Autumn Woods

As discussed in the last blog post, establishing a strong guard over your eye and ear gates is extremely beneficial to your relationship with God. The longer you walk with Him and seek Him, the more He will transform you into a truer reflection of Himself, as you seek to imitate Him in your day to day dealings. But it isn't just the two of you on the road. Your brothers and sisters in Christ are there, too. Some are ahead, some beside, and others behind, depending on how they

It may sound like "Christianese," but describing your eyes and ears as gates to be guarded is actually an excellent analogy from a Biblical perspective. In the Old Testament, a particular blessing often recurs in conjunction with changing events: “may you possess the gates of your enemies.” God first told Abraham that his descendants would possess the gates of the enemies in Genesis 22:17, after Abraham passed the test of laying Isaac on the altar. When Rebekah departs her ho

I know that Jesus is coming back. I want Him to. I long for it, as I'm sure you do, too. And I fully agree that it is important to study end time prophecy and keep an eye on the sky. But there is a subculture among apocalypse enthusiasts that appears to take great delight in making others fear the future in regards to the approach of the Second Coming. It isn't wrong to prepare for the future, but it must be done with the knowledge that "a man’s heart plans his course, but th

The television was my nemesis. Not because I wanted to turn it on in the morning, but because it's part of my husband's morning routine. He will have it on in the morning as he's enjoying coffee, possibly preparing for his own God time, and beginning his day. I like to jump right into the word and my prayer time with hot tea and silence. Not long ago, I would stew in frustration as episodes blared while I attempted to organize my thoughts into prayer. My flesh was getting ven

A brief guide on how to stop yourself from mentally spiraling out of control by taking your thoughts captive.