HAS YOUR FAITH BEEN POLLUTED?

 Tuesday, December 2, 2025 6:53:12 AM

Philippians 4:8 (KJV)
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. 

I struggle listening to the Truth of God because of worldly distractions. I believe I should be aware of what is going on in the world and though I choose not to listen to traditional news media outlets I do listen to news sources. There needs to be a balance. It is important to hear more of God’s word than man’s opinion.  

Psalm 119:105 (KJV)
 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. 

The Apostle Paul instructs the reader to think on whatsoever is: true, honest, just, pure, lovely, good reports as well as any virtue and praise. These things are polluted by modern media and false teachers of the word.

Much of today’s entertainment is  filled with violence, nudity, sexual content, and profanity. Even so called family friendly entertainment has such unbiblical lifestyles as same sex unions woven in the plots, men in dresses are prevalent. 
Scripture instructs us to focus on that which is: true, honest, just, pure, lovely, good reports, virtuous and praiseworthy  but we are bombarded by the opposite. 
Unfortunately, many Believers are exposed to more worldly beliefs that negate biblical understandings, their faith is polluted.  Many of todays churches are influenced by the world which allows the world to justify their sinful activities.

Ephesians 4:11-16 (KJV)
11  And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
12  For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: 13  Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:
14  That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;
15  But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: 16  From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.
Today there are over 40 thousand denominations world wide, there are between 100 to 200 in the United States but there is only One God and His word has not changed. 

Philippians 2:12 (KJV)
 12  Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. 

There are individuals out there who teach the word of God. God’s word is not meant to entertain but to give life so that whatever status in life a person is in he or she can live in peace and joy. 

    Written by Marsha L Floyd
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WHAT ARE YOU FEEDING YOUR MIND?

 Friday, November 28, 2025 3:21:01 PM

2 Timothy 4:2 (KJV)
Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. 

I have been brewing for quite a few months because of what I see and hear on YouTube. The political content is toxic and some of the “Christian” content does not encourage faith in the promises of God. Politically the ideological battles that are going on among various political leaders effects not only the lives of all Americans. But its mindset as well. The media, much of which presents a liberal anti-biblical stance present ideas that imply but do not verify information. And many people are taking sides.The biggest problem, as I see it, people hear what they want to hear and believe whatever accommodates their lifestyle. I am more irritated by the content creators who promote Christianity by pointing out what is wrong with various churches. The thumbnails, the image used to promote the topic of that particular show, is provocative and is successful in grabbing attention. Good news does not get the attention of people who have more channel options than time and reading the Bible does not attract now subscribers faster than gossiping, discussing, the foolishness that goes no in some churches.

1 John 2:23-29 (KJV)
 23 Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: (but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.
24  Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father.
25  And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life.
26  These things have I written unto you concerning them that seduce you.
27  But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.
28  And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.
29  If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him. 

Once upon a time, not to long ago, I enjoyed pointing out the problem. Unfortunately, watching and listening to the problems, finding humor in foolishness and becoming angry at hypocrisy, did not change the way of the world for the better. There is an increase in evil behavior among young people and the age is getting younger and younger.  Now I am forcing myself to avoid as much of the world as possible and live as God intended by “abiding in Him”.
Now more than ever it is important to focus on Jesus and not the ways of the world.  Parents need to parent their children and Americans need to vote qualifications and not pigment. Christians need to live accord to God’s word and not man’s theories.
We can no longer spend five hours a week hearing God’s word and the remainder of our waking ours listening to and watching the world. Feed your mind God’s word from the time you wake up until the time you go to sleep

WRITTEN by Marsha L Floyd
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DEMONS

 

Matthew 10:1 (KJV)
1  And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease. 

Luke 9:1 (KJV)
Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases. 

I believe that anyone, saint or sinner, can be demoniacally influenced, I do not believe that children of God can be possessed by demons. Just like when the Rapture will occur,  before tribulation, during tribulation or post tribulation, and speaking in “tongues”, this is a controversial subject. Not everyone believes in demons, some believe there are demons but they can not influence Christians, some people believe that Christians can be possessed by demons; and yes, there are people who doubt the existence of Satan as well as demons. Why do I believe in demoniacally possessed or influenced people? Because I believe in the Devil and his demonic force.

Acts 16:16-20 (KJV)
16  And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying:
17  The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation.
18  And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.
19  And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers,
20  And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city, 

A  person with a spirit of divination is a fortune teller, a spiritual reader, a psychic or a palm reader. This woman was very good at what she did, we know that because her “masters” made  a lot of money  from her activity. It does not matter if she was accurate or not she was not working on behalf of God. People who went to her looked to this woman for answers not God, anytime we trust anyone or anything to tell us about our lives we are being demoniacally influenced. 

Acts 19:10-12 (KJV)
10  And this continued by the space of two years; so that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.
11  And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul:
12  So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them. 

If people could not be delivered from evil spirits why would they allow evil spirits to be cast out of them? 

Acts 19:13-16 (KJV)
13  Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.
14  And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so.
15  And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?
16  And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. 

This is interesting because it shows that not everyone could cast out evil spirits. I believe, a person can have a mega-church and not have the power to cast out demons because the demons know that he, or she, does not have a personal relationship with God. In addition, there are individuals with titles associated with Christianity that are powerless when it comes to praying against evil spirits because Jesus is not Lord of his or her life. Some “deliverance” ministries are emotional events not true deliverance.

I find it interesting that Jesus did not comission his followers to promote prosperity. 

Mark 16:16-19 (KJV)
16  He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
17  And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
18  They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
19  So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God. 

WRITTEN BY; Marsha L Floyd
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FAITH WITHOUT WORKS

James 2:17-20 (KJV) 17 Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. 18 Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works. 19 Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble. 20 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead? 

 I have written in journals for over fifty years,I discarded all of the ones I had before my divorce. I determined that the entries were full of pain and I needed to let it go thus throwing away the journals was symbolic of me letting go of my past. Since that time I began journaling again, not only is it therapeutic it is now a way of documenting my progress. Now each journal has a title, an underlying theme used to move me forward. If I had entitled my old journals they would have been called: O Me Poor Me Pasts one through one hundred plus. The titles now? “Thankful”, “My Faith”, “By Faith”, and the latest: “Pray -Believe-Write”!
I am a follower of God’s words and a believer in the leading of the Holy Spirit, I do not believe in accidents or co-incidents. In writing about being thankful I discovered that I was thankful, this lesson I needed to learn. My soul and my mind needed to be assured that I was appreciative of where I was, where I am and where ever God sends me, as well as the people who were in, are in and will be in my life. I needed to be confident that I would not get a ‘big head”, as I deemed it, full of pride, if I had all of my needs met or became discouraged if I was lacking. 

 Philippians 4:11-13 (KJV)
 11 Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.  12 I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. 13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

 I am appreciative, thankful for my today. My past helped me become the woman of faith that I am today. I had to learn to count it all joy! 

James 1:2-4 (KJV) 2 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; 3 Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. 4 But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.

 Everything is not perfect BUT I can still praise Him with a heart filled with joy that comes from the One who knows my troubles and hears my prayers. It is important for the reader to understand, I wrote this blog 10/24/2025 and I am editing it 11/16/2025, it has been about 3 weeks so when you read the next paragraph know that those financial issues are not resolved but I know that they will be.
 (I wrote then)
It took me a few days to realize that things were happening in my life that would try my faith; most of the challenges had to do with money! As a tax preparer I do not have an income during the off season, unemployment is not enough and social security would be enough if I had not purchased things via credit card. And then the money dried up and there was barely enough to pay bills let alone eat. One of the first challenges was my daughter needing money a day after I had sent my grandson money. If I gave her the money I would not have enough to pay a bill. The Spirit had given me a specific dollar amount to give to my daughter, I gave it, yes, I hesitated. As is my habit, when I hear from God I question the voice. As I was transferring the money I simply said to Father God: “I am trusting You.” The next time I checked my bank balance there was enough funds. I had received a payment on-line because of a paid survey I had taken and forgot about. That was the second time something like that had happened.
There was another incident in which I received a court summons naming me as a defendant in a financial situation my ex-husband found himself in, my name was on the original papers, I could not afford a lawyer. I was angry, I spoke to my ex and he said not to worry but I still didn’t have peace about it. I spent money, that could have paid a bill, to utilize an on-line law service and was advised what to do, I did and received a response so that I am no longer a defendant of an approximate two hundred thousand dollar liability. Side note: if my ex-husband does what he promised, he will be giving me money, I had not asked for anything during the divorce. I had to let that go; if God wants me to receive money out of the resolution of the financial transaction, I will get it. The issue should have been resolved in October, now we are heading into November and I have the same bills!
My biggest challenge has to do with my purpose which for me is greater than money. I am called to write more than blogs and I have just finished a thirty day challenge to write 50 thousand words in 30 days with Faith Based Novel Writing Month. I did it in 23 days! “Congratulations Marsha, so what’s the problem?” You might ask. The problem is the rest of the journey. I need to edit, publish and sell more than one copy. Can I do what I believe God wants me to do? Money is the source of my distraction, it cost to self publish and promote books. The old me would have started thinking about all the “if” options, which include going into debt. But I want to get out of debt.
On this day, November 16, 2025, I did a financial assessment. Why? I suspect the Holy Spirit wanted me to understand how much money I owe. This is not something I would do willingly, unless I had a lump sum of money. Hmmmmmm. I owe a lot of money, my unemployment ends in 2 weeks and I will not get my first work paycheck, if I go back to work, until the last week of December. Will the wood still urn if you pour an ocean of water on it? (1 Kings 18)
I wrote all of this to explain to you that, you can only do what you BELIEVE in your heart and mind. There are things that you may have a back up plan for, I have financial back up plans, but your back ups may not work. In order to publish another print book I will need: time to do the initial rewrites and editing; money to pay for editing as well as the printing service that will publish the hard copy . What I really need is time to do the rewrites, the money is coming.
“But” is the excuse we all use to not do what God wants us to do. Do you believe it when you say: “I can do all things through Christ” or are you allowing what “they” say stop you? “They” say you need a college degree to make money but you don’t have college money. Do you know how many free courses there are out there? Did you know that some colleges give their employees free tuition? And, do you really need that degree to do what you want to do? Most millionaires don’t have a college degree, they have the knowledge.
God knows what you need and when you need it. If you allow the Spirit of God to lead you He will teach you step by step. Are you walking by faith or your opinion? Are you walking by God’s word or man, or woman's’ interpretation of God’s word. Are you complaining, worrying, angry, or do you have joy? Is your financial giving tied to hope or knowing? 

 James 2:18-20 (KJV) 18 Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works. 19 Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble. 20 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?

Ineffective faith is dead faith because your actions nullify what you say you believe. I am writing and I believe, I know, everything will work out for good because the God I love has purposed me to be a writer.

 Romans 8:28 (KJV) 

 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. 

 Written by Marsha L Floyd 

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DEPENDING ON....

Monday, November 3, 2025 12:32:57 PM

1 Timothy 5:8 (KJV) 

8  But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel. 

I am amazed at the number of Christians that proudly complain about the current Food stamp crisis, due to the government shut down in the U.S.A.; I am not surprised, just amazed. Individuals, particularly women, are using social media to complain that the government is not providing for their household. What is shocking is the number of individuals who state they will resort to stealing! Do these individuals have a church that they belong to? Or do they just have a form of godliness but deny the powers thereof, resulting in lack? Scripture teaches we should stay away from those people, and I do. (2 Timothy 3:5)

It is written: We are to provide for our household and if you do not work you do not eat. How plain is that? No where in the Bible does it say the government is to supply all of our needs. In fact Scripture is clear (Philippians 4:19) that God will supply your need, singular, according to His riches not the governments treasury. 

2 Thessalonians 3:10-12 (KJV) 

10  For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat. 

11  For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies. 

12  Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread. 

 

There are church leaders who preach a “give money to the church and God will give you more so you can get stuff” message, that is NOT what the word teaches. Scripture does teach about those who do not work and are “busybodies”. Social media is full of busybodies, far to many individuals give money to the church and are still waiting for their “blessing”. God seeks obedience to His word not your money, yes we are to give for the kingdom. 

Written by Marsha L Floyd

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