Maureen Y. Smith - Conquering the Seeds of Destruction

As I share with you some insight from Chapter 8 of the book, you will hear how important it is to connect and be guided by God. As you focus on your goals, it becomes necessary to be in tune to God's voice because the enemy will try to find different ways of distracting you to take you off of your path.  As you listen to today's podcast, you will see how helping others can also be challenging...

As you journey on this earth, there will be opportunities for you to grow. There may also be times where you will need to make some choices in your life that will cause change to occur.  If you keep an open mind, you will be able to see how God guides you on the path that you are on. However, if your focus becomes centered on you and you alone, you can have some challenges that probably could...

Now that you have seen how the adversary can plant the Seed of Rebellion and its roots into you, I pray that you will embrace the Seed of Hope that God has planted into you and apply it to your life. There will always be challenges that you will face on this earth, but it all depends on how you look at the situation and the position that you choose to take on it. Will you follow the will of God or...

As you listen to today's podcast of Part 2 from the Seed of Hope, you will continue to see how God tries to guide you in this seed of survival. Listening to His voice through the Holy Spirit will teach you how to have hope in life's challenges. Even though you may have done things your way and avoided God's voice, He will still give you another chance if you have a sincere heart to turn from a reb...

As you listen to today's podcast, you will hear the importance of following God and allowing His new seed, The Seed of Hope, to resonate into you. Although things have been challenging for you, all is not lost. Sometimes, hope may be all that you do have. Understand that God didn't bring you this far to leave you so allow His voice to reign in you and to be the guiding force that you need to pick...

As you listen to today's podcast, you will see how the last root can be formed from the Seed of Rebellion which is the Root of Desolation. Although things may seem as if they have gotten the best of you, please don't give up. Regardless of how you may feel, you can still rise above it if you are willing to trust and believe that God will bring you through it all. It is up to you on how you will al...

If you listen to the voice of the adversary, you will see that the next root is planted into you from the Seed of Rebellion which is the Root of Siege. Within this root, you will find yourself dealing with more opposition and therefore, causing roadblocks to occur. This becomes unfortunate for you because not only does it make your life more complicated, it can cause a delay in your progress. What...

As this new root from the Seed of Rebellion starts to evolve inside of you,  it not only shows you the downward destruction that can happen to you, but others will see your aggressive demeanor and they will start to put distance with you as well. It becomes so important to listen to the voice of God and allow His voice to be the guiding force to help you to turn from the path that you are on...

In Part 2 of the Seed of Rebellion, I continue to share with you some examples of how the Seed of Rebellion can cause you to treat others unfairly or it could cause you to react to things selfishly. Either way is not the way that God would want you to be. He wants you to use the gifts and talents that He has placed inside of you to serve others in a positive way and to represent Him in a pleasing...

As you listen to today's podcast, I continue to share what I am thankful for. There are so many things to be thankful for and to just be given a a fresh new start each day with God's mercies and grace is a gift within itself. I pray that you can also find ways to thank God for all the things that He has done for you in your life.

Happy Thanksgiving! Today, I am going to share what I am thankful and grateful for. God has blessed me so much and I couldn't let this day go by without sharing it. If you are able to spend time with family or friends, I hope that you are able to express to them what you are thankful for. If you are not able to be around others, please know that God is with you and it is also a great time to share...

As you continue to be on this journey with God, there are times that you choose to follow Him and then there are times where you may do things outside of His Will. The disobedience that you choose may not seem as bad in the beginning of it, but over time, the adversary will continue to guide you to a path of negativity and destructive outcomes. Prayerfully, you will say no to the enemy (and even y...

As you listen to today's podcast, you will hear the experience that Ezekiel had in His encounter and vision that He had with God. The experience was so great that I am sure it was hard for Ezekiel to verbalize the glory of God. As you spend time with God today, I pray that you will also have an encounter with Him that leaves you seeking and glorifying Him daily.

Although it is never easy to face difficult things that come into your life, it becomes necessary to address and resolve those issues so that they won't continue to keep building up inside of you.  God wants you to know that He is with you every step of the way if you keep trusting and believing in Him to help you through it. You can do this and you have to keep telling yourself that you can.

In today's podcast, you will be asked to reflect back and apply what you learned from Amos, the destructive Seed and Roots of Exploitation, and the new seed that God plants into you to uproot that destruction which is the Seed of Courage. Please understand that regardless of what you may feel that you can acquire in the world, especially with money and power, God has created you to do and be so mu...

As you continue to listen to Part 2 of the Seed of Courage, allow yourself to think about different situations that have happened in your life and how your thoughts continue to guide you. Understand that God wants you to embrace the positive things that He has said about you and to avoid the negative thoughts that may affect your mental stability. Prayerfully, you will allow your voice partnered w...

As you continue to seek out the voice of God and you remain open to be guided by Him, The Seed of Courage can teach you how to uproot the Seed of Exploitation and its roots, but it can also provide you the help that you need in gaining more trust in Him. There are many things that can prevent you from having the courage to move forward. Whether it is the attacks that are coming at you or it is you...

In today's podcast, you will hear how the Root of Corruption can get the best of people as they seek to get whatever they can, even if it is at the expense of others. Although Amos dealt with this root over 2000 years ago, unfortunately, those same types of things happen today which lets you know that the adversary continues to influence people to do what he wants them to do. It becomes important...

As you listen to today's podcast, you will see that the things that Amos faced with the children of Israel are things that we also deal with in our own society. The Root of Fallacy seems to grow more and more. There are times where people want to listen and follow all of the narratives that are being conveyed on the air waves, social media, etc. as opposed to listening and doing the will of God. P...

When the adversary tries to build the Root of Complacency in you, you can find yourself stuck in the challenges of life. As the enemy keeps attacking you, you may find yourself continuing to do things the way you want too. Following God is not your focus because you stay content. Try your best to break-free from this pattern and surrender to God. When you do, you will discover new things about you...

As the adversary tries to plant this new seed into you, you will continue to battle within your mind and your thoughts as to the path that you will "choose" to take. Although there are times that people want to say, "the devil made me do it", it still becomes a matter of choice. Will you keep listening to the things that can cause destruction to you or someone else OR will you choose to listen to...

The goal of this study is for you to understand that you are not alone. Although there are times where you may feel that only negative situations happen to you or you may feel as if you can never get "a break", as you are reading the Bible and doing this study, you can see that people in the Bible had their own struggles as well. Throughout all of it, God is with you and He wants you to lean on Hi...

As you are journeying through this study, I hope you are learning from the people in the Bible that has been shared and that their stories become not only teachable moments for you, but also that you can relate to their lives personally. Hopefully, their stories have also given you the courage to share your story to someone who may be going through some similar situations that you have experienced...

Now that you have seen how the Seed of Pride and the Roots of Arrogance, Prejudice, and Ruling can be formed inside of you, and you allow the Seed of Humility to uproot all of that, how will you use these lessons moving forward? As God continues to teach you, I pray that you will consistently listen to His voice in the Word and embrace the Holy Spirit living inside of you so that it can be the gui...

As you have continued to listen to God, you will now learn how to uproot the Seed of Pride and its roots by allowing Him to plant this new Seed of Humility inside of you. Developing this new seed can be challenging at times and it will cause you to break some things inside of you, but you will see that walking as a servant for God will have its rewards. The humility that you gain from it will be l...