If you catching hell, you betta throw it back!

by Elder Olivia Stith

I slumped on the bathroom floor and grabbed my hair tight. I was squeezing my head and thinking, "LORD WHAT IS UP? WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?" You know I had begun to have one of those high pressure, can't talk to nobody, but JESUS moments and I wasn't feeling like I was getting answers. The pressure was on. I had spoken to my closest friends and relatives on the phone and they were going through situations like the devil had kicked the door in and raised hells doors on us all. I soon realized I was not alone. Others were clinging to their minds and wondering, "Lord can I hold on!"...You know when stuff like that start happening. I sit there for a moment and then I start to get mad. I get frustrated. I'm sick of Satan and his tactics. His same foul lies. His same tactics. Throwing things at the children of God like we gotta take it. Well HELLO! We don't have to catch a thing. I'm tired of CATCHING HELL...aren't you?? WELL, IT'S TIME TO THROW IT BACK!!

You know we are in this fight ducking and dodging, but we should not be on the defensive. We should be on the offensive side, because technically saints, the ball is in our court. So, why does it seem like Satan is the one throwing the shots?? HELLO? He is a liar and a thief, a manipulator to make us think he got it going on and He doesn't. Why in the world are we defending and trying to take back things that we have the authority to speak and possess? See you gotta get a good picture on this thing. First, he wants us to "Think" he is in control. Like, those moments when all hell seems to break loose in our lives. Folks start acting funny like that don't know what time it is. Loved ones forget the meaning of love. You start feeling the stings. I'm going to tell you now, when we get out of tune with Christ, we forget the power we possess in the Spirit.

Somebody hear me? When we loose that communication, we don't know what is going on. Right? What happens when a ship or an airplane loses contact with the tower or controllers? They get lost right? They have no direction. They don't know where they are going. They only can depend on a little knowledge they may have, but still they need help. Not only that, its not only their lives at stake, but usually others on board too. So think on it, this not only about you. This is about others, too. SO, take control and handle your business. STAY IN HIS WORD and KNOW WHAT YOU ARE REALLY SUPPOSE TO BE HOLDING ON TO; GOD'S UNCHANGING HAND.

The enemy wants to throw mess at you and have you catch it...So, you can get off focus. We focus on what he throws, instead of whose hand we holding onto, JESUS!. How can you be holding someone hands for LIFE (and its for LIFE) and still catch junk??? IS THAT POSSIBLE? Take both your hands and hold something..NOW, try and catch something..COME ON, now..IT aint happening folks!!!! But we take our hands out of God's hands and try to play catch with the ENEMY!! You catching his junk!

Junk piles up quick don't it. Things get all cluttered and scattered. Now, who lets junk accumulate in your house. YOU, RIGHT! You are the one responsible. Everytime the enemy throws mess at us, we sit there and collect it. We might as well say, "HEY, devil over here."
All kinds of drama and insecurities come with it..and over in that corner stuff piling and piling up. Who allowing it? Once again, you. Stop holding your hands out taking mess that is no good for you.

Throw your hands up and look towards who your help comes from, Christ Jesus. I had to do that because I was sitting there looking around my life. I said to myself, I don't need this mess. This is not my issue. This not my junk. Take this back. I gave it right back to him, but let me tell you something. I had connections to the main Junk remover, the Holy Spirit. See when He is in there, HE cleans house!! Yes sir. He don't dwell in anything unclean. The place must be pure and spotless. When the Spirit of God takes over you start to see things clearly. The house is clean. All that junk you caught and accumulated is now disposed of. I had to depose my junk.

I recognize who LIVI was and while the situation may have looked dismal. I have the faith that change will come. I know it is, because I see it. I don't care what the enemy tries to distort and show me. I know what GOD has shown me. Thats all that matters!!! And you should be the same way.

The ball is in your court. If you can't see it. Clean up around you. Clean up the way you think. Clean up your friends. Clean up your lifestyle. Throw away that mess you been collecting. It stinks. Get the Spirit inside you to show you the way, so you won't get lost and loose focus. You don't have to catch hell. It's not yours for the keeping, SO THROW IT BACK!

BE BLESSED,

Livi Stith
Christian Relationship Minister/Author
"If God Is My Lover...Why Is My Bed So Cold?"
"Lord Is Boaz Lost...Or Am I Just in the Wrong Field?" (June 08)
http://oliviastith.com