Triumphant Victorious Reminders

Triumphant Victorious Reminders Inspired by the Holy Spirit Written by: Teresa Criswell "God removed His hand because they were disobedient." "They went through that because they walked away from God." "Children are a direct reflection of their parents." SCREEEEEEEECH!!!!!!!!!!!!  HOLD ON! STOP! Where did these cliches come from?  Definitely not from the Word of God...but I know for me, I have likened these sayings as though I read it straight from, First Liar 1:1 (That was me being facetious).  Of course through the hazy glass of deception, I have found that the purpose of that looking glass is to erode our vision of how we see God as this effects whether we receive from Him or not. In this process, I am continuously learning about opinions...they seem right...and many times are even factual...but it's not ABSOLUTE TRUTH.  So when we hear, "God removed His hand because they were disobedient..." this by default says that God i

Triumphant Victorious Reminders Inspired by the Holy Spirit Written by: Teresa Criswell Matthew 13 Often concerned, "What if I sow into someone and nothing comes of it?" "What if...?" I was reminded of the understanding I received about 6 months ago regarding the sower, the seed and the condition of the ground as played out in Matthew 13... - From the path, which represents those who don't understand, to - The rocky soil, representing those who hear the Word and immediately receive with joy but when problems arise they fall away, to - The thorns which are those who "hear" but the cares of this world and deceitfulness of riches crowds it out to - The final, which is the good soil or good ground. This good ground produces a harvest of 30, 60 and 100 fold. After reading this at that time, truly believing as I read that passage that it was strictly speaking of four different types of people, this is when I couldn't shake it and just