A Place to Grow

When you accepted Christ, you were made into a new creation that enabled you to leave your old habits and addictions behind. You have a choice to live holy or return to your past.

There are seven barriers that block your favor from God and we'll begin discussing those today. When you follow God, he showers you with blessing and favor. But disobedience can inhibit these.

The Bible tells us that Israel could not ascend to the Promise Land because of fear. The spirit of fear is a major hindrance to fulfilling God's destiny for us.

Hindrances can be a person or thing that makes a situation difficult or a barrier that gets in the way of progress. These can be supernatural, as the Apostle Paul experienced during his ministry.

We have to start taking inventory of our relationships. Even past relationships can result in present-day temptations. We must fully leave the past behind.

Today we will continue to talk about soul ties, what they are, and how the knitting together of two people in a relationship can either motivate us to obey God or disobey him.

Our blessings come through obedience to the Word of God. We must avoid living by our emotions or the opinions of others but if we do, we can face serious negative outcomes.

Relationships are very influential in our lives. We must base our relationships on the Word of God to build healthy soul ties and avoid those that will hinder our purpose.

People who attach receiving money with giving out miracles are on shaky ground. We should never use the power of the Holy Spirit as a means to benefit monetarily. Gehazi, Elisha’s servant, thought he could get wealthy as a byproduct of God using his master to operate in the supernatural.

The church teaches a gospel predominantly about the Father and the Son but there are fewer messages about the Holy Spirit. However, Jesus placed much importance on the Holy Spirit as a catalyst for helping understand God’s destiny for our lives.

You have got to understand that your life was given to you by God to accomplish specific goals from before you were born. We are to ask for his direction in all that we do and he will clearly guide us in the path we should go.

At the outset of new seasons, like a new year, God challenges us. We can have our best year of blessing ever if we dare to submit ourselves totally and completely to God’s will.

God can heal your emotional wounds if you allow him to. You can hide your feelings and shut people out of your emotions, suffering in silence, but God can bring you healing if you ask him to and seek wholeness from him.

We are living in a time that it is estimated that hundreds of millions of people are daily affected by mental and emotional health issues. It is vital for us to share the good news of salvation and healing with those around us regardless of the sickness that is troubling them. Jeremiah 30:17 says, “I will restore health to you and bring healing to your bones.”

Don’t be deceived about obedience: you can’t earn your salvation but obedience to God is the result of becoming His child. 1 John 3:7 says that obedience is not work, obedience shows that you are child of God.

Don’t be deceived about the devil. In Revelation 20:10, we read that the devil will be cast into the lake of fire. There will be an end to Satan someday but while we’re waiting for that time, we need to remember that God is greater than the enemy and that we are more than conquerors through Christ.

Statistics say 99% of deaths are caused by sickness and disease. There’s even research indicating that God created the body to sustain itself. Based on this, no one should die but because sin entered the world, people perish physically. Sin introduced disease and death into the world.

There are different religious opinions about whether God still heals. We must decide what we believe individually about this topic since those who don’t believe in healing can heavily influence those who are believing for divine intervention in their lives.

The Bible says that the devil is seeking to destroy you. But our own flesh is actually trying to get you to alter your destiny. By the flesh, I’m referring to your carnal desires. While our spirits are born again, our physical bodies can still be tempted to sin.

The most important event in history was the coming of Jesus Christ. Isaiah 9:6 promises the coming of the Savior and tells us who he is: Wonderful Counselor, Everlasting God, Everlasting Father, and the Prince of Peace. He is also the architect of your destiny as a child of God.