Maureen Y. Smith - Conquering the Seeds of Destruction

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 s...

As your life continues to spiral downward, you are now faced with the last root that the enemy can form from the Seed of Violation and that root is called the Root of Pain. When you have reached this level, you are now at rock bottom. You keep re-living the painful scenarios over and over again and you can’t find a way past it. As you listen today, you will discover that in your level of vulnerabi...

If you find yourself still trying to do things your way, you may start to develop this next root that the enemy can form into you and that root is called the Root of (Feeling) Broken. How did you get to this level of brokenness? Why do you keep holding onto the pain that you had experienced in the past? What will it take for you to move past it? Listen and learn how God can help you answer these q...

Today, I am going to finish talking about the Root of Shame. As your relationship continues to grow with the Holy Spirit, allow Him to minister to you so that you can learn and grow from your mistakes. Please don’t beat yourself up too bad because everyone goes through things. As you listen to David, you will see that he also messed up, but God was willing to forgive him. God saw his remorse for h...

As the enemy keeps trying to consume you and you listen to him, he will begin to plant the first root that comes out of the Seed of Violation which is the Root of Shame. There are many things that a person can feel shame about based on what they may have done in their life. Also, the shame you feel may be the result of the hurt and pain you caused to someone else. Listen and see how you can have f...

Today, I am discussing a new seed, The Seed of Violation. This new seed can be hard to escape from because it can affect you physically, mentally, and emotionally, not only as the victim of a violation but also as an attacker. Because it can affect most of your existence of who you are, it can take some time to uproot it completely. Please understand that God will be with you every step of the way...

When you become a child of God, do you really see yourself as a child that needs to mature and grow with God, even if you are an adult? This is exactly what needs to take place. Since you are created in the image of God and God is a Spirit, you will need to be trained by Him. You can start to represent Him as one of His children in the correct way. Also, listen and see who God chose next in leadin...

As you grow and mature as a Christian, you should now be able to put away some of those things that you did in your flesh. Your spiritual nature should not only be visible, but your desire to live in it can become more satisfying. You will see that pleasing God becomes more important than pleasing self.

As you listen to today's podcast, you will hear how to apply some of the things that you have learned in Chapter 12. If the lines of communication don't remain open as well as people choosing not to be accountable or responsible for their actions, then the struggles become harder to overcome but not impossible. God is Love and He wants you to come to Him sooner than later so that you can a...

In today's podcast, you will hear a more indepth conversation of how the husband and the wife may have challenges due to past experiences, upbringings, and environments. Because of this, it becomes important for communication to be strong between the two of them and love being displayed. The Seed of Love may need to be shown consistently so that they are willing to be open in their communicati...

As you listen to Part 2 of God's Seed of Survival - The Seed of Love, you will hear different scenarios and how they may cause people to react in a certain way. What keeps people divided? Why do people react negatively instead of positively in a situation? Why do people choose to hate instead of choosing to love? Why do you think that you should give into your physical desires with another per...

In today's podcast, you will hear God's Seed of Survival, The Seed of Love, that will uproot all of the destructive seed and roots that are planted into you from the Seed of Lust. As you listen, you will hear the importance of operating in love and allowing God's love to reign into your heart in a way that is pleasing to Him. Although you may want to express love in a physical way, God...

As you listen to the final destructive root from the Seed of Lust that can be planted into you by the enemy, I pray that you are learning and growing from his destructive patterns that can tempt you with your desires. Although it may seem harmless in the beginning, his goal is never to be harmless. His goal is to cause as much turmoil in your life, especially with your spouse. He knows that by doi...

In today's podcast, I will continue to share how the adversary can plant another new root into you if you choose to listen to him and that new root is the Root of Prostitution. Within this root, you will hear the parallel stories of how Gomer dealt with Hosea and how Israel dealt with God in their disobedience to each one. This root deals with one's own selfishness. You can also see the ex...

This additional root that comes from the Root of Non-Consensual Fornication can be a very difficult and complex root to handle. Within this root, the adversary twists things around causing either you to have sexual desires towards a family member/relative or they have forced their desires upon you. Either way, it is not what God wants for your life. You must find a way to stop this behavior. It wi...

As you listen to today's podcast, you will hear how another root from the Root of Non-Consensual Fornication can be formed inside of you. This particular root can have a stronghold on you that will be difficult to uproot. The Root of Molestation can be formed from other people's physical aggressions upon you, whether they are close to you or distant. Depending on what they also feed into y...

In today's podcast, you will hear the other side of fornication being formed which is the root of non-consensual fornication. This level of fornication is so much harder to deal with because these sexual desires are forced upon a person. When the adversary plants this root into a person, the aggressor's main goal is to fulfill their desire without being concerned about the damage that it c...

As you continue to listen to the next subroot that is formed from the main root of the Root of Consensual Fornication, you will see how the enemy keeps trying to deepen this root to make you consumed with your desires. You will hear how the Root of Pornography provides more challenges because the enemy intertwines it with getting or paying money for the fulfillment of your desires. You must not al...

As you listen to today's podcast, I will continue to share how the adversary deepens his hold onto you by developing the Root of Consensual Fornication so that it can grow and go into another direction of destruction. As your sexual desires deepen, he will want you to act upon them even if it is within yourself. You may not feel comfortable in talking with God, but God already knows your strug...

Within this podcast and those moving forward in Chapter 12, Parental Discretion is Advised especially for children and youth who may be listening. As the adversary tries to plant this root into you, you will hear how it starts and how the covenant that you have with God can be broken. The Root of Consensual Fornication can cause an internal war to take place and you struggle on how to handle it. I...

In today's podcast, I continue the discussion on the Seed of Lust and how the adversary tries to influence you by operating in your desires. Although you will make the choice to participate, he will try to give you reasons of why you need to fulfill what you may be experiencing. You may want to do so also but will it please God? Is that what God wants for you? As you listen to what Joseph went...

Within this chapter, parental discretion is advised due to the sexual nature of this chapter. As you listen to today's podcast, you will hear how the enemy can plant the Seed of Lust into you. This particular seed is one that will be discussed in length because it is one that can cause extensive damage to relationships that you have built. Although it is up to you to make the conscious choice...

In today's podcast, you will hear how God wants a close and personal relationship with you. He wants you to be proactive in building one with Him as He has always wanted. There are times where the emphasis is placed on building relationships with others and then He is thought about if your relationship with another person starts to have problems or issues. Although He wants you to connect with...

When you first started this study, one of the things that was asked was the importance of building relationships. In today's podcast, you will revisit the discussion on relationships but it will consist of taking things to a deeper level. Many people start relationships for several different reasons. What things are important to you when you start a relationship? How open are you in expressing...