Snare of Competition

Anything that God has for you is for you and no one else, if anyone try’s to imitate or compete with you they will not succeed. Simply because God placed the mandate on your life for you to bring it forth into the earth. You were anointed and Graced to birth the very vision you have been given, This is why it is very crucial for you to be careful who you share your visions with. If possible do not share it with anyone unless the Holy Spirit leads you and the individual will be assisting you in the process. If you share with the wrong person they will either sow doubt in you and slander the very thing you shared with them. Or they will try to do it themselves in another way which will be very unsuccessful. While you see them doing this you may become discouraged and grow weary due to betrayal and hurt because you felt that you could share with the individual. Possible you could’ve missed and thought that it was God who lead you to share it with this individual, It could’ve been him who lead you also but it wasn’t the right time. Even so the person was not ready to receive it because it was the wrong timing.

Competition is not of God and when you find yourself in a situation where maybe a person is competing with you don’t second guess it. You have to disconnect yourself and pray for the individual that they get delivered from deep wounds that they may not be aware of. Anyone can unknowingly operate in such a way which will stunt our growth and hinder us until we become aware of our heart intent. To compete means to “strive to gain or win something by defeating or establishing superiority over others who are trying to do the same.”. As we see from the definition this is and should be only in sports because they compete for a championship ETC. This is something that shouldn’t be in a persons everyday life or relationships because it is a relentless attitude who would do anything to be on top. Even if it means to knock someone down for you to stand tall, when you do this your sin will find you out. God is in control and see’s all things knows all things and is everywhere. We can fool man but not God who is in control of everything.

When we compete it means that now we leave doing things God’s ways to do it our way to get a quicker or faster result. Instead of being patient and having self control, a individual would try to be ahead of someone else who is in their season of breakthrough and prosperity. The deep seated roots of this spirit is envy, jealousy, hatred, pride, and insecurity issues that have to be dealt with in the soul and character. The good news is that there is nothing that Jesus cannot deliver us from and set us free so that we can worship him in spirit and in truth. There is a story in the Bible about Jacob, Rebekah and Leah, Jacob was in love with Rebekah and wanted her as his wife. So he offered to work for Rebekah’s father for 7 years in exchange for his daughter in marriage. So he served Laban for 7 years and when those 7 years were up instead of getting Rebekah he got Leah her sister. He felt tricked by Laban but Laban said that it is not their custom to give away the older without giving away the younger. So he served Laban for another 7 years for Rebekah, While serving for Rebekah, Laban did not love Leah. After serving those 7 years for Rebekah he finally got her in marriage.

God saw that Leah was unloved and closed the womb of Rebekah, Leah bore for Jacob 4 sons, Rebekah saw this and became very envious of her sister. So what did Rebekah do in her envy she got very competitive and while operating in envy which means “desire to have a quality, possession, or other desirable attribute belonging to (someone else).”. She told Jacob give me children or else I die, that’s how bad the envy burned in her, Jacob got angry with her because he knew only God can turn the situation around. He had no control over it, So Rebekah took matters in her own hands in competition towards Leah and gave Jacob her maid Bilhah to have children. Instead of celebrating her sister, serving her sister, waiting on the Lord, just praying, preparing, she went outside of the will of God and used her maid to get something that if she waiting on God she could’ve had when her season came. This is exactly what envy and competition will make you do, while it is in operation with the spirits I’ve mentioned above. In Genesis 30:6 we see that Rebekah said “God has judged my case; and he has also heard my voice and given me a son”. She was deceived to think that it was God’s will, This is where pride will have you in deception while you are contending.

Hear what Rebekah said the second time her maid Bilhah bore a child for her in Genesis 30:7 “With great wrestling’s I have wrestled with my sister, and indeed I have prevailed”. Wrestling means “to contend by grappling with and striving to trip or throw an opponent down or off balance.”. This sounds like competition to me, a one sided battle at that, If you are not mindful you can end up contending with a individual. The whole plan of the enemy in operation through a individual who seeks to compete with you is to throw you off balance off course. When you are thrown off balance you become vulnerable to begin to operate in your flesh instead of remaining spiritually minded. Hence you must always remember and know exactly who you are in the Lord, and what he say’s about you, do not bow to the agenda of the enemy. Look at this in Genesis 30:9 now Leah gave into Rebekah when she was already in victory through bearing children and being fruitful. She had a open door though which was rejection from her own husband so she was vulnerable to the attack. So she went and got her maid Zilpah to begin baring children for her because after she had her sons she stopped bearing. Yep Leah got petty right along with Rebekah, like they say misery love company so Leah became Rebekah’s company due to weakness and vulnerability.

In the end Leah’s first son found mandrakes during harvest in the field and Rebekah wanted some. Leah said you have taken away my husband would you take away my sons mandrakes also?. Rachel offered that Jacob would sleep with her, Leah wanting to be Loved by her husband took the offer. Leah had two more sons and thought that because of this Jacob would Love her but he did not Love her at all like he loved Rebekah. See people who try to compete with you will use your weaknesses against you when they have need of you and they will exploit you. You must be sober and vigilant because when this happens it is to bring you down emotionally and open a door in your mind to bring you into mental welfare. Once your mind is hit you are out of commission for a while until you heal up and get a hold of yourself once again through Christ. It is best to take heed to the warnings of the Lord because he see’s the agenda and plan of the enemy way before it takes place. You with your weaknesses are so eager to move forward when the Lord is simply telling you take it easy not yet because there are things in your Character, Soul that have to be renewed. Things you have to be delivered from so that you do not fall flat on your face while you are out there.

God is Jealous over us and we can bypass all of the unnecessary warfare if we just take the time out to humble ourselves, get in his presence and listen to his clear instructions. The visions that we see are for a appointed time, until that time comes back up those who are in their season. Prepare for your season, pray, read the word, fast, seek Gods Face, get your deliverance. The last thing you want to do is get to the place God has prepared for you unprepared, with insecurities, with soul wounds that will hinder you when you get there. The Lord wants to purge you and uproot things you are not aware of, He wants to show you you and deliver you. The Lord wants to make sure you don’t go out there bleeding so that you do not bleed on others. Through the process share the Gospel right where you are, show the Love of God right where you are, Get closer and get in tune with Jesus Christ right where you are. Learn more about the Holy Ghost, allow the Lord to teach you about that very mantle that is upon your life so that you know how to operate in it. This doesn’t mean to do nothing, Be productive in the things of the Lord, serve, work, allow the Lord to work in and through you. Embrace and trust the process, Believe and trust in God.

I believe the Lord allowed me to write this to speak to someone who is dealing with a situation such as this. It hasn’t gotten bad YET but they are seeing the signs and prayed to the Lord about what is going on. You are not crazy Beloved trust in your discernment and depart, stop being passive and be assertive. Do not feel guilty for protecting yourself and obeying the Lord do not be a source of supply for Jezebel/ The narcissist. Yield to Holy Spirit and follow Jesus Christ, you do not need such an individual in your life they are trying to turn you into them. They are enjoying the very thing they are doing, because they are oppressed, they have to feed the source in which they get their power. Do not allow them to drain you, What God has is for you. Do not move hastily presumptuously you will only hinder yourself and bring more emotional pain and hurt unto yourself. For some they haven’t gotten into the situation yet but it may be coming and the Lord is warning you through this message. Pay attention and trust your discernment when the Lord shows you exactly the agenda of the individual. Be Blessed and stay prayed up many Blessings Shalom. Glory be unto God I thank you Jesus.

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