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WELCOME TO GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING

THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE:  NOT EVEN A TOE HOLD

Good intentions often get us in trouble. What can seem like something innocent can end up in a mess. Guarding our hearts and actions will keep us out of trouble. As we cannot give place to the devil. All it takes is one sentence speaking negatively or one action to open the door to the enemy.

Prov 4:20-23 My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. 21 Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. 22 For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh. 23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

This chapter is full of wise advice. Don’t let the word depart from our eyes. The word is life and health to the bones. Keep our hearts by watching our every move, making sure we do not leave a toe hold for the enemy. We must concentrate on our desires, keeping them in alignment with God’s word. This is how we guard our hearts.

Eph 4:23-27 And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;  24 And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness. 25 Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another. 26 Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: 27 Neither give place to the devil.

 Standing strong in defiance of the enemy is the best way to stay out of his traps. Resistance is our weapon to keep from giving him a place to cause chaos. The enemy sees God’s favor and anointing on our lives. He sees our prayer life and knows the desires of our hearts to do God’s will. He wants to destroy the seed of our future faith, before it can take root and grow.

Isaiah 54:17 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord.

The enemy plots and plans weapons against us. We cannot even allow a toe hold. It doesn’t matter how many weapons he tries to create against us, nothing he does will prosper against us. He cannot touch us unless we open a door and give him a toe hold, that will turn into a foot hold. You blink and all the sudden he has a strong hold that is hard to deal with, because it takes resistance, prayer and fighting to get rid of the strong hold.

The enemy sends lying spirits to try to deceive us. The story comes to mind of the prophet, God told him to enter one way and leave another. He told him to deliver the message he sent him to deliver, but then he was told to not eat or drink anything. He has delivered the word of God to the king and then he stopped to rest. During that time a lying prophet came along and told him, I am a prophet like you, God sent me to bring you to my house and give you something to eat and drink. With a little persuasion the prophet went with him to his house to eat and drink. When he did leave, he was killed by a vicious lion. Because he allowed the enemy to persuade him to turn around.

There is nothing worth turning around for, we are on a one-way journey to get to heaven. The world has nothing to offer that we should want to turn around to see. We must avoid the lying enemy and his distractions.

Many things today are trying to get our attention to distract us from our faith walk. This is why I remind you to keep your God Focus.  By keeping our mind on him, it is easier to ignore the enemy and all of his lies.

Until next time,

BE BOLD, BE BRAVE AND KEEP YOUR GOD FOCUS

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