because you were created in His image. God wanted the same for Abram and told him what He would give him. It becomes important to have good thoughts and to let go of the bad ones. Learn how to process your thoughts and allow God to help you.

Many of the characteristics that exist inside of you may be because of the ideas, opinions, or viewpoints that were planted into you, whether positively or negatively. As you have grown, what feedback do you embrace and internalize. Listen and see what things that others have said about you that has shaped you.

Being able to communicate within all the various types of channels and venues can be rewarding. However, if open and positive communication are not achieved, are you willing to put the work in to reach a level of understanding? Discover the various clarifying questions to ask so that you can reach effective communication while never assuming anything.