Pearls Among Swine

Do not mix your pearls among swine. 

Do not throw your pearls to the pigs!

It becomes no more real than this. This is real talk and comes straight from the word. Yes, the word! 

Do not give dogs what is sacred, do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces. (Matthew 7:6)

Just take a moment to visualize this....Yikes!! 

When I first started attending my current church, one thing that my Pastor said stayed in my mind until this day. He said, when you don't know the value of a thing, abuse is inevitable. In essence, when we don't know our value, our purpose or our worth we will allow for abuse. It's time to know who the Lord says we are despite what we have been told or believe about ourselves. 

We are victorious! The head and not the tail! Above and not beneath! We are the apple of God's eye!

Dreams Delayed

Ladies, always be on guard and in a state of examining your own heart. Life's disappointments, frustrations and dreams delayed can easily lead to bitterness and a hardened heart. Usually upon further examination, it can reveal lack of true faith and trust in Christ.

The truth is sometimes we are secretly angry with the Lord and don't even realize it. It is one of the biggest hidden traps that the enemy uses to further frustrate us, send counterfeits and hinder us from really hearing God's voice.

When we are bitter, angry and or frustrated especially when it comes to waiting and believing in God for something that has not manifested over an extended period of time; we are in a vulnerable position to be used and abused by the enemy, if we are not examining the condition of our hearts daily.

When our heart is hardened, we can't see truth.
When our heart is hardened, we can't hear the the Lord's voice.
When our heart is hardened, we are secretly in opposition with our Savior. The One and only One that can and will help us!

A hardened heart makes us susceptible to the enemy's schemes.

There is so much coming down the pike in 2015. We must be equipped to defeat the attacks of the enemy. Let's commit to asking the Lord daily to show us what is hidden in our hearts and when He shows us what is there, let's do something about it! With His help of course:)