MOST PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE HAVE BEEN HOLDING YOU BACK FROM YOUR PROMISED LAND

Most people who are choosing to truly follow Christ in their lives and live a consecrated and righteous life have family and friends who are living compromised lives who will give them bad advice and keep them held back from their promised land that the Lord has for them.

Satan will use people who are closest to us to speak words over us that are intent on bringing you down and holding you back from your destiny in Christ. As we choose to live a godly life the enemy will try to speak through your closest friends and family to discourage you, keep you in the same sin they are walking in, justify your sin and accuse you falsely to keep you from walking in the blessings the Lord has for you. They want you to be hurt, take an offense and give up on pursuing forgiveness so they can have demons gain a legal right to torment you and stop you from your destiny in Christ.

So you need to understand that you often must walk alone with Christ because few are willing to consecrate their lives to walking in purity and the fruit of the spirit. It can feel very lonely at times but you must listen to the Lord and Holy Spirit and be guided by them. You may eventually find one godly friend who is as committed to Christ as you are. Value that healthy relationship because it is very rare as there are few who are the remnant.

Matthew 10:34-38 NKJV

““Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword. For I have come to ‘set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law’; and ‘a man’s enemies will be those of his own household.’ He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me.”

Joseph was forced out of his family by his jealous brothers because he could not fulfill his destiny that God had for him until he left his toxic brothers. He was then greatly blessed working for Potiphar and put in charge of his entire estate. Then Potiphar’s wife wanted sex with him so he ran from her but was falsely accused and thrown into prison for 3 years. Then finally the Lord elevated him into number two position in all of Egypt under Pharaoh and then forgave his brothers and rescued his family from famine and all of Egypt.