Maureen Y. Smith - Conquering the Seeds of Destruction

In today's podcast, you will hear how God's new Seed of Survival, The Seed of Discipline will uproot the Seed and Roots of Hunger if you continue to listen to His voice instead of the voice of the adversary. It will take intentional effort from you but you can do it. There will be times that things may seem difficult OR what you are being told seems impossible to overcome from but know that God is...

In today's podcast, you will hear how the adversary can plant the last root of the Seed of Hunger if you continue to allow his voice to be the main narrative that you listen to in your life. The Root of Disease can function on both ends of the spectrum as it tries to cause destruction in your life by operating in either obesity or anorexia. This root will not be easy to overcome but with God's hel...

Today, you will hear how the enemy can plant the next root from the Seed of Hunger if you listen to him. One of the things that is different about this root is that the enemy doesn't have to work as hard in trying to convince you to do things the way he wants you to do them. When you are in the Root of Yielding, you are surrendering to his ways with ease and you choose to keep doing things that wa...

When the adversary begins to plant and water this new root called the Root of Distress that forms from the Seed of Hunger, he can cause destruction on either end. Whether you deal with over-eating or under-eating, this root can make your body to become imbalanced. It can also affect your mental and emotional capacity when dealing with it. It becomes so important to recognize that God knows what is...

As you listen to Part 2 from the Seed of Hunger, you will hear how the adversary can cause other people to influence you on your eating habits. It becomes important for you to make sure that you are being guided by God and allowing Him to provide you the information that you need in how you eat and take care of your body. The enemy's influence may start off small in the beginning but as time goes...

As you listen to today's podcast, you will hear how the adversary can plant the Seed of Hunger into you if you continue to listen to his voice. The Seed of Hunger can operate in two ways, either over-eating or under-eating. There are many things that can happen with each facet, so it becomes important to recognize what may be happening to you with your food intake and allow God to guide you in the...

In today's podcast, you will hear how God wants us to be conscious of our temples/bodies, the area where the Holy Spirit resides. As you focus on reaching health goals this year, please allow God to be the voice inside of you that guides the decisions that you make on your daily meals and eating habits. Some days may be better than others but try your best to be conscious of making better choices...

As you begin the year, many of you have goals, resolutions, and visions that you want to accomplish this year. What will it take for you to keep the consistency that you need in accomplishing everything that you have set forth? Will you include God in your plans? I pray that you will check in with Him daily so that you can be on the path that you need to be on. Stay excited and know that He has a...

Happy New Year! I hope that you are excited about what this year brings and how God will use you to fulfill your purpose on the earth. As you start today, allow today to be a day of reflection. Seek God and ask Him to help you in understanding the lessons that took place in your life while also guiding you to write the vision for your life moving forward. As you write it, remain open so that you c...

As the year comes to a close, there have been many things that you may have experienced and prayerfully, you have been given some tools to help you conquer those things. Today, I wanted to share another characteristic of God which is the ability to walk in kindness. Although for the most part, it may seem easy to do so, it becomes important also to walk in kindness when you may have been wronged o...

As you listen to today's podcast, you will hear another one of God's characteristics being discussed which is Displaying Strength. Many times, people will say that they have displayed strength when they have faced obstacles in life. Although that may be true, the goal becomes to display strength not only in a physical and mental capacity, but also in a spiritual capacity as well on a consistent ba...

Forgiveness can be a difficult characteristic of God to embrace. When you feel hurt or upset, especially from someone that may have caused it, it becomes hard to "turn the other cheek". However, God requires it. We all want to be forgiven by God, so it becomes necessary to operate in forgiveness with others as well as with yourself. You don't want to continue to keep living in hurt and pain, espec...

As you listen to today's podcast, I will continue to explore how all of us are to walk in humility. It becomes necessary to make a choice of putting self to the side. As you will hear, Jesus taught us lessons of how to show service to others. Although it may be difficult at times, He still wants each of us  to be concerned about the well-being of others, even if it challenges how you operate...

As things can become more complicated in today's world, it can be challenging to keep your peace. You must allow yourself to be open in receiving it when it does come down your way. When God is trying to keep you in a state of peace, it becomes important to hear His teachings so that you can rest on His guidance and not your own. By staying in obedience to Him, this will help you to walk in peace...

On today, I will be celebrating Jesus, Our Lord and Savior. As we are in this season of advent, it is normal to talk about His birth and the love that God had for us by providing the world a precious gift. This sacrifice demonstrated such an unconditional love for each person if they are willing to open up their heart to Him. Whether you find yourself participating in different Christmas activitie...

In today's podcast, I revisit how the adversary can cause you to get consumed into your own thoughts and desires hoping that you will give in to a selfish nature. As you have learned over time, it becomes important to listen to God instead of the enemy. The more you spend time with God, your desires begin to change. You will start to feel His love and embrace it in such a way that you intentionall...

As you listen to today's podcast, you will continue to reflect on how you are processing this information that has been given to you. Are you hearing God's voice with clarity? Are you able to recognize the enemy's attacks against you and are you able to resist him? Have you been able to spend more time with God in prayer and studying His Word? Prayerfully, you will see a difference in your life. S...

As you have been involved in the Conquering the Seeds of Destruction Study, I pray that it has given you an insight of how destructive seeds and roots can be planted into you. It is up to you to make the conscious choice to want to walk with God to not only remove them, but to grow with Him. Whether you listen to the podcast or you have put the time into doing the work in the book and the workbook...

As you journeyed through the Seed of Jealousy and the Roots of Grudging, Judging, Vengeance and God's Seed of Faith, how will you apply the information to your own life? What steps will you make to not only prevent you from operating as Joseph's siblings did, but what things will you do moving forward to show that you will have complete trust or FAITH in God? How will you grow with God? Listen to...

In today's podcast, you will hear the new seed that God plants into you to uproot the Seed of Jealousy and its roots. It will require you to have complete trust in God and for you to believe what He says He is going to do in your life. You will also hear how Joseph handled things with his brothers and from those lessons, I pray that it will give you the tools to operate in your own faith and never...

As you listen to today's podcast, you will hear how the adversary can plant the last root that comes from the Seed of Jealousy into you if you are not careful. He wants to keep you focused on you by allowing the hurt, jealousy, or insecurity to get the best of you. If you give in to this, you will try to find ways to operate in the Root of Vengeance by trying to "get even" which is not what God wa...

In today's podcast, you will see how "outward judgments" can cause you to have a destructive behavior towards others. The enemy will always try to have a deeper hold onto you if your focus is more on what you may want instead of what God wants for you. Each person on the earth has a breaking point; therefore, it is vital for you to understand God's teachings of reaping what you sow. Allow yourself...

Today, you will hear how the adversary can plant the second root into you from the Seed of Jealousy if you are still open into listening to his voice instead of the voice of God. The Root of Jealousy can affect you in different ways. As you listen to today's podcast, I will be sharing with you the effects that "inward judgments" can have upon you and how God wants you to trust in what He has place...

As you listen to today's podcast, you will hear that there are situations that can cause you to stay stuck in them and as a result, the first root from the Seed of Jealousy can form which is the Root of Grudging. Within this root, the adversary will try to keep replaying in your mind all of the things that have caused hurt, or frustrations, or even insecurities. If you allow yourself to go down th...

When the adversary plants the Seed of Jealousy into you, he tries to make sure that you are looking at other people's progression in life. The goal for him is for you to compare yourself to them and conclude that your life is not going well while also creating resentment of them inside of you. You must find a way to turn off that negative voice and listen to what God is saying to you. God knows wh...