Giving up the Orphan and Widow Spirits

 I have struggled with accepting being honored and love. I felt that I don't deserve that because I know I will mess up just like I had messed up in the past. I rather God be honored beyond measure.

Then there was a post about what love is and isn't. 1 Corinthians 13:4-6. 

I went to go spend time with God on this matter, and asked Him to show me love, how I can love others. I was a selfish person, always wanting something from others, and being jealous of what I don't have but want. As I sang my prayers to God:

Show me love! Show me how to love!

Then the words Spirit of Rejection came to me:

I give up the spirit of rejection to you! I give up the spirit of orphan to you! I give up the spirit of widow to you! I receive your spirit of love!

We need to recognize that when we lack love, we may be holding a spirit of rejection, orphan spirit, and widow spirit. Love is not a feeling but a decision. We need to give those over to God in Jesus Name, and be covered with the blood of Christ. 

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