Maureen Y. Smith - Conquering the Seeds of Destruction

At some point when negative things come upon you, you must find a way to do the opposite of what it is saying. If you are alone, find someone to connect with so that you can build a positive relationship with them. Sometimes, the best way to overcome situations in your life is to do something positive into someone else’s life. Listen and see how saying “no” to the enemy and “yes” to God can be a b...

As you have been dealing with The Seed of Loneliness, by now you can see how there can be a step-by-step process that can keep you in a mental and emotional state of feeling alone. God does not want you to live in that state. He wants you to know that He is always there. God plants the Seed of Respect into you, and He wants you to respect yourself and to respect others. When God puts His stamp of...

Although life can be very hard, it can also bring joyful and wonderful experiences. However, when negative things happen, there is a tendency to hold onto those situations and minimize the great things. These are the ways that the enemy seeks to destroy you. You are worthy, valued, significant, unique, and loved unconditionally. Please don’t minimize who you have been created to be. God created yo...

Because fear can cause deeper levels of isolation, you may not feel comfortable being in a relationship. You must continue to hold onto what God tells you and all the things that He has equipped you with to overcome this root. God wants you to connect with others. He also wants you to let go of situations that were not favorable in your life. Listen and learn how to use those things as tools for g...

Many people struggle with fear. There are many things that people have a fear of so it can be a strong root that can be hard to overcome, but it is not impossible. The goal for the enemy is to make you feel as if you don’t have what it takes to overcome it. King Saul also operated in fear and didn’t handle things the way he needed to. Listen and see the different ways that fear can consume you and...

As I continue the discussion from yesterday on The Root of Rejection, it becomes important to decide whose voice you will continue to keep listening to, God’s voice or the enemy’s voice. There will always be things that can challenge you, but you must believe that God is still working behind the scenes to help you. Listen to see how King Saul chose to do things and how it worked out for him. You m...

In some instances, the enemy doesn’t have to work as hard in forming the Root of Rejection into you. You may be at the crossroads of life, so you don’t know what to do next. You seem to hold onto all the negative things that have happened to you, and it causes you to feel as if no one is there. You must find a way to muster up the courage and believe that your life is significant. Always know that...

As I continue the discussions on the Seed of Loneliness, one of the ways that the enemy can trick you is to make you think that you don’t need anyone, not even God. As he isolates you, you will start to get content and believe that you are in total control. As you see how King Saul handled things in his own life, learn from him and make sure that you are including God in all the decisions that you...

As your journey continues in self-discovery, how open are you? Do you allow yourself to engage with others or do you stay to yourself? The enemy would love to keep you by yourself so he plants the Seed of Loneliness into you so that he can keep placing thoughts into your mind to make you doubt yourself and feel insecure. God wants you to learn how to step outside of your box and discover who you r...

It becomes important that you understand one major thing while you are here on this earth…you are NOT alone. God is always with you and by connecting to Jesus, you will see Him in a different way. The enemy will always keep trying to convince you differently, but it becomes important to turn off his voice and learn how to listen to the voice of God.

I shared with you yesterday the Plan of Salvation and how to connect with Jesus. Once you have done that, it becomes important to make sure that you learn how to forgive others. Being one of God’s children means also acting like He does. You must be willing to operate in the same characteristics that He does. You will also see how God restored David’s kingdom through one of David’s sons. David’s s...

As you listen to today’s podcast, you will uncover one of God’s most rewarding and necessary character traits that He has bestowed on everyone and that is the Seed of Forgiveness. The forgiveness that He grants to you is not only powerful, but it continues to show the unconditional love that He has for His people. If you haven’t met Him, you can listen, follow, and acknowledge the Plan of Salvatio...

As God plants His new seed into you, you will see that things not only work better for you, but you have a willing desire to seek God more to please Him instead of pleasing self. You will recognize that your level of contentment is worth the effort and you realize more and more that you didn't need the things that you thought you needed or desired. Trust God's voice just as Samson did and...

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 bo...

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.

As we all have been approaching Easter Sunday/Resurrection Day this week, I wanted to reflect on the precious sacrifice that was made for all of mankind. Jesus Christ suffered a horrific death to pay for the sins of man. Because of his unconditional love, He saved us and allowed us to be restored back to a right relationship with God. He gives us the choice to accept Him as our Lord and Savior. Pr...

Receiving salvation is one of the greatest things on earth for each person to have. After you have repented of your sins, acknowledged that Jesus shed His blood, died, and resurrected, and you accept Him as your Lord and Savior, then you begin to live your life for Him. As you spend time with Him, you will develop a close and "personal" relationship with Him. As you seek Him daily, I pra...

When it comes to making sacrifices, there are times that some people just don't want to do that. They don't want to deprive themselves of things. Their mentality is to get whatever they can get at all costs with the mindset that it will also benefit them. God wants people to make sacrifices to help Him and to help others but He also states that "obedience is better than sacrifice.&quo...

In order to walk in discernment, it will require you to not only spend time with God, but it will also be necessary that you are recognize His voice when He speaks to you. When you are consistently spending time with Him in His Word and you see how God is guiding you, you will be able to know what your next moves should be. If by chance things don't go in the way that you anticipated, please d...

God gives each of us mercy, even when we don't deserve it. Although there is a goal to be obedient to Him, sometimes the selfish nature can get the best of you and you will do whatever you want to do, whenever you want to do it. If things start to spiral downward because of the desire to please self, it is then that you may seek God to ask Him for forgiveness and to have mercy over your life....

One of the things that many people struggle with is their lack of healing from past hurts. There are times that people may think that they have healed from a difficult situation only to realize that there are some areas that they still need to work on. The situation that they experienced may be partially healed but not completely healed. As a result, they haven't let go of it nor have they for...

One of the things that God gives you is the freedom to choose. As your relationship has developed, prayerfully you are choosing Him more in your life versus doing things your way. The choices that you make will dictate how the outcome will be on your situations, your decisions, and your life. Following God and trusting Him in everything continues to show who you represent and it will be God's...

When people are trying to get ahead in life, you will see that they put the effort into it and work hard to reach their desired goals and dreams. Most of the time, they are able to achieve what they set out to accomplish. What happens if you see people putting the effort into a situation but they have hidden motives and agendas behind it? Their main goals are selfish in nature. Unfortunately, thos...

How often do you trust others? Do you trust people completely or partially? Do you trust people when they have "proven" themselves to be trusted? Can you be trusted? One more to add...how much do you trust God? It is questions like these that will be discussed today. People have different reasons of why they trust and why they don't trust others or even God. In situations where they...

As you listen to today's podcast, prayerfully, it will cause you to reflect on how you show positivity to others. Although you may know the difference between good vs evil, does your actions display good or do you find yourself being more negative to the situations that come your way? I know certain things can affect you in different ways so it becomes important to seek God consistently so tha...